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Buzz Off: Flies and Flystrike in Your Backyard Chickens - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. How to Speak Chicken. Miniature Chicken Garden Kit. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. How to Speak Chicken. Miniature Chicken Garden Kit. Buzz Off: Flies and Flystrike in Your Backyard Chickens. May 27, 2013. January 3, 2016. This past week, I received a message from a friend of Tilly’s Nest. So what is flystrike? The nesting box blend. Inspect your flock daily. And feather picking/ missing feathers. Treat any open wounds.
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The Porches Inn - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. September 17, 2014. January 3, 2016. Sorry I missed you last week for the Blog Hop, but I was away at Storey Publishing. Working on my book in person with my amazing team.(More to come on that! For the blog hop this week, I thought that I would share some neat history about where Storey Publishing is located and where I stayed. The Porches used to be row houses that where the factory worker...
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Backyard Chickens and Fleas - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. How to Speak Chicken. Miniature Chicken Garden Kit. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. How to Speak Chicken. Miniature Chicken Garden Kit. Backyard Chickens and Fleas. July 12, 2013. July 13, 2016. Did you know that like our family dogs and cats even chickens can get fleas? The types of fleas that can affect your flock are determined by where you live. The European chicken flea. The Western Chicken Flea. These fleas can caus...
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Caring for Your Eggs - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Caring for Your Eggs. January 2, 2012. January 24, 2016. From the brown egg on bottom clockwise: eggs from Tilly, Oyster Cracker, Dolly, Fifi and Feathers. You should get in the habit of checking for eggs at least twice a day; in the morning and afternoon. This helps to keep the eggs intact and clean. It also prevents hens from egg eating and can discourage broodiness. You can choose to gra...
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Dookashi Giveaway - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. August 3, 2015. January 8, 2016. Have you heard of Dookashi? Well neither had I until a few months ago when the company owners reached out to me to try a new way to manage my chicken’s waste. I must say that I thought that I had managed my chickens’ waste with a good system. This product has made it even better! Putting Dookashi to the test:. Keeping the Coop Clean:. I would highly recommen...
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Rotating Litter Method for Backyard Chickens - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Rotating Litter Method for Backyard Chickens. July 18, 2015. January 5, 2016. To prevent boredom, add some stumps, branches and even ladders. Every morning, we scoop up the chickens’ droppings from underneath their roosts. It takes no more than a few minutes. In general, this keeps the coop pretty tidy over the weeks. Then once per month we:. Finish cleaning out the coop. I believe that thi...
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. What type of chicken is that one pictured on your home page above the tabs at the top of your page? It has cream colored feathers. She is a Buff Orpington named Oyster Cracker. Hi Tilly, Im getting some buff Orpingtons and I have to say you have some really good Ideas for beating the summer heat and some very awesome crafts! I cant wait to hear more about your Buff Orpingtons!
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DIY: Chicken Run Ladder - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. DIY: Chicken Run Ladder. September 29, 2014. January 3, 2016. I love going junking and antiquing. It’s one of my favorite pastimes. Now that fall has arrived, I am constantly thinking of boredom busters. Scroll halfway down) for the flock come the cold snowy weather. I can’t wait to see who explores it next! For now, Tilly went first. Photo Credit: Tilly’s Nest. Hello friends, welcome!
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Gardening Archives - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Succulent Tea Party Tablescape. June 10, 2016. June 10, 2016. I love to entertain and I love to send home a personalized planted tea cup with each of my friends. It’s a little piece of me and memory of the special day we all shared. Well as promised, here is the DIY tutorial for those of you that missed it in person. P Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm Gardens. May 15, 2016. May 15, 2016.
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Fresh Herb Garden for Chickens - Tilly's Nest
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Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Stories from Our Nest. A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. Fresh Herb Garden for Chickens. June 7, 2011. March 4, 2016. Chickens if left to their own devices can make a mess out of your gardens and perennials when they are free ranging. Along with eating weeds, they will eat your prized plants too. So, I thought to myself, why not relocate the herb garden near the chicken coop where, I will not mind if they munch on the plants. With the help of sea...