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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...

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Jun 16, 20253 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...

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Jun 8, 20253 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...

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Jun 2, 20253 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...

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May 13, 20254 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...

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May 6, 20258 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...

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Apr 23, 20253 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...

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Apr 13, 20252 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...

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Apr 3, 20255 min read

Kelly's First Book Reading

The thing that I've loved and enjoyed about writing is the ability to share simple stories that have a lot of heart. I feel like every...

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Mar 24, 20254 min read

The Chicken Hoarder

The Chicken Hoarder "Chicken Hoarder" was a name I was given by a friend at church this week, especially after my last post called From...

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Mar 12, 20254 min read

From an Edible Egg to a Fuzzy Chick

I started with 22 fertilized eggs in the incubator Earlier this month, I decided to incubate 22 of my fertilized eggs. Today is day 16...

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Feb 28, 20252 min read

Battle of the Boys

Roosters are tricky. All chickens have different personalities, but roosters come with strong personalities mixed with beauty and...

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Feb 22, 20254 min read

A Gift From The Amish

Two years ago, my husband and I decided to "build" a barn to store our farming equipment. My husband does not enjoy carpentry work,...

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Feb 16, 20256 min read

Chicken Math 4+5=60?

The Chick Inn, established 2020 Five years ago, I received a chicken coop for Christmas. My first chicken coop was called "The Chick...

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Feb 10, 20253 min read

The Squawk Is Back!

The Rooster Memorial Heart made from my first rooster, Hulk. See full story in " He Was Mean, So We Ate Him ." Hello New...

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Feb 6, 20252 min read

One Last Squawk

I'm sad to announce, that after a year of blogging, that this is the 39th and final post of Kelly's Country Squawk. After writing to a...

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Jun 13, 20232 min read

Predators Break Into Kelly's Coop!

Last month while collecting eggs inside my nesting boxes, I opened the "favorite" nesting box to collect my daily dozen. While looking...

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May 29, 20233 min read

Maryanne Skipper

When I started this blog around nine months ago, I intended to write about my experiences out in the country, write about chickens, and...

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May 5, 20234 min read

How To Start Your Flock 101

Spring is here and a lot of people have been asking me for advice starting their very own chicken adventure in their backyard. It can be...

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Apr 18, 20234 min read

The Egg Song

The Joy of Being a Mommy Like most women who have given birth, the whole entire process for me was long, painful, and hard to anticipate...

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Apr 11, 20234 min read