We decided over the winter that we were going to expand the chicken flock, likely doubling it in size when spring rolled around. We wanted to increase egg production and add some hens that layed colored eggs along with our current girls who all lay brown and cream eggs. At the time, it was before…
A few weeks ago, in a Saint Bernard group that Mike and I both belong to, another Saint parent shared a photo of their baby wearing leggings on their front legs. It turns out, the leggings were elbow pads, designed to protect them from developing hygromas or making existing ones worse. Well, Mia has had…
We lost one of our chickens today. Mike found her dead, in the chicken run. We don’t know what happened to her, she wasn’t wounded in any way. I tucked them in last night and she was fine, made her happy chickie noises at me. So to have her collapse today is so frustrating and…
It’s hard to believe it, but the pretty little girl who has made herself the center of our world, is two years old today! This crazy dog has taken over our lives and our home, and now she’s a great big adult! Well, at least an older puppy! When we brought her home at 3…
Well, it turns out the forecast wasn’t wrong! We’ve had multiple snow events now this week. The region was blanketed with snow, starting Sunday night, but we didn’t get any at our house. However, first thing Monday morning, the snow started falling and we got a decent amount. The day warmed up though, and it…
Welcome to my new blog! I started writing this with no real idea of who I was writing for, or why, it’s kind of developed a voice as I’ve gone along. I think part of it was about just wanting to get some thoughts on “paper” and out of my head, and part of it…
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