Articles by tweetysvoice

Here is the new brooder that I have set up for the babies that are arriving soon! This was originally a rat cage. I removed the shelving and added cardboard around the sides to both keep the litter and heat inside. I have pine shavings under the paper towels and will remove the paper towels...

Today we decided to chop down the dead tree that was in the middle of the run area: This tree used to be pretty, but it completely died over the fall and had to come down anyways. My husband got to use his new chainsaw for the first time: The top came off first. Then it was the hard...

I created a nesting box from a bookshelf we had saved from the trash pile! I think it turned out pretty good. I want to add a small perch in front of it, but will wait till it's mounted before I do that. I might want to wait until they are supposed to get up in it, so they don't decide they...

The Jewel Girls arrived in Lawrence, Kansas on March 6th, 2012. They came from cackle hatchery, ordered from chickensforbackyards.com. The shipping was really fast! Shipped on Monday the 5th and arrived the next day! The packing was amazing as well: Here is the box just opened...

Jan 8th, 2012 Today I started working on preparing the area that we will be dedicating to the flock. When we moved in, this back corner was already landscaped with several inches of mulch and that had to be removed. I have no idea what type of mulch it is and no clue if it's been treated or...