Tag Archives: foxes
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
What’s Eating You?
Everythings seems to be disappearing. So far this month, we have lost seven chickens, three rows of beet greens, and four rows of rainbow chard. All just gone. Now, we know that the first three chickens were eaten by foxes, … Continue reading
Girls’ Night Out
We are still in a chick-hatching place at applewood farm these days. Our egg numbers have been down for about a month due to Excessive Broodiness. Six of our hens have gone broody thus far: one hatched two chicks, one hatched … Continue reading
A Happy(ish) Ending
If you happened to read my post from yesterday, The Sacrifical Chicken , then you’ll know that we endured some strife at applewood farm in the form of a midday fox attack. Now, I’ve never before written a follow-up to a post, … Continue reading
The Sacrificial Chicken
I’ve always enjoyed seeing foxes. They are beautiful and wily and move with the swift grace of a dancer. They seem so much like some wonderful cat-dog mashup that I always forget they are really bloodthirsty, chicken-slaughtering fiends. Until they strike. Which they … Continue reading
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