Chicken Paradise Hawaii
タグ: Opal
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…
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…
April 21, 2022
What’s on Star’s Head? Plus a 24-Gram Chick and Its Egg Tooth
Rainy-day mud baths, an answer about the feathers on Star's head, a tiny chick found crying at our front door, what an…
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…
April 1, 2022
100 Subscribers! Planting Rare Mugwort — and Meet Little Flare
We passed 100 subscribers! I explain US egg sizes, plant mugwort (rare in Hawaii) as a natural dewormer, hand out eggshell calcium,…
March 25, 2022
Meet Opal, Our Tiniest Hen — and First Aid for an Injured Rooster
Opal, a palm-sized hen who lays tiny blue eggs, and a hurt rooster I found lying by the road on my way…