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Chicken Adoption is Broody Hen Option

Posted on June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

The chicken adoption experiment is in full swing and proving successful, so far. My family and I started backyard chicken… Read more Chicken Adoption is Broody Hen Option

What do you do with a broody hen?

Posted on June 6, 2025June 5, 2025 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

Our chicken, Nix, is broody. She plucked out her bottom feathers and won’t eat or drink unless I collect her… Read more What do you do with a broody hen?

Chicken Life

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

It’s been a while since I wrote about my feathery babies. I swore I wouldn’t become a crazy chicken lady… Read more Chicken Life

A decade-and-a-half of motherhood

Posted on February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

My eldest is 15 today. It’s been a wild ride and I’m not an overly sentimental type. Instead of doing… Read more A decade-and-a-half of motherhood

Snow chicken (or duck?)

Posted on January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

We finally got a real snow! Ask and ye shall receive! We finally got enough snow for a winter wonderland!!… Read more Snow chicken (or duck?)

Yes, the chickens got their fill

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by JessicaMarieBaumgartner

Winter is here, and the holidays are coming to a close (ready for New Year’s). December always whirls through so… Read more Yes, the chickens got their fill

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