タグ: Hens

▶ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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… ▶ June 8, 2022 12 Chicks Graduate to the Grown-Ups’ Room — and Meet Turmeric A week in the bigger room, a mystery rooster in the nest box, quiet Turmeric and her blue eggs, and twelve young… ▶ June 3, 2022 DIY Expansion, Part Two: The Coops Double in Size We extended the coops to twice their size, with a new roof, more shade and lots of airy netting. A room tour… May 31, 2022 Farm Notes — May 2022: Taro’s Chick Friends, Rescued Pigeon Chicks and a Tiny Snake Eight clips from May: Taro playing with the chicks, an egg caught the moment it was laid, a rooster double-take, pigeon chicks… ▶ May 30, 2022 A Wild Hen and Her Six Chicks Move In — and Meet Satoshi A friend's neighbors complained about wild chickens, so we took in a mother hen and her six chicks. Plus little Satoshi, a… ▶ May 29, 2022 Meet Pineapple, the Big-Combed Rooster — and a Wild Hen’s Chicks Pineapple is a small rooster with a huge comb, short legs and a soft spot for eggs. Plus: a wild mother hen… ▶ May 15, 2022 Cutie No. 1 and No. 2 — Is This Déjà Vu? Two lookalike Easter Eggers with lace-patterned feathers and sky-blue eggs: how to tell Cutie No. 1 and No. 2 apart. Plus a… ▶ May 13, 2022 Melons Growing — and Meet Marshmallow, Our Not-So-Gentle Orpington The melons are growing, and Marshmallow the Buff Orpington proves the breed books wrong: she screams, kicks and pecks. Plus the story… ▶ May 9, 2022 First Blueberries, Melon Flowers, Tiny Cucumbers — and Meet Bug 2 The blueberry bush finally has fruit, the melons finally have female flowers, little cucumbers are forming, and meet Bug 2, an orange… ▶ May 8, 2022 Feeding a Baby Pigeon Is Tricky — and Meet Cho, Our Gentle Hen Our baby pigeon gets a name and learns to peck, I explain pigeon milk, a dragonfly visits, and meet Cho, a mellow… ▶ May 5, 2022 A Beach Walk with Pen-chan — and Meet Hachimitsu, Our Honey Hen Pen-chan's first trip to the ocean in three years, Hachimitsu the honey-colored Gold Star, how chickens dig with their feet, and why… ▶ April 29, 2022 Four Half-Grown Chicks Need a Home — Wait, Another Poppy? Our quail get a roommate, I introduce Taiyo, a hen with a rooster's build, and we take in half-grown chicks from someone… ▶ April 19, 2022 Five New Nest Boxes, Iruka’s Odd Feathers — and Meet Lilac The nest boxes got so crowded that five birds tried to share one room, so I built five new ones from scrap… ▶ April 18, 2022 Piccolo Keeps the Peace, and a Finger Lime Comes Home Piccolo breaks up a squabble at the nest boxes, I finally find the finger lime seedlings I've wanted for years, and meet… ▶ April 17, 2022 A Goat Field Trip, a Zebra Dove in the Net, and Meet Ginger I free a young zebra dove from a net, visit a goat family to learn about goats (meet little Miracle!), and our… ▶ April 14, 2022 A Chaotic Nest Box, Hand-Feeding Kuro, and a Lazy Day with the Flock Sorting out a traffic jam in the nest box, why Sango eats better with a friend, and hand-feeding Kuro, one of only… ▶ April 13, 2022 Cleaning the Quail House, Spiders, and Meet Orihime and Marron A ladder full of spiders, a big clean-out for our growing quail, Orihime the Silkie a breeder threw away, and tiny Marron,… ▶ April 11, 2022 How a Clutch of Eggs Hatches Together — and Meet Fujiko A wild hen's nest of nine eggs shows how chicks all hatch on the same day. Plus caterpillars, a walking date for… ▶ April 9, 2022 Taro’s Shiny Secret and How Black Tiger Got Over Bumblefoot A young zebra dove drops in, Taro shows off the oil gland behind his glossy feathers, and Black Tiger's tail finally grows… ▶ April 7, 2022 Layers vs. Non-Layers, Treats for Dolly, and Meet Mikan & Chobi What makes a "layer" hen different from a non-layer? Plus seaweed and herbs for Dolly, a garden raider caught, and the rainy… ▶ April 3, 2022 Why Chickens Take Dust Baths — and Meet Star, Our Polish Rooster Why chickens bathe in dirt, how big Plumeria's chick has grown, a quick stroll around the flock, and the story of Star,… ▶ March 31, 2022 How I Give a Chicken a Health Check — and Meet Poppy A step-by-step chicken health check with a very unimpressed Nuts, cucumbers finally planted, four lost chicks, and Poppy, who lays small olive… ▶ March 28, 2022 Whose Egg Is This? Reading Our Egg Tray — and Meet Bonbori Every egg on our tray looks different, and I can tell who laid almost every one. Plus an update on the injured… ▶ March 27, 2022 Beer Grains for the Flock, Music for Dolly — and Meet Glico A craft brewery gave us spent beer grains for the chickens, the garden gets lettuce and broccoli, Dolly tries some music, and… ▶ March 24, 2022 How Roosters Are Built, Cucumber Treats — and Meet Kiwi What makes a rooster a fighter and a protector, cucumbers for the flock (frozen cubes on hot days), and Kiwi, who laid… ▶ March 22, 2022 Tomato Sprouts, Dolly’s Panorama Eyes — and Meet Shi-chan A crop of tomato sprouts changes the garden plan, Dolly shows off her sheep's-eye view, we pin the fence down against escapes,… ▶ March 20, 2022 Seedling Check, Dolly’s Bald Patch — and Meet Brownie The first tomato sprouts are up, Dolly's new white wool peeks through, the cultivator takes on more roots, and I introduce Brownie,… ▶ March 18, 2022 Feed Day, Seed Sowing — and Meet Nazoko, the Mystery Chicken Hauling six big bags of feed, a scratch-grain treat for the flock, sowing pansies, sweet peas and tomatoes, and the story of… ▶ 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 15, 2022 Pulling Weed Roots with Chicken Helpers — and Meet Okki-chan Moo-chan is put to work, Dolly keeps the cut grass tidy, I finally pull out a giant weed root, and meet Okki-chan,… ▶ 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…