When The Flock Turned On One Of Its Own
This story involves a couple of different threads that neatly came together in one emergency involving Mercedes, my 5½ yearContinue Reading
Category: Stories From The Flock
Modern Family (With Chickens)
So what is family? That mythical unit of parents and kids full of love and support and a lifetime ofContinue Reading
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A Chicken Keeper’s Grief & Loss
I’ve written about grief before and undoubtedly will again because, sadly, the life of a chicken keeper is to experienceContinue Reading
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Drinking With Chickens: Bitchin’ Chickens Style
I would imagine that most chicken keepers have some kind of ‘happy hour’ with their birds, be it with aContinue Reading
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House Chickens: Poultry Palace
I’ve never had a house chicken. Occasionally I’ve brought a sick or injured bird inside while they were recuperating, butContinue Reading
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The Poultry Princess: The Feed Bag Assassin
This is the third installment from my guest contributor, Heide Royer, AKA The Puerto Rican Poultry Princess. I hope youContinue Reading
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Hey Dogs: Chickens Are Friends Not Food (Or Toys)
Having birds and dogs is a bit like the chicken and the egg – which came first? Regardless, unless you’veContinue Reading
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The Poultry Princess: Broody Mayhen
Here’s the second installment from The Poultry Princess. In case you missed the first one: no, this isn’t the penContinue Reading
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The Poultry Princess: The Walking Egg
From my recollections of scanning the personal ads it seemed everyone was endowed with beauty genes and a sense ofContinue Reading
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The Case Of The Missing Hen
A funny thing happened today. Well, more like decidedly unfunny: one of my hens has disappeared. I don’t meet missingContinue Reading
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