Moving (the chickens) Out
And the parakeets cheer! The trio of 6-week-old chicks move out to the big flock #FreedomFromIntruders #WhenTheChickenGetsOnTheUpperLevel #TheParakeetsHaveHadEnough [...]
Tiny Specialized Chicken Coop
May 4, 2020 Tiny Specialized Chicken Coop In preparation for our move and new gardening regime (Louis is moving to raised garden beds), we made our specialized chicken coop tractor. I know, that sounds funny, but our goals were lightweight, easy to move, sturdy, storm proof, and hopefully predator proof. [...]
Easter Cuteness
April 30, 2019 Easter Cuteness Easter Sunday was so much fun for us this year! Not only did our little Thea officially turn two months old on Easter, but neither Louis nor I was working, neither of us was tired, and we had the whole weekend to ourselves! Baby Thea [...]
The Bossy Hen
Chickens can be very entertaining! [...]
Red n Rex Company
June 28, 2018 Red n Rex Company So I just discovered the name of our chicken flock: Red n Rex Company This is Red (Rhode Island Red Rooster) This is Rex (Plymouth Barred Rock Rooster) And this is Company (all the other hens, but all the colorful ones like our [...]
Understanding and Choosing Forgiveness
April 23, 2018 Understanding and Choosing Forgiveness Sometimes things make us irritated. Loss, waste, and destruction of life are hot spots for me. We have livestock. Honestly, I can shrug off an owl or hawk picking off a young chicken. I can understand the predators are getting food and my [...]
A Storm and Chicken Story
A sneak peek at Long Tail and the Big Storm [...]
Capturing Places
June 24, 2017 Captured Places Have you ever walked through a place you loved so much you drew scale drawings of it and built models? I love architecture. I plan each building and area – in most of my stories, even down to the plants and what color flowers are [...]
Eggs of Giants
June 13, 2017 Eggs of Giants One cool thing about keeping a flock of chickens (aside from the 5am alarms) is that they pop eggs out! Before we had chickens, I thought all eggs were white and exactly the same size and shape. With the first time our Buff Orpington [...]
Rise of a Rooster
May 20, 2017 The Adventures of Long Tail (Rise of the Rooster) Fun Fact: The “Adventures of Long Tail” stories started with a dream my little brother had! We had just moved to a house where the neighbor had dozens of peacocks and peahens (boys are cocks, girls are [...]