Corrie Street 27 Dec. 2020
Hens' Revenge The stars of the 60th anniversary episodes for me were Yasmeen's hens. Especially the overhead shot of them pecking around Geoff laying splat out on the ground. They…
Getting Chicks
Our elderly hens will soon shuffle off this mortal coil. Time to get some chicks, we decided. For five summers, our hens have gone broody. Weeks of sitting on eggs…
Happy Meals
In Memoriam: In honour of our Phoenix hen Grayneck. On Dec. 23, 2016, Grayneck died of natural causes, aged 4 1/2 years. She is survived by her four sisters. The…
$40 Beets
Several years ago, my husband grew beets and decided to pickle and can them. He had watched me bottle relish and tomatoes and thought ‘I can do that.’ So he…
Hens movin’ on up
Hens movin' again. That’s what happens when you’ve got wheels on your coop, you get itchy claws. There have been some awfully cold days and nights the past couple weeks.…
The Cluck Sisters
The girls are moved in! Sunday evening they were put in their new coop. They’d waited in the back of a truck and, by that time, were pretty much pointing…
Have Chicken – Will Travel
Some hens need a home. So the first construction project at the house? A chicken coop. It’s just big enough for five or six chickens and their furnishings and for…
Phoenix Eggs
These beautiful little eggs are from my great nephew's Phoenix hens. They’re maybe half the size of a large supermarket egg. But they’re twice as flavourful. I think that has…
Animals
Animals Post Excerpts Checkers (June 2/25) When Qatar gave Donald Trump a jet, I started thinking about past gifts to politicians. Checkers came to mind. A Cocker Spaniel pup and…