Chickens

92 articles

Defective

We purchased a defective incubator and I am so heartbroken about it. Two days ago I shared my excitement around the two incubation processes happening on the farm and how the conversations around these processes with Ember have evolved. Two nights ago our incubator started losing temp rapidly. We googled what could be happening and reread the manual and finally…
February 15, 2017

Don’t Count Your Chickens…

We all know the old saying, right? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. And so, we've got 43 eggs cooking in our brand new incubator (as of last night) and are super curious to see how many actually hatch :-) Twenty days and counting! Also, if they all hatch (or even if most of them hatch) and you're local…
February 6, 2017

Shown, Unshown – January 2017

Shown I do believe Mama is officially pregnant!  How do I know without a blood test or an ultrasound? She's asking for love and letting me pet her again, with a passion :-)  She is usually very aloof, but we learned last year that this changes dramatically when she's pregnant. So, YAY! (Pretty sure Lucy & Ethel are pregnant, too,…
January 30, 2017

Sun Spot

Poor thing looks just miserable, doesn't she? xoxo, M P.S. Happy #FluffyButtFriday!
November 11, 2016

Shown, Unshown – September-into-October

I've been missing this space and, being so full of so many stories to tell, unsure of how to make a re-entry. And so here we are, more than half-way through October and I'm barely editing many of September's captures. I'll chalk it up to the busy-ness of work and Studio Tour prep, farm life and family life. All good,…
October 19, 2016

There’s always one…

...who stands out from the rest, isn't there? One whose feathers are different than all of her sisters... One who grabs your heart (even when you've promised yourself to not let that happen again this year like it has in the past)! Two years ago it was Lavender Lily, this year its Cinnamon Girl. Isn't she just lovely?! xoxo, M P.S.…
September 27, 2016