https://ferndalechickens.com/chicken-keeping-resources/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/resources.jpgresources2025-05-20T00:01:08+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/plants-toxic-to-chickens/2025-04-03T17:54:09+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/2025/01/10/preventing-avian-flu-in-your-michigan-backyard-chicken-flock/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngimagehttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/prevent-avian-flu-backyard-chickens.pngprevent-avian-flu-backyard-chickens2025-01-10T20:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/09/08/michigan-cities-that-allow-keeping-of-chickens-and-those-that-dont/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/michigan-cities-that-allow-chickens.jpgmichigan-cities-that-allow-chickens2024-03-15T09:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/11/01/rats-in-ferndale-mi-what-you-need-to-know/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/000_rats.jpg000_rats2018-11-14T20:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2017/08/23/response-to-alex-berezows-backyard-chicken-article-on-the-american-council-on-science-and-health/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alex-berezow-hypocrite.jpgalex-berezow-hypocriteThat's not alarmist or click-bait at all, right? Reference: https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/07/27/backyard-chickens-are-fun-until-vomiting-and-diarrhea-begin-116232018-09-19T02:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2018/09/11/ferndale-now-allows-6-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/6-chickens-ferndale.jpg6-chickens-ferndale2020-03-30T17:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012-current-ordinance/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-page-icons1.jpgfront page iconshttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/front-page-icons.jpgcurrent chicken ordinance in ferndale2018-09-11T16:57:13+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/how-to-get-chickens-legalized-in-your-city/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/how-to-change-backyard-chicken-ordinance.jpghow-to-change-backyard-chicken-ordinance2018-03-28T18:30:17+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/2017/07/18/cdc-backyard-chickens-salmonella-outbreaks-a-backyard-chicken-keeper-responds/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blog-cdc-backyard-chickens-salmonella1.jpgBLOG-cdc-backyard-chickens-salmonellahttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/how-to-get-salmonella-from-backyard-chickens-cdc-2017.jpgHOW-TO-GET-SALMONELLA-FROM-BACKYARD-CHICKENS-CDC-2017https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/how-to-get-salmonella-from-touching-chickens.jpgHOW-TO-GET-SALMONELLA-FROM-TOUCHING-CHICKENShttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cdc-explains-how-to-get-salmonella-from-backyard-chickens.jpgCDC-EXPLAINS-HOW-TO-GET-SALMONELLA-FROM-BACKYARD-CHICKENShttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/how-to-get-salmonella-from-backyard-chickens-cdc.jpgHOW-TO-GET-SALMONELLA-FROM-BACKYARD-CHICKENS-CDChttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/backyard-chicken-sales-in-michigan.jpgbackyard-chicken-sales-in-michiganhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blog-cdc-backyard-chickens-salmonella.jpgBLOG-cdc-backyard-chickens-salmonella2018-06-14T03:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2017/03/02/the-best-organic-chicken-feed-choices-for-your-backyard-flock/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chicken-feed.jpgchicken-feedhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/scratch-and-peck-organic-chicken-feed.jpgscratch-and-peck-organic-chicken-feedhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hiland-naturals-non-gmo-chicken-feed.jpghiland-naturals-non-gmo-chicken-feedhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/kalmbach-organic-chicken-feed.jpgkalmbach-organic-chicken-feedhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sea-kelp-supplement-for-chickens.jpegsea-kelp-supplement-for-chickens2017-03-02T20:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2017/01/18/can-you-have-chickens-and-a-dog/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hurley-chicken-tractor.jpghurley-chicken-tractorhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hurley-on-leash-chickens.jpghurley-on-leash-chickenshttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hurley-baby-chickens-backyard.jpghurley-baby-chickens-backyard2017-01-18T18:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/12/29/chickens-on-your-christmas-cards/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2015-final-white-background.jpg2015-final-white-backgroundhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/xmas-2016-with-snow.jpgxmas-2016-with-snow2017-03-01T23:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/12/15/chicken-coop-permit-renewal-time/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/coop-renewl-building-permit.jpgcoop-renewl-building-permit2017-01-04T17:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/12/14/why-backyard-chicken-ordinances-matter/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fb_img_1471143868977.jpgfb_img_14711438689772018-05-11T20:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2016/02/11/2016-tractor-supply-co-chick-days-are-here-ferndale-mi/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/blog-2016-tractor-supply-chick-days.jpgblog-2016-tractor-supply-chick-days2016-02-11T19:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/08/05/fight-for-food-sovereignty-in-ferrysburg-mi/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/blog-ferrysburg2.jpgblog-ferrysburg2https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pearl-clutching.pngpearl-clutching"If they allow 2 goats, what's next? Lions, tigers, & bears? OH MY!!"https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/factory-farm-eggs.jpgfactory farm eggshttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ferrysburg-michigan-backyard-chickens.jpgferrysburg-michigan-backyard-chickens2015-08-05T13:59:17+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/07/28/a-comprehensive-guide-to-cleaning-your-chicken-coop/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040999.jpgP1040999We no longer use a large feeder like this, and the water is kept outside the coop.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040998.jpgP1040998The lip around the door in the floor keeps the substrate in place.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040997.jpgP1040997A chickeny beach househttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040995.jpgP1040995I prefer tube sand for the rougher texture, but play sand will work.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040994.jpgP1040994Sand is for summer time to keep things clean and cool, we use wood shavings in winter.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040993.jpgP1040993The liftable bars keep the sand in the coop.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040991.jpgP1040991Spread into run. I typically follow this with adding more sand to the run.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p1040990.jpgP1040990Add diatomaceous earth to the coop run. Probably about 1/2 cup. https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/keep-sand-in.jpgkeep sand inThese bars in the front lift up and stay out of the way to make the coop easy to brush out.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/empty.jpgemptyNotice the bars lifted out of the way.2015-07-28T21:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/06/22/little-girl-has-died/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/littlegirlfluff.jpglittlegirlfluff2015-06-23T00:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2014/09/15/the-curious-case-of-little-girl/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chicken_lays_yolkless_eggs.pngchicken_lays_yolkless_eggshttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1396729025948.png1396729025948Normal eggs from Bossy and Dumptruck on top; Little Girl's eggs below.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140718_182607.png20140718_1826072015-07-19T20:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/06/09/what-michigan-backyard-chicken-keepers-need-to-know-about-the-bird-flu/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bird-flu-02.jpegBird-Flu-02https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/michigan-bird-flu-prevention.jpgmichigan-bird-flu-prevention2015-06-10T00:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/02/24/myth-do-chickens-attract-rats/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0396copy.jpgIMG_0396copyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chicken_eats_a_mouse.jpgChicken_eats_a_mousehttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chicken1-950x690.jpgchicken1-950x690Photo credit: DAVID ZALAZNIK/JOURNAL STAR A rooster carries a mouse across a farmyard near Fairbury. http://blogs.pjstar.com/eye/2010/06/11/cmon-eat-it-its-justa-mouse-what-are-you-a-chicken/2015-02-24T18:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/12/graphic-abnormal-finding-in-the-coop/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050310.jpgP1050310Almost positive this is yolk, with a little blood mixed in where I scraped the "darker mass" spot I had seen.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050308.jpgP1050308https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050307.jpgP1050307Another shot of liquid.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050306.jpgP1050306Is this yolk?https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050305.jpgP1050305Liquid seepage.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050304.jpgP1050304Attempted to "skin" the mass. First puncture allowed liquid to escape.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050303.jpgP1050303Final shot before I decided to dissect.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050301.jpgP1050301Teeny tiny 'bump'https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050299.jpgP1050299Darker mass again. The entire mass feels like it contains a liquid.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1050298.jpgP1050298Used my exacto blade to prop up the 'bumps' for inspection.2023-12-27T15:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/03/27/plants-that-are-toxic-to-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/springchickens.jpgspringchickensMy hens as juveniles late last spring. Notice the broad leaf plant near the bottom? That's lamb's quarters, which is "supposedly" toxic, but has been consumed repeatedly by my hens.2015-02-24T18:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2014/11/05/must-have-items-for-a-backyard-chicken-first-aid-kit/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chickensindetroit10.jpgchickensindetroit102018-02-14T18:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2015/02/23/2015-tractor-supply-co-chick-days-are-here-ferndale-mi/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/introducing-chicks-to-full-grown-chickens.jpgintroducing-chicks-to-full-grown-chickensChicks must be gradually introduced to older hens. In this case, we used a 'chicken tractor' to keep the two groups physically separated but able to see each other. https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rooster-chick-ferndale.jpgrooster-chick-ferndaleThe yellow-faced chick turned out to be the only male in the 6 chick group. It was the friendliest & biggest as a chick; as it turned into a juvenile, it suddenly became standoffish and bossier to the pullets. https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-tsc-chick-days-ferndale-chickens.jpg2015-tsc-chick-days-ferndale-chickens2015-02-24T16:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/about/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/about.jpgabout2014-09-16T04:17:12+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/blog/2014-09-16T03:24:48+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/2013/05/02/garden-city-mi-man-sentenced-to-jail-time-on-the-criminal-charge-of-keeping-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/skunkcops.jpgskunkcopshttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chickenguilty.jpgCHICKENGUILTY2014-09-16T02:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/04/24/first-time-chicken-coop-builders-start-here/2023-07-14T15:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/11/1-year-down-many-more-to-go/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2ndyearcooprenewal.jpg2ndyearcooprenewal2013-05-02T19:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/24/feather-pickin-chicken/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aggression.jpgaggressionhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picked4.jpgpicked4https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picked3.jpgpicked3https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picked2.jpgpicked2https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picked.jpgpickedhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/littlegirlcold.jpglittlegirlcoldhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/featherpickinchicken.jpgfeatherpickinchicken2013-04-24T22:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/12/28/snow-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/471724_10200230114375786_1244305467_o.jpg471724_10200230114375786_1244305467_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/621140_10200230113855773_2035884235_o.jpg621140_10200230113855773_2035884235_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/737144_10200230113175756_1338798763_o.jpg737144_10200230113175756_1338798763_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/256702_10200230112695744_1422919227_o.jpg256702_10200230112695744_1422919227_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/469995_10200230112335735_447920013_o.jpg469995_10200230112335735_447920013_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/735635_10200230111815722_790424019_o.jpg735635_10200230111815722_790424019_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/737370_10200230111575716_1843665165_o.jpg737370_10200230111575716_1843665165_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/735513_10200230110415687_476084769_o.jpg735513_10200230110415687_476084769_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/735480_10200230110775696_1263255330_o.jpg735480_10200230110775696_1263255330_ohttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/471883_10200230111095704_1075622177_o.jpg471883_10200230111095704_1075622177_o2013-03-27T16:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/02/01/chicken-gnome/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gnome.jpggnome2013-02-01T17:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/02/01/feather-pickin-chicken-pt2/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1050358.jpgP10503582013-02-01T16:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/25/400-fans/2013-01-25T21:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2011/09/14/winter-care-for-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/800px-chicken_in_snow.jpg800px-Chicken_In_Snow2013-01-24T20:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/20/its-cold-out-there/2013-01-21T21:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/18/myth-chickens-are-noisy/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/decibel.jpgdecibelchickens are *definitely* quieter than dogs2014-11-07T19:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/18/myth-chickens-stink/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040615.jpgP1040615they may give you the stink eye, but they don't actually stink2013-05-15T21:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/21/chicken-coop-site-map-structural-plan/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chicken-coop-plans1.pngChicken Coop Plans1Click for full size version. Structural drawing: shows the dimensions of the coop from overhead, the side, and the front. Also a detailed drawing of the footer we used, and materials listing. Everything must be drawing to scale.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chicken-coop-plans2.pngChicken Coop Plans2Click for full size version. Site map/site plan: shows property lines and positions of all permanent structures. Basically a copy of my "platt map", which I received when I purchased my home- you can get a copy from the city offices. Obviously we had to add the location/dimensions of the coop. 2014-07-14T15:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/21/coverage-of-ferndales-first-legal-coop-ferndale-115/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120515chicken08.jpg20120515chicken082013-06-10T23:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/06/20/chickens-of-the-mist/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mist2.jpgchickens of the misthttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mist-2.jpgchicken evaporative cooleranother shot showing the mist created by the evaporative coolerhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mist1.jpgchicken evaporative coolerI've been filling large bottles with water and freezing them solid; we placed one in front of the box fan and angled my hose set to "mist" so that the water hits the frozen jug and the cooled vapor gets blown at the coop run.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mist.jpgchickensofthemistChickens of the Mist, or: How I Learned to Make an Evaporative Cooler on a Hot June Day2013-01-19T17:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/15/the-telltale-signs-of-a-great-dust-bath/2013-01-19T17:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/16/whats-up-chicken-butts/2013-01-19T17:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/17/chickens-coming-to-oxford-michigan/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/f3c995c9-45f6-4f40-b9f7-d873f8f328ba1.jpgF3C995C9-45F6-4F40-B9F7-D873F8F328BA12013-01-19T17:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/17/paisely-chickens/2013-01-19T17:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/19/the-great-molt-is-finally-over/2013-01-19T17:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2013/01/12/downers-grove-city-council-too-scared-to-put-chicken-coop-question-on-ballot/2013-01-12T18:53:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/things-chickens-like/2016-09-09T03:15:42+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/17/chickens-in-hot-weather-17-ways-to-help-keep-your-flock-cool-this-summer/2016-06-10T03:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/16/we-are-legal/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040879.jpgP1040879https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040878.jpgP1040878see that beak? somebody snatched the approved sticker from my hand second later.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040877.jpgP1040877https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040876.jpgP1040876https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040875.jpgP1040875https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040874.jpgP1040874https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040873.jpgP1040873if it's in my hands, it might be food, right?https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040872.jpgP1040872https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040871.jpgP1040871very exciting!https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040869.jpgP1040869The 3 stooges.2012-05-21T14:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/14/the-countdown-begins/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040826.jpgP1040826Hurley helps by watching the chickens enjoy their pretty new coop. Good job Hurley!https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040824.jpgP1040824Hurley likes to think she helped.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040818.jpgP1040818latch on the inside of the run doorhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040814.jpgP1040814the chickens don't really care about hanging plantershttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040811.jpgP1040811black handle and hinges on the doorhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040810.jpgP1040810the rod sticking out with the black handle is the push/pull door controlhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040809.jpgP1040809https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040808.jpgP1040808Nice mix of garden and potting soilhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040807.jpgP1040807black handle on the nesting box, magnet keeping the window cover openhttps://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040806.jpgP10408062012-05-15T02:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/08/were-1/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1336495301278.jpg1336495301278dramatic chickens!2012-05-14T18:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/08/what-a-hard-life/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/buff11.jpgBuff1https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/buff1.jpgBuff1Like big globs of honey.2012-05-08T21:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/proposed-ordinance/2012-06-20T19:51:35+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/current-ordinance/2012-05-02T19:55:13+00:00weekly0.6https://ferndalechickens.com/2012/05/02/chicks-dig-dirt/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040740.jpgP1040740Looking proper.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040734.jpgP1040734Chickens have inscrutable faces- the only way to tell if they're angry is body language, since their faces have a permanent frown.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040733.jpgP1040733Green eyed dinosaurs.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040732.jpgP1040732Big Bossy eyes the camera.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040723.jpgP1040723Curious.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040721.jpgP1040721Snagging a bite.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1040720.jpgP1040720Once Big bossy gets a bite, everyone moves in for some, now that they know it's safe.2012-05-04T00:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/04/30/ferndale-chicken-coop-paperwork-where-to-get-it-how-to-fill-it-out/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork11.jpgChicken Paperwork11https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork10.jpgChicken Paperwork10https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork09.jpgChicken Paperwork09https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork08.jpgChicken Paperwork08https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork07.jpgChicken Paperwork07https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork06.jpgChicken Paperwork06https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork05.jpgChicken Paperwork05https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork04.jpgChicken Paperwork04https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork03.jpgChicken Paperwork03https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chicken-paperwork02.jpgChicken Paperwork022012-04-30T18:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ferndalechickens.com/2012/04/27/dogs-living-with-chickens/https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hurleywatching.jpghurleywatchingShe still has to look at them from time to time- they make fascinating noises!https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hurleyvigilant.jpghurleyvigilantVigilant as always.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hurleyopenmouth.jpghurleyopenmouthSatisfied that they're not up to anything worthwhile, Hurley goes back to watching the yard.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hurleynoble.jpghurleynobleHurley is very dignified.https://ferndalechickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hurleylaying.jpghurleylayingAnd now she's bored enough that she's just going to lay down in the dirt. 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