Archive for the 'Adventures With Chickens ' Category
Book Review: Therapy Chickens
I recently sent the author of my new favorite book, Therapy Chickens, some questions about chicken keeping. This is a beautiful book that Tedra Hamel wrote and it highlights over 50 bits of wisdom. Like me she also lives in...
by Christy Caplan
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January 13, 2024 
Birdfeeders Will Help You Enjoy Nature
You don’t have to be a birder to enjoy the native birds around you. The Stellar’s Jay wakes us up every morning with its recognizable screech. Every bird lover in the PNW learns to love this persistent blue bird, a...
by Christy Caplan
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October 12, 2023 
Chicken Keepers: Visualize Your Garden and Make it a Reality
Design your spring garden in March and keep your chickens in mind! If you grow a garden, critters, pollinators, and birds will come! If attracting wildlife isn’t your goal, perhaps you want to establish a healthier lifestyle by growing your...
by Christy Caplan
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March 5, 2022 
Why Are My Chickens No Longer Laying and Losing All Their Feathers? #sponsored
What is molting? Expert Janet Garman, author of “50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Chickens” tells us that as daylight begins to shorten, it’s time for molting season. The chickens may lose feathers! That is certainly the case with our chickens....
by Christy Caplan
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October 29, 2019 
How Do You Safely Transition Chicken Feed? #sponsored
As a Certified Vet Tech (CVT), I’m trained to care for small animals, chickens included. One question we often get is how to transition animals from one diet to another. Transitioning food can be complicated and pet parents need patience. ...
by Christy Caplan
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September 22, 2019 
Grow Your Own Chicken Treats (Herbs!) #sponsored
One of the best projects for spring is growing healthy treats for your chickens. You can try growing a number of herbs in pots covered with chicken wire and see which the ladies enjoy the most. In this post and...
by Christy Caplan
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June 1, 2019 
Adding Herbs to Your Flock’s Feed to Boost Immunity and Decrease Health Issues #ad
Herbs can be fed directly into the feed or free choice like you do with other types of supplements (e.g. Oyster Shell). You can also add herbs to the dust bath. We partnered with Scratch and Peck for this post...
by Christy Caplan
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February 15, 2019 
Epic Eggs: A Book Review for Chicken Keepers
Epic Eggs by Jennifer Sartell A book review! You all know that I’m a newbie chicken keeper. I devour any chicken resource I can get my hands on. My recent fave book is Epic Eggs by Jennifer Sartell. It is...
by Christy Caplan
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February 10, 2019 
A Mobile Coop Saved My Chickens
I’m not joking. Meet Luke Rogers, the owner of Mobile Chickens. His portable chicken coops are literally the best thing that’s happened to chicken keepers. I inherited a set up where my chickens were living in a barn coop. Now the...
by Christy Caplan
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October 17, 2018 
How to Ferment Chicken Feed
FYI: I wrote a similar article for Fang! Pet and Garden Supply. Most folks know that all my Scratch and Peck Organic Feed comes from Fang! in North Portland. Why Do People Ferment Chicken Feed? My hens and rooster love...
by Christy Caplan
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September 21, 2018 
