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Category: critters
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All of our recent visitors were very interested in seeing the chickens. Of course, Grace was more than happy to show them off. The chickens seem to really like her, and they often approach her when she walks outside. They also willingly (at least sometimes) let her pick them up, and they are still…
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The chickens — all six of them — are alive and well and seemingly happy. They spend most of the day wandering around the yard, pecking at the ground and eating bugs. And following each other around, sometimes flapping their wings and running to keep up with the flock. They give themselves dirt baths and stop…
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Growing up, I spent hours on French Creek catching crayfish and minnows and hauling them around in buckets to show my parents before I dumped them back into the water. Naturally, it is important for me to teach Gracie about this fun pastime. She's a bit young to catch crayfish herself (they're fast, and…
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One of the reasons we moved to Maine is that it is the perfect setting to cultivate a love of nature in our children. From the moose to the osprey, to the ubiquitous white-tailed deer, there is a plethora of amazing wildlife to view – sometimes just outside our own front door. Did you…
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Yesterday, Grace was riding her bike down the driveway when I spotted a garter snake slithering across. I pointed out the snake to Grace, and of course, she jumped off her bike and proceeded to follow the snake into the woods. And of course, she caught the snake, and held it nicely with two hands,…
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Introducing the Chicken Fortress, the Coop deVille, or whatever you choose to call it (we are still undecided). As you can see, it is off to the side of the yard, next to the garden, so it gets sun but is out of the way. It does indeed seem to be predator proof, as we have…
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Yesterday, Grace and I decided to let the chicks out of their pen to free-range in the yard for the first time. I had been afraid to do this, thinking they might accidentally wander into the woods or scatter around the yard, and it would too hard to corral them again. But they kept standing…
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Now what have I been up to?? Working on the darn coop, of course, along with my darling husband. Because the chickens simply must move out to their new quarters soon. After all, they've been living in our house for almost eight weeks now. Don't get me wrong, I love our chicks – they're very……
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Yesterday was Maggie's birthday, and she celebrated by getting groomed. Okay, this may not have been the celebration she would have chosen for herself, but how do dogs celebrate, anyway?? She turned eight years old (that's fifty-six in people years!), but she still bounds around like a puppy, and she looks like one, too –…
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On Friday the weather was warm and sunny, so Grace and I let the chicks out to play in the half of the garden that hasn't been planted yet, but is fenced in. It was very fun – and hilarious – to watch the chicks get to act like real chickens, pecking and scratching and…
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