Category Archives: Chickens

Mama’s ready baby, you can come any time now :)

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Jenni

Okay, I got one of the last things on my To Do List done. The baby’s sheet for his little bed. I finished it tonight, it was really easy.  And now you can come baby :) I think Cait was … Continue reading →

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Cait is the cutest!

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Jenni

Cait Drawing and Counting from Chris and Jenni on Vimeo. She’s starting to talk so much, and lately she wants to color, the hard part is convincing her when it’s time to stop. I think my legs were asleep by … Continue reading →

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More new babies!

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Jenni

Lady is doing really well with her new babies, she seems to be a natural. I took all the babies and sat them on the ground and put Lady down there with them, with some food and water and a … Continue reading →

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Videos

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jenni

Catching up with my videos. Here’s one of Cait taking some of her first steps, this video was taken a couple days after she first started to walk. She’s getting more confident each day and the older kids love to … Continue reading →

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We have a new baby in our house…

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Jenni

…or I guess I should say in our coop! And here she is, isn’t she adorable! The black hen next to her, is her “mama chicken” although she didn’t come from one of Mama Chickens eggs because they are not … Continue reading →

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Learning to share

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Jenni

One of the cochin hens, and Thelma one of our banties. Believe it or not, they both laid eggs in there today! This is not the first time I’ve seen Thelma in there with a large hen. I think she … Continue reading →

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Lucy, Valentine, and uh-hmm-Harry…

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Jenni

The chicks are getting big! And so much fun, we were just saying last night how we are so glad we have them. I wasn’t planning on having chicks in our house this winter but yet here they are and … Continue reading →

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Nest boxes, walk ways, garden boxes, new tools. Wow!

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Jenni

My sis was wanting to see pictures of the nest boxes that I built the chickens this past week with my new saw and drill :) Here they are, along with the new ramps we made for them going up … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day kiddos!

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Jenni

I bought the older kids each a baby chick for Valentine’s day. They are all pretty excited about them, and they are really cute! They are all aracaunas, so we will have some green eggs in a few months. Holding … Continue reading →

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Busy with our new chickens

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jenni

Did anyone notice the new chickens in our flickr pictures? I put them up a few days ago but haven’t had a chance to say anything about them yet. We’ve been selling eggs to some families at church and decided … Continue reading →

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Bye-Bye Snoopy!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Jenni

Fare well Snoopy! from Christian Burns on Vimeo. We are going to miss you Snoopy, isn’t it funny how you can feel so emotional about a chicken? We decided last week that we needed to find a new home for … Continue reading →

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Amazing Eggs

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Jenni

Well, I was totally surprised this morning when Guenna and I went out to the chicken coop to do our chores, feed and water the chickens and check the eggs. There were 10 eggs to collect! 8 large and two … Continue reading →

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New chickens and a day at the farm…

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Jenni

We had a fun day today. We were promised some new chickens off of freecycle, and the kids and I went to go pick them up. The farm was neat, they raise goats and they had tons of them. On … Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Jenni

No, I’m not pregnant. But our chickens have been busy :) You’ll have to go over to my blog, The Joy of Homemaking to see what they’ve been up to…

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Cait\’s big Announcement

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Jenni

Well, I think Cait must have wished for teeth for Christmas, she got at least one of her wishes today, her very first tooth! She grabbed ahold of my finger this morning and I was very surprised to feel a … Continue reading →

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