August 26, 2015 Australian Labradoodle Happenings Australian labradoodles enjoy socializing with humans as well as with other dogs. We have regular play dates with labradoodles that live in our community.
“Daisy” is a fluffy Buff Orpington. A big, beautiful blond. Sweet, tame, the first to greet us, the first to be on our laps…
Outside Camera The Panasonic BL-C140A network cameras that we installed have built-in web software, and other nice features. They have a proprietary Power…
February 17, 2014 Cambria’s Water Shortage No Small Deal We. in Cambria, a little village on the ocean between S.F. and L.A. are experiencing a severe drought. Our water district board, the Cambria…
July 11, 2013 Two New Hens! I’m happy to announce that we have two new five-month-old pullets (young hens) that joined our tiny flock of two. Sweetpea and Daisy (last…
May 9, 2013 We’ve had Guests Last week we had a house full of guests. Our youngest son Milo, was married on our deck overlooking the ocean on a…
December 20, 2012 Silver-laced Wyandotte Passes Away Poppy, our pretty silver-laced Wyandotte died today. I’m not terribly distraught because she died of what I believe is old age. I found…
October 4, 2012 Dog attacked hen. What I learned When I encounter a mishap, I try to learn from it. Most of you who read this blog know that our dear Sweetpea, a…
July 31, 2012 Caring for Old Hens I’ve neglected my hen blog the last few months. The three remaining hens from my original flock of six are getting older now and…
April 27, 2012 Tulip the Ameraucana Has Passed Away Tulip, the Ameraucana, also called an Easter Egger because she lays green eggs, has been sick for six months now and passed away yesterday…
February 29, 2012 Ameraucana (Easter Egger) Laying Shell-less Eggs Have you noticed that Tulip, the Ameraucana (Easter Egger), has not been laying? We tally the number of eggs laid on the white board…
October 26, 2011 No Roosters Needed I’d love to have a rooster. I’m an early riser so the crowing wouldn’t bother me. But then again, there are my neighbors to…
September 19, 2011 Growing a Giant Pumpkin? Maybe! Pumpkins are not supposed to do well in cool weather. But mine are going crazy this year. One of them is a variety that…
July 23, 2011 A Pocket Gopher Inside the Chicken Run Our chicken run has been invaded by a gopher! It has somehow found its way under 12 inches of hardware wire that we buried…
June 21, 2011 And Now There Are Four…….. I’ve been engaged in what they call “flock management”. Flock management is one of the responsibilities of having a flock of chickens. It sometimes…