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How to Make Homemade Apple Cider

Apple Cider made from apples with our rotten apple trees. So, so good! We like using recycled bottles for our homemade apple cider. This...

beaky80

Sep 153 min read

Apple Picking on the Chicken Farm

My absolute favorite part of last week was launching my new book called Pastor Jay! I loved all the Facebook messages, texts, and emails...

beaky80

Sep 83 min read

Pastor Jay, A New Christian Children's Book is Now Available on Amazon!!!

After nine months of writing, critiquing, collaborating, and having tons of fun, my new Christian Children's Book called Pastor Jay is...

beaky80

Sep 13 min read

Kelly's Chicken Car for Neighborhood Egg Deliveries...The Butt Nugget Wagon

The Chicken Limo!!! When I was growing up in Indiana in the 80s, occasionally my brother and I would spot one of these chicken limos...

beaky80

Aug 252 min read

Kelly's Country Squawk Presents....Pastor Jay, A New Children's Christian Book!

After a fun camping weekend with my family, I came back home to my computer to find the finalized files for my new book, Pastor Jay, from...

beaky80

Aug 182 min read

Clearance Tractor Supply Chicks

Once a month I have to buy 250 pounds of chicken feed at the Tractor Supply to feed my 70 chickens. Since I have three "strong" kiddos...

beaky80

Aug 113 min read

A Gift to My Readers-"Pecking Through God's Promises" Devotional

A Dozen Eggs with two Fancy Vegas Eggs A big part of my love language is giving gifts. I love to make people smile, and I absolutely...

beaky80

Aug 31 min read

Summer Heat+Hot Hens=Unlimited Chicken Dirt Baths

After traveling to the gorgeous Smoky Mountains with my family last week, I know the summer heat in Michigan is nothing compared to the...

beaky80

Jul 204 min read

The Best Children's Christian Book Is At The Library!!!

How about a break from chicken drama? I've got some book news to share about one of the best children's Christian books... It's been...

beaky80

Jul 131 min read

The Joy of Motherhood: A Tale of Hens and Chicks

Seconds after giving birth to my firstborn son For those of us who have fallen in love with a partner, feelings often develop over time....

beaky80

Jul 63 min read

Why Do Rooster's Crow?

Maui, the Demi-God of the wind and sea...we named him from Moana, the Disney Movie Last night it was cool enough outside for me to sleep...

beaky80

Jun 292 min read

Stewart Little Invaded The Squawk-Kelly Adds Live Traps for Mice

My ferocious indoor mousers, Jasper and Bessie, who wouldn't know what to do with a "real" mouse. The one on the right is terrifying,...

beaky80

Jun 234 min read

A Very Special Summer Guest and Watermelon Fun

Life on a chicken farm can be very unpredictable, and this week has definitely been a humdinger. Most weeks my chicken duty lasts just...

beaky80

Jun 163 min read

How to Hard Boil Farm Fresh Eggs

My family lives on hard boiled eggs, and we snack on them all week long. I found out very quickly that farm fresh eggs boil differently...

beaky80

Jun 83 min read

Poppy's Peanut Butter, Chicken Treats for Chickens

Since starting Kelly's Country Squawk a couple years ago, I have been blessed to connect with so many readers who are curious about...

beaky80

Jun 23 min read

Chicken Chores...A Piece of Cake! Having a Chicken Farm is Fun and Easy!

Some people have told me that they would love to have chickens, but they don't feel like they have the time to take care of them and the...

beaky80

May 134 min read

Hawk Attack Inside My Chicken Coop!

This post has been on my heart for several months. I've been putting it off and putting it off, because it's a painful story for me to...

beaky80

May 68 min read

If I Fits, I Sits...A Chicken's Guide to Finding the Perfect Meeting Spot with the Flock

The girls settling in for the night on their roosting bars. Like most birds, chickens love to perch (a bird's way of sitting) on trees...

beaky80

Apr 233 min read

There's A Chicken Inside My Gramma's Kitchen Sink!!!

Collecting eggs is one of my favorite parts of owning chickens, my own daily Easter egg hunt. The girls primarily lay their eggs in the...

beaky80

Apr 132 min read

Broody Business Gone Bad

Not all my chickens have names. Coming up with 70 chicken names, especially when several of my chickens look alike, is challenging (and...

beaky80

Apr 35 min read