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Beating the High Price of Eggs

We bough chicks last year from Southwestern Supply and they started laying for us in late August, after they matured. They’ve been laying steadily ever since. We bought Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns and built a straw bale coop that … Continue reading

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No Longer Cooped Up

As you may know 2016 is the “Year of the Chicken” here at Cielito Lindo Ranch. This is the partial story about the new chicken coop that is currently under  construction. Initially a small coop was donated. A phone of … Continue reading

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Chickens

With the price of eggs going up–and the fact that we plan to give away eggs locally–it was time to ge the chickens. The coop is over half done and we had a friend give us a smaller coop, which … Continue reading

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