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New Chicks in Town
There are new chicks in town! 50 of ‘em, in fact! Last Friday, we picked up #2′s broiler chicks for his 4-H project. These sweet babies are less than 24 hours old when we get them. We will raise them...
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Hot Chicks
The babies are getting big! Not too big to ride in strollers pushed by our 3-year-old, but definitely bigger than last week! Exactly one week after we brought them home, their weight has quadrupled!...
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The Broiler Incident
Last Thursday morning, #2 was out feeding his “babies” before school. He was supposed to be refilling their water and food and stirring the shavings up. (This makes them last longer before changing.)...
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4-H Monday, Broilers and Children
This week’s 4-H Monday post is less about the animals and more about the people. Son #2 has been super busy with football and has had less and less time to devote to his chickens. Wilson has done most...
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4-H Monday, The Slaughter
It was time. The broiler chickens were 4 weeks old and around six pounds each. They were also beginning to stink. I say “were” because we handled that problem on Saturday. I guess, technically, we...
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How to Handle 25 Chickens
The first time we harvested a large number of broilers at once, I was overwhelmed with the sheer amount of chickens involved! I went online, to our local library, and downloaded the digital version of...
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4-H Monday, Shooting Sports
For once, our 4-H Monday post is not about chickens. Hooray! #2 has been accepted into our parish 4-H Shooting Sports program. He is very excited about this as he did not make it last year. After the...
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4-H Monday, The Preditor
The five laying hens we keep are like b abies to us. We call them the “Single Ladies” because we do not have a rooster. They are often hand-fed scratch by our 3-year-old and are generally loved as...
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4-H Monday, Adios, Pollo!
The Boiler Project is finished. The yummy meat is chilling as you read this, preparing to feed our family. At this point, we have waxed on about every detail of their lives and deaths, but we haven’t...
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My Kid Shoots Stuff
Son #2 is in the Shooting Sports program of 4-H. He was asked to compete in a District competition in three weeks. This past Sunday he had practice and it looks like he will get in lots of practice...
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