The city of Coeur d’Alene recently overhauled its animal ordinances and included a pretty big change to its chicken laws. Previously one could keep an unlimited number of fowl within city limits – as long as there was no rooster in residence; however the new law limits that number to three. The Second Street Chicken Ranch is currently two over limit. If you have chickens…
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Last weekend, just as I was waking up I heard a very strange sound coming from the backyard. It sounded like a rooster crowing. But wait – we don’t have a rooster! I thought, no – must be the ravens cawing and I’m just not awake yet. But then there it was again – a sort of cackling, crowing, cockadoodling. …
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What a happy Hatch Day we celebrated last week! As you can see in the photo – the girls really enjoyed their polenta cake with cottage cheese “frosting.” Like any group of two-year-olds, they were soon covered in it and standing in it to boot! And as any good mother hen would do, I made sure that they didn’t eat…
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Preparations are well underway for the annual Hatch Day celebration at the Second Street Chicken Ranch! Tomorrow we’re celebrating “Happy 2nd Hatch Day” for our girls – Henny, Penny, Harriett, Flame and Helen, who will officially turn two on Saturday. It’s a garden party, so I’ve been on my knees all week weeding the perennial garden – or shall I say reclaiming…
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