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Behind the scenes

So much is happening at our micro-sanctuary that we wanted to share some of what's going on behind the scenes.

This blog will be fun, sad, or chaotic at times. Just unvarnished stories of our daily life.

sales taxes

christmas night visitor

chai's limping

close escape

the feud is over

turkey fights

ginger's retirement

clipped wings

bye walle

skye

it takes a village to rescue a chicken

happy mom

Lucie is back home! As soon as we brought her crate in the yard, she started greeting Sophie, and Sophie excitedly chirped back. It was...

bad mom

4am. I can’t sleep anymore. I am a worried mom. One of my babies is in the hospital, and she may never come back home. It started about 3...

walle and her bodyguards

So Walle thinks she is a turkey. After asserting herself to the turkeys at dinner time, she is now hanging out with them. They are...

some days are better than others

and today wasn’t a good one. It’s started with a trip to the vet to say goodbye to Sage. It’s the 3rd chicken we are losing in less that...

walle takes on the turkeys

Walle is standing with both her feet in the turkeys’ dinner. She flaps her wings and chases them away. Sophie and Lucie run toward me...

sophie and the glove (video)

how many is too many?

I just tucked my 13 hens and 2 turkeys into their respective coops (4 to be precise!). How did I end up with so many birds in my...

dinner time (video)

how I almost killed my turkey

Saturday - Friends come over to meet our new turkeys. They bring healthy greens (kale, chards, collards, fennel...) as welcome gifts, and...

dinner time

4pm: Time to feed the turkeys. I prepare 2 separate bowls of food. Sophie needs special meds in hers. I walked to the turkey yard with...

treat time (video)

there is a chicken in my plate (video)

email (video)