Mayhem on the Farm

You could film an episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom at my house.

Lil’ Hussies

The far away chicken is doing something amazing and they are missing out on amazingness.

snow+rain=flood

Like I mentioned in my last post, my delight with the unusual snowfall was wiped out quickly by tons of rain that flooded my property. I ran around this morning taking photos of the same spots that were flooded on the 12th. Scroll through and compare. Wow! That was a lot of water! Now that […]

Bat in the night

I needed to sleep in a bat-free zone.

Chicken Palace

One big change is that my chicken Hussies finally have a decent home.

Snow and snow

This snow is spectacular.

Winter in Rainier

After the heat of Santiago, I arrived home in Rainier, where a thin layer of snow still covered the ground.

Farm Life

I’m wise enough to know there will be a sharp learning curve.

Eggs!

Over the weekend I found a nest. A little background: I have not yet built a proper fence that is high enough to keep my hens penned. They simply lift like multicoloured Harrier jets and launch over the four-foot fence. They roam far and wide, doing their own thing, and get into enough trouble that […]

Whitery

Longtime friends of mine remarked on leaving the greenery down under and arriving at the whitery at home.