happy mom
Lucie is back home! As soon as we brought her crate in the yard, she started greeting Sophie, and Sophie excitedly chirped back. It was...
bad mom
4am. I can’t sleep anymore. I am a worried mom. One of my babies is in the hospital, and she may never come back home. It started about 3...
walle and her bodyguards
So Walle thinks she is a turkey. After asserting herself to the turkeys at dinner time, she is now hanging out with them. They are...
some days are better than others
and today wasn’t a good one. It’s started with a trip to the vet to say goodbye to Sage. It’s the 3rd chicken we are losing in less that...
walle takes on the turkeys
Walle is standing with both her feet in the turkeys’ dinner. She flaps her wings and chases them away. Sophie and Lucie run toward me...
how many is too many?
I just tucked my 13 hens and 2 turkeys into their respective coops (4 to be precise!). How did I end up with so many birds in my...
how I almost killed my turkey
Saturday - Friends come over to meet our new turkeys. They bring healthy greens (kale, chards, collards, fennel...) as welcome gifts, and...
dinner time
4pm: Time to feed the turkeys. I prepare 2 separate bowls of food. Sophie needs special meds in hers. I walked to the turkey yard with...
tarra
Tarra had 10 lives. One more than cats! She first got rescued from a battery cage farm. She survived a hawk attack. And then fought...
fennel
Fennel was born in a commercial hatchery. She never met her mom. Her brothers were killed couple days after hatching. And her beak was...
fostering
Yesterday my 3 foster chickens went to their forever home. I should be happy for them. They went to a nice family. But I am feeling quite...
chickens everywhere
Chickens have taken over my life! Since meeting Charlie in May (read her story here), I have created two pet chicken care classes....
clorofil
That's it! I am creating a non-profit! Its name is Clorofil. It focuses on pet chickens. Its goal is to educate people about chicken care...