Tag Archives: buff orpington

What To Do With An Egg Bound Hen

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Hazel our Buff Orpington chicken was not moving at all yesterday morning I was worried but had to leave for work and I didn’t know if she had a disease or something major wrong with her. The first thing my … Continue reading →

Posted in Homesteading, Keeping Chickens, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged backyard chickens, buff orpington, chicken, egg, egg binding, egg bound, egg stuck, fatal | 18 Comments

Here Chickie Chickie Chickie…..& The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 24

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Our chicks came this past Tuesday and for some reason because of the Memorial Day Holiday it just flew by so fast that when the post office called me and told me they had arrived I could not believe it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Homesteading, The Ole' Saturday Homesteading Trading Post, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged backyard chickens, barred rock, buff orpington, chicks, day old chicks, homestead, homesteading, Linky Tools, Memorial Day, mystery chicks, Ole, saturday, sustainable living, trading post, viking | 12 Comments

Oh How I love My Chickens

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Saturday I just enjoyed some time outside it was beautiful and just taking some pictures of my chickens….they never cease to entertain me….. Sure cleaning out the coop is not easy and making sure they have dry nesting materials and … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Chickens | Tagged americauna, barred rock, black star, buff orpington, chicken run, chickens, dog, free range, greens, husband, oatmeal, rhode island red, river, viking | 6 Comments

Merging The Capulets & The Montagues (Our Chicken Flocks) – Take 2

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Okay the last time we merged them things didn’t go so well so on some of the online forums and some books I read it was suggested to me that we merge the chickens in the dark of night. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Chickens, Musings | Tagged barred rock, buff orpington, buff orppington, chicken keeping, coops, grateful, health, homesteading, in the dark of night, lil suburban homestead, merging two flocks, rhode island red, sustainable living, The Capulets, The Montagues, Thyca, thyroid cancer, Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association, Video | 6 Comments

I was running through the woods in the middle of the night….

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

and nope I wasn’t dreaming…… It was actually my husband who woke me up he was flying out of our bed….and out the door I was having a dream in which my chicken Hazel was calling out to me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Chickens | Tagged backyard chickens, buff orpington, chickens, coop, dreaming, eggs, Hazel, layers, predators, raccoons, raising chickens, woods | 1 Comment

Raising Chickens Are Worth The Egg’stra Trouble!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I can see why a lot of people do not want to raise chickens but if you have always wanted to and are afraid don’t be you can do this. It’s a unique journey and you may have to win … Continue reading →