タグ: Sonata

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… ▶ June 7, 2024 Goodbye, Sonata: A New Grey Rooster, the Cat Room, and Bananas We say a gentle goodbye to Sonata, welcome a grey rooster of the same breed, meet the cats in our cat room,… 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… ▶ 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 22, 2023 Yellow, the Rooster Who Came Back — Plus Everyday Faces Yellow, a low-ranking rooster, slipped out through a hole and turned up the next day asking for food. Plus a slideshow of… ▶ April 7, 2023 Easter, Easter Eggers — and Sonata, the Gentlest Rooster Spring means Easter, so today: where Easter Eggers' colorful eggs come from, the Easter Eggers in our flock, and Sonata, my very… ▶ April 5, 2023 Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Grubs for the Chickens An invasive beetle is damaging Hawaii's coconut palms, so I dug up a bucket of its grubs and let the chickens help… ▶ March 24, 2023 Playground 2 Is Open: Double the Space for the Chickens The long-planned second chicken playground is finally built on our old field. Opening day brings snacks, a papaya surprise, and guinea fowl… ▶ March 11, 2023 A Guide to Chicken Combs: Straight, Pea, Rose, Walnut — and None Straight, pea, rose and walnut: our muddy-footed flock models the different kinds of chicken combs, and I explain what combs are for… ▶ February 22, 2023 Digging for Okinawan Sweet Potatoes — and Meet Dal I tackle the weedy Field No. 1 to dig for Okinawan sweet potatoes, Sonata takes it easy, and meet Dal, a 90%… ▶ December 28, 2022 After the Storm: Drying the Playground and Hosting Twelve Hens I spread dry grass over the muddy playground, look after our neighbor's twelve hens, and the coop gets very, very crowded. ▶ December 26, 2022 The Grape Deliveries Continue — Please Don’t Bite! More Christmas grapes: one-eyed Cho and Melona, the Shiratama team's first taste, meet Tsuyoshi the brave rooster, and some very sharp little… ▶ 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 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 4, 2022 After the Storm — and Bun-chan the Java Sparrow Flies Free Cleaning up after a downpour, a fifth turtle with a bent shell, Pen-chan tramples my bok choy, and Bun-chan the Java sparrow… ▶ October 29, 2022 A Home Just for the Pigeons — Our DIY Pigeon House Is Done! We build a 240 x 240 cm pigeon house from scratch, Happy moves in right away, and the rescued pigeons get off… ▶ October 26, 2022 Which One Is the Real Old English Game Bantam? Lavender is a pricey Old English Game Bantam; Cloud is a wild rooster — so why do they look so alike? Plus… ▶ October 19, 2022 Sonata’s Tail Grows Back — the Leader Returns Sonata, leader of the egg-laying room, comes back out with a brand-new tail, his favorite hens rush to his side, and Ao… ▶ September 7, 2022 Why Sonata Is Taking a Break: Pin Feathers and Hungry Hens Sonata's new tail feathers were being pecked by the hens, so he's resting in a cage. Meanwhile, Parsley the duck has been… ▶ June 6, 2022 Gentle Taro in the Bigger Playground — and Meet Walter Morning rounds on a cloudy day: Piccolo snubs the camera, Taro checks out the bigger playground, and meet Walter, a former fighting… ▶ April 26, 2022 Two Rescued Chicks, How Feathers Change — and Meet Sonatine Two new arrivals: a chick whose broken leg was fixed by a kind rescuer, and a tiny black chick. Plus how chicks… ▶ April 12, 2022 Banana Speed-Eating, a Weed Buffet, and Meet Piccolo We time the flock's banana speed-eating, Glico and Purin try a weed buffet, and Piccolo — once believed to be a girl… ▶ March 26, 2022 Bananas Arrive, Tomatoes Go In — and Meet Sonata, My First Rooster A friend brought two banana plants — the first big plants on our farm. We also planted tomatoes (Kiwi tasted one right… ▶ 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…