The Chicken Mama

The Coyote Patrol

I was outside around 11am doing some work when I heard Keela’s alert bark and saw her as a blur headed towards the back fence. There was a coyote, not 20 feet away. It was a little east of our …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard, Keela

All Alpacas, All The Time

Well, I just can’t get enough of the new ladies. Here’s some scenes from the past week.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Stretch that neck, Brandy!

Brandy is trying to blend in and be one of the gang. Stretch that neck, girl!

Tia (the white one) is definitely the …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard, Doink and The Goats

Well, as usual, it’s been just plain nuts around here. Yesterday I was looking out the kitchen sink window and scarfing down a perfect peach (there is nothing better than a Colorado Palisade peach—sorry Georgia!) when I saw a hawk …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard

Best. Mushrooms. Ever.

Greetings from there’s-not-enough-hours-in-the-day land. I’ve been trying to insulate the shed this week. I want to use all recycled materials, which takes a lot more time. My daily trips to ReSource to see if they’ve got anything new are enjoyable …

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Filed Under: Mostly Human, Recipes I Love

Crisis Is Over, Pig Is Better

First off, an apology. I have been crazy busy, and if you don’t follow my Facebook page you wouldn’t know Mr. Doinkers is ok. How rude of me.

Doink got sick on Wednesday, just two days before a long-planned mini …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard, Doink and The Goats

Doink Is Sick :-(

The day started out great. I finished replacing the fence in the back of the barnyard, because Escape Artist Sammy The Goat got out twice in three days. I think there’s a goat rule that once a perimeter is breached, …

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Filed Under: Doink and The Goats