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June in October.

Posted on October 28, 2017 by polloplayer

You may not want to think about this as you peer into a bucket of extra crispy KFC, but every chicken has a personality. I’m not saying I’ve met a hen who’s up there with Mahatma Gandhi, but there have been … Continue reading →

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It may be summer, but here’s an Autumn update

Posted on June 28, 2011 by polloplayer

Miss Autumn’s day so far: early morning poke-about in the Chicken Kingdom, attended by humans bearing liberal handouts of scratch, a nap on the hallway Oriental carpet, brief altercation with sister Hope, who interprets any move in her direction as … Continue reading →

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Terrible. Horrible. No good, very bad weekend…keeping our fingers crossed.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by polloplayer

I know you’re getting used to more frequent blog posts, so I will try not to disappoint. Just don’t get spoiled, okay? After all, there’s only so much one can say about chickens and the randomness of life, which is … Continue reading →

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Chicken Drama: a Broody, Wind Eggs, and Baby Chicks on the Way!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by polloplayer

Bear with me and re-wind just one more time to early May. We were in NYC, and  just about to leave our apartment for a long-awaited lunch at Balthazar when the phone call came: “Hope’s not moving”. Our hearts sunk, … Continue reading →

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Mean Girls.

Posted on May 20, 2010 by polloplayer

I know, it’s not the weekend yet, but Chicken Events occur in their own time. Yesterday we had an altercation, conflagration, confrontation: sisterly love went all sibling rivalry. I heard the racket and went to investigate. Autumn was sitting pretty in the “preferred” … Continue reading →

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Brooding.

Posted on January 20, 2010 by polloplayer

What do chickens do in the rain? Mostly, they whine and carry on, stewing (hmm, interesting choice of verb…) in their pen for the past four soggy days. Autumn, however, distinguishes herself from the flock yet again. I’ve had my … Continue reading →

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Gridlock in the coop, and Autumn goes AWOL

Posted on December 11, 2009 by polloplayer

We had a full-up traffic jam on the nesting counter yesterday. Hope was camped out in her preferred spot in what I call her “laying trance” – feathers fluffed and eyes glazed  – very serious about this business of laying eggs. … Continue reading →

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Egg on my face.

Posted on December 6, 2009 by polloplayer

I know you’re all waiting with bated breath for the update: yesterday I told you that Lily was sitting in the nesting spot Hope created, but I was wrong! A case of mistaken identity: it wasn’t Lily – it was … Continue reading →

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Another Morning in the Kingdom of Chickens.

Posted on November 18, 2009 by polloplayer

Gorgeous, crisp, sunny November morning here. When I stepped into the Magic Kingdom, the usual sound of clucking “Where are our treats?!!?” was slightly muffled by the sound of water – our new fountain was delivered yesterday. Plenty of work … Continue reading →

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Rite of Passage

Posted on October 21, 2009 by polloplayer

Coming-of-age rituals are common in the human world. Celebrations and solemn ceremonies abound. For chickens, however, things are less exciting. No engraved invitations. No limos or live bands. Poor dears, all they get is a new bag of food that … Continue reading →

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