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White chicken stands in a doorway with a sign that says "No Chickens Allowed in Office" tacked to the door

Sally the Hen is a Very Demanding Chicken

Sally the hen gave an outraged squawk. I had nearly stepped on the tip of her right toe. But really, she parked herself, all spread out in the early morning sun, directly in the office doorway—and I did do my

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Orphaned baby squirrel eating from an eye dropper

A Trouble-Making Trio

Mid March The towels in the shoe box gave a suspicious lurch. There is Life in there! Every day, they change. Ears a little perkier. Tails up across their backs. Three blind heads poking out from the edge of the

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Large salad with lettuce, carrots, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, and ranch dressing

Salmon and Salad Fit for a Bear

We received a donation of 30 pounds of organic meat and salmon, much to the delight of the animals. I felt bad for the couple whose freezer decided to stop working, but I was hard-pressed to stay sad after seeing

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White chicken in a nesting box

The Softer Side of Sally the Chicken

Sally the Chicken was on the office porch as she often is, sunning herself, when something told me she wanted attention. When I bent to pet her, she tucked her body and gave me a look that said, “Well come

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White chicken

Sally the Chicken Has Something On Her Mind

Sally the chicken came marching towards me with something clearly on her mind. She had a request. Would I kindly see to it that she could get back into the coop—she needed to lay an egg. Unlike her sister, she

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Several ducklings running across sandy ground toward shade

The Tale of Two Stuck Ducks and Other Stories

The Tale of Two Stuck Ducks I was walking by the enclosure where Meenie and her duck family live, when an unusual movement caught my eye. There was something stuck in the fence. That was odd. There shouldn’t be anything

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White chicken stands in a doorway with a sign that says "No Chickens Allowed in Office" tacked to the door

Sally the Hen is a Very Demanding Chicken

Sally the hen gave an outraged squawk. I had nearly stepped on the tip of her right toe. But really, she parked herself, all spread out in the early morning sun, directly in the office doorway—and I did do my best to avoid her as I carefully stepped over her

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Orphaned baby squirrel eating from an eye dropper

A Trouble-Making Trio

Mid March The towels in the shoe box gave a suspicious lurch. There is Life in there! Every day, they change. Ears a little perkier. Tails up across their backs. Three blind heads poking out from the edge of the box. I reach in to take one out for feeding

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Large salad with lettuce, carrots, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, and ranch dressing

Salmon and Salad Fit for a Bear

We received a donation of 30 pounds of organic meat and salmon, much to the delight of the animals. I felt bad for the couple whose freezer decided to stop working, but I was hard-pressed to stay sad after seeing the joy that it brought to certain individuals on property.

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White chicken in a nesting box

The Softer Side of Sally the Chicken

Sally the Chicken was on the office porch as she often is, sunning herself, when something told me she wanted attention. When I bent to pet her, she tucked her body and gave me a look that said, “Well come on, pick me up.” So I did. I was expecting

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White chicken

Sally the Chicken Has Something On Her Mind

Sally the chicken came marching towards me with something clearly on her mind. She had a request. Would I kindly see to it that she could get back into the coop—she needed to lay an egg. Unlike her sister, she does not do anything with timidity. She had a demand

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Several ducklings running across sandy ground toward shade

The Tale of Two Stuck Ducks and Other Stories

The Tale of Two Stuck Ducks I was walking by the enclosure where Meenie and her duck family live, when an unusual movement caught my eye. There was something stuck in the fence. That was odd. There shouldn’t be anything there. I walked closer. There were two somethings, actually. Two

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Jean Simpson walking through the rain with a malamute dog

Duck Sledding, Bear Blueberries and Very Annoyed Chickens

Jean’s New Raincoat I went out to speak to Jean in the spring rain and saw him in his new raincoat with a clothespin sticking out the top of the hood. I asked why—though I should know better by now. In response, he took off the clothespin and the hood

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