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▶ December 7, 2022 Prince and Princess, a Knight and a Retainer Meet Prince and Princess, the smallest of a group of once-wild chickens, along with their Knight and Retainer. Plus pigeon nest updates… ▶ December 5, 2022 Meet the Foster Bunnies: Dwarfs, a Lionhead Mix and Angoras Pellet time with the 14 rabbits I fostered while looking for homes in Hawaii — a rabbit avalanche, a bunny with two-tone… ▶ December 3, 2022 Scary Seniors for the New Rooster, and Fast-Growing Baby Pigeons Our rescued rooster gets the silent treatment from Cho and Sonata, and the baby pigeons open their eyes and sprout funny little… ▶ December 2, 2022 A Relaxed Stroll Around the Flock: Gin-chan, Grey, Jack and More The monarch caterpillars are growing, Gin-chan's head feathers are back, Grey turns four, and Jack still has his one mysterious black leg… ▶ November 30, 2022 Helping Find Homes for Rabbits — and the Papaya That Came Back We stepped in to help a rabbit breeder with too many bunnies to manage. Plus wild hens settling in, and the papaya… November 30, 2022 Farm Notes — November 2022: Pen-chan Going Strong, Baby Taro and Kittens in the Feed Box Thirteen clips from November: Pen-chan going strong after two broken legs, Taro at three months, Natsu all grown up, chicken bodyguards, kittens,… ▶ November 28, 2022 Happy’s Babies Are Born — and a Baby Tortoise Learns to Eat Happy the pigeon is now a mom, guarding her two dark little chicks. Plus: a baby tortoise tries her new calcium-rich food… ▶ November 26, 2022 Rescuing Monarch Caterpillars on a Half-Price Crown Flower I brought home a battered crown flower plant covered in monarch caterpillars. Here's what I know about these striped, poison-storing travelers. ▶ November 25, 2022 The Red Junglefowl: The Wild Ancestor of Hawaii’s Chickens With help from Rex, Ilima and Nuts, I talk about the red junglefowl, the wild bird all chickens come from, and how… ▶ November 23, 2022 Pigeon Eggs on the Floor — and Two Tiny Squabs Hatch Before I even built nest boxes, the pigeons laid eggs right on the floor of the pigeon house. One morning, two tiny… ▶ November 21, 2022 Our 2023 Chicken Calendar: A Year With the Flock, Month by Month Our 2023 Chicken Paradise calendar was finished! A month-by-month tour, from Hare-chan crowing on the cover to a December full of Pen-chan. ▶ November 19, 2022 The Hard Parts of Chick Care — and a Chick Born Without a Tail The chicks have shot up: Komugi and Koishi look like real chickens, a once-bald chick is fully feathered, one has no tail… ▶ November 18, 2022 Seven the Pigeon, Happy’s Surprise and a Rooster Saved from Abuse Winter fluff arrives, Yukinko recovers, Seven the rescued pigeon joins the loft, Happy turns out to be a hen, and a rooster… ▶ November 16, 2022 Sorry, Gin-chan: Kin-chan Gets a New Partner, Kintaro Young birds are roaming outside the coop, and a tiny bantam rooster I found asleep in the road at 1 a.m. becomes… ▶ November 14, 2022 A Rabbit from the Shelter Joins Us — and 22 Chicks Thrive All 22 of this month's chicks are growing up, Pineapple moves rooms on his own, and we welcome Usa-chan, a rabbit from… ▶ November 12, 2022 How We Raise Mealworms in a Simple Plastic Box Our mealworm setup — a vented lid, wheat bran bedding and a few root vegetables — that turned one pack of 50… ▶ November 11, 2022 A Birthday Surprise from a Neighbor — Meet Kannazuki Ichigo grows up, little Pineapple muscles into the big birds' room and ousts Trumpet, and a neighbor hands me a blue bantam… ▶ November 9, 2022 Fluffy Bottoms Not Made for Hawaii — Molting Hens and a Garden Tour Tease-chan and Echiseana are deep in their molt, Luna shows how glossy feathers come back, and a garden tour from rosemary to… ▶ November 7, 2022 Kirin Moves Up, a Guinea Pig Playground and a Mealworm Festival Kirin moves into a bigger room with a perch, I build a playground for our guinea pigs, the flock goes wild for… ▶ November 5, 2022 Coop Mystery 2: What’s Wrong With These Nest Boxes? Honey Lemon Tea makes a cameo, our cat Natsu turns up somewhere she shouldn't, Tease-chan mellows out, and something has bitten Niji's… ▶ November 4, 2022 After the Storm — and Bun-chan the Java Sparrow Flies Free Cleaning up after a downpour, a fifth turtle with a bent shell, Pen-chan tramples my bok choy, and Bun-chan the Java sparrow… ▶ November 2, 2022 The Chick Rolling Festival: Our New Chicks Go Outside Three groups of chicks take their turn on the playground: six from a trapping site, the rocket-like Komugi and Koishi, and a… October 31, 2022 Farm Notes — October 2022: Gin-chan’s Best Seat, Dolly the Sheep and Two Guinea Pigs Thirteen clips from October: Gin-chan eating in the best spot, a big rooster comb, a rescued pigeon who got very attached, Dolly… ▶ October 31, 2022 Wild, Game or Egg-Layer? Three Kinds of Chicks Side by Side By chance we have three kinds of chicks at once — wild, game-type and egg-layer — so let's compare their heads, legs… ▶ October 29, 2022 A Home Just for the Pigeons — Our DIY Pigeon House Is Done! We build a 240 x 240 cm pigeon house from scratch, Happy moves in right away, and the rescued pigeons get off… ▶ October 28, 2022 Can I Do Pumpkin Art? A Happy Halloween with the Chickens I bought two pumpkins for a Halloween project — one split open for the flock, one carved (sort of) into a jack-o'-lantern.… ▶ October 26, 2022 Which One Is the Real Old English Game Bantam? Lavender is a pricey Old English Game Bantam; Cloud is a wild rooster — so why do they look so alike? Plus… ▶ October 24, 2022 Farm Cat Life on a Rainy Day — and Is Kiwi Laying Again? Ao settles into farm life surrounded by ducks, two more cats wait for their spay surgery, blind hen Kiwi might lay an… ▶ October 22, 2022 Howl’s Blue Feathers — Meet Our Biggest Muscovy Duck Our male Muscovy ducks are growing their red face bumps, Star has a funny molting haircut, and meet Howl, the biggest duck… ▶ October 21, 2022 It’s Already Fall, but Here’s the Last Watermelon of the Year! Watermelon season in Hawaii is nearly over, so I bought one more for the flock — a first taste for the guinea… ▶ October 19, 2022 Sonata’s Tail Grows Back — the Leader Returns Sonata, leader of the egg-laying room, comes back out with a brand-new tail, his favorite hens rush to his side, and Ao… ▶ October 17, 2022 Aloha from Ao, Our Former Stray Kitten, Meeting the Flock Our kitten Ao has recovered from his neuter surgery and is starting to go outside — which means practicing how to get… ▶ October 15, 2022 Goodbye, Orihime — and the Story Behind Abandoned Silkies Our Silkie hen Orihime has passed away. Soon after, unwanted Silkie roosters and a Silkie half-breed came to us — and why… ▶ October 14, 2022 Cinnamon’s Ragged Wings, a Friendly Team, and a Baby Banana Bee and Nugget come out for a morning stroll, Cinnamon explains her always-ragged wings, and our big banana plant surprises me with… ▶ October 12, 2022 Turning 18: New Flowers, a Lemon Cake and a Solo Birthday Song It's my 18th birthday! I buy flowers for the farm, sing Happy Birthday to myself over a lemon cake, and share what… ▶ October 10, 2022 Clearing Ground for a New Rooster Area — and Meet Namonakimono Morning hellos around the coop, work begins on land for a new rooster coop, and meet Namonakimono, a once-lost chick who came… ▶ October 8, 2022 Who Will Eat Our Homegrown Sunflower Seeds? A sunflower that sprang up in the vegetable patch gives us seeds, so I offer them to Sora, Pen-chan, the guinea pigs… ▶ October 7, 2022 A Flower Garden Playground for Our Baby Tortoises — and Meet Sora I plant pansies and violas in a fenced playground for our little tortoises, and introduce Sora, a friendly chick from the third-generation… ▶ October 5, 2022 Goodbye, Dolly Our very old sheep Dolly, thought to be over 20, has passed away after running around happily to the very end. Here… ▶ October 3, 2022 The Third-Generation Chick Team Makes a Messy Debut Cho is molting, and our third generation of chicks has its first morning opening — led by Sanji, with Pi-chan, a lonely… ▶ October 1, 2022 Meet the Whole Family: Every Animal at Chicken Paradise Hawaii A full tour of who lives here: about 200 chickens, ducks, pigeons, guinea fowl, quail, Java sparrows, cats, a dog, guinea pigs… September 30, 2022 Farm Notes — September 2022: Sleepy Kittens, Trumpet the Nest-Box Guard and a Rescued Java Sparrow Thirteen clips from September: a kitten asleep on a cucumber, Trumpet guarding the nest boxes, a lost chick, a rescued Java sparrow,… ▶ September 30, 2022 Hako-chan Is Recovering — and I Graduated from High School Morning roll call with the flock, good news about Hako-chan, the hen hit by a car, and a long-overdue announcement: I've graduated… ▶ September 28, 2022 Trying a New Organic Feed — Pen-chan Says No Thanks Chicks and ducklings share the potato field, our guinea fowl are growing up, and I bring home a new organic feed that… ▶ September 26, 2022 Natsu Meets the Flock — and a Peek at Our Mealworm Farm I set Natsu the cat down among the chickens to see what happens, then show you our little mealworm production room, and… ▶ September 24, 2022 Niji, Our Palm-Sized Survivor — and a Rainy Day on the Farm Tiny Niji, who has pulled through a broken wing and a mongoose attack, makes a rare appearance, and the whole farm waits… ▶ September 23, 2022 Bedtime for 200 Chickens: How Does Everyone Get Back Inside? Parsley's face keeps getting whiter, Natsu faces off with the hens, and here's how our big flock heads back to the perches… ▶ September 21, 2022 Hang In There, Yuhi! Plus Corn for a Snack Yuhi, still at the bottom of the pecking order, is doing his best on lookout duty, and the whole flock gathers for… ▶ September 19, 2022 Parsley’s Face Is Turning White — and Another Duckling Walks In Parsley the duck's black face is suddenly turning white, and a second mystery duckling has walked onto our farm all by itself. ▶ September 17, 2022 The Dumpling Team, Rex All Grown Up — and Okki-chan Caught Red-Handed Meet Shiratama and Mitarashi, our 'dumpling team' chicks. Rex has grown up handsome, and Okki-chan is caught with egg yolk on her…