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Author Archives: Phenix JiRa
Chicken Leg Injury Recovery
Thumbnail ala Thursday… weekend videos! More winterizing… added plastic to the chicken run to protect from the wind and rain. I did this last year and it worked great! https://youtu.be/X7vz4MwJTdQ?si=yv1Cc… In the meantime, PK decided to hurt her other leg … Continue reading
Chicken Video with No Chicken Drama!
Thursday’s Thumbnail videos come out this weekend and we’re talk’n drainage rocks? Yup… I added some rocks under the new chicken run roof line to help with, what else, drainage. Keep in mind my videos are quite a bit behind … Continue reading
Deep Litter Method? Not Really.
Another Thursday Thumbnail means more videos this weekend! I added electricity to the coop (aka long extension cords lol) and tarps to help with the upcoming wind, rain, and snow. Even added a little parkour park that they will probably … Continue reading
Enjoying Chickens and Being Goofy
Thursday’s Thumbnail. My next video shows some quick follow-up projects, like adding hardware cloth to the chicken run to keep out skunks and lions and tigers and bears, oh my! https://youtu.be/1f7xxoC2HLs I also spent quiet time with the chickens, witnessed … Continue reading
Solar Eclipse 2023
We were able to witness a bit of the solar eclipse in October of 2023 (about 85% of it) and caught a bit on camera as well as a sliver of it on a piece of paper. Michael explained what … Continue reading
Chicken Run Extension Installation
We finally decided to extend the chicken run and probably just in time! Having 9 chickens in the small space would not have been the best move. In this video we show the progress and how we got it done. … Continue reading
New Chicken Coop Placement!
We prepped the land in order to move the old coop and then prepped the land for the new coop just prior to it arriving. We ordered this from a local builder and he did an awesome job! We asked … Continue reading
Singing to Chickens – Oh Trinity!
This was one of those days when I was so at peace that I simply started singing to Trinity. Try not to judge my singing voice too harshly LOL! It was just for me but I figured… what the heck… … Continue reading
New Chicks Not Eating Well
I brought home four new chicks from the hatchery this year. There were initially just two Silver Laced Wyandottes and two Americaunas (Easter Eggers) but then chicken math happened. I fed them after midnight and had more the next day. … Continue reading
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New Chicks Coming to Phenix JiRa’s Backyard!
In a couple of days, I will be driving back to the same hatchery where I purchased my current flock of chickens in order to get 4 new baby chickens. We call them chicks! This time around I am getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Ameraucana, Chickens, Coop, New Crazy Chicks, Silver Laced Wyandotte
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Chicken Coop Modifications
Today we added a board under the coop for next years outside nesting box. Michael gets struck in the head, Miss Cloud tries to help, and I’m somewhere in the jungle. That’s right… Michael is under the coop! His favorite … Continue reading
Snacky-Snack for the Chickens
Brought a pumpkin out to the ladies… did they like it? Eh, not a whole lot. I also show how I add water to their chicken feed to plump it up to almost twice the amount. They love it! I … Continue reading
Chicken TV
How about a little chicken TV while we wait for the new chicks to arrive. That’s right… we are about to get a new batch of chicks to add to the existing flock. Oh, it will take a while for … Continue reading
Following the Hens to the Jungle
This was a lazy day following the chickens while talking to myself. Miss Cloud finally laid an egg with a hard shell… all the soft shell eggs are mine to eat!
Do Chickens Like Fireworks?
If you need to ask this question… let’s just say I asked and got an answer that I found to be a bit unbelievable. I was told by my neighbors that their chickens don’t mind it at all. Well, watch … Continue reading
