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Do chickens like attention?
Do chickens like attention or would they rather be left alone? This is an interesting question I was asked during one of my recent...
DOGLi socks
My friends are about to launch a new app with dog games, activities, and enrichment. It's called DOGLi ; check it out! They gave us a...
preening
Preening is the grooming behavior in chickens. Chickens smooth their feathers by running them through their beaks so they perform better...
relaxing in wire crate
Skye has made tremendous progress with the wire crate. Look at her relaxing and staying in it after Peter asked her to go in! The fact...
team Skye
Lidia and Rina have become Skye's good friends. They have been part of Skye's life since day one. And they are now officially part of...
assistant
My loyal and hard working assistant :)
Easter Cooking Class
We had a cooking class where we made enticing plant-based hors d'oeuvres to impress your friends and family this Easter (and any other...
dog sitting milestone
Yesterday was a great day! Not only did we had an amazing time eating and playing with wonderful friends, but we got to do it for the...
play time
Sometimes Skye is very eager to play. She would come inside, interrupt whatever we are doing by offering lots of play bows, nosing our...
encapsulating pills
Chickens don't really like to be pilled, but they dislike it even more when the pill leaves a bad taste. Unfortunately many medicines...
chicken bed time routine
Skye loves the chicken bed time routine! You can see how eager she is to go in her crate and touch my hand when asked. All that to get a...
Sweetie and frostbite
Chickens Just Want to Be Warm By Melanie Moonstone. Melanie is the founder of Rooster Redemption, a non-profit 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary...
Not a Nugget
We are honored to be featured in Not a Nugget, a short film made in summer 2022 by our friend Mark Middleton. It is about a chicken named...
Avian Influenza
Updated on January 2, 2024. Since the end of October, HPAI is back in northern California with cases in Merced, Fresno, Sonoma, San...
dinner sitting
Skye let Tanya, our pet sitter, prepare her dinner and put Sophie the turkey to bed tonight while we were away!!! It's the biggest gift...
Lasagna Bolognese
This vegan take on the traditional Italian dish tastes as though it's been perfected over generations. Ingredients (serve 8): * 1 lb...
hawk attack
3pm. We are on a zoom call with Abbie. I hear Sophie the turkey barking. I glance outside and see her all puffed up. Peter goes in the...
invisible cage
I took this picture of Skye without noticing the shadow of the chickens' fence on her face. I was going to delete it but the composition...
tree work
Yesterday, we had a crew of arborists working in our backyard. We've been postponing this tree work for a few years as we didn't know how...
Holiday Cooking Class
We gave a cooking class hosted by Los Gatos library in collaboration with the Plant-Based Advocates . We created a savory plant-based...
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