Coopaholic 17 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am

Five years, six coops. How did this happen? The first coop I built, as I recall, was pretty darn perfect.  It kept the young ladies safe and comfortable, and it looked rather adorable in the backyar....

The Four Nuggets 8 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm

Introducing: ! Born May 5 --- I raised them in the living room for the first two weeks. Not because I especially wanted to raise them indoors, but because they'd been vaccinated for Marek's Di...

Happy Day 12 May 2013 | 09:40 pm

A Solution to Every Problem 8 May 2013 | 09:24 pm

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Lately I've noticed Lucy's neck looking a little scraggly. But I chalked it up to old age... I mean, my neck certainly doesn’t look like a spring ch...

A Little Hen with a Big Heart 17 Apr 2013 | 02:34 am

In the scope of things, with the horrible tragedy in Boston and all the other sorrows in our world, the death of a chicken really doesn't fit in. But Pigeon will be missed, like any of Mother Nature'...

Everything's Bigger -- even the Grackles! 12 Apr 2013 | 09:30 pm

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The 2013 Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour has come and gone, but the thrill of Austin is fresh in my memory. Ah, the sunshine! The flowers! The Austin...

Triangles and Circles! 26 Mar 2013 | 06:10 pm

What a wonderful day! Today for our blog tour I got to draw a cat and a chicken! Wasn't I just gushing recently about how much I love to draw cats and chickens? Meet Linus and his ladies, some of the...

Trottin' Along! 25 Mar 2013 | 08:24 pm

Yes!  Another wonderful blog for your enjoyment: Lessons Learned from the Flock! Find out about a special gal, Charlie, the Black Copper Marans chicken! Leave a comment, win a book! .  .  .  .  .  ....

Red Dirt and Hellebores 24 Mar 2013 | 05:33 pm

Today's stop on the Once Upon a Flock Blog Tour: Red Dirt Ramblings! I follow this wonderful blog because Dee's got the gardens of my dreams.  Joyful and unpruned, always a new wall or border being ...

Copying a Masterpiece 24 Mar 2013 | 01:32 am

The Once Upon a Flock blog tour continues! I love being an illustrator because folks give me assignments that I might never have tried to tackle on my own. Today's creative challenge is a spectacula...