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I've been told I'm ready for chicken trigonometry 😆 they're a lovely flock, I've been lucky so far! Guineas were the first ever fowl I came across after I left my job and home and started living on farms and ranches to prepare myself to be a homesteader. I couldn't believe they were real! The...

Chicken math strikes again! I caved at TSC and picked up 4 Guinea keets. They're gorgeous little things, very prone to random backflips. This brings the count to 26. The rest of the girls and boys are outside - they still get a little nervous around dark. They do tend to settle once the sun is...

I'm pleased to report that our girls and boys have adjusted to their new living situation, and the panic from last night was short-lived. We had an eye injury - it looks like Lagan, one of the Delawares, got into a bit of a dust-up. Her eye looked a little recessed, and she had a droopy lower...

Another big day for us here on the Doomstead. The man of the house built poo boards and roosts in the barn, and the chicks played in the chicken tractor. We moved them into the coop at the end of the day. For about an hour all seemed normal. Now they seem agitated, trying to jump out, making a...

Today was a big day for our flock. The weather has turned warm, and the barn has been awaiting the new arrivals. Half of my babies have spent the past two nights outdoors, which was a huge step after hand raising them inside for the past 5 weeks. They seem to love their accommodations. The...