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Tag: keeping chickens

It’s a New World

I am no longer an incubator virgin. I would say that I had a positive initiation experience.

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brooder, chicken eggs, chickens, incubator, keeping chickensLeave a Comment on It’s a New WorldApril 7, 2016February 22, 2017 By Martha Mims

Early Birds

I always thought that the expression, the early bird catches the worm, meant that if you were prepared and got up early in the morning, you would be rewarded. But now I’m wondering if it first came from the idea that the early bird, the one that breaks free first, would surely get the first worm from its mother…

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chicken eggs, chicken expressions, chickens, incubator, keeping chickensLeave a Comment on Early BirdsApril 5, 2016 By Martha Mims

Chicken Keeping Honeymoon

We are still excited enough about our eggs for the whole family to keep count of how many we collect each day. Today I collected eight for the first time.

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blue egg, keeping chickens, laying hens, new hampshire chickens, rhode island reds, white leghorn rooster5 Comments on Chicken Keeping HoneymoonOctober 9, 2013 By Martha Mims

Why We Call People Chicken

Today a couple of them ventured just a little bit further, as you can see in the video, but then in true chicken hearted fashion ran as fast as they could back inside.

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backyard chickens, chickens, keeping chickens3 Comments on Why We Call People ChickenMay 17, 2013 By Martha Mims

I’m a Chicken Keeping Virgin

So now we’ve started talking about what kind of chickens we will get, and where we will get them. I am nervous and trembling, almost ready to cross the threshold, but a little squeamish. We want eggs and meat. We have three growing boys at home. But when I buy a chicken the head and feet and feathers are long gone.

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backyard chickens, chickens, keeping chickens1 Comment on I’m a Chicken Keeping VirginApril 25, 2013 By Martha Mims
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