Happy Birthday Dear Chickens!

Our chickens celebrated their 5th birthday last week!

Justin the Rooster turned five.

Interview for Thai TV

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"What have you gained from this project in the 5 years since you started it?"

The director asked Nobuo and me through interpreter. 

The interview

The original question was in Thai, translated via interpreter to Japanese, and here I'm trying to articulate the memory of it in intelligible English. It was the kind of question that makes one pause and think. It was a good question. 

May there be many mice in your straw in 2020!

Happy Belated New Year from Chickens and Goats!

Mabuko, representing all Chickens

Tobi-chan, representing all Goats

However, if chickens and goats knew that 2020 is the Year of Rat in Chinese Zodiac, I'm pretty sure their wish would be much more specific, something like:

May there be more mice in your straw bags this year!

A Miracle Egg

Awww, what a miracle! One of our long-retired hens laid an egg this morning! 

Here it is.

When I went to the farm this morning, this is what I found.

There are two eggs in the nest, but only one is real. 

We always put a fake egg in the nest box
so chickens have no doubt where to go
when they're in egg-laying mood.

Today morning, there was a real, beautiful, still warm egg in the nest box, right next to the plastic one which is there all the time. 

And why is this a miracle? 

Photo report: Chickens and everyone in Autumn 2019

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It's been two years since we stopped selling eggs and our chickens officially retired. The farm is now living a quiet life while Nobuo and I are trying to figure out how to revive the chicken business. 

Breakfast time! 
October 2019

Meanwhile, here's what the farm looks like now.