It was November 2014 and Rhonda the Rhode Island Red hen was broody again. All day she sat on her eggs with steely determination. Rhonda is a chronic brooder and we’ve watched her for many years sit on eggs in desperation to hatch them. We’ve always agreed not to let our animals breed as I…
The dairy industry wants us to believe a lot of things. They want us to believe that cows just magically produce milk forever. They want us to believe that their cows are happy, healthy animals who are loved and respected. They want us to think that milk is good for us and is the only…
My thoughts on hunters? Big guns Big mouths Small personality No empathy Thinks the world is theirs. Hates animals. If male, usually hates women. Tough people with big guns. They are everywhere. You’ll usually see them in their 4WDs throwing cans of VB out of their car windows. You’ll see them on the wetlands telling…
Arwen is the princess of our flock. No one can deny her beauty. She is named after Arwen the elven princess in Lord Of The Rings because of her unparalleled beauty. Arwen has never really liked humans very much, she prefers to keep to herself and spend time with her chicken friends rather than with me….
The first thing I noticed was her comb, it was like a Queen’s crown, so I named her “Queen Victoria”. She mostly gets called “Queen Vic” or “Queenie”. She has always had a look of determination on her face, even when she first came out of her cage completely terrified, she still had her fierce…