Chickens Archives

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… June 12th

It’s time for another fun chicken fact! In studies done on chicken sleep patterns it was found that they experience rapid eye moment (REM). This suggests, like humans, chickens dream! It makes you wonder… what do chickens dream about?… Keep Reading

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Crystal

What’s up Wednesday – June 3rd

I’m sorry I missed last week’s What’s up Wednesday. The busy season for the soap business, photography business, farm, and garden are all in full gear… at the same time. We are so incredibly grateful to be this busy. I… Keep Reading

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Crystal

365 Project Round-up – May

I have had so much fun looking back at these pictures each month. It’s amazing to go back and see what we have accomplished in such a short amount of time. It gives you a new perspective. I can’t believe… Keep Reading

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 22nd

Today’s Fun Farm Fact is about chicken diets. Contrary to what you may see meat chicken breeders say (I’m not going to call out any companies… but you know who I am talking about) chickens should not be fed an… Keep Reading

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 8th

Last week I talked about goat population statistics. This week we are going to talk chicken population statistics. The numbers are quite staggering… There are 25 billion (that’s billion with a B) chickens in the world. There are more chickens… Keep Reading

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Crystal

365 Project – April

Another month down! April was amazing. Spring blossomed, the babies grew, the garden really started to come together… Below you will find a round up of the April photographs from our 365 project, A photo a day from The Freckled… Keep Reading

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Crystal

What’s Up Wednesday April 29th

Where did April go? This year is FLYING! We have been staying so busy and it’s all going by in a flash. This week really kicks off market season for us. Four of our five markets are open as of… Keep Reading

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Crystal

Getting to Know… Easter Eggers

Last week I introduced our Black Copper Maran chickens. When we purchased them last year we got the Easter Eggers at the same time. Easter Eggers are like the mutts of the chicken world. They are not seen as a… Keep Reading

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Crystal

Getting to Know… The Marans

When we first got chickens we purchased one of each breed that we found appealing. Each breed has different characteristics; how many eggs they tend to lay, temperament, how well they deal with heat and cold, etc. The idea was… Keep Reading

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… April 3rd

It’s time to break up all the goat facts with a chicken fact! Today’s chicken fact was one that I found quite interesting… If you have several different roosters around your hens can/will breed with all of them, but they… Keep Reading