birds
I’ve gotta crow
Our rooster is just now coming into his own at almost 8 months. He’s big and bulky, and testing out his fertilization techniques and his crowing capabilities. Finally! We’ve been waiting and waiting for him to let loose. Since he is technically just an adolescent or cockarel, he may have been … Continue reading
The Gospel According to Chicken (yeah, it’s a lil preachy)
This morning I woke up to the smell of stewing chicken. It drifted through the house, all the way back to the bedroom, and permeated my dreams until I woke thinking “what is that smell”? Honestly, it didn’t smell that good so early in the morning. I thought someone farted. Since … Continue reading
9…10…a big fat hen
Today we traded 2 female goats for 10 chickens: 4 live layers, 6 frozen. The 4 new laying hens are a bit older than our current chickens and have already laid 3 brown eggs: 1 is your typical small grade egg, the other 2 are like mini egg-size, but edible. They’ll … Continue reading
My pet rock
John and I are always trying to find that simple “thing” that is easy to make and market, and everyone wants. Hopefully, it would be more useful than a pet rock, but it follows those same rules that made everyone buy a rock in a box…you know you had one. I did!
While preparing … Continue reading
The Birds
In the winter when everything is gray and brown and dreary, the birds come. Bright red cardinals, yellow wrens, blue jays and orange orioles. They cover the ground eating nuts and bugs. If you toss a pecan in their direction disturbing their peace, it’s like the ground takes flight. Even Jett … Continue reading