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​Walk alongside author Kelly Poulin as she shares stories rooted in faith, country living, and the wonder of a child’s imagination


Kelly's Country Squawk
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Time To Get Ugly!
Every fall, my birdies stop laying eggs and start losing their feathers. It's molting season! The first time the girls went through...
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Nov 6, 20222 min read
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Our Very Eggciting Egg Experiment
Sometimes when I collect eggs from my coop, one of the chickens has mischievously pecked a hole in one of her sisters' eggs leaking...
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Oct 23, 20224 min read
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My First Paid Gig At Age 7
My Gramma and I have always been two peas in a pod. We were the best of pals. She would take me shopping every birthday, always take me...
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Oct 12, 20223 min read
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He Built Me A She-Shed!
When my husband and I were picking out our house out in the country three years ago, we were picturing one that came with a barn. Most...
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Oct 4, 20224 min read
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Free Food!
At the end of the harvest season, we throw open the gates to our garden and invite all the critters for an end of the year feast. The...
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Sep 28, 20222 min read
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My Writer's Block
A couple years ago my husband brought home a bottle of very dry red wine, one of my favorite treats. It was an impulse buy for him. He...
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Sep 22, 20222 min read
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The Year of the Turtle
According to the Chinese calendar, last year was the Year of the Ox. I'm not sure who gets to decide what animal gets what year in...
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Sep 14, 20225 min read
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Splish, Splash, Time To Give Her A Bath
Dirty chickens take dirt baths...they get dirty to get clean. Chickens rolls around in the dirt covering themselves until they...
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Sep 6, 20224 min read
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The Squawk Faces Near Disaster!
Kelly’s Country Squawk hasn’t issued a new post for awhile because of an interesting situation that happened this week. On Monday...
beaky80
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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The Infamous Miss Wigglebutt, the Best Farm Dog
One important necessity of country life is having a very dependable, loyal farm dog. Eight years ago, I felt like it was time for our...
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Aug 17, 20224 min read
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The Anniversary Flush
When I think of special wedding anniversaries, I think of sushi, roses, and a night out in the town without kids. Two years ago when...
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Aug 11, 20224 min read
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Kelly's Country Squawk is Live
As a non techie person to the 10th degree, I am "trying" to expand my audience to Twitter (KellyPoulin80), Instagram...
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Aug 8, 20221 min read
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He Was Mean, So We Ate Him...
I truly believe that God created birds just for me, because I absolutely love watching them! They are like candy to my soul. It's...
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Aug 4, 20225 min read
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Bubble Man Pop
Writing has always been a fun hobby for me, but I don't quite remember the exact moment I discovered I wanted to write children's books...
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Jul 31, 20222 min read
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Kelly's Country Squawk's Future....
Hello! I just wanted to send a very special thank you to everyone who has been reading my posts this month! Having my writing published...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
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Front Porch Sittin'
I grew up picking green beans at my Gramma and Grandpa's house in the country. Nearly every weekend during the summer, my parents would...
beaky80
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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The Michigan Paint Job
This is a picture of my dream car, an antique red beauty. Isn't she pretty? It doesn't matter what make, model, or year it was built,...
beaky80
Jul 16, 20223 min read
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Eggs They Don't Sell At Stores
On my daily Easter egg hunt, sometimes my girls leave me surprises in the nesting boxes of my coop. Wrinkle Egg Today when I collected...
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Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Meet the Squawk Flock
I feel guilty for just now posting about my beautiful girls, my chickens. They are the inspiration behind this blog and are such a huge...
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Jul 11, 20223 min read
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Here Snakey, Snakey, Snakey
First of all, if you do not like snakes, you probably should skip this post. Our house is located in the middle of the woods, and...
beaky80
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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