Which Came First... The Chicken or The Egg?

February 13, 2011 our chickens hatched.

I have wanted chickens for years and have saved loads of egg cartons for the day. This year my boys and I just happened to go to the feed store on February 14, the day the baby chicks arrived. They were one day old and it was love at first sight. We were mesmerized. I promised the boys that we would go home, prepare a place and come back to get them the next week. So we did.

This blog is our chicken story and a look at "The Good", "The Bad", and "The Ugly"of what we have learned through this wonderful adventure of raising backyard chickens.

I hope we can inspire you to raise your own backyard chickens or purchase your "Eggs" from those who do so that we collectively can decrease the demand and put an end to "The Ugly" in the chicken industry.

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Thanks for reading, Dorothy

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Diatomaceous Earth

FedEX just delivered the Diatomaceous Earth or (DE) that I purchased online to sprinkle in my chicken feed. I feed my chickens an organic feed that does not contain any chemical wormer, so I want to give them a natural product to get rid of any parasites that they may get. DE is a natural product composed of ground diatomaceous earth. It's a powder that is even safe for humans to consume.

Apparently it has a number of health benefits to humans including helping with the absorption of calcium which is something that I need. There are several forms of DE so if you decide to try it make sure that you get the "food grade" DE. There is some that is used for swimming pools and you shouldn't give this to your animals or use on yourself.

I haven't given it to the chickens yet but I have tried it myself and have given it to our dog. She is another reason that I bought the DE. Libby has had an awful time with skin problems. I am hoping that this DE will help her. Here is a video that I found on youtube that tells about DE.


Posted by Dorothy at 6:03 AM

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