Bye Bye Skunky Dog!
If you own a dog, one of your greatest fears is your beloved pooch getting into something it shouldn’t – especially a skunk! Here on our…
Growing our own food also means raising our own animals.
If you own a dog, one of your greatest fears is your beloved pooch getting into something it shouldn’t – especially a skunk! Here on our…
This is our 4th summer raising chickens here on 25 Acres and in all that time we’ve only had a singular hen become broody. In fact,…
My parents will be the first to tell you that it’s not unusual for me to rescue anything that crawls, creeps, hops or flies – especially…
This is a little excerpt from my Facebook page comments pertaining to my first experience draining abdominal fluid from a hen’s abdomen. While for the short…
Check out my most recent Community Chickens article regarding a sick turkey pullet. It’s not fun when any of our animals show signs of illness –…
Over the past month my husband has been working tirelessly on getting our new meat bird coop built. Because we’ve had such a late start to…
We here at 25 Acres are so excited to be part of the Bel Air 1st grade class project. Spaz will be checking in from time…
On our 25 Acres, we like to treat our animals as we would treat ourselves. When it comes to snacks, shelf-stable goodies are where its at!…
After adding a good dose of wood ash to my chicken’s dust bathing area I received quite a shock. Not only do my birds like to…
Here’s my most recent article on finding fewer eggs left behind in nesting boxes. Winter is hard on everybody, even the chickens. Read along to find…
Check out my most recent article on Community Chickens! I have a list of 10 items every flock owner should consider. Not only will they improve…
It wasn’t exactly a chicken emergency today, so I’m just going to call it a chicken ‘urgency’. After checking in on the flock to make sure…
When it comes to keeping our animals healthy, I for one always try to treat them as naturally as possible. I don’t like running to the…
This past week I’ve spent a little time trying to help a couple of my hens through a bout of sour crop. Check out my most…
Deep snow makes for a long boring winter for cooped up chickens. Read my most recent Community Chickens blog for ideas to curb the winter blues…