Category Archives: Funny stories
The romance of the revolution
A couple of weeks ago, a friend in the valley gave me her bantam chickens because she was having troubles with a fox. One of her chicken coops is set too close to the edge of her property and the … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Chickens, Funny stories
Tagged as Bantam chickens, introducing new chickens to a flock, Mille Fleurs
The delicate art of cooperation
Each morning I tend to the chickens first. In order of priority, they take the number one spot: because they are the only bread winners on the farm to date, and in order to keep them happy, they need the … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Eggs, Funny stories, Goats, Uncategorized
Tagged as chicken and goat friend, Funny stories, Goats
When in Rome: eating local
Warning: some graphic butchering photos contained on this page. I have always loved cooking (my grandmother thought I should have become a chef), but the thought of being stuck inside for my work and at such a repetitive, yet highly … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Butchering, Cougars, Funny stories, Hunting, Locavore, Politicking with predators
Tagged as 100 Mile Diet, Cougar meat, Eating local
Elvis has left the building
High drama in the chicken house again. First, I found a chicken dead and frozen in an odd position. We’ve been having a really cold spell for a couple of weeks, but not so cold he would have frozen to … Continue reading →
Filed under Chickens, Funny stories, Just for fun
Tagged as animal husbandry, Chickens, Funny stories, Small farming, Sustainable Farming
None of my ducks in a row
When we first acquired our land, several of our friends had strong opinions about what sorts of animals should populate our potential farm, peacocks being the first in a procession of not-so-practical-but-well-meaning-or-at-least-decorative suggestions. Not wanting to be divorced in the … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Ducks, Funny stories
Tagged as Bella Coola Farm, caring for ducks, Duck wrangling, Funny stories, Learning to Farm, Muscovy ducks, raising ducks
Poultry in motion
Last week I butchered 27 roosters, 8 turkeys and 2 ducks and, until a few days ago, I was doing it all by hand (see Butchering day: turkeys for complete photo documentary of the process). Several days into the planned … Continue reading →
Janey’s got a gun
Because I know next to nothing about guns, hunting or general bush safety, but was about to take a trip to Williams Lake to buy a gun, I decided to call a friend, Gary Shelton, who happens to be an … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Funny stories, Hunting, Politicking with predators
Tagged as bear defense, bear safety, Funny stories, Grizzly Bears, Remington .280, Remington 700 limited
Woman running fairly close to the wolves
My friend Clarence needed to go to ‘The Lake’, and by Lake we Bella Coola-ites mean Williams Lake–a 458 kilometer trip east of here, one way. Williams Lake has an approximate population of 14,000, and is the home of our … Continue reading →
Filed under Animal issues, Funny stories, Hunting, Politicking with predators
Tagged as Chilcotin, cougar, Funny stories, Hunting, wolf tracks, wolves
Yeast wrangling 101
Several years ago, while still living in New Zealand, I wanted to learn more about bread. I went to the library and took out virtually every book they had on bread making and bread baking. There of course were several … Continue reading →
