Absence of additional photos April 28, 2011 11:37 pm Heh. Having been succinCt, descriptive, and specific in the subject, what’s left? Oh yes, details. 🙂 I note that many posts state that there are additional photos (the Polyphemus moth is the one I saw, where it has a newly-emerged moth and states that they have … Read more
November 27, 2010: The Story Until Now After first Umber and then Ginger were buried in the yard, their sister Amber still had a swollen eye that was not improving despite aspirin & garlic, neosporin, and tetra-antibiotic treatments. Amber was moved to a convalescent hospital on Sunday November 21.  She was left in the … Read more
Amber goes to Kimberly’s House November 21, 2010 For those of you readers who have been keeping track of The Fuzzy Bottom Gals and Daniel’s adventures raising chickens, you haven’t had any updates since Umber died on October 1. Ginger followed Umber on October 24, about a week after I began to worry about Amber’s … Read more
October 1, 2010 Umber died this afternoon at my hands after a melancholy visit to Raymond Animal Hospital and Dr. Hsuan. Umber is buried in the back yard with the parsley and basil. I put bricks on top of her grave to keep out the raccoons. She was my favorite of the Fuzzy Bottom Gals. … Read more
September 23, 2010 Tuesday evening, Umber was limping slightly. Yesterday it seems to have gotten worse. Now Daniel is totally paranoid and thinking she may have Mareks Disease or Marek’s Disease. We hope this story has a happy ending. Update September 25, 2010 Daniel’s paranoia that Umber may have Marek’s Disease is waning. After a … Read more
September 20, 2010 Yesterday Daniel laid tile on the roof of the Chicken Coop to help waterproof the structure before the winter rains. This morning there was evidence that a Raccoon paid a visit during the night. This is the second time a raccoon has entered the chicken run at night, but other than possibly … Read more