Home to Roost Helping city folks raise chickens!

From Lidia at Chicago’s Belmont Feed and Seed: 

Our first hatch of chicks are to come in the first week of February: Araucana, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshire Reds, Barred Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, Black Austrolorps, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Golden Laced Wyandottes, Isa Browns (Red Stars), Black Sex Links, all Pullets and all vaccinated for Mareks. Plan to come in and make your selection. 

Four Laying Hens came last week: A Barred Rock, two Red Stars/Isa browns about 8 months old and a Rhode Island Red about 6 months old.

 

 

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The Oak Park Conservatory has FREE bales of straw if anyone can use it.

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There is a small risk of chickens carrying salmonella bacteria, and of course there are other bacteria associated with fecal matter, as with any animals. So scrub up after you handle your birds!

Use hot soapy water, build up a rich lather, rinse and dry. This is a video I made at Hackney City Farm in London, after handling chickens.

Found Chicken
Sunday 9/2 – black and red hen found at Highland and Harvard.  Call              708-763-0953       if you are missing a chicken.

Have a gander at this humorous video about Toronto’s latest population of illegals: backyard hens: http://www.indiegogo.com/crackdowndoc

Crackdown! is a short, creative video that takes a satirical look at what it means to raise chickens in your backyard – and become a criminal for doing so.

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to blog, so there is much to catch up on! Here is a brief synopsis:

• I went to Hackney City Farm in London in June. I’ll have some fun pictures and videos from that experience!
• I’m booked for a number of events this fall! Watch the blog for more info.
• A few housecalls this summer yielded hens with prolapsed oviducts, internal laying, and… well… hens that weren’t hens.
• I found a lovely chicken pillow made with recycled sweater fabric and a lovely screen-printed chicken note card at Binth in River Forest, IL.
• I’m caring for a dehydrated quail named Tweedledum. His brother Tweedledee has been relocated to a flock with lots of ladies!
• I bought a (new-to-me) car!

Here I am at Hackney City Farm in London, pestering the chickens!

Stay tuned; there are plenty of things I’m hoping to post soon.