RIP Kazoo

RIP Kazoo

Jul 24, 2020 | birds & poultry

On average chickens live 5-10 years, with 5-7 being average. So in that Kazoo was average in that he lived about 6 years. We’d tried a couple of times to start a flock of chickens, but being new to chicken keeping and unfamiliar with just how determined...
RIP Kazoo

Chickens from next door

Mar 6, 2020 | birds & poultry

I peered across the front pasture as I always do in the mornings, shouting a hearty “Good morning, ladies and Thunder!” to the horses. Toward the fence dividing the upper from the lower pasture I saw big birds pecking along the ground. Crows? I wondered...
RIP Kazoo

Goodbye One Eyed Jack

Feb 28, 2020 | birds & poultry

A couple of months ago I adopted a large number of chickens from someone I knew how couldn’t keep them. Among them was a large black rooster with one eye who they had named One Eyed Jack. He passed away this week. Roosters, having descended from T-Rex, are not...
The Chicken That Killed A Laptop

The Chicken That Killed A Laptop

Feb 14, 2020 | birds & poultry

In the grand scheme of things, it’s a “very Mary” thing to have happened. I had purchased a small T-stand on ebay. Cheap — too cheap really. And when it came, the base was maybe 3×5″ which the perch maybe 4″ wide. I think...
Itty Bitty Chicken Eggs

Itty Bitty Chicken Eggs

Jan 4, 2020 | birds & poultry

I knew it was going to happen soon. I’d been hearing “egg song” coming from the mini chickens in the front bedroom and they were getting old enough. Well, doing my chores this morning making sure they had food and water, sure enough, I found two tiny...