End Of The Year – Assessment So What do you think? Not a particularly great way to end the year. 2018 was a decent year all in all. There were plenty of eggs to be collected and shared. Lots of entertainment, and perhaps most important for us on our little patch in the woods, is…
More Mink Attacks, and a Dog Attack November 2018 was a treacherous month in the chicken coop. The mink came back for multiple attacks, particularly during the several days over the Thanksgiving week when we were out of town travelling. In the additional attacks, the mink managed to kill 55 of the 57 chickens in…
Wow! What a Killer! It was the night before Halloween. We noticed some commotion going on in the chicken coop on the coop ip cameras. When the particular camera was selected it was clear we had a problem. I headed down to the coop as quickly as I could get my boots on and get…
Home made cornbread from home ground corn. Pre-heat oven to 375 F In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of cornmeal, 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons salt. Mix well. Add 2 fresh eggs, 2 cups of milk, and a stick of butter. Mix well. Pour mix into…
[vc_images_carousel images=”8785,8787,8788,8791″ img_size=”medium” autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”] After some months now, we have finally decided that of the 4 white Jersey Giant straight run chicks we ordered from Hoover Hatchery, 1 of them is a hen. Straight run was the only option available for this breed, otherwise we would have ordered 3 hens and 1 rooster, but…
September 2018 Egg Production
White Jersey Giants at 14 Weeks So it has been about 14 weeks since we received our Jersey Giant chicks from the hatchery. It is amazing how quickly they have grown. The White Jersey Giants we ordered as a straight run, so no idea whether we have pullets or cockerels. With our other chicks…
We’ve been hearing of this for quite a while, and then on a youtube video, saw where this thing makes for easy peeling FRESH hard boiled eggs. Older eggs are generally easier to peel, but with freshly laid eggs coming in daily, we have been looking for a way to easy peel boiled eggs that…
The type camera I’m using in my chicken coop is the Amcrest 1080P. Pan Tilt and Zoom, as well as two way audio. POE cameras use a single ethernet cable from a POE switch or router, saving the need to run an additional cable for power. Pretty useful in those areas where running power would…
Automatic Chicken Door The first version of the automatic chicken door worked pretty well. It was certainly an interim version as it was operated simply by timers, and did not allow for any control relative to daylight and dark, nor did it have any remote control ability either. As the mornings got earlier and the…