Tag Archives: rooster
Dwindling Dark Days
Can you believe it’s nearly spring already? When I started this challenge it was cold in Michigan but still unseasonably warm. Now after eating local meals all winter, the seasons are about to change again. And, here in Michigan it … Continue reading
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Dark Days Week 16 PM Edition~ Coq au Poivre
I’ve wanted a pressure cooker for a while. Ever since I started canning again I’ve considered the possibilities that would be open to me if I had one. Stock, low-acid vegetables, soups and dinner starters can all be safely canned with a … Continue reading
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Dark Days Week 14 (Rooster Noodle Soup)
Last week’s Dark Days Dinner was roast chicken from our own small flock. Not one to waste, and always up for an easy dinner, I decided on soup out of the leftover bird. Over the last two days, I made … Continue reading
Dark Days Week Thirteen?? (or, No More Roosters in the Henhouse)
This week was an incredibly busy week for me. To begin the week I had a late meeting Monday evening after school. On top of that, the second fundraiser for the Family Wisdom Conference was Thursday night and I had … Continue reading
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Bittersweet Beginning
If you’ve been following my chicken saga, you are by now well aware that three-quarters of my flock turned out to be of the illegal crowing variety. So, now what?? Well, the roos have to go. There are, I suppose, … Continue reading
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Rooku ~ a Haiku
Stupid boy chickens I can’t keep you here in town And you don’t lay eggs
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Proof
After hearing crowing from the henhouse over the weekend, I needed visual proof of the guilty party before I wrongfully convicted someone of being a rooster. I’ve been suspect of the two buffs for a while now. So, I sent … Continue reading
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A Sad, Sad Day
For a while now, I have been questioning the hen-ness of some of my four girls. If you’ve been following this chicken journey from the start, you’ll recall that I purchased four chicks of questionable sex at a barnyard-swap-meet of … Continue reading
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