Tag Archives: chickens
The Puddle Pond
Five or six years ago, Dave spent an awful lot of time digging out The Puddle. We don’t have any natural water sources on our land, but the water table is relatively high. Every time we got any measurable amount … Continue reading
Snowshoeing is for the Birds
We got 28″ of snow yesterday. In the past nine days, we’ve enjoyed 43 hours of NOT having our power out. Of course, it’s snowing again today and Dave is gone for 12 hours and the birds need to be … Continue reading
Like Water Off a Duck’s Back
Recently, a friend approached me about taking in her ducks and chickens. She was getting ready to move and her new digs wouldn’t allow for poultry. I mentioned that we had plenty of space for birds since our flock had … Continue reading
Hand-Hatchlings
A couple of our hens went broody a little over a month back. Because chicken eggs take three weeks to hatch, it isn’t uncommon for additional eggs to be added to the original clutch along the way. The sitting mama will … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Brunch
After about 25 years in restaurants, I can safely say that Mother’s Day brunch is the worst possible shift the industry has to offer. It is stressful for a number of reasons, but mainly because EVERYONE thinks that THEIR mother … Continue reading
Crying Fowl
Since the moment we started farming, we have cheerfully and gratefully taken in rescues and castaways of all descriptions. We started with a flock of Rhode Island Reds we found on Craigslist. Driving almost an hour to collect them, we … Continue reading
Spring has Sprung
When we were kids, our dad would always mark the arrival of spring with one of his typically silly sayings. It went like this: “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is!” While it is … Continue reading
Pig Wires
The piglets have been escaping every day. It is not uncommon to pull into the driveway after work only to be greeted by the usual menagerie of chickens, only NOW that coterie is intermingled with the random piglet, or two. Or eight. … Continue reading
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