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Memorial Day Weekend

Feeding Time

Memorial Day weekend corresponds with our wedding anniversary; so we’re usually off somewhere celebrating.  In the past, we’ve traveled exotic places, seen spectacular scenery, and attended great events.  But this year we decided to stay put; and since we rarely enjoy a Memorial Day weekend at home, some photographs seemed appropriate.

The cats, Sugar and Spice, are the ones I miss first when we travel, but I also worry about them least – they’re pretty self-sufficient.  They’re sisters from the same litter, although you’d never know it by looking at them. 

 

 

One reason for staying put this year was to get some ongoing projects done.  One of these was installing an automatic chicken-coop opener.  With it installed, the chicken coop hatch automatically opens when the sun [...]

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June 1st, 2011 | Leave a comment

Keeping Roosters

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Rooster 38 at 18 Weeks

The Buckeye roosters are driving us crazy with their crowing and fighting (they’re now 24 weeks old), so we need to select two roosters to keep.   And, it’s important to pick the best two, because they’ll be the foundation for the flock.

I get a lot of questions about why anyone would want roosters.  The first question is often, do you need roosters for eggs?  And no, roosters aren’t necessary for eggs; but they are necessary for fertile eggs.  That leads to one reason for keeping roosters; in our case, we’d like the hens to go [...]

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