Author Archives: Mara Bacsujlaky
Brrrr….
First week of the new year, and first day of -30 so far this winter. Really, nothing to gripe about, but if it’s weather and Alaskans are talking about it – well, more times than not, there will be complaints, … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, General, good ideas, Winter
Tagged chickens, coop conditions, Fairbanks
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Update on the P-hammock
Hens: 1, Owner: 0 Today, the P-hammock (as I have come to refer to it) came down. It’s a great idea that my chickens roundly gave the middle toe to. Every morning for the past week when I opened the … Continue reading
What we have here is a failure to innovate!
The thaw has arrived. Or perhaps it is a faux thaw, as often happens. But real or just a tease, the past week’s temperatures have been warm, the snow is melting and the sun is back. As every Alaskan knows, or … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning, Flock, good ideas, Hens, Humor, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged chickens, coop, Fairbanks, flock health, good ideas, information, spring
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Welcome to the Chicken Wire
I’ve added a new tab: the Chicken Wire. It contains a link which takes you to a private Wiki that I have set up for questions, discussions and information. Anyone who joins can edit, post, and upload files and photos. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged chickens, collaboration, discussion, information, poultry, wiki
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Breath of Fresh Air
Thanks to the Lower 48 taking on our Polar Vortex- winter here in Fairbanks has been perfect: mostly warm, with plenty of snow for skiing and other winter recreating. It’s been good for chickens too. Maybe not for outside frolicking … Continue reading
Posted in Flock, Winter
Tagged coop conditions, Fairbanks, flock health, health, interior alaska, snow, winter, winter chickens
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Tumoltuous!
In the past couple of weeks, my chicken house looks like several chickens have spontaneously combusted… it’s a cloud of feathers. But every chicken is, luckily, accounted for. It’s just my Easter-egger going through a late-season molt. Though I know … Continue reading
Posted in Egg-layers, Flock, Health, Hens, Information, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Easter Egger, egg layers, feather, feather loss, feathers, health, molt, new feathers, winter
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Survey says….
….99.9999999999% of chickens in Alaska hate winter. Gandalf the Rooster registered his disgust today at approximately 1:30 PM when he burst out of the sealed lower coop door and gave a thoroughly peeved-off crow. I was alerted to the chicken … Continue reading
