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Day five of On the Road with Oregon Bounty, and I’m in my favorite part of the ...

Had it up to here with traffic, construction and the maddening metropolis? Then you may be one of the many folks who dream of a life in the country, on a small little farm near a sweet little town where...

Phoebe, my new white silkie bantam, was spending all her time perching on the edge of the nursery box, so I took that as a sign that she was ready to fly the nursery box and move into the tractor...

Lulu has gone broody, so my one source of fresh eggs has dried up. Going broody means a hen has stopped laying and won't leave her nest because she's focused on incubation -- even though Lulu's not sitting on any...

Katherine Miller/The OregonianThe late, lamented Carla, our Mille Fleur hen. She was the smarter of our two hens, but not smart enough to outwit the predator that did her in.The weather has been cold and windy, and I have to...