Yesterday White Chicken was diagnosed. The real cause of her ill health was “internal egg laying.” There is no certain cause of internal laying, and no real cure. It means that a chicken’s yolks (ovum) begin to be deposited in her internal body cavity, rather than traveling down the oviduct, getting clothed in egg whiteContinue reading “Tribute to White Chicken”
Author Archives: wystansimons
Authors, seeking publication of their book Embracing Chaos, The Whale was Just the Beginning of the Story
Vent Gleet: Clearing Up Messy Vents in Laying Hens
Ohoh! You can’t hide and running away won’t help you, honey! Two of our chickens now have white discharge stuck to their butts, and this morning’s research suggests they have “vent gleet.” Hooray there are some easy fixes. Sharing this article with with you – here’s to poultry health! Messy vents are not uncommon forContinue reading “Vent Gleet: Clearing Up Messy Vents in Laying Hens”
Mary and Marianne
Like so many who survived The Great Depression, my mother’s mother was a big canner. I never knew Mary Scalbom Nicholson in those days – by the time we grandkids were snacking round her kitchen table, or massed around the big green picnic table in the backyard, Grama had given up canning tomatoes and peaches.Continue reading “Mary and Marianne”
Harvest Moon Racoon
What a summer! Chicken and veggie adventures! And here it is harvest again. End of year review — in words and photos: Year in review: 2016 – started out wet, but ended so very dry. Cool spring, so Asparagus came up late this year – (it loved the fall manure Edward put down! lots ofContinue reading “Harvest Moon Racoon”
Marching into April…
If only, I tell myself, we would go to bed right at dusk, like the chickens, I tell myself, imagine how much better we ALL would feel …
transPlanting
These are exiting and nerve-wracking times in the political landscape – doubtless many of us are tired of hearing about the latest shenanigans from the stump. But I couldn’t help making the connection last week to the presidential hopefuls as I passed by the table in our bedroom this morning that is loaded withContinue reading “transPlanting”
Domestic Goddess in Feathers
It’s a horrible day to be a chicken – rainy, 40 degrees, and two more days of rain predicted. I just slipped off the chicken house roof (thankfully cushioned by a 3 foot wide raised garden bed covered in leaves, and not skewered by the garden stake that I broke in half with myContinue reading “Domestic Goddess in Feathers”
Forget It California – We Got This!
Or…maybe not. Not everything we humans try is a success. This is just a truth. But it’s the one that got away – the experiment that flopped – that fascinates me most. So I am likely to keep trying. Gardens of lettuce and spinach are growing inside at our house! That’s the good news. Continue reading “Forget It California – We Got This!”
Inspiration and ReBirth
For so many months this blog has lain dormant. Those who follow my writing know that my other blog has taken the bulk of my attention during the past year (embracing chaos.net, stories about life with our special needs young adult son Owen). If there is a “bulk” of anything so stretched and scattered as myContinue reading “Inspiration and ReBirth”
Graduation!
Awaiting the festivities. Empty classrooms– (wasn’t it only yesterday they were seeds?) The graduating class lines up– — The procession (“Pomp and Circumstance”)– Entering the workforce— Wishing you happy moments waking up your gardens!
Suburban Growing 