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Posted by on Oct 1, 2013 in Backyard Brood, Blog | 0 comments

https://www.instagram.com/p/e8CkfKI2Ps/ Well folks, it’s official: this is our egg basket! Our little baby Ziggy finally laid her first egg (the tall white one) and everyone else followed suit, giving us a full rainbow haul today. Love these chickies! #backyardbrood #nofilter

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Week 20: Preparing

Week 20: Preparing

Posted by on Aug 30, 2013 in Backyard Brood, Blog, Featured Post | 0 comments

Can you believe it’s been five months already since we brought the wee peepers home? Twenty-ish weeks ago… And this week… By now it’s a little harder to get them all in frame together. But though they each have their own favorite spot in the yard, they remain best buddies just as they were in the brooder, eagerly inspecting...

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Avocado: Can I Feed it to the Chickens?

Avocado: Can I Feed it to the Chickens?

Posted by on Jul 9, 2013 in Backyard Brood, Blog, Can I?, Featured Post, Useful to Know | 4 comments

Every time I toss something in the compost bin these days, I wonder: Can I feed it to the chickens? Turns out I’m not alone, and there are tons of lists and discussion forums out there that suggest treats and trouble alike among your kitchen scraps, and some are overwhelmingly comprehensive and hard to look at. Not all of them offer up reasons...

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