Tag Archives: free range chickens

Jailbreak.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by polloplayer

The CE let Hope and the chicks out of the pen for a bit yesterday and forgot that the gate from the Chicken Kingdom to the Big World was open. They made a run for it, which meant we spent … Continue reading →

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Three strikes and I’m out.

Posted on April 17, 2010 by polloplayer

Some weeks look better in the rear view mirror and this was one of them. The CE wrestled with small disasters on BOTH home fronts. Things got soggy in New York when the apartment above ours sprang a leak. We … Continue reading →

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“Blue Monday”.

Posted on January 18, 2010 by polloplayer

Personally, I’m feeling just a squeak better today – head feels like it weighs only 50 lbs instead of 100, but according to a report from FirstCare, a firm that studies absenteeism, today is officially the “most miserable day of the year”. … 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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Four hens a-laying!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by polloplayer

Lily laid her first egg! She settled into the nest in earnest this morning when Hope hopped up there to show her how it’s done. It will be very hard to tell her eggs apart from from Hope’s and Amelia’s. … 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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Coop de Coeur

Posted on October 28, 2009 by polloplayer

There was a nice surprise awaiting me when I arrived home yesterday. Taylor and Victoria painted the door to the chicken coop while I was gone. Doesn’t it look great? What’s more, the CE is moving forward on plans to build … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where The Hens Are

Posted on October 19, 2009 by polloplayer

In Las Vegas, the day begins with a piping hot pot of capuccino delivered to the room and a review of the days’ “tasks”: where to have lunch? Where to have dinner? Which corner of the pool has the best … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Women

Posted on October 13, 2009 by polloplayer

You’ve no doubt heard the phrase “mad as a wet hen”? Multiply that times four and you can imagine what I heard when I stepped into the coop this morning. Then add in the coinkidink that the CE decided to … Continue reading →

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Eek, Yikes and Eureka!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by polloplayer

Halloween is clearly just around the corner, and not just because the calendar says so.  Look who’s lurking in the chicken yard: An Araneus diadematus, that’s who. Otherwise known as a common garden spider, but the Latin name sounds scarier. … Continue reading →

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