by Meredith Chilson I grew up on a dairy farm; I remember the urgency of spring “fever”, and I feel it myself on these fresh, green spring days. Spring comes to the farm all at once—we wait through an interminably long winter, it seems, and then—there are baby animals to care for, a garden to […]

by Jennifer Sartell So I know that tomatoes aren’t in season right now, but we are getting ready to plant 3 trays of heirloom tomato seedlings and my freezer still looks like this… and this… and this… And my egg baskets look like this… and this… Our tomato plants went NUTS last year. We planted […]

by Jennifer Sartell So I know that tomatoes aren’t in season right now, but we are getting ready to plant 3 trays of heirloom tomato seedlings and my freezer still looks like this… and this… and this… And my egg baskets look like this… and this… Our tomato plants went NUTS last year. We planted […]

 by Jennifer Burcke Last week, we celebrated the first day of spring here at 1840 Farm.  It didn’t feel much like spring while we were outside clearing over half a foot of heavy, wet snow.  I didn’t enjoy welcoming spring’s arrival with a snow shovel in hand.  I would have much preferred a garden shovel. […]

by Jennifer Sartell So, here at Community Chickens…we’re pretty keen on eggs. Being chickens keepers and all…, well for us, eggs are pretty eggciting! So each year when Easter rolls around, it’s a wonderful excuse to have tons of fun with all that our chickens provide! Here is your one stop guide for lots of […]

by Rebecca of The Garden-Roof Coop Last spring I added a little color to the flock; an Easter Egger and a Black Cuckoo Maran. But it wasn’t only because of their their gorgeous feathers that I chose these breeds; they also added color to my egg basket! Poppy, the Easter Egger, started laying pale green eggs a few weeks ago and […]

by Jennifer Burcke In my last post, I shared my frustration with trying to make a perfectly hard boiled egg using the fresh eggs we gather here at 1840 Farm.  I asked Community Chickens readers to share their tricks and tips in the hopes that I would find the perfect solution.  You amazed me by […]

      by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest As the weather warms up, the coop begins to call out.  Along with spring cleaning around the house and yard, our chicken coop also receives a good deep cleaning a few times per year, especially come spring.  Just like raising children, there are many different ways […]

by Jennifer Sartell When we first got chickens I was a teenager and my mom wasn’t really on board with the whole idea. My dad and I sort of bamboozled her over one weekend at a trip to a feed store. Keeping chickens as a teen had little to do with delicious, organic, free ranging, […]

from Jennifer Sartell Photos by author While this post isn’t about sparkling fizzies, sugar rimmed glasses or spiked eggnog, it is about using alcohol in the coop. But before you head to the backyard with martini glasses and tiny umbrellas to celebrate with the girls, you might want to keep reading. As far as the […]