タグ: Rescue

▶ June 24, 2026 Handsome Inside and Out: Meet the Roosters of Chicken Paradise Why we have so many roosters, a few of their stories — Charles, Tsuyoshi, Marron, Shizuku and more — and how the… January 31, 2026 Farm Notes — January 2026: A New Year, Mirei the Beautiful Cat and Grey’s Growing Grandkids Thirteen clips from January: a new year begins, Lilac and Ivory stay cozy, cool rooster André, Ishiko's grown-up son, a turkey next… ▶ June 2, 2025 Do You Believe in Reincarnation? Meet Taro the Second A grown rooster I was warned was aggressive hopped out of his box and hugged me — and he acts so much… ▶ January 5, 2025 A Side Story: Carrie the Stray Cat and Her Kittens A side story told in captions: Carrie, a stray cat who turned out to be expecting, gave birth to her kittens with… November 30, 2024 Farm Notes — November 2024: Grey’s Grown-Up Kids, Easter Eggers and Happa the Mimic Thirty little clips from November 2024: Grey and Kuroi's spring chicks all grown up, beautiful Easter Eggers, roosters Nayuta, Shizuku and Flute,… October 31, 2024 Farm Notes — October 2024: A Parade of Cats, Lute the Pigeon and a Double Rainbow Thirty-one little clips from October 2024: Natsu and the farm cats, roosters Hare-chan, Hiyo-chan and Dyson, Lute the pigeon's new home, Muscovy… September 30, 2024 Farm Notes — September 2024: Retired Hens, Handsome Roosters and Natsu on Duty Thirty little clips from September 2024: retired hens settling in, Pearl's cozy spot, Aurora on the mend, Palolo and Cloud, new shade,… August 31, 2024 Farm Notes — August 2024: Tiffany’s Chicks, Raven’s Survival Skills and Fifi the Goose Thirty-one little clips from August: Tiffany's chicks, Raven, protected by the hens, Sona Grey the fluffy gentleman, Fifi the goose's big voice… July 31, 2024 Farm Notes — July 2024: Rescued Kittens, Baby Bulbuls and Fifi the Goose Thirty-one little clips from July: stray kittens Imo, Chai and Kuma, growing bulbul babies, Fifi the clingy goose, Francine on her eggs… June 30, 2024 Farm Notes — June 2024: Rescued Kittens, Julietta’s Ducklings and Frankie Thirty little clips from June: five rescued kittens, Julietta's fast-growing ducklings, a sing-along drive with chicks, memories of Sonata and Frankie the… ▶ May 10, 2024 New Hens Arrive, Udon’s Gang Graduates, and Julietta Brings Babies Five hens arrive from a mountain home, Udon and friends graduate from their cage, and on April 22 Julietta shows off her… April 30, 2024 Farm Notes — April 2024: Lost Chicks Rescued, Grey’s Babies and Kittens Learning to Trust Thirty little clips from April: lost chicks rescued in Kailua, Grey's babies, kittens learning to trust people, Aurora goes broody and rooster… ▶ April 21, 2024 How We Help Wild Hens Settle In, and Release Day at Last The playground fence is duck-proof at last, so the caged wild hens can go out. Here's how our roosters and a few… ▶ February 23, 2024 Episode 300! Meet Nanoaru, and a Nest Box Full of Balloons Our 300th episode: surprise banana bunches, our farm-born baby goat all grown up, a young stray hen named Nanoaru, and broody hens… ▶ December 21, 2023 Rescuing Henry, a Dumped Rooster — Plus a Watermelon Party Henry the rooster was raised as a pet, put outside, then shot with a BB gun. His rescuer brought watermelon and squash… ▶ December 18, 2023 Nice to Meet You, Happa the Rose-Ringed Parakeet Meet Happa, a bright green parakeet rescued after falling from her nest, who imitates hens and goats. Plus Hare-chan's amazing recovery and… ▶ December 1, 2023 Trimming Goat Hooves, and a Tortoise Found Walking Down the Road Goat hoof trimming turns out to be much harder than expected, a big tortoise found on a road at Thanksgiving comes to… November 30, 2023 Farm Notes — November 2023: Two Mother Hens, a Newborn Goat Kid and Fuyuto Comes Home Twenty-six little clips from November: Karaage and Sona with their chicks, a two-day-old goat kid, diving ducks, a mouse-catching farm cat and… October 31, 2023 Farm Notes — October 2023: Goats Join the Crew, Karaage’s Chicks and Happa the Parakeet Thirty-one little clips from October: three goats join as our mowing crew, Karaage raises her chicks, Iroha digs and races, and we… 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 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 22, 2023 A Rooster With String on His Legs: Meet Anthony A new rooster turns up at a chicken capture site with string tied tight around his legs. We cut it off, and… ▶ 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,… ▶ April 28, 2023 Meet Chibi and Sweetie, Two Broilers Who Beat the Odds Two giant meat birds join us after being lovingly kept at a church. At two years and two months old, they've lived… ▶ April 26, 2023 After the Storm — Can No. 354, a Rooster Who Can’t Walk Well, Fit In? Another storm blows through the farm. Then No. 354, a young fighting rooster dumped by the road because of a neurological disease,… ▶ April 14, 2023 Barbie, Snickers and Spaz Arrive — and Chako Goes Broody Young chicks taken from kids who were tormenting them in a park come to us, and Chako, whose growth we've followed since… ▶ April 12, 2023 A DIY Water System for the Rabbits — and Moo-chan’s New Home With so many rabbits in our care, water bottles couldn't keep up, so I built a tube-fed drinking system. Plus playground news… ▶ April 3, 2023 Cleaning Day for the Rabbit Boys, with the Chickens’ Help I clear leftover grass and droppings from the male rabbits' floor, the chickens turn it into compost, and the sheep next door… ▶ March 27, 2023 Rooster No. 354: How Our Roadside Rescue Is Doing The rooster I found by the road, with a wing tag reading 354, now has a huge appetite, and he's standing and… ▶ March 22, 2023 Medicine Day for 45 Rescued Rabbits (and the Farm Cats) A vet visit showed our rescued rabbits had bugs in their fur, so all 45 get a drop of medicine one by… ▶ March 17, 2023 A Baby Pigeon Joins the Loft, and Happy’s Husband Is Too Intense A young pigeon with a broken leg, found under a car, joins our pigeon house, where Happy's husband gives it a hard… ▶ March 6, 2023 “You’re Free Now”: A Roadside Rooster and Black Soldier Fly Treats I find another rooster dumped by the road, unable to walk, and take off his wing tag. Then the flock tries dried… ▶ March 4, 2023 31 More Rabbits Arrive, and a Guinea Fowl Keeps the Peace I build rabbit hutches just in time for 31 more rescued rabbits, the bantam ladies star in the March calendar, and a… ▶ 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 20, 2023 Our First DIY Rabbit Hutch Is Finished A search for a cheap cage led to a hundred rabbits needing help. Now the boys' team has a roomy new homemade… ▶ February 10, 2023 Pigeon Homing Practice Begins — but Nobody Can Use the Door Back in the pigeon room: Happy and her husband, a frizzle-feathered pigeon with eyebrows, a giant white rescue, and a flock that… ▶ February 6, 2023 Big Bodies, Bigger Attitudes: Our Ducks at Six Months An update on our ducks: the brothers who fought and made up, gentle giant Ringo, a hungry stray who's now laying eggs,… ▶ January 28, 2023 Fancy New Pigeons Arrive — and a Bathing Spot at Last Our rabbits get the bok choy cores, I finally give the pigeons the water bath I forgot, and three fancy feather-footed pigeons… ▶ January 25, 2023 Our Pet Salon Opens: First Haircuts with Clippers Someone donated a set of dog clippers, so I tried them on our long-haired foster rabbits and a guinea pig. The customers… ▶ January 6, 2023 How We Keep So Many Roosters Together Without Chaos Two or three roosters in every shot? Here's how we bring wild roosters into the flock step by step: quarantine, trust, a… ▶ January 2, 2023 The Wanderer: An Oreo Look-Alike Moves In from Next Door A young Plymouth Rock from next door has been visiting since the storm, so we're looking after it for now. Plus our… ▶ December 31, 2022 Happy New Year from Heart and Star, Our Legendary Rooster Duo Heart and Star, January's stars on our 2023 calendar: how a rain-soaked wild chick and a quiet Polish chick grew up side… ▶ December 10, 2022 Hot or Cold? What Winter Is Like on Our Hawaii Farm Many of you asked if we get cold here. A look at winter in Hawaii, why some chickens handle chilly nights better… ▶ December 7, 2022 Prince and Princess, a Knight and a Retainer Meet Prince and Princess, the smallest of a group of once-wild chickens, along with their Knight and Retainer. Plus pigeon nest updates… ▶ December 5, 2022 Meet the Foster Bunnies: Dwarfs, a Lionhead Mix and Angoras Pellet time with the 14 rabbits I fostered while looking for homes in Hawaii — a rabbit avalanche, a bunny with two-tone… ▶ December 3, 2022 Scary Seniors for the New Rooster, and Fast-Growing Baby Pigeons Our rescued rooster gets the silent treatment from Cho and Sonata, and the baby pigeons open their eyes and sprout funny little… ▶ November 30, 2022 Helping Find Homes for Rabbits — and the Papaya That Came Back We stepped in to help a rabbit breeder with too many bunnies to manage. Plus wild hens settling in, and the papaya… ▶ November 26, 2022 Rescuing Monarch Caterpillars on a Half-Price Crown Flower I brought home a battered crown flower plant covered in monarch caterpillars. Here's what I know about these striped, poison-storing travelers. ▶ November 18, 2022 Seven the Pigeon, Happy’s Surprise and a Rooster Saved from Abuse Winter fluff arrives, Yukinko recovers, Seven the rescued pigeon joins the loft, Happy turns out to be a hen, and a rooster… ▶ November 14, 2022 A Rabbit from the Shelter Joins Us — and 22 Chicks Thrive All 22 of this month's chicks are growing up, Pineapple moves rooms on his own, and we welcome Usa-chan, a rabbit from…