Kelly's Country Squawk

Our house was on the market for about a year before we were the lucky ones to get it. It's a normal looking house, a nice house, and one...

Three days ago, I was between activities with my kids and was in a hurry to get my chickens inside the coop for the night. The chickens free range and roam around our house during the day, but when the sun sets, I lock them inside the coop for protection and safety. I normally take attendance of all fourteen chickens to make sure none of them get left behind. I start with the ones that are the most precious to me and have names: Speedy-check Shark Bite-check Sweet Pea

Today was a gorgeous day in southeastern Michigan. It was sunny and 5o degrees without hardly any breeze. My daughter, Rosie, and I...

People always ask me about how the chickens survive during the cold winter months. My answer is always the same....chickens are amazing...

Something entirely special and unexpected has come right out of this blog....the Squawk has started our very own recycling center in the...

Warning, this blog post is not for the faint of heart or faint of nose.... (In the Twilight Zone Voice) By night she is a writer/blogger...

It's that time of year to go to the craft store to pick out more yarn!!! Every year I crochet a huge blanket, normally starting it around Thanksgiving and finishing it around February. I'm not talented at crocheting and only know one pattern in which there is zero counting and the stitch remains the same during the entire project. The purpose behind my blanket is not to stay warm or provide my family with a handcrafted item. The blanket's only job is to keep my hands busy a

Holidays....death....family drama....winter chicken problems....Elf on a Shelf, yada, yada, yada. My last post was before Thanksgiving,...

Sweet Pea During Molting Season Every fall, my birdies stop laying eggs and start losing their feathers. It's molting season! The very ...

I wrote this post a couple of years ago, but I wanted to bring it back to share with my new readers...and also to show off my cute kids in their Halloween costumes. They look so much younger in these pictures! I hope you enjoy! Sometimes when I collect eggs from my coop, one of the chickens has mischievously pecked a hole in one of her sisters' eggs leaking yellow yolk all over my daily stash. I do not keep any eggs with yolk smeared all over them. Dried yolk is next to i

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dirty chickens take dirt baths...they get dirty to get clean. Chickens rolls around in the dirt covering themselves until they...

Kelly’s Country Squawk hasn’t issued a new post for awhile because of an interesting situation that happened this week. On Monday...

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...

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...

As a non techie person to the 10th degree, I am "trying" to expand my audience to Twitter (KellyPoulin80), Instagram...