The Great Sheep Escape (Or, My Ten Minutes of Terror) I wrote in my memoir, Hit By a Farm, that when we started farming, it was clear I hadn’t inherited my grandmother’s shepherding genes. But yesterday, during ten minutes of pure terror in which I was driven by instinct alone, I think I might have […]
PEEK-A-Boo! I love how hens get all their chicks nestled underneath them. This proud lady has 9 newly hatched chicks underneath her! Because this is a tame hen, her chicks aren’t afraid of us. So when I enter the shed, the little ones come running, practically swarming over my feet. If you have a fear […]