BlogHide Resteemsselka (43)in health • 5 years agoWhen will I learn?It's always after I recover from unwellness that it becomes clear to me how sick I was. I've been having more headaches/migraines - I had one overnight that faded this afternoon. Although I…selka (43)in rest • 5 years agoRain dayWhat a day. Buckets of water coming down, starting out with slush on the ground, and wind, blowing the cold rain into your face and coat. All the chickens opted to stay in the greenhouse most of…selka (43)in dailychicken • 5 years agoBack out on the range!The birds are all out of their winter confinement in the greenhouse and free-ranging again (so excited!). Mostly out. They are free to come and go, for the last week or two since the snow has been…selka (43)in homesteading • 5 years agotappity tap tapThe sap is running! Last year we were largely robbed of the sugar season when winter ended a month early ( just kidding! Catastrophic frost in June! ). I completely failed to get taps in the…selka (43)in snowstorm • 6 years agoSidetrackedBusy coupla days, with a big cozy snowstorm today. Not so cozy out in the sleet and slogging through the accumulation, but cozy in the house with the wind blowing on it, and for the birds in the…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoManaging Scaly Leg Mite with Coconut OilI've tried a number of procedures to control scaly leg mite in my flock (bathing with insecticidal soap and vaseline, just vaseline), but as my flock grows, I've tried a new method, and so far so…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoSick chicken visits the houseI've got another sick chicken. She's a sweetie. I've always liked her voice. It's high and peepy. She's old, of unknown vintage, and she seemed to suddenly be dying, flopped out in the coop.…selka (43)in homesteading • 6 years agoGive them an inch, and they'll show up in the front yardGuineas. I let them out for their grass hour (more on that later), and then I'm inside, thinking Boy, they sure sound close . Because they were directly outside the front window, looking in…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoI've got a helper in the coopThere's always one chicken that can't resist the allure of goings-on in the coop. Hey. Whatcha doin'? I live here ya know. Some chickens come in, maybe hoping to leave an egg, and leave…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoFresh hay for the chickensThe greenhouse smells summery and green from the new hay bales we just brought in, and the chickens love them some novelty. They're getting a little bored of their winter confinement to the…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoHouse chicken continuedThis is the sum total of the house chicken 's house habitat: A banana box for sleeping, and a Tupperware box to stand on. She eats from the windowsill (where she spotted the weasel ), and…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoCheeks is the house chickenWe have a little Ameracuana lady in the house. Her name isn't very creative. Ameracaunas have poofy feather cheeks, and Santa beards. Their little cheeks are adorable. Did you say beard …selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoEscape escapadesLittle Nosey , being herself. I'm teasing her with a litter grabber. She's like Why. Why are you pointing a robot arm at me? The guineas had a big adventure, escaping in the morning.…selka (43)in polarvortex • 6 years agoWell, shivering chickadees!It's a little bit cold here. Not Wisconsin/Michigan cold - they're getting temps that normally stay in Northern Canada - but it's nippy here in the warmer bands of the "polar vortex". The scary…selka (43)in birdwatching • 6 years agoParty on the new bird feederI was very surprised. It took hours for the chickadees to discover the new bird feeder. And then, it was only one, who hogged that knowledge and had exclusive access for days . Finally…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoJacket chicken visitIt was a COLD morning, and husband noticed this little hen shivering up on a perch, so he grabbed her ( Get your hands off me! Put me down, brute! ) and stuck her in his coat ( Oh. OH. Ok.…selka (43)in farm • 6 years agoWhen all the snow melts and you're the wrong colourI feel conspicuous. Low profile, low profile I'll just make a run for it The weasel has on his snow white suit and is caught out in the melt. The house chicken was the first to spot him…selka (43)in honeybees • 6 years agoSpring break for the beesIt's just SO weird to put on a bee suit in January. However, it was a warm day, so my bees came out to poop, and I was able to feed them. By warm I mean that in 24 hours the temp shot up from…selka (43)in introduceyourself • 6 years agoMore than just chickensIt's probably time I introduce myself. I've got a lot on the go, and I thought the best way to describe myself was to illustrate it. The idea came to me in a flash, then of course I spent loads of…selka (43)in dailychicken • 6 years agoCheeks and the fried eggCheeks is the current resident house chicken. She has yet to be introduced, and her story is long, but the short version is that she had a life-threatening injury in the fall and has been in the…
