Some people have minions. I have chickens. (Photos by Sheila Desai) ...
Chickens
Of Politics and Chickens
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Chicken Folks Unite!
It has been a really busy week around here, but I had to share this bit of chicken inspiration that came my way. A friend of mine shared this photo from Fresh Eggs Daily on Facebook, and it led me to Yvette's blog, which is lovely! When I have a little more down time, I am going to spend more time looking around on this site, but I encourage all you fellow chicken folks out there to check it ...
Those Stubborn Mother Chickens
Ms. Frizzle, the bantam hen, had been broody since June. This was almost starting to become comical with her sitting on the other hens eggs all day with feathers all puffed out, emerging huffily with a string of prehistoric exclamations to eat a few bites of scratch every morning before her return trip to the nesting box. She lost enough feathers that she was ...
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Here we have my son's most recent art project. We let the chickens out for some free ranging on the farm, and he was very concerned that in the comings and goings of the farmers, they should be aware of our roaming flock. I think he did quite a lovely job. And, just because I couldn't help myself, here's another sign that I can't take any credit for, but someone passed it along my way and ...
‘Til the Chicken Comes Home
For the past nine months, something has been not quite right. I've become accustomed to waking up every morning with a feeling that something is missing, and my world is somehow not complete. It's as though I'm somehow not quite fulfilling my purpose in the greater scheme of things. Chickens have been missing in my life. I'm a chicken keeper. That's what I do. Even living on the permaculture ...
Sneaky Chickens
A lesson learned: When a cute little bantam chicken comes out to keep you company while you hoe and plant corn and bean rows, do not say to yourself "Awww, isn't that sweet" and allow it to hang around. You might just look out your window later to find the same little chicken scratching up and munching all the corn seeds, thinking all the while you left such delicious hidden treats, while ...
A Foraging Lesson
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Feeling like a Spring chicken" and wondered what that must feel like? Well, watching all our little chicks out in the barnyard has answered that question in my mind. It looks like an awful lot of fun being a Spring chicken. You might remember Silkie, the determined little hen from my earlier post, One Proud Mama Chicken. As things turned out, one egg ...
One Proud Mama Chicken
Our little Silkie Bantam hen, aptly named Silkie, has wanted to be a mama for a while now. Over the past year, she went broody about four times, and never at a really good time of year for chicks. We kept taking her eggs because we needed them to eat, but that didn't stop her a bit. She just sat right down on the other hens eggs with ruffled feathers and surly pecks at any hands that came near to ...
Chicken Crossing
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