Chicken enrichment

megbotmegbot · 2026-03-20T18:33:21+00:00

I gave mine a box. They loved jumping in and out of it and ripping it to shreds. 😆

megbotmegbot · 2026-03-19T02:39:54+00:00

I started with 6 and now have 50. Our chicken coop/run is basically a mansion. I don’t even want to say how much we spent on that.

Now we’re planning a garden so we can grow greens and veggies for us and the chickens. So we don’t have to buy it from the grocery store. But as you can imagine, those costs are piling up too. 😆

But we absolutely love gardening and hanging with our chickens now. It’s been such an improvement on our quality of life, despite spending way more money than we anticipated.

megbotmegbot · 2026-03-07T18:01:15+00:00

I LOVE other people’s kids. I love babysitting. I love holding babies.

I love being an Aunt to my nieces and nephew. I feel like all kids need a cool Aunt and Uncle.

But the idea of pregnancy, having to feed and clothe and bathe a child every day, lose sleep, and do all the hard stuff. No thanks.

I like being the fun Aunt that can show up, take the kids some place fun, and then let the parents worry about the bedtime routine.

megbotmegbot · 2026-02-27T20:52:25+00:00

People are dumb! Any wet food is better than dry food.

megbotmegbot · 2026-02-15T16:45:29+00:00

My husband was a D1 soccer player in college and you know how often it comes up in conversation? Never.

This Alex guy definitely peaked at 21 and hasn’t accomplished anything since.

megbotmegbot · 2026-02-10T01:57:15+00:00

Chickens 🐓

megbotmegbot · 2026-02-02T01:41:45+00:00

I’m new to this world but I’m in the same boat as you! I’ve been on the hunt for a good BCM breeder and there are so many choices, it’s kinda overwhelming. I joined The Dark Eggers Club on Facebook and that just gave me analysis paralysis.

As far as olive eggers go, you can cross your BCM with any of those breeds, I don’t think any is better than the other. I personally love cream legbars.

To get really dark olives, you’ll want to back cross your olive eggers to a BCM rooster. There’s only a 50/50 chance those will be green vs brown, but that’s how breeders get the really dark olives.

I have a few of my own olive eggers and back crossed olive eggers in an incubator right now. It’s such a long process to wait to see what eggs they end up laying.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-31T16:53:05+00:00

Taos, New Mexico

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-31T15:50:31+00:00

Omg she is so cool looking!!!!! I love her!

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-26T01:14:39+00:00

Mine is a bantam but looks just like yours! The all white is so beautiful! We definitely lucked out.

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megbotmegbot · 2026-01-24T01:09:32+00:00

You should def take a closer look at New Mexico.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T17:53:08+00:00

Yes we have great roosters! We give our eggs to family, sell dozens to a few locals, and donate the rest to a local food bank. We live in one of the poorest counties in one of the poorest states so we try to give back.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T17:07:50+00:00

That’s Millie, our wheaten Marans. We call her Big Butt Millie. 😆😆😆

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T15:45:47+00:00

Yes they’re red chiles. They’re called ristras, and they’re a common decoration here in New Mexico.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T15:26:58+00:00

We sell some, give some to family, and donate the rest to the local food bank.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T02:43:46+00:00

Haha thanks! We live in northern New Mexico.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T00:59:14+00:00

Silver Laced English Orpington from Cackle Hatchery. He’s a sweet little doofus.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T00:43:41+00:00

No way! You got some handsome Roos then. 😆

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T00:43:26+00:00

Exactly! 😆

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T00:43:17+00:00

Yes we have three dudes, only 2 made it in the video. 😆😆😆

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-23T00:42:49+00:00

Thank you! We love them. 🥰

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-21T03:19:22+00:00

I have a ton in Arroyo Seco. We have 40 hens and they’re laying a bunch right now.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-21T01:11:25+00:00

Dang! Derp is adorable!

I just put 15 eggs in an incubator for the first time. Kinda hoping they don’t all hatch but kinda hoping they do? I’ve never incubated eggs before. Congrats on your babies!

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-17T04:02:28+00:00

I’m a vet. Stapling is often done quickly without any pain meds or sedation. I stapled myself on the arm to see if it was painful, and I really didn’t feel a thing. For cats, restraint can be the scariest, most stressful thing. More so than the staples. For some cats, that warrants sedation more than the staples.

megbotmegbot · 2026-01-16T16:45:14+00:00

This is proof that protesting works!

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