The Chickiest Stories from Around the Coop
Minutes Linger in London
Leading up to this trip, I knew this day was going to suck, but honestly, I didn’t realize it was going to suck this bad.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Oh, won’t you be my neighbor? I mean we have crazy chicken stories but we’re not that crazy…
Guess What? Chicken Butt.
Guess what? Caring for chickens sucks major butt during winter in Michigan. Find out some of my top reasons why in my latest pots.
Meet Frederick Robert Finklehoff – aka Fred!
Find out all about Fred and his reign as top rooster in my latest blog post.
What a Week!
It’s been quite a week for the coop troop, not only did the flock experience the beginning of what seems to be a very long heat wave, but they were also granted “free-range” access to our yard. All things considered, especially the large golden-doodle who found it her new life mission to keep the flock…
Mother Hen
Most mother hens have 2 legs, but our little mother hen comes with 4. Our 14-year-old yorkie-poo, Sophie, has been obsessed with chickens since our original foray and all these years later her interest has not diminished. Now I should point out that Sophie is our household octogenarian (in dog years of course), even though…
Not So Picture Perfect
To get this site up, I knew I needed some pictures of the chickens and to do so it was time for an impromptu photo shoot that I had low expectations going into. As a mom of 3, my spirit over capturing the “perfect picture” had flushed down the toilet a long time ago, probably…
A Little About Myself…
My life with chickens all started about 11 years ago, when I successfully convinced my new husband (who was raised on a farm) that I fully understood chickens were not pets, just livestock and that I absolutely WOULD NOT CRY when they ultimately would die.
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