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Home » Archive for September 2014
Pictures of Chicks and Chicken Artwork - The Sequel

Pictures of Chicks and Chicken Artwork - The Sequel

Michael King Monday, 29 September 2014 Add Comment Chicken Art, Chicks Edit
I have been seriously, ridiculously, over-the-top busy working on chicken breed artwork for GRIT Magazine 's 2015 Guide to Backyard Chic...
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Fall - The Best Time to Plant Garlic (Your Chickens Will Thank You!)

Fall - The Best Time to Plant Garlic (Your Chickens Will Thank You!)

Michael King Monday, 22 September 2014 Add Comment garlic Edit
Fall is the best time to plant garlic - specifically just after the first frost. If you live in Australia, please flip this post upside down...
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Chicken Artwork - Roosters and Hens

Chicken Artwork - Roosters and Hens

Michael King Wednesday, 17 September 2014 Add Comment Breeds, Chicken Art, Hen Art, Rooster Art Edit
In today's episode of You Show Me Yours and I'll Show You Mine... Of course as you may know, we are hosting our first ever  Online P...
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Working for Chicken Feed

Working for Chicken Feed

Michael King Sunday, 14 September 2014 Add Comment Online Poultry Show, Poultry Show Edit
While my husband diligently searches for a job and my flock muddles its way through a molt, we have found ourselves in a position where we c...
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The Truth about Guinea Fowl

The Truth about Guinea Fowl

Michael King Wednesday, 10 September 2014 Add Comment Guinea, Guinea Fowl Edit
Are you considering getting a flock of guineas? (Do you have masochistic tendencies?) Guinea fowl are commonly used to control tick and mosq...
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To YOU - who Helped My Family

To YOU - who Helped My Family

Michael King Wednesday, 3 September 2014 Add Comment Edit
Thank You! Clearly you understood that we are a proud family and very much want to work for everything we get. That is why you sent a $200 g...
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Molting Season – Fewer Eggs and Fewer Feathers

Molting Season – Fewer Eggs and Fewer Feathers

Michael King Tuesday, 2 September 2014 Add Comment eggs, Feather Picking, Feather Sheath, feathering, feathers, Molting, Pin Feathers Edit
Molting season is upon us, and with it comes a reduction in egg production and possibly some raggedy-looking chickens. In the late summer ...
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