February 4, 2012 chickens Meat March Yesterday was so beautiful and the weather so mild that I let the meats out to see The Whole Wide World.... ...they were a little timid at f...
January 25, 2012 chickens It's like riding a bicycle.... Tuesday was a hard day on the farm. Tuesday was a great day on the farm. Tuesday was a hard day on the farm.....Sometimes this life is like ...
January 17, 2012 chickens In Praise of Salmon Faverolles This first time I saw some Salmon Faverolle chicks I knew I had to have them. My beautiful Jane. They were adorable little puffballs and it ...
January 15, 2012 chickens Miss Ginny's Chicken This morning it was 0* when I took the dogs out. So today my plan is to do exactly what the temperature was.. nothing. So I thought I'd ...
January 10, 2012 chickens Mean Roo Stew I make a mean roo stew.... ...and by that I mean that I make a dang good stew. And I make it out of mean roos. Mean Roo Stew. At least that...
January 6, 2012 chickens Winter eggs No lights, I put them all to bed at dusk, and no special layer mix.... and look! An arm full of eggs! The ladies are still workin' even ...
December 3, 2011 chickens farm life geese Comings and goings Actually its mostly "goings." We've had a few losses - some of the old guard. Penny is the beautiful grey Toulouse shown here...
November 28, 2011 chickens Um..... Does it look like these meat chickens doubled in size from just last week ? Wow these house meats are growing like weeds! We really need to ...
November 22, 2011 chickens goats Good thing we've got chickens All I'm sayin' about the SuperFail is... good thing we've got chickens. Jerks. The not-so-super-duper-committee, not the chicke...
October 27, 2011 chickens Here we go again..... meat chix for fall! You'd think we'd learn.... or maybe we have learned... Meat chix are in the house! We were thrilled when the post called us on Tues...
October 13, 2011 chickens Chicks and leaves These dark and rainy fall mornings are a drag. Its hard to get going when its so dreary out. But these little guys love to run right out the...
October 7, 2011 chickens Crazy Ugly Momma Remember Inky and how she finally had a late season hatch? Well, look at her now.... ...she's one crazy, ugly momma for sure! Poor Inky...
September 26, 2011 chickens Chickens: The Bumblefoot Surgery Since my post on chicken fat failed to provide the much anticipated shrieking and horror I was expecting, I figure you are all farm enough ...
September 22, 2011 chickens Holy Chicken Fat! All from one big meat! Wow what a day we had yesterday! I'm intentionally posting at night. I have some hard core farmy stuff to talk about - and at the stroke...
September 15, 2011 chickens Dunking a Hot Hen or Breaking a Broody Biddie Thanks to everyone who asked about all this "dunking a hen" that I mentioned yesterday . Here's the short version of the goin...
September 14, 2011 chickens Hey Baby! It goes without saying that I can't count. Which is why I'm glad for my innate laziness. Last week I was supposed to take up Inky...
September 13, 2011 chickens dogs farm life garden notes Fall sunflowers and harvest moon Don't you just love this time of year? We are really enjoying the cooler mornings..... and the lighting is spectacular..... The weather ...
September 8, 2011 chickens farm life Again with the rain and goodbye to an old friend I don't know about you but I've had enough of TS Lee... Decidedly unsunny flowers Even the sunflowers can't help but sulk the dr...
August 18, 2011 chickens ducks farm life Hey Mr. H - Here's your chick! As requested... here's your chick, Mr. H! She's a beauty for sure..... I'm holding her funny but check out her coloring... ...an...
August 10, 2011 chickens farm notes Mornin'! What a beautiful morning! What a wonderful sunrise! The air conditioning is finally off, the windows are open, and wow the sun is shining! G...