Today I Tried

Today I Tried

An ongoing effort to try something new, different or challenging each day.

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  • Making a chicken toy

    • 24 Apr 2010
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    We feed the chickens lots of lettuce and veggie scraps.  I saw a wire ball for $30 that you could stuff that is intended as a chicken toy.  Basically when the chickens first peck at it, it swings then the chickens run and peck at it until it's empty.  Well, I ran across these clearance suet holders and I must say they work just as well for only a couple of bucks a piece.  More importantly, the chickens love them.  When I take them out of the coop to fill them, the chickens are waiting at the door for me to return.  You can see here, my first attempt with chicken wire, which the chickens liked, but I was too afraid the pointy ends of the wire would poke an eye out.

  • Just call us "Farmers Meg and Zach"

    • 18 Nov 2009
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    Today we finally had success.  One of our chickens laid an egg.  You're probably saying, of course, chickens lay eggs, its no big surprise.  But, this endeavor has been challenging with two chicks falling victim to Honey, the chick that became a rooster and was later attacked and butchered and finally the cold and relocation of the chickens into a portable coop in the heated garage.  

    Below are pictures of the lovely ladies.  It was the buff that laid the egg.  (Our chickens are not named as they'll likely end up on our dinner plate one day)  Also there are some pictures of the egg.  We put it in the egg carton and found it interesting how much smaller it was compared to the organic free range commercial eggs we buy.  I called my friend Karen who is also raising chickens and assured her that "yes, although we were doubtful, eggs really do come from chickens."

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