タグ: Farm Cats

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… August 31, 2023 Farm Notes — August 2023: Grey, Oreo and Cho, Chicks in the Sand and a Sushi Collar Thirty-one little clips from August: Grey, Oreo and Cho, roosters in rehab, chicks on a treasure hunt, cats and guinea pigs, and… July 31, 2023 Farm Notes — July 2023: Kitten Adventurers, a New Cat Room and Sonata’s Hens Forty-eight little clips from July: kittens finding their personalities, a rescued cat family's new room, Natsu and Hanabi, Sonata among the hens,… June 30, 2023 Farm Notes — June 2023: A Young Mother Cat, Five Kittens and Gudetama the Chick Forty-seven little clips from June: a 10-month-old mother cat and her five kittens, Meeko the black cat, Gudetama the new chick, Walmart… ▶ June 30, 2023 Molting Season, Growing Pigeons — and Natsu vs. a Bee The flock is molting and eating more than ever, Spice's eye has healed, the pigeon chicks are growing up, and Natsu learns… ▶ June 2, 2023 Lucky’s Long Day: A Young Cat Gives Birth to Five Kittens Lucky, a 10-month-old cat who came to us late in her pregnancy, labors from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. — a breech… May 31, 2023 Farm Notes — May 2023: Hiyo-chan (named after a manga about vets), a Runway Crow and a Chick Festival Seventeen little clips from May: Ao purring off, a smiling cat, Hiyo-chan (named after a manga about vets), a runway crow, a… ▶ May 19, 2023 Natsu on Patrol, a Baby Guinea Pig, and a Hammock in the Coop Natsu supervises the flock (and finds a hammock), our baby guinea pig learns to come running for biscuits, and a quiz: whose… ▶ May 15, 2023 Natsu Lounges in the Coop, and Two Big Hens Go Broody Natsu lounges among the chickens and ducks, the flock gets donated apples and corn, and Echiseana and Luna, two of our big… ▶ May 13, 2023 Heart’s Rare Dust Bath, Shy Chicks, and a Cat and Dog Slideshow I catch Heart taking a rare dust bath, go looking for this year's half-grown chicks hiding from the heat, hear Snickers' story,… ▶ May 10, 2023 A Driver’s License, a Car, and My First Step Toward Independence Big news: I got my driver's license and a used car, bought partly with your donations, so now I can come to… April 30, 2023 Farm Notes — April 2023: Three Duck Brothers, a Chick Meeting and an Angry Guinea Pig Team Thirteen little clips from April: chicks skipping a feast, a chick meeting, three duck brothers, cat wrestling, a baby mouse, grumpy guinea… ▶ April 10, 2023 New Food for Our Eight Cats (and One Very Eager Dog) We ran out of cat food, so I tried some new wet food on the farm cats, while Iroha, our dog, did… March 31, 2023 Farm Notes — March 2023: A Giant Chicken, Fuyuto Staying Out and a Guinea Fowl’s Alarm Thirteen little clips from March: a giant chicken, a fine comb, six-month-old Fuyuto, a camera-curious chick, a guinea fowl's alarm call, a… ▶ March 20, 2023 Flowers for the Tortoise Playground, and Moo-chan’s New Room I plant flowers where the tortoises' playground will be, the cats come to supervise, and grumpy rooster Moo-chan moves into a roomy… ▶ March 1, 2023 Another Downpour: Sawdust on the Floor and Fuyuto’s Mischief After a flood warning and a night of thunder, I spread sawdust over the mud, open the coops to a very relaxed… February 28, 2023 Farm Notes — February 2023: AI Portraits of Glico and Star, Cat Wrestling and Better Crowing Twelve little clips from February: AI-made portraits of Glico and Star, cat wrestling, a blue-eyed kitten, sleepyheads, a dash for shelter and… ▶ February 25, 2023 Sad News: Our Old Farm Car Broke Down The 2002 minivan a kind stranger gave us has finally given out, stalling in a highway tunnel with Pen-chan and a kitten… ▶ February 24, 2023 Cats and Chickens Side by Side — and Meet Pachita Cats and chickens ignore each other, Marshmallow demonstrates a dust bath, and meet Pachita, our newest arrival: a chicken on the outside,… ▶ February 13, 2023 Our First Chicken Paradise Sticker Set Is Here! Our official chat sticker set, "Chicken Paradise Hawaii 1st," designed by my mother, is full of the funny faces of our chickens… January 31, 2023 Farm Notes — January 2023: Pen-chan’s New Year, the Freshest Egg on Rice and Marching Ducks Fourteen little clips from January: a New Year greeting from Pen-chan, a one-minute-fresh egg on rice, chicks on the move, busy cats,… ▶ January 13, 2023 A Bigger Cat Room, and a New Kitten: Natsu’s Sister Hanabi A sunny day of sunbathing chickens, a cat room remodeled with my new tools, and our newest kitten, Hanabi, Natsu's little sister. December 31, 2022 Farm Notes — December 2022: Mopsy’s Rehab, Popular Heart and Star, and Ducklings Thirteen little clips from December: Mopsy's rehab, Heart and Star in demand, ducklings, a baby pigeon and plenty of cat time. ▶ December 24, 2022 Christmas Presents for Everyone at Chicken Paradise Merry Christmas from sunny Hawaii! Treats for the cats, a sweet potato chew for Iroha, a grape party for the chickens, and… ▶ December 17, 2022 Booth-Style Dinner for Five Farm Cats (It Sort of Worked) Feeding time with five kittens is chaos, so I built cardboard lanes, one cat per lane. Some got the idea right away;… ▶ December 14, 2022 Morning at the Coop, Taro’s Story, and a Monarch Caterpillar A damp morning: breakfast for everyone, chicks in the sun, cats eyeing the guinea pigs. Then meet Taro, our Rhode Island Red,… 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 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… 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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… 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 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… ▶ 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 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 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…