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Reading Time: 5 minutes The holidays are rapidly approaching. Lots of gifts are available for the cat and/or dog lover. But what about those who adore their pet chickens? Well, as a chicken lover myself, all of the following items are on my own wish list. Hint. (Hint…hint. Friends and family, if you’re reading this…) Plus, most of these…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, I’m re-running a story originally published on Oct. 8, 2018. Looking back, I can’t believe how much the grandbaby has grown. The chickens have pretty much stayed the same size, however. LOL. Anyway, I had forgotten about this story until I went back into older posts and then I remembered how…
Reading Time: < 1 minute The California Beach Co. is announcing a way to save a furry friend from being stuck at home when his or her humans go on a picnic, to the park, or on other adventures. The Pop ‘N Go Pets Playpen® is a travel crate, kennel and nap space for cats, dogs and other pets. The…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Someone in a backyard chicken group we below to on social media posed the question, “What does everyone do with their chicken feathers?” We definitely took an interest since we have baskets, tins cans, and a few vases with loose feathers we’ve picked up over time and have been planning to put to use. Below…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I belong to a number of backyard chicken groups on Facebook and they are all very helpful for getting answers to questions about chicken behavior, building better chicken hutches, and much more. But, recently, one of the groups — Silkie Chickens — has taken on an unexpected twist! And it’s heating up summer for a…
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is only our second blog hop, and yet we have already met so many great people and animals! Today’s blog hop is the Thankful Thursday blog hop started by https://brianshomeblog.com You can get the code to enter by clicking here and also post the things for which we are most thankful on your blog…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just think of all the photos you have clicked of your fluffy or scaly or feathery friend that you have stored away that you aren’t looking at, even though you really do plan to at some point. And that number is growing by the day. Like most pet owners with a pet photo collection, you…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yes, I’m serious about that title. I was on Facebook yesterday and saw a post in one of the backyard chicken groups that I belong to. A woman with backyard chickens said the night before she had arrived home late, locked up her coop and counted heads, only to find one missing. She looked around…
Reading Time: 3 minutes I thought I had bought pretty much every kind of chicken food and treat in the book at this point. I have stopped at Agrisupply and Tractor Supply, and Walmart (boy, was I THRILLED the day our Walmart started selling chicken feed), far too many times to count and lugged home various large, heavy bags…
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been a pretty slow news day; at least around here. So, I thought pet lovers who, like me are just a wee bit bored of staying home (although totally grateful to be safe and with family, etc.) might enjoy some online jigsaw puzzle action. There are three below, from easy to hard. If you…
Reading Time: 3 minutes I recently saw a post on one of the chicken groups that I belong to on Facebook. Someone was asking what they could do to help their chickens who had been stuck in a muddy area all winter. The responses started pouring in from many others. I currently only have six chickens, but, even so,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in November, one hen and a rooster apparently pecked a lot of feathers out of the back of the third hen in the flock. We noticed this when we went to feed them one day and there were feathers all over the place and the poor chicken had a bald spot. So we went…
Reading Time: 2 minutes So, my fiance saw some videos on the internet with hanging cabbage heads that chickens were going crazy over. Like this one: So, he decided to try it out for both our small flock of three silkie chickens and our small flock of three larger chickens. You can see how it looks hanging from the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the year comes to a close, we want to thank everyone so much for visiting our site! And we also want to share some of our favorite stories of the year. There are just so many great ones it was really hard to narrow down, but here’s our top ten list: 1) Chickens are…
Reading Time: 5 minutes About five years ago, we decided to get our first chickens, three chicks that we ordered through the mail. Having read a few books about keeping backyard chickens,but never actually having had chickens before, we were nervous. Could we keep them healthy, happy and safe from predators? Our flock has grown since then and we…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an earlier post, we talked about how it’s a good idea to get all your pet photos together in one place, such as Flickr. Once you’ve done that, you’ll probably notice that you have some favorite photos of your pet. You might also have some of your pet misbehaving or acting silly or funny…
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you have a collection of pet photos but aren’t sure what to do with them, we have another way to put them to great use. Previously we posted about uploading your pet photos to Flickr. You can also try an online photo collage maker, such as Postermywall. At Postermywall, you can select from tons…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The trend toward backyard chickens is on the increase. What many are finding as they care for these creatures is that, although they got the chickens for the eggs, the chickens actually turned out to have fascinating personalities. Hence, backyard chickens have become beloved pets for many. And some have even become famous in the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I really wish I could let my chickens free range, but, for their safety (mostly due to worries about predators, such as dogs, and neighbors who don’t want them wandering into their yard), I have to keep them in pens. I’ve been looking at a number of different options, and, until I can afford fencing,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Given the surge in popularity of chickens as pets and backyard chicken breeding, probably not a day goes by when someone doesn’t inquire about the sex of young chicks on a Facebook page, such as “chickens chickens chickens.” The same holds true for peafowl, which are notoriously hard to sex at a young age. “Peahen…
Reading Time: 3 minutes We recently ordered a chicken saddle for our silkie hen. A chicken saddle is also known as a chicken apron, chicken jacket or a hen saver. Its main purpose (other than looking super cute) is to protect the skin and feathers on their back from when roosters mount them so that hens don’t end up…
Reading Time: < 1 minute SHANGHAI, CHINA (24-7PressRelease) — LeapFun Games is delighted to announce that My Doumi is now available to virtual pet lovers around the world on Google Play to all iOS and Android users worldwide. Since its debut launch on the App Store in September 2018, My Doumi enjoyed solid demand from users around the world. LeapFun…