Tag: hens
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How to Train your Hens to sleep in the Hen House
Chickens are creatures of habit. And they like their own beds. Which makes it easy to train hens to roost in the same building each night. In the early summer I round up all the winter runaways and shut them into the chook house. And I add all the new chickens . From the time…
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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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If my Words are Not Read, did I Write them At All?
Lucky for me I have you reading these words. My title refers to the other stories we all write. Or think of writing. Many people journal – in fact it is quite the thing in some circles. We used to call it a diary and I have many but I will admit to you here…
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Sexist Farming
No. Not sexier farming. Lordy – get your mind out of the gutter! Sexist farming. The hens and the roosters have been separated! All the boys have been left outside. And all the girls are in the hen house. I do not want those huge roosters in with my hens for the winter. When they…
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The Waiting Room
When it is almost time for the cows to be milked I open the waiting room and they stroll in and eat hay while waiting for me to get ready. They are usually an hour or so in there so I sure that they have attended to their bathroom business before coming into my clean milking…
The Kitchen's Garden 