We had a little bit of rain one day, which we celebrated greatly, although it didn't make much of a difference to our parched ground. While the cool, soft rain fell The Little Fulla and I sat at the table on the deck cutting a plastic container into a scoop. I'd been saving some plastic…
Here's what the hens have been up to. Paris has got chicks again. She went broody at just the right time to end up with some of the eggs from the incubator for the short lockdown stint. She has five little fluffballs, who all seem to be doing well. Four are her own and one…
Rainy Things We have had a bout of glorious rain. Well, before the part where it got stinkin' hot again. It had been weeks since we'd had more than a humid, light spit, so we are rejoicing. We hadn't had proper rain since Christmas. It's always hard to believe that we could be praying for…
We are sad to report the loss of one of Rory's chicks. When we went to the coop the other morning I noticed that one of the chicks was off to the side and, while it was standing, it was not looking the greatest. "Oh no!" I thought, but I didn't say anything. As I…
