Harry & The Fowl

05/02/2024

Ducks exiting their coop in the morning: wow! Another day! Anything changed overnight? Life is good.
Chickens doing the same: it’s about time. Where’s the treat bowl? Move, bitch. Mom, make sure you get that huge pile of s**t that Alberta left.

19/01/2024

1st measurable snow in 2 years.

17/01/2024

This is my egg tracker for January so far. All of the 1’s are from Flower. Today I got 2 eggs-Flower & Alberta. Yay! Flower went thru a very mild molt in November. Alberta had a hard molt in December. Sam & Hetty are in hard molt now. Most hens stop laying with short winter days & when they molt. It takes a lot of energy to keep warm in winter, grow new feathers, and to lay eggs. They put their energy where it’s needed. Flower is beautiful. Alberta is back to her big fluffy self. The other 2 look shaggy & wind-blown. They are all doing great in this weather. The egg production will pick up soon! 💕🐓🐓🐓🐓

16/01/2024

4:50pm. Freezing to death! The ducks & chickens are fine, unphased by the whole snow thing. They ate a lot to help keep themselves warm. Risking my life on the slippery ice to get them into the coops… do they appreciate it?🤣🦆🐓

16/01/2024

7am this morning on DuckCam. I’m trying to shovel in front on their pen doors to get in. We got about 3”. It’s the chickens’ 1st snow. I wrapped the pens a little & very little snow got inside them. The ducks came out & the chickens stayed in their coop awhile. All is well.

09/01/2024

Harry had to p*e. Harry hates rain. So the raincoat…

09/01/2024

What could this be?

02/01/2024

Harry loves laying near the tree

20/12/2023

20/12/2023

Harry begging Dave to eat his water ice so that Harry can lick the cup…

15/12/2023

They look like a rustic duck & chicken, right? 1st time trying this. Next year will be better, using the proper pine. 💕🦆🐓

05/12/2023

Who doesn’t ❤️ a 5’ chicken?

03/12/2023

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/W9vDmWmauCnnNALi/?mibextid=WC7FNe

PSA: We adopted our dog, Rowdy, from the shelter 5 years ago. He was already an adult dog, so we estimate he is about 11 or 12 years old at this point. I love this dog. He is the sweetest soul and my BFF. For the past week or so he hasn’t been acting like himself. He licked a raw spot on his foot. He was panting constantly. He was pacing. Sunday morning, the pacing and panting got so bad, and I was REALLY nervous that there was something seriously wrong with him. For 45 minutes, he panted like crazy and constantly paced back and forth. He was keeping his tail tucked down all the time. His ears were pinned back. He would not settle down and he wouldn’t eat. We tried everything. I ended up giving him a trazadone that he takes sometimes when he goes to the groomer. It seemed to take a little bit of the edge off, but not much. He still wouldn’t eat and still wouldn’t settle. I took off work on Monday so I could take him to the vet. We did bloodwork and x-rays. Knowing he is a senior dog, I was trying to prepare myself for the worst case scenario. I was glad to see his bloodwork was great except for some elevated liver enzymes. The x-rays showed he was a little backed up but no major issues. He got an anti-nausea injection and some Gabapentin to help with some tenderness in his back and to hopefully help keep him calm. When we got home, he was ok for a little bit, but eventually started pacing and panting again. We walked around the neighborhood for a long time and he used the bathroom a lot. He seemed pretty happy about that and was in good spirits until we got home and he refused to come back in the house. Every time I took him out that evening, he would hunker down like he didn’t want to come back in the house. When my vet called and I gave her the update, she suggested there may be some new electronic device in the house that was emitting a high frequency noise that is hurting his ears. We had just put new smart outlets in the house about a week ago. His pacing and panting were worse when the lamps were on, so I unplugged all the smart outlets. He stopped panting, stopped pacing, and ate his food. His tail was even up and wagging again. When I plugged the smart outlets all back in and asked Alexa to turn on the lamps, he immediately started panting and pacing again. My husband used an app to test the frequency of the smart outlets. It was off the charts. We've left the outlets unplugged for two days and have confirmed that it is definitely the smart outlets that are causing his stress and discomfort. He's back to being a totally normal dog now. I really thought this was the end for Rowdy based on the way he was acting. I am so thankful for Dr. Newell at BoonesCreek AnimalHospital for figuring out this simple solution. If your pets are exhibiting similar symptoms, you may want to consider checking your electronics first. I cannot express how relieved I am that he is ok now. 😭♥️🐶

02/12/2023

Quack quack. Bok bok.

01/12/2023

Whew! Made the Nice List again this year

25/11/2023

My poor Alberta. She’s molting Hard! Just look at her. New feathers coming in are said to be painful. She’s cranky, she yells at the other hens, she’s worse of a food N**i now. She’s an absolute bitch. This, too, will pass. Giving her plenty of good protein to help bring back her beauty & sweet (cough cough) personality.🐓💕

23/11/2023

Harry sulking in his crate, with the door open…because he knows that we are preparing to leave him home

22/11/2023

Where’s Harry? When you & your p**p match the fallen 🍂 🍁

22/11/2023

Diminished daylight hours= little or no egg laying. Autumn & being 1 1/2 years old=molting. What a hot mess at Fort Chix! It looked like a pillow factory in the chicken coop this morning. 🐓🐓🐓🐓💕
The drakes have chilled out & are eating up a storm. They are comical.🦆🦆🦆💕

17/11/2023

Hens eating leftover french fries

15/11/2023

Celebrating my 12th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

07/11/2023

The hens eating a treat of leftover clams & spaghetti

28/10/2023

Final result of the chicken carving. I’m drying the pumpkin seeds for them. That pulp in there was ridiculous!😆 I coated the soft tissue with petroleum jelly & added some mini lights. Outside it goes for Halloween

27/10/2023

The chickens carving pumpkin experiment.

26/10/2023

26/10/2023

24/10/2023

I ushered the drakes into their coop last night. They went in nervously. This morning, I opened the door & they stood inside for a minute, then Boonie came out & the others followed. A little more practice & we’ll master this. 🦆🦆🦆💕

23/10/2023

The drakes are still in their coop after I opened the door this morning. I had to go in, open the roof & usher them out through the door. Ugg. They hate anything new.