Animals
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"Puss"
February 1, 2011 -
Run Chicken Run!
January 15, 2011 -
No eggs for YOU!
November 9, 2010 -
Krabby Cow Patties
October 10, 2010 -
I’m Off to Gather the Eggs!
September 22, 2010
As an adult, I have never loved cats…I have always considered myself to be a “dog person“….and even that is subject to the particular dog. We own a Great Pyrenees who is invaluable to us as a farm dog. Pete protects our livestock and keeps predators at a respectable distance.
We have approximately thirteen hundred mature breeding chickens on our farm so, we get to see a lot of chicken action around here…scratching, laying, crowing, dust bathing and well um, you know...but, my favorite of these activities is...running...chickens don’t run very well...You can’t help but laugh when you watch a chicken run...it’s a hoot!...I...
I strolled out to the Marans house this morning. Molting season has arrived at the farm. My weary dark egg layers are the first to relinquish their daily duties. Upon entering their house, the girls gave me the "No eggs for YOU!" look (chickens are masters at dirty looks when they are annoyed). I just smiled and talked to them. I told them they were sweet and beautiful...
STAMPEDE!!!...Well really, they are just standing there...the entire herd...in my yard...plopping Cow Patties on my Knock-Out roses...munching on my Crepe Myrtles...staring...chewing their cud... more Cow Patties...sigh...lovely...don’t get me wrong...I love cows…I have always loved cows...I even let a newborn bull calf live for two weeks in my kitchen, a couple of...
I love gathering eggs. How couldn‘t I? It’s like mini-Christmas! Chickens are happiest in the morning...so, they talk to you and act silly and run and chase things...which is always fun to watch...Enjoy your chickens today...Be kind to them and offer them a treat in exchange for the eggs and joy they bring. ...