My heart is wounded. SOMEONE–one of my beloved chickens–VICIOUSLY attacked Beatrice, one of my Barred Rock “babies”. A bit graphic here, but it looked like a raid on a covered wagon train. They took her scalp. Here they are…..a few days before the attack. Left to right: Samuel, Pierre, Agatha, and the fated Beatrice. Cuties!…
Dough has had her chicks for a little over 4 weeks, now! Go here for the beginning of the story! It’s been so fun to watch them grow! I said I’d give you updates on them, so here goes! We had them in our little brooder house for the first month, and Dough was getting…
Every few years, come chick time, we need to replenish our flock–just because that’s how chicken’s work at our house. They either get old and don’t lay any more, or they slowly die, one by one, by various means, and we just find ourselves needing more! There are basically three ways to get them: Three…
Eggs here on the high plains were $6-something at Walmart last night, (February 2025) and I have heard of even MORE outrageous prices in other stores! I am SO glad we have chickens…healthy chickens! It IS a good day to have a good Hen! Good Hen Income? My husband read about someone near a city…
Meet Breeze, our sweet, goofy, 1/2 Golden Retriever, 1/2 Golden Lab. She THINKS she is the equivalent of “Hank“–you know…. “Head of Ranch Security”, and we just let her think so. She loves to carry her stuffed animals around in her mouth. When someone pulls up, she frantically runs and looks for her latest one…
