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Breaking a Broody Bird

Yup. It has happened. We have a chicken that wants to be a mom in a really bad way. How do I know this? My first clue was when I noticed that she was in a nesting box while all the other chickens were roaming around. Yes, there were multiple eggs (from multiple chickens) under […]

New Chicken Run

I made an executive decision a week ago Friday. We skipped math and history so we could get chores done. Michael had to be out of town for the weekend working and we didn’t want him to have too many chores to do when he returned home. First on the list was moving all the […]

Flying Chickens

As you know, we have been letting our chickens enjoy the weeds and bugs in our garden area. We put them out mid-morning and take them back in at dusk. If they are there. The first time it happened was while Michael and the boys were camping. I had put the chickens out in the […]

Love is in the Air

I’ve been noticing our Rooster pecking at the hens lately. I guess he is showing his loving feelings by pecking the ladies. He has pecked me. Not because he has any loving feelings for me (like Calvin does) but probably to keep me away from his harem. It hurts. I’m glad I’m not a hen. […]

Animals, Antics and Analogies

I find it enjoyable to notice things on our farm. As the seasons change so does the landscape, birds and wildlife. During summer the the barn swallows reigned supreme. A doe and her spotted fawns could be seen in the lower acreage in the early morning hours. The bull frogs lulled us to sleep each […]