Turtles Galore!

My kids were set on entering our County Fair’s turtle race this year. It was a fun adventure. The idea… Read more Turtles Galore!

Chicken Adoption is Broody Hen Option

The chicken adoption experiment is in full swing and proving successful, so far. My family and I started backyard chicken… Read more Chicken Adoption is Broody Hen Option

Our chicken, Nix, is broody. She plucked out her bottom feathers and won’t eat or drink unless I collect her… Read more What do you do with a broody hen?

It’s been a while since I wrote about my feathery babies. I swore I wouldn’t become a crazy chicken lady… Read more Chicken Life

My eldest is 15 today. It’s been a wild ride and I’m not an overly sentimental type. Instead of doing… Read more A decade-and-a-half of motherhood

We finally got a real snow! Ask and ye shall receive! We finally got enough snow for a winter wonderland!!… Read more Snow chicken (or duck?)

Winter is here, and the holidays are coming to a close (ready for New Year’s). December always whirls through so… Read more Yes, the chickens got their fill