Some people have really strict moms. “No you may not stay out until 9:01, 9:00 sharp or you are GROUNDED young lady!” Some people have super over-protective moms. “No Susie, you may not push the button on the elevator without protective gear, you don’t know WHO has pressed that button or WHERE their hands have been.” Some people…
If chickens printed a pin-up calendar these gal’s would probably grace the cover! I present to you “Hot Chicks 2014” they bathe like they mean it!
Ameraucanas have a special place in my heart. Of the first 20-something chicks I bought over 3 years ago there are only 3 left and they are all Ameraucanas. Some folks like to call them ‘Easter-Eggers’ for the blue and green tinted eggs they lay. I have found they are excellent layers and obviously hardy…
Horses love to roll in the dirt. They especially love to roll right after you have spent about 45 minutes giving them a bath and doing their hair. Come to think of it they aren’t much different than Addie, who is almost 6 years old. Only she really prefers mud to plain, old dirt. I…
I don’t really care for fresh cucumbers, I don’t dislike them I just prefer other veggies when given a choice. I do, however, LOVE sweet relish and pickles. So I planted a bunch of Pickling Cucumber seeds. And they came up. And then they died. I should really find another hobby…they looked just like my…
I haven’t thought much about swinging lately. Swinging like in a swing not ……..never mind. Anyway. My grandparents used to have this huge tire swing behind their barn, it was made from a tractor tire and was held in the massive Blackjack Oak by a grass rope that looked like it came off the Titanic.…
My walk was a bit different this past Wednesday June, 25th. I was (don’t laugh!) chicken sitting for a good friend so she could go on vacation with her family. Well, chicken sitting includes ducks, parrots, cockatiels, guinea pigs, 3 small dogs and 1 very large dog. So I took advantage of being someplace new…
I always wanted a silkie in my flock and about 2 years ago my good friend, Amanda, gifted me with two. One Blue, one Black. The Blue was a recent victim of crime but the black is doing well. So I bought a few more colors this year, I’d like you to meet the Partridge Silkie.…
I have vowed to never name another chicken. The last chicken I named was Moses. Moses and the Israelites I called them. There was one Moses and about 30 Israelites. I should have known better, Moses never made it to the Promised Land. However, one of the Israelites (who shall remain unnamed) has become my…
Some people think I am a bona fide nut. I live over an hour from the nearest Starbucks. I have to (gasp) make my own coffee. Every. Single. Day. My Starbucks (and when I say Starbucks I am including ALL coffee shops) visits remain in the single digits per year of life. Sometimes this make me sad. I…
The Wicked Chicken 