タグ: Basil

▶ October 4, 2024 Bringing Down the Bananas Before the Hurricane — and a Banana Party With a hurricane on the way and every banana suddenly yellow, I take a new saw to a tall banana plant, and… February 29, 2024 Farm Notes — February 2024: Growing Kittens, a Wild Peacock and a Double-Yolk Surprise Twenty-nine little clips from February: kittens Mei and Hana grow up, Salmon raids the food storage, Lavender sits on her eggs, a… ▶ December 15, 2023 Mulch for the Mud, a Grub Chase and a Mealworm Feast Fresh mulch for the rain-soaked playground turns up an invasive beetle grub — and a chicken chase — followed by a big… September 30, 2023 Farm Notes — September 2023: Hiyo-chan Finds His Voice, Barbie and Basil’s Patrol Thirty little clips from September: Hiyo-chan's first crows, Star, Jack and Rex, people-loving Barbie, Basil on patrol, this year's ducklings and former… ▶ May 20, 2023 Another Cold, a Week of Driving, and Chickens Outside the Net I've caught another cold, so the chickens hear all about it. Plus a week of driving myself, molting birds, mealworm deliveries, and… ▶ February 3, 2023 How to Keep Happy Chickens, Part 3: Everyday Health Care The last part of our happy-chicken series: a health check with Kin-chan, trimming nails and beaks, Basil's parasite patrol, heat and cold,… ▶ January 4, 2023 What Happens When Chickens Hear a Whistle Candy? I blow a Japanese whistle candy for the flock to see how they react. Plus a fierce Oreo, the EP133 ducklings all… ▶ December 9, 2022 Basil Runs the Wrong Way, Happy Feeds Her Babies, Balloon’s Muddy Feet Basil finds a new way to be on the wrong side of the door, Happy shows how pigeon parents feed their young,… ▶ 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 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 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… ▶ 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… ▶ 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 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 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 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… ▶ 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 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:… ▶ June 24, 2022 Seven Ducklings Arrive: “I Don’t Want Them, but I’ll Take Them” Our neighbor brings over seven ducklings he can't keep, the middle chicks get new low perches, and the little ducks take their… ▶ May 6, 2022 The Duck from the Sky Gets a Name — and Marron’s New Feathers Taro explores Dolly's trail, young Marron is losing his last chick fluff (and is definitely a rooster), and the duck that dropped… ▶ April 4, 2022 A Rescued Duck, a Tricky Sprinkler — and Meet Big, Easygoing Luna We rescued a white duck we spotted flying by the road, freshened the duck house, wrestled with a new sprinkler, and met… ▶ March 21, 2022 Grape Snacks, Rooster Habits, a Quarantine Pen — and Meet Taro How I cut grapes for the flock, a rooster habit you can spot at snack time, a simple pen for keeping sick… ▶ March 18, 2022 An Egg Is Laid, How to Make Mash — and Meet Mint A one-eyed hen lays an egg on camera, Dolly hides from the heat, Plumeria and her rescued chick, my simple chicken mash,… ▶ March 16, 2022 A Bride for Basil, the Cultivator vs. the Rocks — and Meet Oreo Basil the duck meets the Muscovy bride I brought home, the new cultivator turns up a mountain of rocks, and I tell… ▶ March 14, 2022 Episode 1: Fruit for the Flock — and Meet Balloon, the Worm Master Our very first episode: a friend's fruit for the flock, Basil the duck says no thanks, and the story of Balloon, a…