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Last night Five the baby chick helped me plant the last of my fall garden seeds outdoors. I say outdoors because I have every intention of starting Swiss Chard and Kale seeds indoors every two weeks from now until December so I can reach my goal of growing 2,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables this Read More >>
I’ll admit it, I am a total sucker for baby chicks. So yesterday when I stopped by the Garden Sphere in Tacoma for a few packets of Crosby’s Egyptian Beet seeds for my late fall garden, the words “do you have any baby chicks?” flew out of my mouth before I could close it. I Read More >>
I sent The Girl to the feed store for a 50 pound bag of chicken feed. She came back with the feed alright, but she also came home with a 50 pound bag of chick starter, and a heating lamp. Oh, and 6 baby chicks. What a stinker! She was very upset over the recent Read More >>
Well, unfortunately there were some casualties while we were away. A record number of casualties to be exact. According to the Handsome Husband, White Fatty was killed by Ricky {the evil} Raccoon on the first night we were gone. He didn’t have the heart to tell us while were we away, so he waited until we got back. Read More >>
Peanut the chicken is missing. This is very sad. Peanut is by far my favorite chicken of this years flock. She loves me. Every time I walk out to the coop, once she sees me, she comes running over to the gate, sits down, and waits for me to pick her up. And now she Read More >>
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