How I spent my day off

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Kathie

I cleaned the refrigerator, and believe me, it was not an easy job. How we do collect things. It had not been eons since the last time I did it, so there were not many surprises. However, the biggest surprise was a can of Crisco hidden in the back. I do not know who, when or why that Crisco was brought into the house. Honestly, I cannot think of when it would have been used. The other part of the mystery is that it expired inn 2006, and we did not build this house until 2007!!!! I have certainly cleaned out the frig since we moved it, and we started out with new stuff when we did move. Have no clue as to why it was there. (Oh, that is Ann on the right in that picture on the frig.)

Now I should do a video of the big upright freezer. It is an old one that we bought used a few years ago. So old that it is not frost free. Right now it is loaded with soup. Guess what we will be having for dinner? lol

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Chicken toes, birds, and baths

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kathie

I wanted to figure out a title for this blog that would not come up when people were searching for porn. I am still getting at least a hit a day from “Only sluts get tattoos” and “How to cook a cat.”

The photos involved in the de-balling of the chicken toes are not good, but I had to use the phone camera and hold it while I held the chicken in the other arm. Doing it in the bathroom sink was so much easier, and the mess was pretty easy to clean up and sanitize. I did Phyllis and one of the babies. I cannot tell them apart unless they are near each other, and I saw this one come down the ramp with these big ole toe balls, and I just grabbed her.

Phyllis actually liked the bath. I did not even have to hold her in the water. Remember, she was use to a weekly bathing experience.


I will check the rest of them next weekend. I think I remember reading that I should be using wood shavings instead of straw; I don’t know. I was thinking of extending their walking area this summer. I will not mention it to Ann until I actually get this damn chicken house finished. (She reads each blog.)

Speaking of Ann…she took these next two photos while sitting on the front porch. Pretty good I would say.


I took these in the back. Interestingly, the cardinals have not come to the back yet. They always have before.

I have no clue as to what this squirrel has in its hands. It actually looks like an old piece of meat.

And finally, even though we had a dusting of snow, we had sun yesterday. We seem not be getting sun much lately, and I miss it. Think I will sit under Ann’s light today.

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To give you something to look at until tomorrow’s blog

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Kathie

I just saw this on Facebook, and I think it shows that birds are smarter than we give them credit for. I do not think it is important to even turn on the sound. The visual is what is great!

I will blog “The Bathing of Phyllis” tomorrow.

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Attention Please……..Two Important Announcements

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Kathie

1. Either Peanut Butter or Jelly Bean has laid an egg!! Don’t know which one, but I know it was one of them because the egg shell was very brittle, and it broke when I tried to pick it up.

2. This weekend will be now named “Poop ball weekend.” Even though it is suppose to be cold, it must be celebrated. Phillis has three toes affected, and I have to get them off of her before she breaks a foot. I will check her flock mates too.

I will welcome any and all of you to help me de-poop the toes of my girls. You may take any and all souvenirs.

Thank you,
Management of Possum Manor Poultry INC, LLC, Trademark pending, non profit status pending, and all that jazz

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It was a stormy day near Possum Manor today

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Kathie

I drove home in such torrential rain that I cannot remember it every raining harder. One side of the road was dark and stormy; the other side was bright and clear. What does that bring?????

I thought the show was over, but then near my house I saw this:

That is my friend Neely’s house in that valley (or holler, if you are from here).

On a side note: Poor Brando was barking and barking last night. I went out to see what he was barking at, and he was intent on something up a tree. I got the flashlight, and there was a little chipmunk, just tormenting the snot out of him. It was running around the trunk of the tree about a foot above his head. It would stop and eat a bit of that corn log thing I put up for the squirrels, and then it would run around more. Ann says she is sure she saw him flip Brando off on one of its circuits. It was not afraid of Brando at all, and I think that hurt Brando’s feelings a bit. Ann took the corn log in so that Brando could relax a bit.

And yes, our lights are still up. We has thought we would keep them up because they are so pretty. We are calling them pretty lights now.

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