Apparently I'm the person you call when there's a loose chicken in the neighborhood because I've gotten VERY adept at catching chickens. Methinks we have a new reality show: Chicken Catchers! In mid-September, we chased Leelaberry across several driveways, under and over a car, and under the crawlspace of a house until she was apprehended. Yesterday, I caught three chickens that had been wandering for a week tearing up gardens and shitting everywhere. It took me 2 hours and lots of patience. One chitchslapped me, the second bit my finger, and the third flung poo at me.
I put it out into the universe that we wanted to add another chicken or two but preferred to rescue rather than buy, and the universe provides! We're keeping Leelaberry. She warmed up to us quickly and has become the sweetest cuddle chicken! She is a Game Hen, the breed that was bred and typically kept for cockfighting. But they're also great little chickens and we're delighted to have her join the family. Can't wait to see what her eggs will be like! The other three jerks are TBD as we try to find their owner, but let's be honest they're my assholes now.
Brutal heatwave and wildfires raging across the West Coast have us and fellow chicken keepers scrambling to keep our feathered friends alive. Ice, wading pools, chicken gatorade, DIY swamp coolers, misters, chicken popsicles, hosing down the chicken yard every 2 hours... there's nothing we won't do for our feather children. Read about how Best Little Henhouse saved her chickens during the apocalyptic wildfires in Portland, Oregon. Is this going to become our reality every fire season??
I'm hosting a National Chicken Lady Day Collab on November 4 with my fellow chicken baker RebelChickenBakes. We have over 50 participants joining us to make a chicken lady themed baked good or craft project. Interested? Join our group of crazy chicken ladies! Chicken not required.
Hang in there, peeps. It's been an exhausting 7 months and it just turned into a surreal soap opera leading up to November 3. If you're like me, you're white knuckling the refresh button on your news feed every hour and screaming at the sheer insanity and shameful hypocrisy of our elected leaders right now. BREATHE and eat some cookies. We're almost there. We're gonna be okay. NOW LET'S VOTE THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay safe. Don't be a selfish ass because you see where that gets you. Karma's a bitch.
Bok-bok-BAKE!
Christina
P.S. Speaking of cookies. Shoutout for The Very Best Cookie in the Whole Wide World who makes legit the VERY BEST cookies, and they ship nationwide. Owner, Founder and Cookie Monsta Kirstyn Shaw started her own cookie business early this year, she is a boss and fellow entrepreneur! We've become fast friends and she's an awesome human, so please buy her tasty cookies. Last month, we partnered to raise funds for Bakers Against Racism's Bake the Vote bake sale, and she donates proceeds to #cookiesforacause.
