One of our chicks came down with wry neck. We found her laying on her back and thought she was dead. Fortunately she was just too weak to move. This disease can be a visually disturbing one. A chicken loses all control of their neck which means their head just hangs down. They will drag […]
Chickens
Thumbs Up for the ChickShaw
We said that we would get back with a Justin’s ChickShaw review in a few months. No need. We can already tell it’s a winner. We loaded it up with our chicks and set up a small perimeter for them to free range. They loved their new mansion (compared to their Rubbermaid bin). It took […]
Chicken Drama
Since we picked up 14 chicks about four weeks ago, we have been on a time clock. We knew that we had about a month to get a coop ready for them. Of course we waited until last week to build it. After considerable back and forth, we decided on the Justin Rhodes ChickShaw. We […]
A Homer Potpourri
We have had to move a variety of gear from Anchorage down to Homer which took longer than expected. With summer roadwork on the Kenai Peninsula, we have been averaging 5 hours of driving per trip. The upside is that the scenery is spectacular all along the route. Covid-19 As we expected, tourism is almost […]
Our Final Coop
After a whole lot of hoopla over chicken coops, we have finally come to “the one”. Our primary criteria were the following: 16 bird capacity Protected run for the winter Inside nest boxes Easy access for cleaning Raised coop for security from predators at night We searched high and low for one that met these […]
Chicken Talk Part Deux
So the chicken saga continues. We originally were going with Buff Orphingtons but switched to Black Australorps. We’re still purchasing 10 hens and a rooster. If you are in the Anchorage/Kenai vicinity, there are only a few local places to get chicks. Anchorage has the Alaska Mill and Feed and Kenai has the Kenai Feed […]
Chicken Talk
We’re getting back into chickens again. We have had them in the past and always enjoyed them as pets along with their egg contributions. We are starting with a rooster and 10 hens. In the past we had a mixed group of hens: Barred Rock, Easter Eggers, and Rhode Island Reds. This time we going […]