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| The chickens!!! If you've never had chickens, consider acquiring some! We will never be without them here at our farm! Why get chickens? 1) They do eat their fair share of insects - lets face it, in the war on flies, any advantage is a bonus! 2) They scratch and break down manure in the pastures 3) They provide hours of endless entertainment! Don't believe us? Watch a group of chickens interact! 4) Farm fresh eggs! No grocery store egg is as tasty! 5) While the alarm clock may fail to function, the rooster NEVER sleeps in - you will never be late for work! If you are interested in reading a bit more about chickens or perhaps purchasing some of your very own, we highly recommend visiting www.mcmurrayhatchery.com This company offers every kind of chicken imaginable including exotic and fancy breeds. You can choose by breed and sex and they have some really neat specials! We have had excellent luck with our chicks from McMurray and they are very healthy and lively on arrival! Due to a terrible loose dog issue, we sadly have only one chicken remaining.....Hilda.....who is obviously the world's fastest chicken. We hope to have more soon now that the offending dog problem has been resolved. |
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| "Jebediah" Our rooster No, all roosters are not nasty! Jeb was a farm warming gift from a dear friend and this handsome guy is quite docile. The kids and their friends regularly pester him until they catch him, only to carry him around petting his gorgeous feathers. He's a good enough sport to just sit in their arms until they are ready to put him down. |
| "Betty" This silly looking chicken is one of our McMurray chicks. She is a buff polish, bearded variety. Emily showed Betty at our county fair in 4H. |
| "Georgina" Another McMurray chick, this white crested black polish was shown by Amber at the county fair as well. |
| "Bertha" This is a cochin - she has gorgeous full feathering that goes all the way down her legs. |
| "Hilda" We're not sure what exactly Hilda is yet, but we can't wait to see her full adult feathers so we can figure it out! |
| "Hattie Mae" The speedy chicken! Hattie regularly sits on everyone else's eggs! |
| "Ida Pearl" & "Sarah" "The chickens who started it all!!!" These lovely ladies were out first chickens and are our favorites. They are both very calm and very sweet! |
| What's the best reason of all to own chickens????? |
| Every horse needs a best friend!!!!! Here is Trouble taking a snooze with "his" chicken, Blanche. Blanche routinely preens Trouble's forelock and is quick to reprimand him if he bumps her with a peck to the forehead! Must be love! |