June 2010

  • Tidying Up The Yard

    By erika on 6/28/10 8:30pm
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    I have to admit to being an indifferent gardener at best.  I have this problem, probably because I was raised in a series of apartments and condos, where I mentally categorize everything outside my front door as an undifferentiated mass of "outside."  I have to really struggle to see messes and problems, and I guess I'm just lucky that my yard can't be seen from the road!


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  • Scratch Or Feed?

    By erika on 6/23/10 11:32pm
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    Across the country, people's baby chicks are growing into pullets.  Aww!  They were so cute as chicks, and then they went through that ugly "baby dinosaur" phase, and now they are starting to look like real chickens.  Most people start getting their first egg between now and August (depending on when chicks came out in your area).  


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  • June 20 is American Eagle Day

    By sarajean on 6/15/10 11:45pm
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    No, it’s not a day to go out and buy as much crap as you can from American Eagle; it’s a day to celebrate our majestic national bird and its incredible beauty. Established in 2007, American Eagle Day was created to honor the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle through many different conservation programs. It also celebrates the ideals for which the bird stands, such as freedom.

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  • Worming Chickens

    By erika on 6/15/10 2:02am
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    It is an unfortunate truth that chickens, just like every other form of livestock, need to be wormed.  There are a lot of reasons to do this, and different methods available.  

    Why worm?
    Chickens, because they forage off the ground, can easily pick up a worm infestation.  In fact, it's almost inevitable.  The most common source of infestation is ascarid worms, also known as large roundworms.  Threadworms, tapeworms, and gapeworms are all also frequently present.  


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