I am not a fan of chickens. I must admit this. Sure, I like some of the fighting breeds, but on the whole, I don't care for chicken...

I was cleaning out my big binder a few days ago, as it was stuffed to the gills with all my farming papers... All those receipts, records,...

If you've ever tried hatching your own chicken eggs, then you probably know what an annoying thing it is to not know how many males ar...

"Fall down seven times, get up eight." "If you want something bad enough, then you have to be willing to fight for it....

I've always liked Pumpkin Hulseys. They're just cool chickens. I'm not really a chicken person, to be honest... I find them ra...

It seems the butchering of some of the Freedom Rangers yesterday got the point across to the rest of the birds that I didn't get to: I...

Yup, those Freedom Rangers are still on the hoof. 

*Ahem*. I got really behind in doing the BBC didn't I? I'm surprised y'all didn't start throwing tomatoes, or ranting and ...

This is one of my Freedom Rangers. :) Nine pounds of feathered glory, he is quite the sight as he glares at everyone; he is a fierce, fier...

And here are the pics of my sweet little girlie! She's adorable and petite, but still *quite* the little fighter. I love her pluck for...

With the help of a sister, I finally managed to get some pictures of my Pumpkin Hulseys today!  Wonder of wonders, I did indeed end up...

My morning started with hauling six dead chickens out of the barn/coop. The temps dropped to somewhere around the high 20's last night...

I went out to do my afternoon barn chores today and found to my surprise that a Freedom Ranger had gotten in the chick brooder and was mol...

Well it looks like I will only get two chicks out of this hatch. :-/ I'm going to buy a new thermometer soon and try doing another bat...

If you look very, very closely on some of the Pumpkin Hulsey eggs, you will see some hairline cracks on them that weren't there a few ...

The Pumpkin Hulsey eggs are due to hatch sometime between tomorrow and Monday!! I don't think I'll get a very good hatch this time...

For the most part, I am pretty good about laughing off bad days. If something goes wrong I usually just acknowledge that what I just did d...

Week #6 with the BBC! There's not much to report this week, save for the fact that the birds are HUGE! My birds have officially...

Ta da! Week #5 for the Basic Broiler Challenge ! These birds are HUGE and continue to keep me pleased with their performance. Today wa...