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August 25, 2010 By Candace Godwin 2 Comments

It’s been nearly two weeks since we introduced Midge and Madge, a pair of Buff Orpingtons, to our Second Street Chicken Ranch flock and relative peace has finally settled in.  This newly acquired, “peaceful, easy feeling,” hasn’t come without a price.  We’ve had bloodshed, a lot of feathers flying and in the end, a flock reduction. Yes, we have sent Henny and Penny packing. …
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August 17, 2010 By Candace Godwin 1 Comment

The Second Street Chicken Ranch now has two flocks; not the desired outcome of flock integration.  Albeit a temporary situation, the new girls, Midge and Madge, have retreated to the serenity of the Penthouse coop while the “Street Level Girls,” are literally camping out in the pen below.   This separation pretty much happened on its own (and out of necessity to stay alive). …
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August 13, 2010 By Candace Godwin 1 Comment

Let me just say up front, flock integration is not for the light hearted.  Anyone watch the Bad Girls Club on the Oxygen channel?  Yeah, completely trashy, bad-girl drama (makes treadmill time at the gym fly by!).   Yup, that’s what we have going on at the Second Street Chicken Ranch — just substitute “chixs” for girls. The two Blondie’s arrived yesterday afternoon and my plan…
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August 11, 2010 By Candace Godwin Leave a Comment

Okay, the title of this post is not what you are thinking…although if things don’t turn out as expected, it could be very soon. The Second Street Chicken Ranch is taking full advantage of the City of Coeur d’Alene’s recently amended chicken laws by adopting two new girls to our flock.  Tonight we will be adding a pair of blond bombshells (aka…
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I was off to trim back the salvia today, when I fo I was off to trim back the salvia today, when I found this crab spider with a hoverfly in its grasp.

Unfortunately, it dropped the half eaten insect just as I was about to snap the photo. 

But then this ant appeared, and nearly became dessert. 🍰

It kept running up to the spider and then running away. Who can blame it? 😱

Crab spiders are ambush predators. They don't spin webs, but live on flowers, often blending in and changing body color, waiting to snatch their next meal of bees and flying insects. 

It's hard to see, but its body had a slight purple tinge to match the salvia flower it was nestled against.

I skipped the trimming of the salvia. 😂

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