Monthly Archives: September 2022

Smokey Farming

This was the smoke map on Sunday morning which also shows the source of the majority of the haze. But that morning you could see the sun trying to poke through. The 14 Hatchery chickens are still alive.  I had … Continue reading

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Developing Birds, Poultry Uncertainty, Part 6 and Smoke

Our little white peachick is starting to get feathers.  And there is no sign of color.  But I learned it is not an albino but a genetic mutation called leucism.  It is an autosomal recessive gene in India Blue peafowl … Continue reading

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The Queen

died today.  I had never thought much about British royalty (and I didn’t even watch Diana’s wedding).  I didn’t understand the point of it all.  But then we went to England in May 2009.  We visited all of the usual … Continue reading

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