Easter Chicks @ Spitalfields City Farm

Posted on Apr 06, 2010 under Chicks | No Comment

2 day old Marsh Daisy Chicks at Spitalfields City Farm (http://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org/)
Hatched April 9th.

Part of the the farms ‘Rare Breeds in the City’ project, the Marsh Daisy is an ‘Endangered’ breed of poultry

http://www.rbst.org.uk/watch-list/poultry/marshdaisy

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Backyard Chickens’ Winter Snack

Posted on Apr 07, 2009 under Breeding Chickens | 1 Comment

Chickens of January are too snooty to try some rice cakes while white doggy watches.

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Backyard chicken coop water heater

Posted on Mar 10, 2009 under Keeping chickens | 17 Comments

A simple answer to winter chicken keeping.

A 60 watt incandescent lightbulb under a flower pot keeps my coop warm and the water liquified…so far!

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