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I’m Not Gonna Hurt You, I Only Want to Chew On Your Neck.
The J&A Chicken Ranch, the place I call home, is stocked with 2 dogs and 14 chickens. Natural enemies, they are. The dogs live in the fenced backyard and the chickens live in a chicken pen and...
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Country Troubles
Somedays the J&A Chicken Ranch has more excitement than my feeble heart can handle. This beautiful breezy morning I am waiting for the water well repair man as we have no water coursing through...
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Shots.
In two short days, my baby girl has to get her 2 month shots. Oh, how I dread it. To the very core. She’s oblivious. She doesn’t know what is up ahead. But I do. She is content and happy, living in...
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Peace, pecks, and pigs—Randomness
It’s a peaceful kind of morning. No hustle, no bustle. There’s a cool breeze, and it’s a nice respite before the West Texas July sun follows it’s usual path in the cloudless sky and the daytime temps...
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Chasing Rabbits
We have these two dogs. Drew and Grace. Grace is so appropriately named and could have easily been named Faith. She is loyal to the end. Always there right beside you. Drew on the other hand,...
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The Cat’s Meow
We haven’t had any chicken killings, no wild horse escapades, nary a snake has snuck up on me of late. The dogs have been calm, the skunks have been distant, no electrical or water outings to speak...
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A day in the backyard with 5 chickens and two dogs
Today the weather is agreeable. The skies are a cobalt blue with an occasional fluffy cumulus cloud in the distance. The wind is slight. It’s still chilly enough to need a coat, but when you find a...
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The Hummers
I overheard them talking in the doctor’s office a few weeks ago. You need to get ready for them. They’re here. We saw some at our place yesterday. Hummingbirds. So I heeded their advice and went to...
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Fowl, Reptiles, and Worthless Mammals
Instead of Spring Fever, I have contracted a bad case of Chicken Fever (this is not to be mistaken with Bird Flu). It has been brought on by pictures, videos and reports of friends and family getting...
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Remembering Drew Miller
We had to say good-bye to one of the finest dogs there was. Our Drew Miller. Our Drewby Dooby Doo. He was somewhere around 11 years old. Give or take a year. He was named after a preschool classmate of...
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