Tag: chicks
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Stonkered by the Heat.
Like a sail in a changing wind we have yawed from unusually cold to extreme heat. And the animals – all except the PopPops – are floored by it. Including me. I failed to keep hydrated. On average a person needs only a litre of water a day – or a cup per hour –…
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On Stand By for Chicks
I am on stand by for the chick delivery. The chicks and baby turkeys (poults) and ducklings were despatched yesterday. They come by mail. Nine times out of ten they are just fine. But I always worry. The highs are still in the late eighties which is seriously pleasant weather. The chicks should be neither…
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Town and Country
This should be my last morning waking up in my MIL’s house in town. Tonight I will be back in my own bed until something changes. And we all know that things change – slow or fast – they still change. And we only get this one life so I am more than happy to…
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Sustainable Sunday Podcast
I wish I was a more organized content developer but I simply am not. My Sustainable Sunday Podcast is a prime example. I will think on it and cogitate and ruminate for days before the time to write strikes me. I am almost pig headed about not beginning until I am ready. Then I will…
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Naturally Hatched Chicks
And I thought I was the only one with chicks in the Late Summer. But chickens have other ideas. This mama hen was wandering about the big pig’s weedy garden. Her newly hatched chicks scratching about in their (the pigs) dinner spot. It did not feel safe. But there you are. As I write this…
The Kitchen's Garden 