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Bjorn and Maggie

The chicken, Bjorn, and the human hair ponchos

by Kathi D on September 22, 2008

This post was first published on March 17 of this year, just days before I made the leap from a person obsessed with chickens to a genuine chicken rancher. (Followed by an obligatory puppy photo.) So, the chicken coop. I had to bury a chicken last week, and that got me started on my chicken [...]

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Shadow and Rio and Bjorn and the great escape

by Kathi D on September 17, 2008

It has been a while since we visited my neighbor Bjorn (Not His Real Name) and there is really no excuse for it. Well, there is sort of an excuse for it. He has failed to do anything interesting for several weeks now. Until this week.  Things always seem to happen when Bjorn’s wife Maggie [...]

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Roosters Redux All Over Again

by Kathi D on August 13, 2008

When we left the rooster story, Mel and Del The Auxiliary Roosters had come home to roost, as chickens always will. That’s not just a saying. Rick and I were amused and relieved at finding the boys trying to break into our coop. We were glad they hadn’t been eaten by coyotes, and it was [...]

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They bring me garbage

by Kathi D on June 20, 2008

Whooo is it hot. Only a few short weeks ago I was complaining about how cold it was for May, but even then I knew that soon I would be able to gripe about the heat. My thermometers in full shade reached 104 again yesterday. It was so hot that the turkeys were self-basting. (Insert [...]

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That last straggler through the automatic chicken door was Gertie, who has proclaimed herself Favorite Chicken. They all swirl around when I step into the coop, but while the others run after scattered treats, Gert hangs out until I pick her up for a neck scritch. I don’t know whether she is slow, sweet, or [...]

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