In assessing how to round out our flock additions this year, we talked a lot about egg colors and which colors might be fun to add to the cartons going to a few of our friends and colleagues on a regular basis. When we first started keeping chickens, we wanted nothing to to with the standard (store bought) white eggs we…
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If we were having coffee, I’d greet you warmly with a big hug (if you are, indeed, a Hugger) and thank you for joining me! It’s been a while since we’ve had the opportunity to catch up and I’ve missed you! The weeks have simply flown by, and while I’d like to think things are going to slow down, I’m…
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Tired and overwhelmed (though feeling accomplished, for sure) at the end of a very long (self imposed) work day, I did something I don’t often do: I turned off the computer and the TV… I did the farm chores and put the animals to bed… I put down my phone and found a big fat log… and I just sat. I…
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Despite our walks around the perimeter of the property… and our verbal warnings… Despite welcoming her back warmly when she returned on her own (positive reinforcement)… and locking her in her kennel when we had to go searching for her (negative consequences)… Despite her gentle way with our chickens… and the great strides she has made in learning to be calm…
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Our nine year old husky mix, Mika, has been struggling with her health for years now, but we hit a really bad spell last week and were quite worried that we were finally looking at “the beginning of the end”. Keeping in mind her challenges (ongoing bad arthritis in her back legs and hips in addition to her very upset…
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It’s officially that time of year again! One of my very favorite activities each February is picking out the year’s flock additions. So, yesterday, after a long, exhausting day at work, we thought eight chirping, fluffy butted babies would be the perfect answer. They were! We are still looking to round out our additions this year with some white layers,…
