Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Hand taming the chickens

The newest chicken -- now about 5 months old -- is finally integrated with the flock. She got chased around so much by the others that she's also scared of people. She still does't eat out of our hand unless she's being held. Any ideas for a name? In these pictures the chickens are being fed "scratch" which is a mix of grains and cracked corn that they love. Their regular pellets have more protein and less fat. I think that an ideal diet for a chicken would be 1/3 pellets and scratch, 1/3 vegetation and 1/3 bugs and worms. The chicken run is full of straw, old grapevines, and fall leaves now. Hopefully the pen won't get too muddy this winter.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Tori Spelling's Chicken Gets Handmade Outfits

Lucky Silkie chicken Coco wears a sweater knitted by hand by her owner Tori Spelling. If you're so inclined, here is a chicken sweater pattern to get you started!