Renny; A Flood Refugee

Renny is a Sussex henLongmont and other parts of Colorado were taken by surprise a few weeks ago when the Saint Vrain river flooded and changed it mind about where it wanted to be. Renny’s neighborhood was one Longmont area that was badly damaged in these...

Wordless Wednesday Madgellan, Snow, Moon

This is a picture of Madgellan, our Leghorn rooster with his hens behind him. Picture taken on Monday. Footprints in the snow on Tuesday morning.Moon setting over the mountains on Wednesday morning. Snow is gone but its cold.

I struck gold when I checked the laying boxes in the chicken coop this week and found several eggs! Our flock of seven birds hasn’t given us eggs for a few months. Although chickens will typically slow down during the winter months due to decreasing daylight, ours...