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Raising Backyard Chickens

What Is A Natural, Free Range, Free Roaming, Cage Free, Pastured Poultry Egg?

What Is A Natural, Free Range, Free Roaming, Cage Free, Pastured Poultry Egg?

I had an interesting and enlightening (albeit short) interaction with a potential customer at Farmer’s Market last Wednesday about the…
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Chicken Little’s Watering Hole Makes Life Easier!

Chicken Little’s Watering Hole Makes Life Easier!

Raising backyard chickens really doesn’t take a lot of effort, but when something comes along that makes tending your flock…
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Crowd Sourcing to Get the Job Done

Crowd Sourcing to Get the Job Done

The following bit of photojournalism captures the daily activity inside the Coeur d’Alene Coop.  Madge is quite the attraction to the…
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Flock Integration: So Happy Together

Over the weekend we moved our 16-week old pullets into the main coop with our two older hens.  I’m happy…
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Sweet 16

The 2nd Street Chicken Ranch is celebrating a Sweet 16 this weekend! Our “chicks” are 16 weeks today and will…
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Getting to Know You

We held our “Hens & Chicks Meet & Greet” over the weekend and I think we’ve found a way to ease the drama, trauma and…
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Thanks to all who attended my Seed Starting class today through UI Extension, Kootenai County Idaho Master Gardeners. That's a wrap on the seed-starting classes for this season -- if you missed it, you can find lots of seed-starting info on my website: https://thecoeurdalenecoop.com/category/gardening/seeds/ and be sure to watch for the IMG seed-starting classes next spring! ... See MoreSee Less

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