Fun, Funky, Cool and Colorful are just a few things I look for when adding to my flock. Of course they also need to produce eggs, be fairly gentle and reasonably intelligent. Enter Cream Brabanters! “Hi Mama!” Aren’t they cute? I love their fruff-ties. That is my word. And when they run, they stick their necks…
Chiggers are a foul, evil, burrowing insect which until recently had been pushed to the back of my mind. I haven’t experienced chiggers in YEARS! I distinctly remember the last time I had chiggers, I was a covey leader at the Bobwhite Brigade Youth Leadership camp near Brownwood, Texas. For some, unknown reason by the…
Have you ever found yourself in a rut? Like a personal rut, not it is October and you are a male deer seeking female companionship kind of rut. Those kind of ruts are okay. No, I am speaking of a rut such as your family has eaten spaghetti for dinner every night for a month,…
There are lots of things that make me happy….raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens! Brown paper packages tied up with strings! But, this makes me joyfully, stupidly, ridiculously happy. This is my sink. Please note, it is empty expect for a scotch brite pad, liquid soap and a…
Hi! Hello there! It is FRIDAY people! Cheer up! My chicken and I wish you an awesome weekend! xoxoxoxoxo ( I know this looks a lot like the photo in my ‘Meet the Flock’ post but is in fact, brand new. Apparently this is Chicken’s favorite new pose…) 😉
Attention everyone! I would like to place an order in advance for next years summer to be exactly like this years summer. We had our third cool front of July this week and another one is on the way to usher in August. This combined with abundant rainfall-perfect summer. My walk July 30th was a…
This is my third round with brown leghorns. I think these birds often get overlooked in favor of their white counterparts or Rhode Island Reds. I, however, prefer them to either of these breeds. They are quick, fairly docile and, when mature, feature adorable floppy combs! I have 3 right now, hopefully within a month…
In spite of the forecast predicting a killer heat wave Wednesday July 23rd, the early morning hours were quite pleasant. I took a different route this week and headed east instead of west as I left my driveway. I saw TWO humans who both spoke to me which means I had to speak back. I…
Texas is a big state. The biggest of the lower 48 to be exact. So when one makes the decision to visit Texas they must also decide which part of Texas to focus their visit on. Do you want to see wild turkeys, deer, windmills, blue bonnets and white roads? Head towards the middle. Canyons,…
I don’t listen to a lot of ‘new’ country music but the popular Jason Aldean song popped into my head when I spied this pill bug, just chillin’ on our dirt road. Which was freshly graded and smooth for about 6 hours. Then someone drove on it. Then it rained. But for a few precious hours the road…
The Wicked Chicken 