your blog has reminded me again of how much i want a snake— or several!! i’m in no position to get one right now but the degree of longing i feel going through your blog is crazy :’)
Hello friend!
I love it when folks tell me that they're not getting a snake because they're not currently in a snake-positive living situation.
While I'm not happy that you can't have a snake (that's sad!) I am happy that you're being real and that you are putting a snake's long term well-being over your personal desire to have one. That's very cash money of you.
I sincerely hope that the future brings you a situation in which you have the resources to support as many snakes as you desire! For right now, though, I'm here to provide imagery of cute snakes with none of the smells, emotional circumstances, or cumbersome responsibility that the real thing entails.
Also, I feel the exact same way when I scroll chicken blogs so... Yeah same.
So our neighbor down the road who works at the general store nearby heard that some of our hens had been killed. She has chickens as well, specifically, two Polish bantam hens who are getting beat up by her rooster.
She just offered to give them to us because she knows they're unhappy and just wants them to have a peaceful all-girl flock, which our girls can definitely provide. The weird thing is, I've always wanted Polish hens, and my mom wanted another bantam (as Pearl, our old English game bantam who was killed was definitely her baby). And here's these two, needing a new home.
I'm beyond excited to introduce them to our girls, who have definitely been sad and traumatized. They're so, so good with new birds being introduced and I think this will make them all feel happier. I'll try to post pictures of them as soon as we get them settled into their temporary pen!
Bantam chickens can make a wonderful small flock. Keeping three or four bantam hens increases self-sufficiency for anyone engaged in small-time poultry-keeping. Bantam hens, notorious for setting and brooding, make excellent surrogate mothers for many species of domestic poultry, including chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys.
Working on some chicken variations. Might be a little while till I get them in the shop, but if you have chicken breeds you desire let me know. It’s hard with my color palette, but I’ll try my darndest.
Aron and Ellen. We've had them since they were small chickens. I can't believe they will turn nine this year. I love them with all my heart. Värmland, Sweden (March 20, 2024).
I am happy to report that Pepper and Muffin are integrating wonderfully into our flock! Now that they're away from the rooster that used to beat them up at their previous home, their personalities are starting to shine.
(second picture featuring Muffin demonstrating how to be a split bun 🍞)
Pepper has gained a lot of confidence, and has happily assumed the role of flock leader. She is very alert and keeps the other girls in line and from picking on Muffin, who is still skittish, but sweet and docile.
With the help of mealworms and taking time to sit and talk to them every day, they're slowly warming up to us. 💚