A Nickel Bet
FM and I have a very civilized way of agreeing to disagree. When we cannot meet eye-to-eye on a topic, we propose a nickel bet. A nickel is the highest monetary stake either of us is willing to take,...
View ArticleAnother Sad Day
One year ago, we delved into the world of backyard chickens. We took on a clutch of 6 chicks and have watched them as they learned to peck, run, roost and lay. All of them have stolen our hearts and...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Beat ‘Em….
As reported in The Torture Chamber post, putting Tweedle Dum in isolation for a few days succeeded in getting her back into the routine of laying eggs and flocking with the others. But, one month...
View ArticleThe Incubator Death Trap
OR “Why I will never hatch chicks in a classroom again” The science curriculum includes a large life sciences component so it is a fun idea to bring some kind of animal into the classroom to give...
View ArticleA Rose Among Thorns
After waiting and watching for three months, we have discovered that little, blonde Sunnyside is the only hen from our latest clutch of six eggs. Five of those eggs hatched, four of them are dark grey...
View ArticleSearching For Neo
Who Will Be The Chosen One? In my books, four roosters is four too many. But that is what we ended up with after Tweedle Mum recently hatched five chicks. After losing sweet Peeps to a dog mauling last...
View ArticleChicken Mathematics
6 +7 -2 +1 -1 -2 = 9 chickens. This math question contains 5 chicken stories. Quite a lot has happened here in the Queendom since losing Chip in August. Too much for a lazy blogger. Upon losing Chip,...
View ArticleThe Up-And-Comers
Sprout is a full-on broody hen. No sooner had she begun to lay at five months when she decided to become a mum. Of course, there is nothing more lovely than a hen raising her own chicks so we...
View ArticleOff To Greener Pastures
In a small, backyard flock, there is only room for one rooster. We learned this lesson before with Pingu and Skana. As the old adage proclaims, there can only be one cock on the block. If there are not...
View ArticleFlipper:1 Hawk:0
When you catch the ear-piercing screech of a mama hen and the panicked flaps of her chicks, you stop whatever it is you are doing and go into rescue mode. With our free-ranging flock, we have witnessed...
View ArticleHappily Ever After
Last summer, Zorro brought us two adorable chicks, Flipper and Pilot. Perhaps you even recall an earlier post featuring Flipper and ‘her’ near-miss with a hawk. It turns out that both of these young...
View ArticlePolar Opposites
Meet Maddie, our nasty hen. You haven’t heard about her or even seen her since she is not personable at all and has never been featured in my stories. She rarely leaves the coop, choosing instead to...
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