Newsletter Archives - Robert Plamondon's Rural Life https://www.plamondon.com/wp/category/chicken-newsletter/ Including Practical Poultry Tips Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:09:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 90460172 Your Chickens in January, 2017 [Newsletter] https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-january-2017-newsletter/ https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-january-2017-newsletter/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:53:07 +0000 http://www.plamondon.com/wp/?p=1730 News from the Farm Happy New Year! We’ve been having unusual cold this winter. Not record-breaking, but with more cold and snow than usual: many days with snow on the ground and temperatures down to 17 °F or so. That counts as cold by Western Oregon standards. Before the cold set in, we took our last … Continue reading "Your Chickens in January, 2017 [Newsletter]"

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]]> https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-january-2017-newsletter/feed/ 2 1730 Your Chickens in December [Newsletter] https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-december-newsletter/ https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-december-newsletter/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:01:03 +0000 http://www.plamondon.com/wp/?p=1714 News from the Farm Our  farmer’s market season ended the day before Thanksgiving. We have a mild climate here in Oregon, but don’t kid yourself: an outdoor farmer’s market in November can be challenging! One market was canceled due to high winds. We’ve had some heavy rains, with 3.5 inches of rain falling on Thanksgiving … Continue reading "Your Chickens in December [Newsletter]"

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]]> https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-december-newsletter/feed/ 0 1714 Your Chickens in November [Newsletter] https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-november-newsletter/ https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-november-newsletter/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:45:24 +0000 http://www.plamondon.com/wp/?p=1681 Robert Plamondon’s Poultry Newsletter, November 2016 News from the Farm Hey, let’s experiment with giving the news in bullet-point form! Just three more weeks in our 2016 Farmer’s Market season. Here in Corvallis, we’re among the proud-but-shivering vendors in the November outdoor markets. Karen reports that the seasonal decline in egg production seems to have ceased, … Continue reading "Your Chickens in November [Newsletter]"

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]]> https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-november-newsletter/feed/ 0 1681 Your Chickens in October [Newsletter] https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-october-newsletter/ https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-october-newsletter/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:22:41 +0000 http://www.plamondon.com/wp/?p=1632 Your Chickens in October Robert Plamondon’s Poultry Newsletter, October 2016 News from the Farm The farm year is winding down. Our last batch of broiler chicks in in the brooder house. Our pigs will be sent to be reincarnated as pork, bacon, and ham before the end of the month. About those Pigs… We have … Continue reading "Your Chickens in October [Newsletter]"

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]]> https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-october-newsletter/feed/ 0 1632 Your Chickens in September [Newsletter] https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-september-newsletter/ https://www.plamondon.com/wp/chickens-september-newsletter/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:54:36 +0000 http://www.plamondon.com/wp/?p=1637 Your Chickens in September Robert Plamondon’s Poultry Newsletter News from the Farm Right on cue, our hot, dry August weather transitioned into cooler, cloudier weather with a little rain—just as you’d expect in Oregon. Autumn and Chickens This is ideal weather for chickens, who don’t much like hot sunny weather. The pasture plants are greening … Continue reading "Your Chickens in September [Newsletter]"

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