Raggedy old rooster-pecked chicken got out yesterday. Nowhere in sight at dusk. Out and about this morning. Would-be farmer tries to get chicken back in. Kindness fails, patience nonexistent, farmer…View post

Finished writing just after midnight last night and on my way to the house I noticed the granary door was open. We have a batch of chicks in there, and…View post

…early this morning and today’s delivery is cheep-cheep-cheeping in the back room. Off to town to pick up a batch of chicks.

(hardcover version here) First, a thank you to Redbery Books and the Brick House Cafe in Cable for hosting the recent Spring Book Club dinner in Cable, Wisconsin, where the…View post

Been having a whole lot of trouble on the egg-laying front this winter. Production dropped off to nearly nothing (there’s always a taper, but this year was especially steep), then…View post