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recovery day 7
Skye has been doing a great job at not touching her scar and is healing really well. She is in fact feeling so much better that she is...


recovery day 4
Skye is healing well and is doing a great job at not touching her scar. She is actually feeling so much better that she is starting to do...


recovery day 2
It's been 2 days since the surgery and Skye is doing much better than we expected. She eats and drinks well. Actually she has a big...


pyometra
What a day! We spent it at a veterinarian hospital for an emergency surgery on Skye. Any life threatening operation is stressful enough,...


raccoon attack
A big kerfuffle in the yard woke us up at 5am. I jumped out of bed and ran to the barn. Peter followed with a flashlight. The top half of...


wire crate closing
We've been working on desensitizing Skye to closing the door of the wire crate. Look how far we are! Every evening when we put the...


cannelloni
Thanks to DOGLi, we have been trying different enrichment games with Skye. One of her favorites is the cannelloni! A TP tube stuffed with...


Profiteroles
After mastering the choux pastry with the gougères , I experimented with a sweet version of these decadent puffs and I am happy to...


story & portrait
This week, I had the opportunity of reading Skye's story at a local library. Afterwards the kids got to draw her portrait.


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...
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