Tag: chickens
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Grumpy WaiWai
No piglets yet. And probably none coming. That is how I am thinking at the moment. I am waiting on one more breeder to get back to me. We may have missed our window again. But – ah well. The Chicks Still doing well! Here is a still from their video going out on TkG…
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Baby Birds in the Mail!
All the tiny birds arrived. And all the tiny birds are gorgeous. After two full days of travel they arrived us great condition. The ducks are, of course, perfect! There are five. Very shy. Two downy yellow and three brown and black. I have no idea what their feathers will be like which is kind…
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Works, Works, Works.
Mowed. Trimmed. Strimmed. Cut hedges. And generally fought to tame the enormous green growth that follows spring in Central Illinois. (I could not even park my car – the hedge was so overgrown). My arms are up in arms (I am allergic to grass). There must be a particularly nasty grass out there. Itchy welt…
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Cat Ladder
The ladder of cat joy. The old, long, once-red ladder rises from the ground up to the little window into the hay loft. A walk up into where I store the straw. A cosy spot. We call it the Peacock Palace. From this window I can throw down straw for the pigs. The ladder (and…
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When there are no eggs three days running
No eggs – anywhere. And I was collecting six eggs a day until three days ago. They laid right through the deep freeze. So I know the chickens are laying somewhere. You know what this means right. The little buggers are laying elsewhere, probably UNDER the boxes and at this time of year and with…
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