The Chicken Mama

Pig Problem Solved

You did this just for me? Thanks, lady!

What a week.

First, I’d like to thank everyone for your kind comments and support regarding the taking of Ethel. I will write more about that soon, but yesterday, as I picked …

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Filed Under: Doink and The Goats

Heartache in the Barnyard

It is with heavy heart, such a heavy heart, that I must share with you that Ethel was killed by a raccoon in the barnyard in the early hours of the morning today.

She was a beauty with a joie

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Filed Under: Chickens

I’ve Got A Pig Problem

Oh, what a day! I am into my second gin and tonic and it may not be my last.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have a paranoid pig on my hands. Doink, for some unknown reason, …

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Filed Under: Doink and The Goats

More Fun For Goats!

The classic goat pose.

Oh, lordy what a wild ride it has been this past couple of weeks. A sick chicken. A dog with a bad cut on her paw. A strangely paranoid pig. Renewed interest in some sewing projects. …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard

I took my first spring stroll around the barnyard this weekend to identify the most obvious projects to put on the unending (in a good way) list of repairs and improvements. Actually, I TRIED to sit down and simply look …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard

Let Spring Begin!

Doink and I had a little chat today. However, when I first arrived in the barnyard he was napping.

At least Brandy was ready to say hello.

He woke up and said, “Hey Lady, now that it’s daylight savings …

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Whispering Sweet Nothings

I consider myself an optimist. There’s simply no reason, IMHO, to dwell on the negative. So today I tried to focus on my accomplishment of installing two new light fixtures in the garage successfully. Old, non-functioning fixtures removed and in …

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Filed Under: Doink and The Goats