I am not a big news follower, I know I should pay more attention. But the avian flu recently caught my eye as it is spreading to mammals. It’s happening to mountain lions, foxes, bobcats, and even harbor seals! This, as you know, is what has driven the cost of Read more
January is George’s birthday month, and I bought him a beehive. He’s been talking about it for some time, so I surprised him. I bought a Hoover Bee Hive kit from Amazon.com and I thought I had done pretty well. As George started researching it, we learned that actually, he Read more
It’s been a week since we took “Lottie” the Leghorn to the vet for her Bumblefoot and she is looking so much better! She is still getting antibiotics twice a day and her pain medicine once in the evenings, one of which smells delicious. Her foot is no longer bandaged Read more
Hi everyone, Cyndi here talking with you about Bumblefoot. This is a swelling in the foot of a chicken when the foot pad gets an infection. There are many causes, according to the vet, where a cut or a tiny abrasion in the foot causes a staph infection. A couple Read more
Building your chicken coop and run. There are a lot of factors to consider when building your chicken coop and run. How large does it need to be, how to keep predators out, and how to maintain it are questions you should be asking yourself. You will see so many Read more
What do Guinea Pigs eat? Guinea Pigs food staples are as follows: Oxbow hay and pellets are the best in my opinion. To save money I buy from Chewy.com online and use their autoship. They have a more expensive Oxbow pellet, but the Essentials is what I use and costs Read more
Are you thinking about getting a guinea pig for your kids this Christmas? If so, I’d like to share some of the things I have learned along the way. I’ve had piggies for over ten years now and have learned a whole lot about them. Keeping guinea pigs today is Read more
This is Miss Gracie, our 6-year-old “Parti” Yorkshire Terrier as of January 2017. She is around 4½ to 5 pounds, but not a teacup. She was the runt of the litter, but only on the outside. Parti means tricolored. She has tons of white hair, but just like other Yorkies, Read more
Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Living in zone 8b means it doesn’t usually get chilly here until November and winter doesn’t usually start until January. But when it does, we like to make sure our chickens are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need for the colder weather. This Read more
Remember when I mentioned the “End of the Line” for the garden when George grabbed up the remaining peppers? Well, he decided to preserve some. A year or so ago, we bought this Presto Digital Pressure Canner, and it has come in handy. There was a lot of prep work Read more