This afternoon, while free-ranging, one of our buff orpingtons was attacked by a hawk. She had ventured down to the tree line, away from others. The hawk saw its chance and grabbed her. But, as is often the case in these attacks, the hawk lost its grip and came away with a talon full of […]
Lately I’ve noticed that Laverne the barn cat is less enthused about being picked up and snuggled. She doesn’t purr when I scoop her up and sometimes she actively avoids me and runs away. A few days ago I think I discovered why. She’s having an affair with the goats. As I was doing chores […]
The girls are in their prime laying stage now. They give us anywhere from 19 to 28 eggs every day. They should continue this rate more or less until next fall when they will likely go through the annual molt. Egg laying drops off during molt because the energy used to ripen yolks and make […]
As I write this, I have the space heater going under my desk and a cuppa chai trying to warm my hands. The current temp outside is -10° or -15°, I can’t remember which. In the chicken coop however, it’s a toasty +40°! We have the heater on, the water pails are heated and the […]
