Some of you who know me on Facebook or follow my page may already know that our beagle Kobi passed away on Thursday early morning. I had written about his illness and the unfortunate blood test results which let us know that his organs were failing and there was nothing to be done. In just over a week his health failed, we really couldn’t believe how quickly it happened. We … [Read more...]
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Life with Guinea Hens – Story 7
Are Guinea Fowl Smart Birds, or Not? (& Other Farm News) Follow Me If you talk to people who have guinea hens in their flock, a good majority of those people are going to tell you that guinea fowl are not very smart birds (I’m putting it more diplomatically than most do!). I’ve said it myself, as I’ve watched one run along the inside perimeter of the run frantically … [Read more...]
Farm Life – Taking Care of Each Other
I recently wrote about how Luke and the Dadz were taking care of me while I’ve been busy getting my business going, and how Dadz and I were taking care of our injured hen, Martha. First, I want to thank everyone who sent good wishes for Martha, she is recovered and back with the flock! We feel she may never be back to completely normal – her eyes seem droopy and she can still … [Read more...]
Life with a Rooster on the Farm
As promised, here is an update on Charlie the Rooster! In case you missed it, Charlie was a surprise to us; we weren’t planning on having a rooster. It sometimes happens that when you order sexed chicks, all female, a rooster slips by them. We decided to go with the flow and see what happens, even though we’ve heard of way too many roosters that are mean or don’t get along with … [Read more...]
Life with Guinea Hens – Story 5
We first decided to add guinea hens to our flock last summer, and I wrote about some of the reasons we did so in our Post “First Line of Defense – Guinea Fowl”. One reason I didn’t list was unexpected for us, and it has turned out to be the most important one – they are very entertaining! While they can be a lot of work – they are messy when raising them in the brooder, … [Read more...]
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