Category Archives: animal behaviour

Swarm!

Posted on April 29, 2015 by jkmcintyre

Two days before our package arrived, a swarm moved into the hive!   Bees had been checking out the hive for weeks, but it looked like they were just robbing the remaining honey. I stopped thinking it was scouts looking … Continue reading →

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Baby chickens in my shirt

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jkmcintyre

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Baby chickens are so adorable. I have some in my shirt right now. Seriously. I do. The weather is cooling off with the arrival of fall and the new babies are chilly more often than was the summer batch. Continue reading →

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The Bees are Alive!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by jkmcintyre

We haven’t seen much of the bees since we turned the corner into winter.  Last week Scott said, “I think the bees are dead”.  But Saturday was 46 degF and sunny.  For the few hours that the hives were in … Continue reading →

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Watching Chicken TV in Winter

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jkmcintyre

We don’t see the chickens as much in winter. It’s just too cold and rainy (duh – Seattle!) to spend much time outside with them. But since I built the chicken food fence, there is the added benefit of watching … Continue reading →

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