Chicken Chronicles: Meet the New Guy, Spike

by | Dec 15, 2014 | Urban Homesteading

First, let’s play a game of spot-the-duck. Find her? Then you can move onto the next level. 🙂

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Meet Spike, a six-month-old Polish Tolbunt rooster. He may look like he’s full of swagger and ‘tude, but he’s as sweet as can be. He’s bonded well with our two other bantam breeds, Showgirl and Pepper.

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Also, we’re excited to be building a bigger coop and the framing is nearly done. It will be divided to about 2/3 coop and then 1/3 for storage for all the chicken’s accessories. (Because accessories are important for all backyard chickens.)

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Blondie is pictured here, inspecting the workmanship.

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PS, if you’re looking for the perfect gift for the chicken parent in your life… Seriously, this:

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Happy homesteading. 🙂

Much love,

Nicole