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Baby Chicks
I took Monday off from work so that I could go with George to get his wisdom teeth cut out. That all went as well as can be expected and was even quite comical at times (gas and anesthesia). In the...
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Chicken Cam – 6 Day Old Chicks
The baby chicks are growing so fast. It amazes me how long their wing feathers are getting. They have a fascination for pecking on the cardboard walls and floors of the box. We love to watch them...
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Chicken Cam – Baby Chicks Day 19
The chicks are growing so fast! There is very little fuzz left. We have started giving them treats like weeds to eat and play in. This started out as a pile, but they have done some damage. They all...
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Chicken Cam –“Teenage Chicks” Day 27
The chickens are now 4 weeks old. Most of them are almost covered in feathers now. There is still our “runt” that has a lot more fuzz than the others. The weather today has been absolutely fabulous! It...
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More TSC Chicks
Have I mentioned that we love Tractor Supply? Friday evening we went into TSC to get some more chicken feed for the chicks. Of course we always have to look around no matter what the time of year. But...
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Building the Chicken Coop
The basic design for our chicken coop was a 3’x4′ square. 3′ tall with a simple slanted roof. It is to house chickens so it is not necessary to go overboard, and I am very proud of myself as I usually...
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Building The Chicken Run
After building the chicken coop for our new chicks, we turned our attention to the chicken run. We wanted to give our chickens as much room to roam in complete safety as possible without spending a...
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Chicken Cam – 6 Weeks Old
The girls are now 6 weeks old. They are starting to get used to their coop and are beginning to venture out further into the chicken run. They will hop, scratch, and fly about outside. Then one will...
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Chicken Cam – Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks 8 Days Old
I am behind on posting pictures of our new little ones. These were taken a few days ago and are when they were 8 days old. These are the 3 barred plymouth rocks that we got from the straight run at...
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Chicken Cam – Chicken Introductions
A week ago we had taken the new baby barred rocks outside for their first time to play and explore. This Saturday the weather was gorgeous. It was warm and sunny. We decided to take the barred rocks...
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Adding New Chicks To The Flock
Sunday at my parents’ house while sitting around the table eating lunch after church I began telling the family about my experience the day before with adding the new young chicks to our existing...
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Chicken Cam: Spring Frolicking
They love playing on the brush pile! I know this one is blurry, but I just love catching the flight action. The post Chicken Cam: Spring Frolicking appeared first on Summers Acres.
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Nesting Box Curtains
Shortly after we integrated the new chicks into the flock, we had noticed some of the younger chickens were roosting in the edge of the nesting box. Although we had not seen any of them just hanging...
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Chicken Cam
Three weeks ago we integrated our new chicks with the flock. Other than the occasional hen peck or chase which is expected it has gone very smoothly. The young chickens are now almost as big as the...
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Eggs!
Jon found Red nestled in the compost bin on some soft grass clippings. Red Nestled In All the other chickens were across the yard near the coop and Red was having some alone time. We tried to wait...
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No Shell and Soft Shell Eggs
It’s been 14 days since our first egg and in that short time the four oldest hens are now all laying. They are getting the hang of laying in the nesting boxes. In the Nesting Boxes The 4 older hens are...
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Chicken Cam: 6 and 7 Months Old
It seems time has just flown by recently. There has been so much to get done. It occurred to me that I haven’t taken any pictures of the chickens in quite a while and my have they grown! We had such a...
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Chicken Cam: All Chickens on Deck!
The chickens pretty much just roam wherever they please inside our backyard fence. They do tend to have a couple of favorite spots. Occasionally, we have spotted one random chicken on the steps of the...
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Proper Rooster to Hen Ratio and Chicken Saddles
Our rooster to hen ratio is really off. The ideal ratio is 1 rooster for 10-12 hens. This advised ratio is to protect your hens from too much “rooster love”. Currently, we have 1 rooster and 5 hens....
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Easter Egger and Production Red Day Old Chicks
We have caught chick fever! Actually, we had planned to get some more chicks this year from Tractor Supply. Our rooster to hen ratio is off and we definitely need about 5 or 6 more hens to correct...
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