Kelly's Country Squawk

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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 244 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 124 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 282 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 224 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 166 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 103 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 62 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 joys of being a mommy: ). Like most women who have given birth, the whole entire process for me was long, painful, and hard to...

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Apr 11, 20234 min read

Our Daily Winter Bonfire

Our house was on the market for about a year before we were the lucky ones to get it. It's a normal looking house, a nice house, and one...

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Mar 27, 20233 min read

Survival Guide to Not Getting Eaten

Three days ago, I was between activities with my kids and was in a hurry to get my chickens inside the coop for the night. The chickens...

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Mar 17, 20234 min read

Spring Is Coming-The Skunk Cabbages are Blooming!

Today was a gorgeous day in southeastern Michigan. It was sunny and 5o degrees without hardly any breeze. My daughter, Rosie, and I...

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Feb 26, 20233 min read

Winter Special-Frozen Eggs

People always ask me about how the chickens survive during the cold winter months. My answer is always the same....chickens are amazing...

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Feb 17, 20234 min read

The Squawk's Recycling Center

Something entirely special and unexpected has come right out of this blog....the Squawk has started our very own recycling center in the...

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Jan 28, 20232 min read

My Weekend with Miss Neti

Warning, this blog post is not for the faint of heart or faint of nose.... (In the Twilight Zone Voice) By night she is a writer/blogger...

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Jan 22, 20234 min read

The "Oh My, We're Going to Die" Blanket

Every year I crotchet a huge blanket, normally starting it around Thanksgiving and finishing it around February. I'm not talented at...

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Jan 15, 20232 min read

The Squawk is Back in Action

Holidays....death....family drama....winter chicken problems....Elf on a Shelf, yada, yada, yada. My last post was before Thanksgiving,...

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Jan 10, 20232 min read