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Welcome to our little coop (Le Poulailler Noir) in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. The coop is 8' x 8' with an attached 5' x 16' run...

Entry 2 The multifunctional garden island I just built these few days. It was originally designed as a raised bed (full sunlight), but...

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Suffered a Raccoon attack last night, a big one. It had to be a family of raccoons, this time of year conservation is putting out...

The hen already recovered after resting one full day inside the house, and all exposed tissues are back to where they should be now.

Thanks for the reply, she already laid the egg and the prolapse looks better now. I grind the one calcium tablet (1500.0 mg Calcium...

The prolapse is because she's straining to push the egg out. After the egg is out, the prolapse will resolve. She needs at least 600mg...

Hi all, This morning, I found one of our hens had a prolapse issue. I already handled it according to the procedure and let her stay...

What a clever idea! My (good) scraps (not so nice peels etc go to the compost and worm farm) are going in jars in the fridge for chookie...

Beans have reached the strings, and melons are happily sprouting. Garlic is beginning to dry out -first leaf/lowest leaf on all has...

Well this situation did not turn out well... 😕 This morning when I fed I noticed the co-broodies in the doorway to the goat house with...

Harvested a lot of goodies for the farmer's market tomorrow~

New Coop!!! In the spring of 2011, I got my first batch of chicks, we built them a cute little coop. By 2013 I was ready for a larger...

This is a common mistake made on first time to candle If you had twins you would see 4 blobs Often they look apart but are really held...