Hibernating
We had yet another in a line of pretty slow weekends. We did, as promised, run out to get Daphne her cupcakes on Friday night. And her father, not one to be outdone, loaded up the rest of …
Wobbles & Molts
So we’re all still a little unsteady after the unpleasant illness events of last weekend. We were on our way to the grocery store today before a bout of nausea nearly caused me to spackle the windshield, and …
Another One
We lost Beverly today. She’d been unwell for a few weeks actually. But she’d occasionally start to look more clear-eyed and peppy, so we held off on putting her down. But when Jen went out to do the …
How to Ice Chicken
I realize there wasn’t a post yesterday, but it ended up being a difficult day all around. It’s become painfully clear that something is very wrong with our chicken flock. Bev was the first one who began showing …
How to Thaw Chicken
As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve gotten our first significant snowfall of the season. And after dinner last night I was watching the local weather report where they were discussing what the “feels like” temperature would be this morning… …
The Chicken Pits
I’m utterly baffled by these new chickens. You’ll note, there to the left of those two girls, is what looks rather like a hole. Here…let me highlight it. These four have apparently spent days digging around back there, …