Angel Wheeler

raising chickens

  • Chicken Chasing—don’t miss out!

    I had a weak moment recently and that’s how I ended up with two hens in my backyard. A friend of mine was having a moving sale and I thought I’d check out her deals. I had already picked out a lamp, a rug, a table, and a sack of polyfil when I passed by a… Read more

  • The End of my Chicken Ranching Era

    It happened yesterday.  The end of an era.  But yesterday was a joyous day of remembering the birth of EK, that I couldn’t allow it to spoil the day, regardless of how sad I felt about it. I found my last one chicken dead yesterday shortly after dawn. Actually, dead is such a mild word… Read more

  • The Chicken Chronicles: An Update and Addendum

    The month of March is upon us and with that comes an anniversary. Or a birthday, rather. My chickens turn three years old. Happy, happy birthday girls! It’s a landmark, a milestone, a big deal to have three-year old chickens. At least I thought it was until I googled the life expectancy of a chicken… Read more

  • A Broody, Moody Hen

    I’ve got a broody hen.  In other words, she wants to be a momma. This hen in particular sits in a wheelbarrow.  Day after day.  Night after night.  She won’t eat.  She won’t drink.  And if you go near her, she puts her hackles up and makes a noise that frightens me.   I’ve never… Read more

  • The Hummers

    I overheard them talking in the doctor’s office a few weeks ago. You need to get ready for them. They’re here. We saw some at our place yesterday.  Hummingbirds. So I heeded their advice and went to The Walmarts to buy a couple of feeders.  I googled how to make sugar water (4 parts water… Read more

  • A day in the backyard with 5 chickens and two dogs

    Today the weather is agreeable.  The skies are a cobalt blue with an occasional fluffy cumulus cloud in the distance.  The wind is slight. It’s still chilly enough to need a coat, but when you find a good place to sit in the sun, your insides begin to warm and your heart smiles. As does… Read more

  • The Chicken Ranch Case #378—–A Mild Case of Chicken Discrimination

    For all my beloved followers who have stuck by me through the “adoption” of my 14 little chicks way back in March of 2011, who watched me nurture them, watched them grow, loved them, and cried through their misfortunes, I have yet another tale to tell. But first, for old times sake, remember them when… Read more

  • Outside

    Our baby girl loves it outside. No matter the mercury reading, she hasn’t learned to complain about the heat yet.   We haven’t cut her hair to look like a mohawk on it’s way to growing out, it’s just the way her hair, well is growing out.  Possibly one of the reasons she’s mistaken for… Read more

  • Peace, pecks, and pigs—Randomness

    It’s a peaceful kind of morning.  No hustle, no bustle. There’s a cool breeze, and it’s a nice respite before the West Texas July sun follows it’s usual path in the cloudless sky and the daytime temps rise to scorch and wither.  But after all, it is summer.  What else do we expect. EK and… Read more

  • The Demise of the J&A Chicken Ranch

    Well folks, I’m here to announce my flock of 14 birds is officially down to eight. I’m sad. The casualties are: 1 yellow chicken killed by a coyote in plain sight 1 yellow chicken found lying dead in the coop in March 2012.  Cause of death: unknown The remains of one yellow chicken (mostly feathers)… Read more