Sometimes life is a graceful narrative moving to the beat of a favorite song. Sometimes, however, life moves to a staccato rhythm straight from a middle school garage band. Right now, I've got a thirteen year-old drummer banging a wild beat in my head. Adult onset ADD? Too much coffee? Who knows. In my defense, it's been a crazy, crazy week... We drove down to Durango to help … [Read more...]
Roosters Fail, Hens Are Happy
November 11, 2014 by
More rooster escapades in the barnyard! Napoleon and Big Man are beyond hilarious at this point. The winner? Well, it's neither of those crazy boys. It's the ladies. The ladies are DEFINITELY the winners :-) Here's what happens. Napoleon starts looking sideways at one of the ladies. He starts doing his, "Look at me! Look at ME!" dance and shouting out a throaty call. The lady, … [Read more...]
The Leaves Are Here! The Leaves Are Here!
November 4, 2014 by
We had one of those perfect fall days last week. Not too warm, but the glorious sunshine made everything glow. I pulled up the last of the tomato plants—a freeze earlier in the week did them in. Then I putzed around and made a list of the things I haven't done to finish winterizing the sheds, coops and barnyard. It was a long list, but doable. I think fall is the animals' favorite time of … [Read more...]
When A Man Loves A Woman
October 29, 2014 by
SO much going on in the barnyard right now. I wish I had the time to photograph and write about all of it! Here's a sampling of the past couple of days... To begin, there was ice in the water bowls the chickens couldn't peck through at feeding time yesterday. For better or worse, I guess that means winter is sneaking up on us. On a happier note, we've got NEW EGGS! One of the three olive … [Read more...]
Death. I’m Still Learning.
October 21, 2014 by
I'm just gonna launch into this one.... My oldest hens are three and a half years old. Those ten sweet little chicks who arrived in the mail in May of 2011 started me on this entire journey. Making the decision to get those original chickens changed my life. I am happier because of them. I smile more. I have become more curious. I seek answers to questions - albeit weird, specific … [Read more...]
Curious Cows
October 17, 2014 by
Not all of the visitors to the barnyard are unwelcome, like the red-tailed hawk. Yesterday when I finished the morning feeding/cleaning routine I discovered the back fence was lined with curious cows. It didn't take long before all the goats were back there. You might have noticed a certain someone in the crowd... There is something about a cow. Don't know why. … [Read more...]
Unwelcome Visitor
October 9, 2014 by
I heard a ruckus out in the barnyard recently. At exactly the same time Keela started barking like crazy in the house. We went out to see what the fuss was all about. The goats and Doink were munching on grass and acted like nothing was happening. But Middle Man, (one of the new babies who turned into a very vocal rooster) was running back and forth between the sheds like, well, a chicken … [Read more...]
Renegade Chickens
October 2, 2014 by
I always sigh when I see a photo somewhere on the Internet of a picture-perfect chicken coop inhabited by well-behaved chickens. Those chickens are usually right in front of the coop, pecking gently in the beautiful green grass. Then there's a photo of the inside of the coop - and it looks cleaner than the inside of my house. The color-coordinated flowers overflowing the window boxes on the … [Read more...]
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