Tag: Chickens


  • They Grow Up So Quickly

    Our chicks are getting bigger and braver every day – they are so cute and interesting to watch. Young chicken politics are almost as fascinating as ours, with pecking order being established, allies being made, and young roosters eying each other with a bit of suspicion. Our seven oldest chickens (who could start laying eggs any time…

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  • Weak-end.

    Weak-end.

    Wow – what a weekend! We accomplished quite a bit around the homestead, and have the aches and scrapes to prove it! It was exhausting, and we definitely worked our butts off, but it’s satisfying, all the same. There is still much to be done in preparation for the growing season, and we will be…

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  • Surgery, Pavlov, and Wild Turkeys

    Surgery, Pavlov, and Wild Turkeys

    My post title just made me think of Rum, Sodomy and The Lash. But I digress. I’m having outpatient surgery tomorrow morning, and so the past couple of days have been spent preparing for that, while keeping up with my usual chores, so my presence here has been sparse! I forgot to mention earlier that…

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