#small flock

[thesilverpaws]

My pretty girls, almost grown up 🥹 Very pleased with how the introductions to the big chickens have been going!

[thesilverpaws]

Tomorrow I'm planning to move the crate into the run, so they can get to know each other even more closely!

Lottie has surprised us by (very politely) throwing her weight around a little towards the newcomers. Finally someone smaller and weaker! She's waited for her chance to move up in the world, let's see if she'll seize this opportunity in the days and weeks to come. 😁

[hairpackl]

How To Keep Poultry

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[busysewin]

Peace in the Village - At Last

Peace in the Village – At Last

Every spring I get new chicks.   In the past nature has always taken her toll, that has ensured that I am not overrun with too many chickens.   This year Mother Nature had the last laugh, because I lost no chicks to infant mortality, nor did they have to go early because they were the wrong sex, nor did a single predator somehow show up to cull my flock.    No this year everyone of the 15 baby…

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