has another week gone by?

The sap is simmering on the stove, the guinea fowl are serenading the neighborhood, and the sun is melting the snow. What a great Saturday! It looks like The Crowing Hen will be on the road tomorrow to attend a Livestock Swap down at the Tractor Supply store in Wilton. I’ll be arriving early (9-ish) [...]

some new faces

Brr! Time for a sunbath! It was in the low 20′s this morning, making chores a bit hard on my fingers and toes. Brrr. But in the house, some of our smaller friends were enjoying the extra warmth of their heat lamp – our “miracle Marans” are enjoying their first experience with chick starter, as [...]

slow down, you move too fast

Autumn’s here and all of us in this part of the country have been listening to the Canadian geese as they fly by on their migration routes. I was a little worried that my waterfowl might take it into their heads to follow the call of the wild … but I was pretty sure everyone [...]