About Us

64 Comments to “About Us”

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   BettyMarch 13, 2010 at 9:20 am

   I think this is just great. Petey is suppose to get some chickens but hasn’t done so yet.
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   ZoeMarch 29, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   I still can’t believe how much FUN hens can be! Carolyn and Evie loved every moment with all the hens, especially Rosie and Sweetpea! Can’t wait to visit them all again soon (oh yeah, and you and Dad too!) xoxox, Zoe
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   LeeMarch 31, 2010 at 7:13 am

   It was so fun having you here. Our little granddaughters were naturals! I do believe that Sweetpea and Rosie enjoyed being handled by them and you did a pretty good job yourself!
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   JeannineApril 6, 2010 at 9:49 am

   Your website is nicely designed, and has some good information. I really love the look, and the idea of the webcam to peep at your peeps is much fun. Good luck! I found you on backyardchickens.com…I’m jrchickchick. 😉
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   PaoloApril 6, 2010 at 1:35 pm

   So, you still can’t get a moving feed going? There’s got to be an easy fix…somewhere out there. Let me know if you want me to email some people to see if they know.

   Love the website! Keep up the good work.
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   LeeApril 7, 2010 at 6:43 am

   Thanks for the offer. Zoe’s hubby was going to help. If he doesn’t, then yes, we’ll let you put out “feelers”. There is a little more to it than meets the eye: camera set up and code. I’ll write it up so that anyone who offers to help will have all the information. Glad you like our website!
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   MarcApril 12, 2010 at 10:03 am

   Glad I could help you get your webcams working together on the main page! Good luck with your hencam project in the future.

   mmarx82
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   LeeApril 12, 2010 at 3:11 pm

   One of my dear sons and a son-in-law took our camera display as far as they could. Thank you Paolo, who pushed me to get this thing finished and Marc, who stepped in and solved the final task of coordinating the two cameras. I learned a lot. One thing being, programming is not easy!
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   DebbyApril 21, 2010 at 4:58 pm

   I’ve so enjoyed your hen cam! Now that I’m here in San Pedro for a class, I’m especially enjoying it since my own “girls” are so far away!! Makes this hotel room much nicer to deal with. Thanks for having it!!
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    LeeApril 22, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    Debby,
    I’m so happy that my “girls” can be there for you and perhaps keep you from being too homesick for your own. Thanks for checking in. You’re welcome anytime!
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    jenMay 13, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Hi ! Are you sure you don’t have my “girls”? They look exactly like mine!
    I loved your webcam. I’ll be adding you to my favs so I can visit often!

    Thanks for sharing ;o)
    Jen
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    joyce RenshawMay 17, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    I love the fact I have found you. I watch the hen cam everyday the one in Boston. This is great because it is at home. Wanted to come to kitchen tour just to see your chickens and oh yes your garden but we had our FFRP annual meeting that day and couldn’t make it. thanks for all your information on gardening and chickens.
    joyce
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    LeeMay 18, 2010 at 5:18 am

    Now you can watch hens on west coast time! I’ll have to give you a private garden tour since you missed the “big one”! The hens loved the visitors and all of them layed an egg that day except for “Poppy” (who is broody) and won’t leave the nest! Poor thing. Should we tell her her eggs are infertile?
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    LeeMay 18, 2010 at 5:20 am

    So you have the same breeds? That’s neat. They are pretty, aren’t they?
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    joyce RenshawMay 18, 2010 at 6:51 am

    I would love a private tour someday when things are not too busy. Thanks for the offer. Jan at Fog’s End has a broody hen and she is always brooding or almost always. Would it help if they ever got to raise little guys or would it make it worse?
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    Tina Humphrey (aka Nana)June 19, 2010 at 6:16 am

    Hi! I would love to bring Ella Marie over to visit the hens and say hi to her mom on the hen cam, too…are you around Sunday afternoon?? I might get to have her for an hour before she heads back South to her Momma’s. LMK!
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    mattyJune 21, 2010 at 2:02 am

    hi just like to say i found your website by mistake but have found it intrestin the hens are asleep atm as im in uk and its 1100 hear we got a 4 bantam hens all broody and 2 are sat on 10 eggs between them and should have chicks anyday now as today is day 21/22 so i cannot wait but wish i had a set up of cameras to keep an eye on them well hope all goes well matty
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    LeeJune 21, 2010 at 6:48 am

    Didn’t see this message until this morning. Bring her over the next time she visits, Tina. Ella would love “the girls”!
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    LeeJune 21, 2010 at 6:50 am

    Hi Matty. We are 8 hours behind you in the UK, so you’ll have to visit the hens in the late afternoon or evening to see them in the daylight! Come back for a visit!
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    Kristen petersJuly 30, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    Hi Don & Lee!
    Don, I’m glad you shared your latest endeavors when we spoke last week. This is wonderful. My 5 year old daughter will get a kick out of this when I show her tomorrow. I am passing on the link to Kari and my mom too. Say hi to Zoe and Curt for me.
    Love, Kristen
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    Evelyn ZanellaAugust 3, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    Great site. I have enjoyed looking it over. Can’t wait until tomorrow to see the Hencam in action. I’ve been thinking about putting in a Hencam myself. I have been suprised to learn how many other people have backyard chickens here in Cambria. It is indeed a growing trend. I have 2 pet sitting clients that also have chickens which I am now taking care of when they go out of town. So if anyone needs a chicken sitter I am available.
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    LeeAugust 7, 2010 at 5:38 am

    Our neighbors usually feed the hens while we’re away, but if they are gone, I’ll keep you in mind. Good to have an experienced person as a hen sitter!
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    ValenciaMarch 18, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    I have forgotten how I found your site, but I’m glad I did! Well designed, informative and entertaining. Thanks for sharing the wonder of chickens!
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    RichMarch 20, 2011 at 8:15 am

    I came across your site while doing a search about chicks and feeding them treats. I love the Hencam! My wife and I live in Atascadero and we just we’ve been watching our 12 chicks grow like weeds! Hope the hens are staying warm and dry today. We’re getting pummeled out here!
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    LeeMarch 25, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    So glad you are enjoying my website. I love the hencam too. I check in on the hens a couple times a day just to make sure they haven’t gotten into any shinanigans (I love that word and use it whenever possible).
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    LeeMarch 25, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Atascadero make you a neighbor. Twelve, that’s a lot of fun! The hens are getting tired of the mud but just hate being inside the henhouse. So be it! We all love the rain in California but enough is enough!
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    nadineJune 5, 2011 at 5:36 am

    stumbled on your site ~ I love it! I have some similar stories… like about Rosie. Thank you
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    JeanDecember 1, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Thank you for all the good information. My golden laced Wyndotte, Vera, is molting. My 2 hens, Vera and Eleanor, Amerecana, are one and a half years old and I have 4 chicks that are just 4 months old – 2 Rhode Island Reds and 2 Barred Rocks. Vera is also my meanest. She chases the chicks around and pulls their feathers and I thought it was getting bad as there were so many feathers in the run and coop. Now I know Vera was loosing her own feathers.

    We are just north of San Francisco and I also have a husband who built our coop and run. When he was building it I thought it was strong enough to keep out anything, which is a good thing as we have also seen bobcats trying to get the hens. We also have a hen cam that I use while I am at work to keep an eye on things. My father in law also loves it – he gets to relive his farm boy youth without the actual chores. He just watches me do them!

    Let me know if you have any advice on the molt. It is concerning to have Vera stop laying eggs. How long does it last? Does it really last 3 to 4 months?

    Jean
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    LeeDecember 13, 2011 at 7:12 am

    Molts for the breeds that I have, seem to last about 6-8 weeks. They say that the better the layer, the shorter the molt. Aren’t cams great for checking in on things?
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    Cindy BishopJanuary 25, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    I watch your hens every day! I live in Hanford, so pretty close to Paso, Cambria.
    Have you ever thought to change the position of your cam occasionally, for a different view?
    I get my chickens in about 5 weeks. We just finished our coop and working on the yard area.
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    LeeJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:57 am

    Hello Cindy. We’ve had the camera in two different places in the coop and the one you are seeing seems to take in the most area. There seems to be no place where it takes in the whole run. Right now, you are not seeing the little shady area behind the coop, or the wire basket where I lettuce. I’d ask husband to move it again and give you a different view but it is no easy task. The cameras are on wires, and mounted on wood.
    Are you getting chicks or adult hens? Will you have a rooster. What fun for you! They are loads of entertainment! Good luck with your new flock!
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    Cindy BishopJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Thanks for writing me back! Yes I read your Hen-cam-tech talk and saw that it would be hard to move the cam. . . No rooster since we are in city limits. I’m getting chicks at the Farm Supply in February. Hope to get a Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, and the 4th one, I don’t yet know. I have been reading about their temperament and definitely want ones that are calm and not prone to flying over our 5ft. fence. Any advice you can give me on temperament/ personality would be great.
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    TonyaJanuary 28, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    I happened upon your webpage so, glad I did. What an unexpected treat to read about and peek into your
    “Poutlry Pride”! Your girls are adorable and I can certainly relate to the “Hen Happenings” in your yard! My son asked to join the FFA (Plant City, Florida)so, we gave him our blessing! Then I had the serious conversation of NO,chickens, cows, pigs or any other kinda what ever… This is the “Why” he decided I needed to be introduce to pullets! I’m not a country girl however, I am being country-fied! Last March, I was visiting with a neighbor whom had just returned home from surgery. My phone alerted me,that I was summonsed to come home due to (the FFA son) Tom had “pullets”? Before, running home I first called to ask the usual questions any concerned mother would. Is he running a fever, is it a rash and is it contagious? Do I need to call and make him an appt? On the other end of the line, my dear husband waiting, for a break in my over zealous clucking,
    ( I swear I heard him chuckling)replied, “You just need to come home now!” Tom met me at the door and assured me he was, more than fine but, wanted me to see something… I had been out-foxed and was totally shocked
    (Peep-peep-peep-peep). “Mom, you didn’t say anything about NO PULLETS!” My husband,
    (now confirmed, the laughter heard earlier) was in total support of Tom’s introduction initiation! This is the “How” Tom introduced me to our 4 now, 10 month old hens!
    Learning, loving and laughing everyday and praying every evening this Henperfect relationship will go for many years!
    1 of each: Buff Orphington-Daisy
    Rhode Island Red-Henny Penny
    2 Ameraucaunas- Ace (Other flyers per Amelia Earhart)and Gracie Rose (Rose colored feathery collar prim and proper)
    I look forward to reading more on this delightfully fun and informative blog!
    No cocks allowed here either but our girls can hear one in the distance! That’s good enough for me. Although Tom keeps asking, “Why not a “ROO, Mom he’ll keep the girls in line and woo them” No, Tom no ROOS ALLOWED.?.?.!
    Take care and enjoy!
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    LouiseJanuary 30, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Lee,
    Two of my younger hens started laying eggs! I never get over the feeling I get the first time one of my babies becomes a “woman”! My husband thinks I’m a nut, but I think I am just a proud mom! I raised them from chicks, and to see all the hard work pay off is so rewarding! I never eat the first egg, I save it like I do my son’s teeth and a lock of hair from his first hair cut. I guess I am nutty, but I am sure that you can relate! Love my girls!!
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    LeeFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    Awwwwww, lucky you. You’ve got a “Daisy” too, my favorite! You’ll have such fun and eggs will be coming soon! Enjoy!
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    Cindy BishopFebruary 5, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    I was wondering why you use astro-turf in your nest boxes instead of straw, hay, or shavings?
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    JulieFebruary 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    I just stumbled across tour site…how wonderful for you. I’m going in front of the town board meeting on the 6th of March to ask them if I can have a few chickens…I live in the country and we have an acre of land…the town board says I’m residential…which is a crock since I only have 2 neighbors on the either side of my….I love your chickcam…I will come and visit often…God Bless… 🙂
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    Cindy BishopMarch 3, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    I got my chicks today!! A Golden Laced Wyandotte, Barred Plymouth Rock, Buff Orpington and a New Hampshire Red. They were hatched Wednesday and so cute and precious.
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    LeeMarch 5, 2012 at 6:48 am

    How wonderful. It will be interesting to see what their personalities will be like. They all should be good layers. Enjoy them while they’re little fluff balls. They grow so fast!
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    Laurie GlantzMarch 31, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Thanks for such a fun website! I’ve had a small number of hens for several years; they are just so much fun to care for, watch in the yard, and of course the eggs are fabulous. They helped me snag my dearly departed husband back in the day…. After one of our several dinner dates…I told him I needed to go home and put the chickens away for the night and asked if he would like to come along and meet them… he never left. Thanks girls.
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    Cindy BishopMarch 31, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    My girls are 4 1/2 weeks old. Tulip, my Barred Rock is the friendliest. I can hardly catch Lacy, my Wyandotte. She is very flighty. They are enjoying days outside in their yard, but it is still a bit too cold to leave them out overnight in the coop. Can’t believe how attached I have become to them.
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    Cindy BishopApril 30, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    I was so sorry to hear about your Tulip. She had the good life. It’s a hard life for hens not born into fortunate circumstances. We also have the no-vet understanding.
    My husband and I are going to city council tomorrow to plead for our chickens. Our food supply is not good, but we have to beg to have chickens in the city limits for eggs and compost. Yet our county/ city ordinance allows 2, yes (two) pot belly pigs, and 10 pigeons in the city to be kept as pets. But not 4 hens.
    Will update you on the outcome. We are very sad here in Hanford tonight.
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    Cindy BishopMay 5, 2012 at 8:04 am

    We fought the law and we WON!
    A new ordinance including back yard chickens is in the works!
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    Mary BoatwrightJuly 24, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Love your site. We’ve had “girls” for two and half years now. Started with 26…….WHAT?! Were we nuts are what?? Now down to 16. What a learning curve its been. I certainly would have found your advice helpful many moons ago. Ah but all the fun we would have missed. Please keep up the great pictures and stories. Really, I had no idea chickens are so entertaining to so many. Happy egg collecting.
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    LeeJuly 31, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    You have to be careful when you talk about your hens in public, don’t you? People kind of give me a funny look when I describe the antics of Daisy, Poppy, and Sweetpea. But people who’ve had chickens that are part of the family understand. Then again, I’ve had people tell me that their chores as a kid were taking care of chickens and they never want to see or smell another chicken in their lifetime!
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    PamalambaOctober 24, 2012 at 10:24 am

    I am trying to find plans on making a broody hen cage. When one of our hens go broody the rest of the hens still lay in the nest is there plans to build a separate cage when they are broody????
    Any helpful hits would be greatly appreciate it!!!!
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    HannahNovember 28, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    Hi there,

    I absolutely *love* your web sight (and your chickens) and I am possibly going to be a future chicken owner myself. Even though we don’t own chickens at the moment, we do in fact own 12 coturnix quail whom we love very much. Here is the link to my blog if you want to check it out; http://ilovemyquail.blogspot.ca/

    Keep up the great work!
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    AnnieMarch 18, 2013 at 3:42 am

    I wish our town would allow hens. I looked into it and they said no farm animals allowed in the town limits. The population of our town is only about 1400. We are an agriculture town built on farms. Yet no hens allowed. I love your setup. Very nice job. I do wish your 2 cams could be side by side. Although, I’m not complaining. Not at all. Keep up the good work.
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    AnnieMarch 19, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Wow it sure takes a long time for my comment to get aproved.
    Glad it wasn’t an emergency lol.
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    LeeMarch 23, 2013 at 6:54 am

    More and more towns are allowing a few hens for backyard flocks. It may be worth looking into. The website “Backyard Chickens” (see favorites) has stories of how lots of people were successful in getting their town ordinances changed after being turned down.

    I too wish I could get my pictures on the website side by side. I tried it once, and I they were so small they were hard to see.