She’s Growing!

As spring rings in its sweetness our sweet little Rachel is finally starting to grow a bit faster.  The sunshine is helping I am sure, here she is waving her ear at me….. “I’m waiting on my bottle Mama, I’m not weaned yet you know!” “I like my friends Mama, why don’t you give them…

I have a Pecker

I have a pecker.  At least one that I know of, anyone who keeps chickens has had a pecker too.  It is so maddening.  My advice to people with peckers is simple.  Identify the guilty party and remove them from the flock before they teach their bad habits to others.  My advice is easier to…

Mud is Healthy

I get a kick out of people who are afraid to let their kids get dirty.  Now, I’m not saying you should let them lick the grocery cart handle, but a little honest mud (you know, dirt and water), never hurt anybody.  Yes, one in a million catch some weird, awful, unheard of mud disease…

Jail Break!

So it has been raining for something like 5 days.  And I am growing mold on my person.  The horses are safely tucked inside the barn and the calves found a gate left slightly ajar Sunday afternoon.  They made a run for it. First they all ran right…. Then they all ran left….. Then they…

He Finally Came Down…….

Over a year and a half ago my flock was hit with repeated raccoon attacks resulting in multiple homicides.  The crime scenes continued to grow in frequency and brutality until I was reduced to less than half the flock I once enjoyed.  Then one night I awoke with a funny feeling in my chest, I…

Wicked Walk 2/18/2015

So most walks I have all day and I’m in fabulous humor.  Then there are day’s like February 18th.  I was not only in a somewhat ill mood, I had to be gone from the house by 9:00 in the morning, on my day off.  Which should make anyone ill in my opinion. Anyway, here…

I Am Rooster

There are roosters and there are roosters.  Roosters are a lot like men.  Some are tall and some are short.  Some are loud, others quiet.  Many are bold, others meek.  Some are colorful, some dull.  Some protective, some just plain…chicken.  Roosters can be adorable or aggressive.  Some are fluffy, others are missing a few feathers. …

Rachel gets Friends

Rachel will turn one month old next week and finally got some friends in her own species group.  Mind you these are not permanent friends, they’ll go back to their own home in a few months, but she doesn’t seem to mind. One friend even looks a bit like her, only our Rachel is WAY…

Rachel~Week Two

Rachel has rapidly gone from small, somewhat defenseless, calf to charging, milk-crazed manic.  I had the pleasure of caring for her almost exclusively this week.  My legs are bruised, my arms are sore and I ate dirt for breakfast Wednesday morning when, apparently, her bottle was insufficient.  I guess by running to and butting me…