Chicken Paradise Hawaii

Farm Diary

Every episode from our YouTube channel, written up in English — new chicks, brave roosters, garden projects and the occasional escape.

September 16, 2022 Growing Bananas, Ragged Roosters, and the Real First Chick Team Our banana plants are getting huge, the roosters are now molting, and a correction: here is the real first-generation Chick Open Team. September 14, 2022 Black and White: Meet the Long-Legged Othello Brothers Natsu visits the coop, our pigeons try nesting in the wrong place, and meet the Othello brothers — two long-legged roosters, one… September 12, 2022 Guinea Fowl Life, Happy’s Smooth Head, and a Copycat Sand Bath Our new guinea fowl settle in outside and remember their chick friends, Happy finishes molting, and our injured chicken is well enough… September 10, 2022 A Night in the Big Room — and a New Mother Hen with Seven Chicks The young chick team spends its first night in the big room, I say hello around the flock, and we welcome a… September 9, 2022 Homemade Cran-Apple Hibiscus Tea from the Garden I pick cran-apple hibiscus leaves from our garden and brew a bright pink tea with honey and fresh strawberries — after a… September 7, 2022 Why Sonata Is Taking a Break: Pin Feathers and Hungry Hens Sonata's new tail feathers were being pecked by the hens, so he's resting in a cage. Meanwhile, Parsley the duck has been… September 5, 2022 All Grown Up: Fluffy Black Beards — and Meet Melona The chicks from a friend's house in Episode 70 are all grown up. Some siblings got a fluffy black beard and some… September 3, 2022 A Rare Bird Arrives: Guinea Fowl — Plus an Update on Our Injured Hen Not chicks, not ducks, not turkeys: our newest residents are young guinea fowl, famous pest hunters and noisy alarm-givers. Plus, news on… September 2, 2022 A Taste of Japan: The Flock Tries Feed from a Japanese Farm Someone I know shared a bag of feed made by a chicken farm in Japan. I taste it first, then Pen-chan, the… August 31, 2022 Farm Notes — August 2022: Pen-chan Turns Four, Walter the Survivor and Cats vs. Chickens Fourteen clips from August: Pen-chan at four, a broody hen calming down, Walter the cockfighting survivor, a chameleon-eyed chicken, cats vs. chickens… August 31, 2022 We Gave the Chickens a Whole Watermelon! Our sunflowers bloomed, so it's officially summer — and summer means watermelon. What happens when the whole flock gets one? A few… August 29, 2022 A Hen Hit by a Car: Caring for Her with Tube Feeding Marron's sibling, a hen who grew up wild near my house, was hit by a car. How I'm caring for her —… August 27, 2022 Taro’s Surprise Vertical Jump — and Meet Lincoln Morning feeding at the farm, a handsome new rooster named Lincoln meets the flock (and Piccolo), and Taro shows off a jump… August 26, 2022 Veggie Delivery, a Lettuce “Kamehame-Leaf,” and Nana’s Foot Care This week's donated vegetables arrive, five rescued hens start life in the flock, the lettuce goes flying, and Nana grumbles through her… August 24, 2022 Taro’s Foot Spa — and Pool Time for the Ducks Why chickens' leg scales sometimes need a little help coming off, Taro gets his big feet pampered, a praying mantis shows up,… August 22, 2022 Cat Rescue: Our Cats Have Multiplied by Five! Three friendly abandoned kittens followed me home from a chicken-trapping site, and a little garbage-bag raider named Kanata joined us too. Natsu… August 20, 2022 “imitation.”: A Kitten Spy Movie Starring Natsu A playful short film: Natsu the kitten goes undercover to sneak into the coop and retrieve the "Blue Diamond" — with a… August 20, 2022 Wheat Party! How Fast Can the Flock Eat Three Weeks of Grass? I open up the wheat grass I've been growing in a cage and let the flock have a party. Meet Ringo the… August 19, 2022 Meet Mopsy, Our New Rooster — Plus a Locked-Cage Mystery Two roosters and two eggs turn up in one tiny cage — a real chicken mystery! Plus a hello from Hare-chan, and… August 17, 2022 Tiny Chicks from Iolani Palace — and Meet B-chan Three tiny orphaned chicks found at Iolani Palace come to the farm, and meet B-chan, a long-legged girl with a cartoon-style crest. August 15, 2022 Blueberries at Last, a Bargain Sprinkler — and Meet Jason The blueberries finally turn blue, a cheap sprinkler cools the playground, and meet Jason, a fighting rooster found on Friday the 13th. August 13, 2022 “How Is Everyone?” Catching Up with Kirin, Chako and Marron Viewers asked how everyone is doing, so here's a check-in: Kirin's feet, Chako's stripes, Marron's messy head, and Moo-chan's walk — and… August 12, 2022 A Badly Hurt Rooster Who Won’t Stop Eating I found another rooster once used for fighting by the side of the road, with a terrible wound under his wing —… August 10, 2022 Onsen Eggs Made with Eggs Fresh from the Nest Box A morning round with Happy, Star, Dal and friends, then I make Japanese hot-spring eggs from eggs laid that very morning —… August 8, 2022 The Chickens Did Nothing Wrong: Trapping Instead of Culling Neighbors complained about roosters at a day care center, and the usual fix ends in culling. So I'm trapping the chickens one… August 6, 2022 Papaya Day for the Flock — and a Bite for Moo-chan A stray zebra dove gets set free, organic papaya and lettuce arrive, Moo-chan tries to share with the girls, and the ducks… August 5, 2022 Nine White Pigeons Come to Stay with Happy Nine white pigeons whose home could no longer care for them join Happy, Kiwi snuggles in, the papaya shoots up, and I… August 3, 2022 Bedtime Crates, a Nibbled Tomato and a Mountain of Sawdust Feisty young roosters start sleeping in crates, my first red tomato gets nibbled by a mouse, and twenty bags of fluffy sawdust… August 1, 2022 Fourteen Free Crates from the Hawaiian Humane Society The Hawaiian Humane Society had more donated crates than it could store, so we brought home fourteen — just in time for… July 31, 2022 Farm Notes — July 2022: Parsley Grows Huge, Young Taro and a 20-Year-Old Sheep Twelve clips from July: a stolen crow, wild papaya feasts, throwbacks to young Taro, Marble, Piccolo and Kirin, a giant Parsley, baby… July 30, 2022 New Hens from the Wild — and Marron Is Back Yesterday's wilted greens bounce back, Marron returns after a long break, and new hens from a chicken-removal request meet the flock. July 29, 2022 Cat Goods for Natsu — and Happy Gets Bold Shy Happy the pigeon suddenly comes at my hands, and I bring home a bag of cat goods for Natsu, including a… July 27, 2022 Donated Veggies and Neon-Pink Dragon Fruit — How Did the Flock React? A store's unsold organic produce becomes a weekly feast for our chickens. Tomatoes, lettuce and papaya are a hit; asparagus and dragon… July 25, 2022 Today’s Chicken Corner: Pen-chan, the Chicken Who Started It All Meet Pen-chan, the very first chicken I rescued: her family, her rocky start, a badly broken leg, and why she now rules… July 23, 2022 Our 100th Episode: How It All Began, and Where We’re Going For our 100th video: how one tiny chick in the mud started everything, how 83 chickens found a new home in two… July 20, 2022 Apple-Eating Championship, Tiny Finger Limes, and Happy Grows Up Our finger lime has its first tiny fruit, Happy the rescued pigeon is all grown up (and still scared of everything), and… July 18, 2022 Our Banana Plant Bounces Back — and a Leghorn Intruder Our banana plant is now taller than me and lush and green. Plus a half-wild White Leghorn rooster wanders onto the property,… July 16, 2022 A New Feed for Our Laying Hens (and Some Slow Motion) I switch our older laying hens to a feed with extra protein and calcium. Plus the chicks get the playground to themselves,… July 16, 2022 Here Comes Our Farm Cat! Meet Natsu Our family has grown: a tiny kitten from a feed store's warehouse is now our farm cat. Plus a full house in… July 15, 2022 Testing a New Egg Tray — Eggs, Please! A feed store gave me a new plastic egg tray to try, so I go round the coops collecting eggs (and broody… July 13, 2022 Calcium-Boost Eggshells for the Hens, and Some Sad News I turn our kitchen eggshells into a calcium snack for the laying hens. Sadly, I also have to share that the big… July 11, 2022 How to Toughen Up a Papaya Tree — and a Flock Full of Personalities Why I give our young papaya tree a good shake, plus a morning of sand baths, a crowded nest box, Kin-chan's egg… July 9, 2022 Sowing Grain in the Playground — and a Chick in the Duck House Parsley grows new feathers, our curled-foot duckling rejoins her siblings, a chick panics in the duck house, and I sow sprouting grain… July 8, 2022 The Little Black Chick Gets a Name — Meet Niji Parsley the duckling is growing fast, Chako is now a big, sturdy chick, and our tiny black chick finally has a name:… July 6, 2022 A Rooster Found Abandoned, Just Like Kirin — Plus Feed Day The cucumber seeds all sprout, we stock up on chicken feed, and I take in an abandoned rooster who seems to have… July 4, 2022 Cucumber Day: Taro Gets My Finger, and Snacks for the Grannies A big cucumber harvest for the flock — Taro pecks my finger hard, Jack shares with everyone, and I chop tiny pieces… July 2, 2022 Our Finger Limes Have Buds! Repotting with Homemade Compost You asked how the finger limes are doing: they're bushy and covered in pink buds. Today I repot them into farm soil… July 1, 2022 Rain Sends the Chickens Running — and We Dig a New Garden Bed A sudden downpour sends the chickens back indoors (the ducks don't mind), then we clear and plow a new patch for corn,… June 30, 2022 Farm Notes — June 2022: Parsley the Duck, a Peacock Family and a Rainbow Thirteen clips from June: Muscovy ducks, a cartoon-like duckling, Parsley looking back, fresh cucumbers and lettuce, a peacock family, a cane toad… June 29, 2022 Pool Rehab for Our Duckling — and How to Grow a Pineapple Top Our duckling with the curled foot comes back from home care and starts swimming rehab, new cucumber seeds sprout, and the old…