chickens and pearls

Every morning I collect eggs from our 8 hens. I've been having an ongoing battle with one who refuses to move from the nest. Every morning she growls at me. I never knew chickens could growl. She says "errk, eerrk, errrrr" and looks at me like this: We have come to an agreement. I give … Continue reading chickens and pearls

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I was wandering through the kitchen the other day and glanced outside to see a skunk wander across the lawn. It was quite near the house, which was fine until my cat noticed it. Uh oh! This does not look good. I stood frozen, trying to decide if it would be better or worse to … Continue reading Close Encounter