The Micro.blog challenge word for day 17 is “train”. The chickens have been trained to come running when I approach the chicken run on my morning rounds, to receive their leafy treats. 📷🐓 #mbnov
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The Micro.blog challenge word for day 5 is “stoop“. I have to stoop when going into my old chicken coop, as the door is a bit less than 5 feet high; I’ve banged my head more than once. So when I built the new coop, I made a full-height door. 📷🔨🐓 #mbnov
Another fun chicken picture: Buffy getting ready to jump up to try to reach some high kale leaves in the veggie garden, with Domino in the foreground. 🐓
Cats and ducks are cute, but let’s not forget the chickens. 🐓
Video: Best day of the year for our chickens. Once the first frost of fall brings the veggie garden growth to an end, we let the chickens in there, so they can eat the remaining tomatoes, kale, lettuce, etc. 📹🐓
What better treat for the chickens on Halloween than a pumpkin?! Plus I noticed a great-looking spiderweb between some of the pumpkins from our garden in the breezeway. 🕸🎃🐓
On the homestead blog: your weekly flock update. This week, I am highlighting 20 chicken-related pictures plus 12 duck pictures, along with a summary GIF of 59 candidates. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
It’s still below freezing overnight, so unsurprisingly the waterers in the chicken runs are frozen, with some nice icicles. (Don’t worry, they have heated waterers inside the coops.) 🐓❄️
