Angel Wheeler

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  • A Dirty Bath

    We’ve crossed a milestone here at the J&A Chicken Ranch. The chickens spent their first night outside last night. As one friend said, they made their maiden voyage.  Yes dear friends, the little boogers are growing up.  They are spreading their wings and getting the heck out of dodge. You mustn’t ever let J-Dub know I… Read more

  • Tuesday Night

    The evening is breezy and mild. I’m sitting in my front yard in one of those vintage iron chairs as I type this. The birds are perched in the tree and on the high wires singing me a melody.  The cows are grazing in the next pasture.  The horses are munching alfalfa, and chickens are pecking… Read more

  • One Step Closer to Coopdom

    The chicks are 4 weeks old this week and are slowly being prepared for their new outdoor home. This weekend we worked on the chicken pen, and it won’t be long until they must spread their wings and fly from this chicky mama’s box in the bedroom out into the coop and the big, wide world.    … Read more

  • Ranch Security

     I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Hank the Cowdog books by author John Erickson.   Good ol’ Hank, Head of Ranch Security, can usually be found protecting the ranch from varmints and keeping everyone safe with his side-kick Drover. Well here at the J & A Chicken Ranch we have our own head of… Read more

  • Country Living

    We moved out to our Little Trailer House on the Prairie on March 15th.  Less than 4 weeks ago.  In this short time, there are a few lessons I’ve learned.  First off, there ain’t no rest out here.  Yes it’s pretty peaceful, no one comes to my door selling magazines, and Toby, the dang barking dog… Read more

  • Try it, you’ll like it.

    Wild West Willy called the other day.   He said he was going to stop by after he milked a goat. My ears perked up at the mention of goat milking.  If you’ve been a reader for very long, you might know goats are my next homesteading adventure.  Just quick as I get these here chickens learnt good. The… Read more

  • All Fowled Up

     Remember this little fellow? Henery Hawk from Looney Tunes.  “I’m a chicken hawk and I smell chicken.”  His agenda was to catch a chicken.  Even though this cartoon was all fun and games, tonight I discovered this is a real life problem in my world. I know there is a hawk around this place where I live.  Probably… Read more

  • The Great Outdoors

      This chickie mama act is turning out to be a harder gig than you might imagine. The chicks are growing faster than hairs out of an old man’s ear.  They have outgrown their square box, and I found it necessary to cut two boxes and tape them together at the ends to make a… Read more

  • It’s A Boy!!

    It’s calving season out here on the Golden Spread.  Spring is in the air.  Trees are budding, tulips are blossoming, and heifers are birthing. Heifers are young cows, first-time mamas.  I might even be as bold as to call them teenage mothers.  Unwed, teenage mothers.  My husband says you have to watch heifers closely because… Read more

  • Crazy Chicken Lady

    While others are being entertained by Monday night TV programming, I am entertained by a chicken. My husband has nicknamed me The Crazy Chicken Lady. I don’t care.  Sticks and stones and all that jazz. Although videography is not my forte, and I am using my phone, and there is a red light in the… Read more