Fearful Fowloween Fowl

Fearful Fowloween Fowl

This seems to be the time of year that our chickens and turkeys fear the most. Each year, at the end of October, a new face suddenly appears in the poultry yard. Usually the turkeys and chickens are only too happy to consume any of the summer and winter squash that we...
A Frightful Fowloween!

A Frightful Fowloween!

This frightful Fowl-oween the hens have been helping to investigate some rather suspicious activity on the farm. Last night, just as the sun set, and I was about to make dinner, the power suddenly went out to the entire farm. At the time, the hens were safely tucked...
An Egg-Stravaganza!

An Egg-Stravaganza!

To celebrate the start of spring, last weekend we were invited by Lisa and Robb to attend their 2011 Egg-Stravaganza.  The purpose of the event was to spend a crafty afternoon learning the art of Pysanky. A Pysanka is a traditionally decorated Ukranian Easter egg. ...
Siegfried is Superseded

Siegfried is Superseded

In A Tale of Two Roosters we explained that our roosters, Siegfried and Frodo, couldn’t be more dissimilar in their personalities, even though they were raised together.  We also alluded to the fact that of the two, Siegfried was becoming disturbingly...