Tag Archives: Chickens

Chickens Love Dandelions

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

Check out this video of the ladies and their love of eating dandelion leaves. Also, it snowed in April and the ladies do not love that so much!

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Flock Update & Chicken Bititch Police

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

I decided it was about time to do a video update on the lives of the chickens to this point. We go over they why’s and how’s and take a look at the chickens today. I also threatened to call … Continue reading →

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Pecking Order Finally Established!

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

In this video, I observe the pecking order being established over a few weeks. Miss Cloud thought she would be number one but someone else had other plans! In the second video below, one of the chickens gets injured during … Continue reading →

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Lethargic Chicken and Hawks Circling

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

The hawks have found the chickens! Well, maybe they are getting their first glimpse of them. One afternoon I was working in the yard and looked to the sky to find two hawks circling and circling; looking for whatever food … Continue reading →

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Chicken Curtains & Training Chickens to Use Them

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

In this first video, I created curtains out of jeans for the small coop door. It’s getting hotter and I don’t want to close the door if at all possible. The first set of jean curtains were a bit too … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens May 7th & 29th

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

In this video you get to hear Parkour Chick and Miss Cloud talking to each other in a way I’ve never heard before now. They are imitating each other and clearly discussing the condo situation! In this next video, well, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – April 30th

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

Two of our hens are laying eggs now with the others curious what the deal is. Waiting on Miss Cloud, Parkour Chick, and Phoenix. I was gone most of the day so it was late when I collected the eggs. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – April 23rd

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

Miss Cloud took on Spit Fire and lost. Miss Cloud was injured enough that she needed some purple cover-up over her wounds. I think her pride was hurt the most. I also completely removed the deep liter I was attempting … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – April 16th

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

We had some quiet chicken moments today along side a dirt bath war. Miss Cloud was a bit of a bitch today and I called her out. All was fine in the end but these pecking order issues are frustrating. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – April 1

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

It snowed for a few hours blocking the sun and the fun.But we got some some time in the yard, a mysterious visitor, & 2 annoying visitors.Some surprise snow for the chickens! Today we ate beef and glared at the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – March 26th

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

Parkour Chick lays her first egg! Just one more chicken to join the egg laying flock! Check out this short video where we get to see PK do her thing. Finally figured out how much layer feed they eat! There … Continue reading →

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Private Moment with Parkour Chick

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

Dealing with Miss Cloud’s need to be head honcho is causing a bit of stress for me. I’ll figure it out but it’s making me worried for Trinity and Parkour Chick. One way to deal with it is to open … Continue reading →

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Chicken Lays Her First Egg – Watch it Roll

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

It took a while to figure out which hen was the third hen to lay eggs in the flock. On this morning I woke to 3 eggs instead of 2 with no idea who laid it! It took two days … Continue reading →

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Feeding Chickens & Cleaning the Coop

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

This two-part video series covers a wonderful morning with the chickens while I learned a lesson or seventeen. I left the water out all night and it froze up solid and they don’t eat cabbage very quickly and leaving it … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chickens – March 6th

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Phenix JiRa

First Egg, New Perches, Pecking Order There were a few videos posted this weekend primarily because Spit Fire had her very own “first egg video” just like Trinity (spoiler alert… Miss Cloud’s video is coming out next weekend). In this … Continue reading →

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