Tag Archives: Ameraucana

Our Very First Egg!

Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 by Aquaponic Family

We placed an ad on Craigslist and sold two of our white Silkie cockerels for $10 each, and then we traded one white Silkie cockerel for two 3-month-old, black Silkie-Cochin pullets.  The nice lady who traded with us also gave … Continue reading →

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Don’t Eat Fresh Chicken!

Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 by Aquaponic Family

***Warning!  This post contains some graphic language…not vulgarity…just some detailed information about preparing a rooster (actually, a cockerel) for dinner.  As requested by one of our wonderful readers, there are no photos in this post. We have some sad, yet tasty … Continue reading →

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Roosters or Hens?

Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 by Aquaponic Family

A week or so ago our stone sidewalk was messed up when the stump removal company returned to finish grinding up the crape myrtle roots by our house, so I haven’t been able to get down to the chickens since … Continue reading →

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Our Babies are Growing Up and Movin’ Out

Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 by Aquaponic Family

Our chicks have really grown up since the last time we posted about them a month ago.  Here are a few of the Ameraucanas when they were three weeks old.  They were so cute back then. They were about twice … Continue reading →

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