Summer came to a sudden stop here in the Pacific Northwest. The dramatic change in weather has shocked my garden, triggered trees to transform and drop their leaves and apparently has prompted the gals to drop their feather too. So far, only Blackberry (one of our barred rocks) and Bluebell (our blue orpington) have started the annual molt. If I thought our girls looked funny…
This post is exceedingly late. As summer finds itself at a close, we find ourselves busier than ever, scrambling to complete the majority of our outdoor projects before the famous Seattle grey sets in. Our garden sits unattended, my chicken coop needs a thorough scrubbing and my potted plants look sad and tired – spent after dropping their seeds, and signaled by the retiring sunlight,…
I learned something new today – September is national chicken month in the United States. Really! Now, when I first read this I thought – oooh, that’s so cool! A whole month honoring chickens and their contribution to the wellbeing of humans! What a forward thinking, pro homesteading, back to the roots concept! Then I googled it. Oops. My whole happy-chickens-running-through-a-bucolic-pasture image was quickly shattered….
