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Poor Pablo and Picasso. They are counting down their days together until Pablo’s first crow. Once the first crow happens, he’ll be shipped off never to see his woman Picasso again. It’s tragic, but this is suburbia, and no roosters are allowed. {Silver Laced Wyandotte} I think Pablo knows too. He likes it when The Read More >>
Houston, we have a problem. According to Elizabeth and Destini’s comments on last weeks Backyard Chickens post, Pablo is a boy. This is VERY bad news, as there is absolutely no way on earth Pablo can stay in our backyard. None. Not only would my neighbors freak out, so would the Handsome Husband. In fact, I wasn’t even going Read More >>
For the past 2 weeks the baby chicks have been living out of a box. First it was 1 banana box, and now they are currently residing in 2 giant spinach boxes The Girl connected and taped together from Costco. Lately they’ve been chillin’ on the top flap, and every time we pull into the 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 >>
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