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Tag Archives: chicks
hop on pop: a guest post from ron
There is a well-known children’s book featuring the Berenstain Bear family where the little bears run around the house hopping on things–most notably… Pop! That popped (pun intended) into my head when our little lamb Crescent decided it was fun … Continue reading
a post from Ron
Late summer and fall have been nearly impossible at work. And then This. Week. I’m happy to share a lovely post from Ron. *** It is late fall at White Pine Farm, and the woods have lost most of their … Continue reading
new chick(s)
Despite the chick-astrophe in mid-June, we decided to see if Caroline would raise another clutch of chickies this summer. We debated for several weeks whether or not to raise chicks again. Ever. Ron decided that he would fix up Caroline’s … Continue reading
the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
I had thought the first blog post after my trip was going to be a happy one. Half Moon remembers me and he’s been a super sweetie. But that story is for another time. Unfortunately, today is probably the worst … Continue reading
cute overload
Alas, Pippi didn’t make it. Last time I wrote was Tuesday, May 3rd. She died that night or early Wednesday morning. Poor Pippi. The farm definitely reminds us of the over-used phrase, “the cycle of life.” However, it is true. … Continue reading
new things
Spring moves so quickly and brings so many new things daily, even hourly. Yesterday Ms. Fox made a brief appearance in the morning. I didn’t see her until she was in the middle of the lower meadow. Not sure how … Continue reading
adventures with annie & co.
Oy. Well, that was a bit of an adventure. We decided to let the three chicks out into the orchard today–and put them in the coop at night. In other words, day #1 of their lives with the entire flock. … Continue reading
here’s lookin’ at you (chickie)
As usual, slow on the photo front, but without further ado, here are two photos of the new-ish chicks, now 9 weeks and 1 day old. In these photos, they are 8 weeks and 2 days old. Here are the … Continue reading
introducing…, II
She has a name. Emma. We spent a little time hanging out with the chickies last night. Annie and White Tail are set. But the third one… After brainstorming some more names–Peepy? because she’s very peepy…–Ron said, “what about Emma?” … Continue reading
introducing…
… three new chicks! We picked them up Sunday afternoon and I didn’t take any photos until after work tonight. Tells you what kind of week I’m having… All three are Golden Comets. It’s not a heritage breed, but a … Continue reading
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