Recent content by Callender Girl

My guests all departed yesterday, and today I will be meeting my sister at Living History Farms -- where we have tickets to participate in "Antiques Roadshow." I'm sure neither of us will have valuable treasures, but the experience should be fun.

Well done!

You already know the value of this group, but you are about to find out how much more fun it is to be part of our "flock." Welcome to BYC!

Agreed, a majestic chick, indeed!

Sounds like a productive day, Jim! Congrats on the lettuce, Lisa; my lettuces were an abject failure. Most of my first planting of radishes is bolting, but the second planting is coming along. The remaining members of the "work crew" arrived yesterday, and I can't believe how much they...

Congrats on your planer project, Jim! Lisa, will you ever get to cut hay? The weather this spring has been chaotic. I would be happier with the veg garden if something wasn't making lacework out of the plant leaves. I doused everything with Neem oil and am hoping for the best. My lone snap...

When my girl's eyelids got torn, the vet gave me eye drops and an anti-inflammatory for her. BUT, I tend to panic whenever anything happens to any of my critters, so that may have been more than she really needed.

I wish I had helpful advice; I don't. My geese fiercely protect their own and each other's eggs, but duck eggs hold no interest for them at all. In any case, your geese are BEAUTIFUL!

I like the way you think -- and the breeds you've chosen. Welcome to our flock; I think you'll like it here, and I know we will like having you as a member!

Sounds like a beautifully diverse flock! Hope you got the pasty butt handled quickly. Welcome to BYC!

Looks like I've been out of the loop for a while. But, as always, your critter adventures are great fun. The coop plan looks ambitious; and, I laughed out loud when I saw the photo with Winnie under Matilda's wing! I also enjoyed Eva's expression when she and Faith shared a chair!

Yes, spending the night together will be a problem. One of my drakes was endlessly mating with one runner hen -- to the point that he ripped her eyelids. She and the less-dominant drake are ALWAYS now separated from Sheldon; he sleeps with the other females, she and Layne sleep together in a...

It's nice you haven't had to water the pear tree, but it would also be nice if you could get it in the ground. Lately, it seems like every rain here turns into a storm. Last night's "severe thunderstorm warning" poured down rain in sheets and took out the TV for a while. Good luck with the...

While my Buffs are sure they are higher in the pecking order than mere runner ducks, the smallest hen chicken can send them running!

You've already gotten some good advice about caring for Pepper. Since animal control has not answered, how about calling the DNR? I recently found injured baby rabbits and while the DNR couldn't directly help, someone there put me in touch with a wildlife rehabilitator who could. In the...