Category Archives: Chickens

A Hot July Weekend

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Tom

The weekend didn’t go, well, smoothly overall.  Things I had not intended to do I suddenly was pressed to do, and things I need to do didn’t get done. A rooster we were holding for our friend Michelle had to … Continue reading →

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Ness Farm, A Fire, Chickens & Minnetonka

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Tom

So, as said previously, things do not ever seem to go exactly as planned. I was up at 6 am and off to the Ness farm reasonably early.  The gardens look pretty good, though weeding up due to the rains.  … Continue reading →

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Ness Farm Again & Chickens

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Tom

Claire and I got out to the Ness farm again, earlier today, with a stop at the Maple Plain feed store to get a bag of chicken feed.  This was the day for me to finish the spring planting here, … Continue reading →

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Ness Farm And An Evening At The Minnetonka Garden

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Tom

Claire wanted to work with my today.  The weather promised to not be so hot as to cook her little blonde head so we packed up some tools, seeds, water, a pound of summer sausage, and headed out to the … Continue reading →

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Barnevelders and Australorps and Cochins, Oh My!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Patti

Chickens are in their new home and very happy so far. They will be even more so once their outside run is complete. The coop was fun to build – more time consuming than expected. But, isn’t everything? Here are … Continue reading →

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A Chance To Get Out

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Tom

On my way to work this morning, I dropped Patti and Phoebe off at David’s again so Patti could work on the chicken coop during the day.  It was slammed busy at the office, but near the end of the … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend, Home & Minnetonka Gardens

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tom

I was sore this morning.  Real sore.  Took a few cups of coffee and a few hours of moving around slowly before the anti-inflamatories kicked in enough to do much.  I putzed around in the gardens here, weeding here and … Continue reading →

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Sigh

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tom

And a deep sigh at that. I am tired, sore, sunburned, and still pretty dirty. I am supposed to be down in Red Wing (or at least on my way) I was supposed to finish planting the potatoes at the … Continue reading →

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Life Is A Learning Experience, Or You Do Not Live Long

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Tom

We are not going to have chickens, and we are going to have more chickens than we planned on.  How?  Well, we found out this morning that although we know people who have chickens locally, you are not allowed to … Continue reading →

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Chicks And Dirt

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Tom

At 11 am this morning I get a call from “Neal” at the Post Office in Minneapolis.  Our chicks are here and we need to pick them up by 2pm at the East Docks.  Really?  I am at work, on … Continue reading →

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