The Palais des Poulets is officially open for business! Appetizers of crickets and freshly dug earthworms were passed around as the tour of the property commenced. Guests were then invited to go for a game of tag by their boy hosts and hand fed grapes by their other humans.

Sallie, the Rhode Island Red, enjoying a gourmet cricket canape.

First Gobbler From The Ranch - April 5, 2008

This old bird with unusual tail feather markings tried to maul my "pretty boy" decoy before he succumbed to lead poisoning. Fried turkey fingers for the family and for Herman!

The Girls

Our Chicken clan includes 5 Rhode Island Red hens, 5 Pearl White leghorn hens, 5 Dominique hens, 5 Cuckoo Marans (3 roos and 2 hens), and 5 Easter Eggers and 1 Egyptian Fayoumi roo named King Tut. The eggs should start coming this summer. We'll have them in all colors...even blue and green!