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The grass is not really greener
Chickens in the grass — these Alaskans also get the sort of feed that Chicken Lady recommends for fat and egg-full hens. Dear Chicken Lady, I’ve been getting grass fed beef from a friend and it is wonderful. In our local … Continue reading
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Tagged bugs, Chicken Lady, chicken lawn house, grass, grass-fed, Locust Lane, Rural King
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Home alone: Advice for bird-sitters and those who hire them
Out the door (pheasant at Locust Lane). Dear Chicken Lady, How do you ever manage to leave the farm? Isn’t there a lot to do to get ready? We’re hoping to take off for a few days and I’m afraid I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged bird sitters, Chicken Lady, chickens, chocolate, duct tape, Home Alone, opossum, pekin ducks, pheasant, roosters
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Chicken Lady answers: Bath time for birds
Dear Chicken Lady, Why are my chickens getting in their feed bowls and knocking all the feed out? It’s really annoying and a waste of feed. Don’t they mind that they are making such a mess? Sincerely, Distressed that they Messed … Continue reading
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Tagged baths, bugs, Chicken Lady, chickens, diatomaceous earth, ducks, dust baths, feed, geese, grackles, mud, snow, winter
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Beautiful winter at Locust Lane
Chicken Lady has been capturing the essence of a winter day at Locust Lane with the geese and the trees. Geese. Trees. Geese. Trees + Geese.
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Tagged Chicken Lady, geese, Locust Lane, trees, winter
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Windows for Chickens
Chicken Lady Dear Chicken Lady, So we’re building a chicken coop and have some old windows we want to use in it. Will they be safe to use or will the chickens crash into them and break them, leaving sharp slivers … Continue reading
Frost, feathers, and apple vinegar
Feather donors With our first frost I am cleaning up all the feather projects that are spread out in the sunroom so the house plants can come in. I also need to get the final coat of finish on a … Continue reading
Posted in Ask a Chicken Lady, Locust Lane
Tagged apple vinegar, cherry trees, chicken gizzard, Chicken Lady, feathers, feathers for weddings, frost, Locust Lane, remove warts
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Mice in the trees at Locust Lane
November 21, 2010 Dear Chicken Lady, I hope you don’t think this is a stupid question but are mice afraid of heights? I don’t know who else to ask and this is very important to me. Sincerely, Afraid of Heights but … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken Lady, Locust Lane, mice, mice in trees, mouse kits, worms in trees
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Chicken soup made of soles
Chicken Lady Dear Chicken Lady, Well, I’ve been hearing about how chicken soup is good for souls, stuffy noses, aches and pains, and with winter coming I’m going to need something that can help. If you ask me, it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, Chicken Lady, chicken soup, China, collagen, cows' eyes, Genzyme, happy rooster, Hyalauronan, pains, Pfizer, soles, souls, spaetzle
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Running around in circles — it works for birds
Laughter relieves stress and so each night when I went out to close up the birds for protection from the nightly predators I had plenty of stress relief at the duck pen where all the young ducks were. Usually we … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken Lady, ducks, flocking, geese, Locust Lane, Romans group soul, running around in circles, starlings
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Spiders, socks and scrapbooks – winter on the chicken farm
Dear Chicken Lady, I’m getting all the bird pens ready for winter so the snow stays out and the birds stay in. I’m afraid I’ll be so bored this winter with nothing much to do. What will I do? Sincerely, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken Lady, ducks, geese, Locust Lane, mice, scrapbooks, socks, spiders, washing machines, winter
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