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Laura Ingalls Wilder, our incredibly lovable Faverolle chicken is currently broody. I’ve pushed her out of the nesting box, but almost all of the time when I am not looking, she goes back in the nesting box and sits on the eggs and does literally nothing but sit on the eggs and try to hatchContinue reading “An idea you might try for your broody hen”

Shiny, kid safe mirrors can intrest the girls for a while. Just make sure they don’t attack it hard enough to break it. You can coat plastic rings with peanut butter and toss them to the flock, or hang them. 🥜🥜 Set up plastic kiddie gyms for the chickens to play with. Wrap some kindContinue reading “Kiddie toys for your flock”

Cabbage snack: Hang head of cabbage in the coop so they can rip off pieces 🥬🥬 Fetch the fruit: Get their attention and throw a piece of fruit, such as a peach across the coop or yard so they can run over to it.🍑🍓🍇🍌 Snack hunt: Toss small items such as green beans and berriesContinue reading “More toys, treats, and games for your flock🍢🍡🐓🍇🍓🥬🥒”

This will surely delight the girls.🍓🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍑🍑 All you need are the following ingredients: Frozen watermelon chunks (organic) 🍉🍉🍉🧊🧊 Frozen blueberries. Frozen banana, blended🍌🍌🧊🧊 🐔How to do it:🐔 Place the frozen blueberries in a bowl and thaw slightly. Do the same with the strawberries.🍓 Blend the banana in the blender until it is easy for theContinue reading “Summer treats for the girls”

What you’ll need: Cardboard or wooden box (the more chicks you have, the bigger your box will need to be.) Wood shavings or newspaper Heat lamp. CAUTION: this may cause a fire, so please be careful. A safer alternative is an EcoGlow chick brooder. (See A kid’s guide to keeping chickens.) Chick waterer Chick feederContinue reading “🐣How to make a chick brooder🐥🐤”

You can’t go outside to buy your girls toys and treats, but you can still order some things, so why not try a few of these ideas: Jungle gym. All you need is a tree branch, nails and a hammer and a long piece of wood. To make it, simply nail the tree branch toContinue reading “5 ways to keep your hens entertained in a pandemic 🦠”

For toys, simply go to the pet shop and purchase bird toys for your girls to peck. What I did was draw a dot on one of the toys that I purchased and Elvira seemed intrested in one of the toys I purchased from PetCo. Toys: Bells. They do love to peck bells, especially ifContinue reading “Toys and treats for your flock”

Step one. Paint your fingernails and let them dry💅🏻(or if you don’t want to paint your fingernails, you can use another object that your girls are interested in. Step two. Go out to the chicken coop and ask one or more of your chickens a yes or no question and move your finger Side toContinue reading “How to make your chickens say “yes”and “no“”

Sadly, chickens don’t live forever. After we lost Grandma, our White Leghorn and a beloved Bock Bock girl, I was devastated. We made a headstone for her in the backyard. We even lit candles for her. Now, for a chicken headstone, you will need to find a rock in your backyard and paint it. AfterContinue reading “How to make a chicken headstone”

In this post you’ll see all sorts of funny videos and movies about our hens.