Tag Archives: chickens
Closing Chapters: Mid-Month Meanderings
Yesterday I let the chickens out to free range for the first time in a bit. I left to take the kiddo to swim lessons and returned to find them all still hanging out in the coop. They perched happily … Continue reading
December Mid-Month Meanderings III
I have so much to say, so much going through my mind, and no logical plan on getting any of it out. I have things to say about guns. But nothing that hasn’t been said far more eloquently than I … Continue reading
October Mid-Month Meanderings III
I don’t know about you, but I always welcome the end of summer garden chores and food preservation. Saying farewell to the general busyness of keeping up with it all feels like a relief. Sure, I’m sad to say goodbye … Continue reading
On Writing: a Daughter, a Chicken, and an Egg.
Recently I took a class at The Pantry on Food Writing with Sara Dickerman. I am not a food writer and I don’t write directly about food per se. But I enjoy writing and write about things related to food so I thought … Continue reading
The Great Chicken Molt of 2012
It doesn’t seem that long ago the girls were undergoing their first molt, but it was actually the end of last October– 11 months ago. It makes sense though- chickens typically molt yearly starting late summer or early fall. They … Continue reading