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Winter Chicken Care

Winter Chicken Care

There is a word that accurately describes life as we know it in a Canadian January.  Cold.  Very, very cold.  Temperatures are regularly down below the -25C mark and that wind chill really does make life interesting.  We are snuggly warm in our house enjoying passive solar gain and free heating on these cold but sunny days, but our chickens are not quite as cosy. Despite having an insulated coop (using leftover insulation from the house build) it gets a…

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A Chickeny Post All About Chickens Including Pictures of Chickens

A Chickeny Post All About Chickens Including Pictures of Chickens

In case you are wondering “What’s with the weird title Emmalina?” allow me to explain.  My lovely french friend Emmanuelle has an overwhelming phobia about any feathery creatures and so, being the good pal I am, I promised to fully announce any chicken related blog posts so that she can avoid them and run away from her computer very quickly. So now you know. Anyhoo, for the last couple of days my thoughts have been very occupied by our chicken…

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