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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 kind [...]

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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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I have been working like . . .

by Kathi D on June 6, 2008

I was saying to BFF Susan the other night, “I’ve been working like . . .” and she said a mouthful.
“Like a farm animal.”
Amen, sister! I have been planting up a storm.

OK, maybe that doesn’t look like a lot of planting to you, but I had to do a lot of planting prep! And I [...]

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And then I have the fleeting thought, “Mmmmmmaybe not so major to them as to me,” but then again, I reject that thought as plain old Stinkin Thinkin. Because I know that there is hardly anything more important than the fact that my brilliant chickens have now put themselves to bed FOUR nights in a [...]

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