Snow Day
Running the Fence-line… Today was the perfect day to do what all dogs must do, if they can, and that is play in the snow! There are 6 dogs that run on this… Read More
Reblogged from Green: What an interesting concept – a quick Google search reveals no history, no overall winner, no origins. In fact the only thing a Google search shows is a long list… Read More
Reblogged from Laughing at Everyday Life: A couple of chickens walk into a public library, find the librarian and say… “Buk Buk BUK” The librarian decides that the chickens want three books, and promptly gives… Read More
We Made It! According to a reputable source (which also happens to be my favorite doomsday website – not telling, of course - do I want to lose all credibility?), the 21st of December,… Read More
WOW! Several days ago, I received a lovely notice from Suellen Carey-Clarke, the writer of meanderingmatriarch – a wonderful blog, by the way – letting me know that she had nominated me for the… Read More
Sweeter Heater I recently purchased this product from Infratherm, Inc and I would like to post my review of the product. **This blogger knows the arguments regarding heating a chicken coop and this… Read More
There have been several blogworthy moments that could have been documented this week, like the time Helen of Troy Boy sat on my lap for a few minutes without my holding on to… Read More
Reblogged from Soul Seeds: “As the nineteenth century drew to a close,” writes Bill Bryson in A Short History of Nearly Everything, “scientists could reflect with satisfaction that they had pinned down most… Read More
Before…. A couple of days ago, I had planned to highlight the white dog on my blog, but something tragic happened and I’ve actually been in mourning because of a recent loss (really.)… Read More
Encroachment… I only have 5 chickens, of which two are roosters (they were supposed to be hens.) My poultry have 250 sq ft. of indoor chicken-centric hanging out space, they have a warm,… Read More
Birds Are Like Dogs And Kids… OK. So I’m not exactly feeding the masses – I’m just feeding a few birds that have decided, for some odd reason, not to leave for warmer… Read More
Reblogged from The Green Star: Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for the next ten years In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such… Read More
Reblogged from The End Of All Crossroads: by Anthony Gucciardi November 25th, 2012 | Updated 11/25/2012 at 2:12 am The lead researcher behind the monumental study that linked Monsanto’s GMOs and best-selling herbicide… Read More
Reblogged from becomingfullyhuman: For the most part we buffer ourselves from direct experience with a conceptual layer that creates both a sense of identity and a degree of predictability and control. But this… Read More
Cleanliness is Next to…Part 2 In a previous post, so titled, I discussed why I did not permit the dogs to wander into the chicken side of the fence. It was less about… Read More
Reblogged from GeoEngineering Exposed: This is a poignant video with disturbing outtakes from Geoengineer David Keith and former USDA employee Rosalind Peterson that summarizes our current planetary emergency. Keith admits geoengineering schemes are… Read More
Reblogged from The Ethical Warrior: Something remarkable happened on the way to one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. The discovery, once made, simply disappeared from view. There wasn’t even a… Read More
Before Becoming Serious and Responsible Pred-A-Gards… Every so often, animal keepers hear the disturbing sounds of alarm from their pets. In the case of my dogs, the alarm is a sharp, persistent, low… Read More
Before Bed… In the evening around 4ish – give or take – now that Midwest November sunsets occur earlier day by day, the flock slowly heads back (more often coaxed) to the hen… Read More
It’s Under Control… Not but a short while ago, the chickens – on one side of the fence – had their personal acreage (and quite a bit of it) and the dogs, on… Read More
“By popular request… that’s not true. Although actually it is the most requested thing on this site. But also the only requested thing on this site. In all honesty I’m writing this for… Read More
Chippy!! After all, he certainly deserves to stay, don’t you think? I have never encountered such an amazing and persistent mouse. Of course, I will continue to use Fresh Cab Rodent Repellent because… Read More
UPDATE 2: Chippy (no other mice) caught again tonight in the room with several Fresh Cab sachets…and this… sachet with … er … evidence. aaaaaarrrrrhhhgggggg!!!!!!!!! UPDATE 1: Plan B seemed promising enough until… Read More
Reblogged from Trinity Holistic Living:
This evening, my white dog killed one of two possums that have been hanging around near the chicken area and the farmhouse itself – I’d say, for the past week or so. I… Read More
Chip Chunkear… In a previous post, I provided a drawing of a wild mouse I caught 6 or so times, up to that post (clearly, in the drawing, I forgot to add his… Read More
Reblogged from becomingfullyhuman: Much of the human experience has been exploring helplessness in its various forms. We experience needing work to have the resources to live, and feel the powerlessness in the belief… Read More
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NaturalNews – Mike Adams – Gary Null Releases ‘GMO Ticking Time Bomb’ Mini-Documentary: Watch It Here Before It Gets Censored – 5 October 2012.
…”We are going to be gifted with a health care plan that we are forced to purchase, and fined if we don’t,” Bellar continues, “signed by a president who smokes, with funding administered… Read More
High Security… In an earlier blog (in Meet The Girls), I shared the hair raising tale of how my ruthless, bloodthirsty dogs broke into the fenced chicken area and committed an act of … Read More
We should all be seriously concerned with the results of this recent study: Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize. GMO corn is ubiquitous in the American… Read More
Helen of Troy is a Boy… She needs a new name. There is no more confusion. There is no question.
Check Out These Cold-Hardy Hens…. This morning, the temps were a cool 45 F degrees with a bit of a refreshing breeze. Nothing uncomfortable in the least, as the sky was and continues… Read More
The Egg Team… Sissy laid her first egg today!! Now the 3 hen-looking hens are producing nice, pinkish light brown eggs!! The other two? Hmmm, Helen of Troy is probably…Helen the Boy.… Read More
Yes. Something is was under construction and that something is the outbuilding section that holds the chicken coop. I decided to take nearly 1/2 of the building space and create a hen sanctuary… Read More
Pepita is laying her first egg as I blog this…pictures of the egg to come!! Maybe I can get a pic of her in the nest, but I really don’t want to disturb… Read More
Digging For Worms… I think the expectation that I dig up the dirt daily for worm snacks began the day that I actually did it. Several days ago, I was observing how ineffective… Read More
One Corner Of The Property After bitching for weeks and weeks about the persistent heat (yes, anything above 82 F with dew-points above 62 is just too damn hot for me, the birds,… Read More