Custom Chicken Coops and Chicken Keeping by Judy Morris
From The Wall Street Journal:
First-time chicken owners tend to have lots of questions, so customer-service comes with the business. Among the most common: “Do you need a rooster to get eggs?” says Judy Morris, owner of Coop D’État LLC, a pet-chicken consulting and retail company that she runs out of two farmers’ markets in her hometown of Weston, Conn. (The answer is no.)
Our five year old son Eddie grabs a fresh egg…and says thank you to the hen!
Our white cochin (Coach Jim) recently hitched a ride on the back of our black babydoll sheep!
Nice clip of Dot, our white-crested black polish hen, laying an egg…nice job Dot!
From “The Martha Stewart Show”:
“When Judy Morris, special projects producer for Martha Stewart Living, was first introduced to the idea of keeping chickens, she “just didn’t get it.” But now, chickens provide a wonderful after-school ritual for her children, who love to take the birds along on visits to the neighbors. And most importantly, the chickens remind Judy and her family to think about how all farm animals nourish us, and to not take small things, like an egg, for granted.”
Watch the video of Judy’s appearance on “The Martha Stewart Show”
From WestportNow.com:
“Judy Morris, a chicken keeper and owner of chicken coop producer Coop D’Etat, makes nice to a 1-1/2-year-old Silkie chicken, a new mother to six chicks, at today’s Westport Farmers’ Market.” Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
From CT Bites:
“Chef Nicole and I have been eagerly awaiting the opening of the Westport Farmers Market all Winter, and finally the day had arrived. The weather held up, and under the new leadership of Market Director Lori Cochran, we were delighted to see some exciting new vendors in the mix.”
Check out the video to hear about a new sustainable coffee roaster, buying your milk straight from the cow, (and) backyard chickens.”
Only five more days until the opening of the Weston Farmers’ Market!
“Meet local farmer, Judy Morris — your go-to “chick with chicks†— at the Weston’s Farmers’ Market on opening day, June 12th, at the Weston Historical Society, 104 Weston Road. Sponsored for twenty-two years by the Weston Women’s League, the market is home to area farmers and proprietors who sell locally grown produce, baked goods and more. Shoppers will be treated to a visit with both Morris, an accomplished entrepreneur and author, and her baby chickens at the market’s launch.”
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(Right: Coup D’Etat owner, Judy Morris, enjoys a hug from son, Billy, and one of her prized Cochin chickens. She and her baby chicks will be at the Farmers Market on Saturday, June 12th from 9:00 am – noon on the Weston Historical Society grounds. PHOTO CREDIT: Claire Ingram; claireingram.com)
Our chicks are now about a month old (they grow up so fast!!!), and I’ve been so busy around Oakwood Farm that I haven’t had a chance to post this sweet shot from a few weeks back. Our silkie is a great mother – She rarely left her clutch, even though the other hens kept laying eggs in her box! She sat on them all and every one of them hatched.
Don’t ration food! Give your birds 24/7 access to all the food they can eat (and water they can drink). Unlike dogs and many other pets, chickens self-regulate and only consume the appropriate amount of food and water each day.