Tag Archives: Belgian Mille Fleur d’Uccle

A truly fine feathered friend.

Posted on September 29, 2018 by polloplayer

The day before we left town, Pippa popped up to visit with me as I was wiping down a roost bar. She knew she could count on extra treats from me when it was just the two of us in … Continue reading →

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Not exactly a spring chicken.

Posted on June 30, 2018 by polloplayer

I’ll be honest. Every morning I go out to open up the coop and half hold my breath wondering if she’ll still be there. She looks a little weary around the eyes these days and she’s slower to come down … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Mother’s Day.

Posted on May 13, 2017 by polloplayer

Bella and I are thinking about Mother’s Day. “It’s the most important thing you will ever do in your life”, I whisper to her. She growls at me and then shrieks as I pull her off her nest. Bella, my … Continue reading →

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Squawks.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by polloplayer

We all think we know what the term “broody” means. It rhymes with moody and is often used interchangeably with that word, or we use it to describe someone who is ruminating over melancholy thoughts. Webster’s defines it as “given … Continue reading →

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Game of Throne.

Posted on March 25, 2012 by polloplayer

The hens were making such a racket yesterday that I rushed out to the coop to see what disaster might have befallen them. Fortunately, it was only a mini-disaster: as in greed = gridlock. It all started with Coco and Lucy. Coco … Continue reading →

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Chickens Not-So-Little

Posted on August 9, 2011 by polloplayer

News flash from the coop: Hope is OVER IT – motherhood is apparently not all it’s cracked up to be once they become teenagers. (Oh, reeeaaaalllyyy? What a surprise!) She makes a beeline out of the coop in the morning … Continue reading →

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Love is in the air.

Posted on February 12, 2010 by polloplayer

Stopped by the feed store this afternoon, where a solitary employee stood at the doorway, leaning on a broom, squinting upwards at the sky. I turned to see what he was looking at and saw a couple of red-tailed hawks in … Continue reading →

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Temptation.

Posted on January 2, 2010 by polloplayer

It generally comes in the form of chocolate, but for Dodger and for me, temptation is shaped like a chicken. The Dodge took a half-hearted run at Autumn and Hope this morning while they were free-ranging in what we call the “Big … Continue reading →

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