One of the few benefits to a cool, wet summer is how great the cool weather crops grow. Okay, I’m inclined to say this is the only benefit to a cooler than normal summer. Nonetheless, if you love harvesting fresh peas, non-bitter or bolting lettuce and arugula into August, this has been your kind of summer in north Idaho. The…
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Over the weekend we moved our 16-week old pullets into the main coop with our two older hens. I’m happy to report it was a great success with no bloodshed, no loss of feathers or any real discomfort for anyone (especially me). Amazing. I’m crediting this successful flock integration to the “meet and greets” and other factors mentioned previously. Combining…
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The 2nd Street Chicken Ranch is celebrating a Sweet 16 this weekend! Our “chicks” are 16 weeks today and will be moving to the main coop with Helen and Madge. After a month of informal “meet and greets” on the lawn, everyone is ready (well, ready or not) to live together. There is no doubt in anyone’s pea-sized brain as…
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We held our “Hens & Chicks Meet & Greet” over the weekend and I think we’ve found a way to ease the drama, trauma and pain of small flock integration. And what a relief that is, given the trauma endured last August when we integrated two new hens into our flock. It was so bad, we ended up sending two from the original flock (the bad-girl bullies, Henny and…
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