Tag Archives: backyard chickens

Chicken News

Posted on August 25, 2018 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There’s been some activity in the flock the past few months. Thought I’d give you an update, since the chickens and their antics are quite popular on the blog! First, this chicken, who I’ve been calling Beauty for obvious reasons, … Continue reading →

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Hey! A Garden Post!

Posted on April 29, 2018 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was supposed to be the day to plant potatoes and asparagus crowns. Potatoes got planted, but also took care of the delivering of the new chicken coop. We’re now a two-coop household, or more like a giant coop with … Continue reading →

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First Eggs

Posted on September 4, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been really having a time of it with my chickens. I am really starting to resent them. They are just not laying eggs. I put in two nice brooder boxes for them, and every time I filled them with … Continue reading →

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Epic Eclipse Road Trip

Posted on August 24, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

These are photos taken by my friend Narrah of the total eclipse in Queeny Park in Ballwin, Missouri. I saw it from about 40 miles from there, another well-named place, Herculaneum, Missouri. In a park that had a good spooky … Continue reading →

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Chicken Update

Posted on June 17, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I know you’ve been waiting to hear about my new flock of chickens. It’s been awhile since I’ve caught you up. I’m pleased to report they are every bit as entertaining as the last group. “Blackie,” the sole survivor of … Continue reading →

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Chickens Just Want to be Free (Range)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This is an angry chicken. Last Sunday we moved her over to her “summer” digs, out of the barn and to the pen and coop behind the house. I was a little nervous about how she would react to the young … Continue reading →

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Hard vs. Impossible

Posted on April 22, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This spring is hard. But last spring during chemo was impossible. I’m always overwhelmed in the spring, although the self-talk helps me realize it is early and I can take it bed-by-bed until the garden is planted. Right now it’s … Continue reading →

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Bird Trouble

Posted on November 4, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We’ve had some bird trouble lately. I suppose it is to be expected out here in the country. Today’s bird trouble is very sad and tragic, because it involves a wild bird. Not just any wild bird, the most majestic and special of them … Continue reading →

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Chicken Summer

Posted on July 25, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

These girls are having a rough summer (too). First there was a fence put up around the garden– their favorite place to hang out in the summer, whether it is getting dirt baths in the shade of the asparagus plants … Continue reading →

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First Harvest

Posted on April 26, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

These girls have figured out where I live. Last year they never got this close to the house, but I made the mistake of going out and feeding them sunflower seeds. And they figured out where I take the bag … Continue reading →

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