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 >>
As The Coop Turns – Help! My Chicken is Missing
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 >>
Raising Backyard Chickens – Buff the Wayward Chicken Update
Do you remember me telling you 10 days ago about my neighbor Girly Girl, giving back Buff the annoying wayward chticken? Well, after a tough week of Black Fatty chasing her around and pecking at her every 10 minutes, Buff has finally been accepted back into the flock. When she first came back, no one wanted Read More >>
Raising Backyard Chickens: How to Get Rid of Nuisance Chickens # 572
Yesterday, while I was at the dentist getting some work done on my crappy British teeth, I received a text message from my neighbor Girly Girl. Girly Girl- Okay you seriously need to take Buff back. I’m ready to kill it. Mavis- Why? Girly Girl- It’s awful. It won’t shut up! It sounds like a Read More >>
Raising Backyard Chickens – A New Chicken Yard For The Hens
Monkey Boy and The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird were rather busy this past weekend. First on the summer project list was to build a new chicken yard for our backyard flock. Ricky the Raccoon had made 3 appearances over the previous 2 days and so we knew he was casing the joint for Read More >>