Chicken Update

The girls are on the loose today, eating worms and my flowers. I just want them to leave the blueberries alone. Take the rest girls! Just leave me some berries!

Beyond Fancy

These photos are from last week so things are even fancier now- if you can believe it (I am certain that you cannot). Doesn't it look like Patsy and Loretta are shit talking? They are.

Like I said, HUGE

How Many Ribbons Can One (third of a) Fancy Acre WIN?

Nic kindly reminded me that the count down to the Oregon State Fair started like YESTERDAY. Which categories do you see us reeling a big blue in for this year? I'm thinking it's going to be embarrassing to the other farmers who have been toiling fruitlessly for years in hopes of a win at the fair and also to feed their families when we just show up holding Patsy Cline, a strawberry rhubarb pie and all the fixins for a Pocahontas tablescape and sweep up 900 awards and ribbons plus free tickets to Willy Nelson. Suckas!

Which category seems like the most important win?

farm & garden????

food arts???

table decorating??? (Probably YES.)

needle work???

Poultry???? (forget it, Tammy)

Awkward Stage (life)

I wish I could say that the chick that Nic picked out from Gresham was the only one that was looking a little rough around the edges- and Tammy certainly does look the worst- but I must admit that Patsy Cline is also in a state of hard to discuss awkwardness. Her neck is long and light of feather. Her fluff is pushing outward and pointy, underdeveloped teen feathers are starting to erupt like acne all over her body. What happened to my baby-nugget-tiny-princess-puff? Luckily she still lets me pet her on her little tummy, but even that is going through a weird transition! Not that I would ever say that to her face.
 As you can see, Tammy is starting to get teen feathers on the top of her head. Nothing says "I will resent these photos for the rest of my life" quite like the look on her face in photo #1, blur and all. She looks crazy. I can't wait to watch those weird feathers get longer and longer until she emerges from the rubble looking like this:

Just gorgeous. 

How They've Grown

I hope she is never too big for this.


They got too tall and also learned how to fly (!?1). We had to get them a new house after this photo was taken.


That's not flattering, Wynonna


Nic's new bunnies- they won't be raised at Fancy Acre


These bunnies will soon be supper.