The Chicken Dance

The Chicken Dance

This week we’ve been shuffling chickens around the farm, doing the chicken dance.  The chicks are now 7 weeks old, and ready to move outside! Before we could move the chicks, we first had to relocate the older hens.  The past couple of weeks we’ve been...
Roo, and the Ark

Roo, and the Ark

It’s ‘Fowl Friday’ again, and we have good news, and some bad news.  So we can head into the weekend on a brighter note, we’re going to start with the bad news. ‘Roo’… Our favorite hen, ‘Roo’, died Thursday...
First Day Out

First Day Out

The chicks are now five weeks old, and weather permitting, we expect they’ll be moving outside into the coop soon. Our fine feathered friends finally forayed into the fresh spring air this past weekend!  The weather was beautiful on Sunday afternoon, and warm...
Changing Chicks

Changing Chicks

It’s Fowl Friday again, and we’ve reached the four-week mark! The chicks continue to feather in, and seem to be growing by the hour.  We’re seeing more posturing displays between the chicks, as they start to establish their ‘pecking...
Feathers, Fluff, and Feet

Feathers, Fluff, and Feet

It’s Fowl Friday again, and almost three weeks since the new chicks arrived at Curbstone Valley, and much of the fluff has been replaced by feathers.  This is especially true for the Delawares, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, and Golden Laced Wyandottes.  Do...
Feathering In

Feathering In

It’s our second ‘Fowl Friday’ since the chicks arrived at the farm, and they are only two weeks old, but there’s no question that they’re growing…fast!  All of the chicks have done very well since their arrival, and are tremendously...