“If you know somethin’ well, you can always paint it, but people would be better off buyin’ chickens.” —Grandma Moses Grandma Moses was right with the second part of that quote.  People would be better off buyin’ chickens. So, say you listened to Grandma Moses, and you have your chickens.  Congratulations.  Enjoy them every day.  […]

by Taylor Miller Every week at Community Chickens, we get dozens of questions from people across the world, hoping to find someone who has shared a similar experience. We try to answer them all, and forward them on to experts where we can. But many of the questions are unique, and because of this, we […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!  Wow! I thought I had such sweet girls! Mildred, Mabel  and Pearl, my first three girls have had a few squabbles here and there but have always hung out together and been friends. Apparently things are changing. My Three Girls in March 2013   […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock> Sometimes you find genius in the most unexpected places. This week, we had a mishap in our flock where one of our chicks had gotten stuck in a cinder block and was literally pecked to death by the other flock members. I wrote about our […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock> Sometimes you find genius in the most unexpected places.  This week, we had a mishap in our flock where one of our chicks had gotten stuck in a cinder block and was literally pecked to death by the other flock members. I wrote about our […]

Meredith Chilson Photos by author Two days of cooler weather! The early morning sunshine coming down our valley burns off the fog, the humidity is lower and it begins to feel a bit like fall. Children are gathering school supplies and just around the bend in the road, a family is preparing to send their […]

by Meredith Chilson Photos by author “To introduce,” according to my well-thumbed American College Dictionary, means, “to bring to the knowledge or experience of something.” My newest chicks are now 9 weeks old, and in their short life they have been “brought to knowledge” or have experienced many, many things. I was thinking about all […]