Four things…

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ONE. Our Nike dog came to us via a chance encounter with Camp Companion and our unexpected, totally spontaneous adoption. His breed was unknown.  We have since nailed his breed down to a Norwich Terrier.  He fits all the descriptions from personality to looks. Tonight  this advertisement was in our local paper: Norwich Terrier Pup: … Read More

Nesting

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I try to let the chickens out to roam the yard as often as I can.  The past few days I’ve let them out every day.  Except today — it was raining.  And the Coopers Hawk was hanging around. Usually by the time I let them out of the pen they have all already laid … Read More

Not a typical Saturday

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When I went out to collect eggs Saturday morning and let the chickens out for the day … I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of white chairs set up in our neighbor’s yard, along with some flowers and tulle draped from trees. A wedding was clearly on tap for the day It was fun … Read More

Favorite Leftovers

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Spaghetti. They love it. They like any table scraps I give them, but the spaghetti really gets the best response. Since the chickens absolutely LOVE worms, I bet the noodles look like albino worms to the hens. Just a little something I thought you’d like to know.

Chickens and Eggs

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It is an insanely cold right now in the frozen tundra we call home. Seriously … it is NEGATIVE seven degrees and it FEELS like NEGATIVE Twenty-nine!  Someone please remind me why we chose to live here.  I could be in Austin, TX where it is 37 degrees right now, and tomorrow it will be … Read More

Two dozen today

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One of my favorite gifts to give .. is useful simple home grown and tasty I hope you are more ready than I am!

Fresh chicken and what I’ve done today.

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Bet I know what you are thinking…after you read the today’s title, and as you see this picture of a processed chicken. The above hen was free range and did come from a local farm — but she ain’t one of mine. Today I made homemade chicken and noodles.  This very statement will make my 3 children … Read More

Eggs

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As  our nest empties this week with the kids heading back to college — I feel compelled to mention the nesting — or lack of it in the chicken coop lately. The heat of the last couple weeks has taken a toll on our hens — which has resulted in vast barren-ness among the biddies. Today I … Read More

Chick update

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“Chick”  . . . as in Poultry. Rosie — the oldest hen in our pen (rhyme intended) has been a part of my flock from the beginning.  I’ve always been partial to her — she has a sweet disposition and is the most tame of all the hens.  When we brought Rosie home she was a … Read More