Domestic Dogs, Cats Can Be Dangerous Chicken Predators
August 2, 2023It’s important to protect your flock against wild animals, but don’t forget domestic dogs and cats when securing your chickens from common predators.
Sleeping Quarters
January 18, 2016Photo by Audrey Pavia Three of my cats like to cram themselves into just one bed. I’ve been a cat person my whole life. I think there was a three-month period when I was 27 when I didn’t have a cat. I had lost my kitty to leukemia and was too grief-stricken to get another […]
5 Ways to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden
January 22, 2015Prevent roaming felines from making your vegetable bed their litter box with this selection of deterrents.
Record-holding Cats
January 28, 2013Not all famous cats are like Simon and the other seafaring cats I blogged about before. Some are like the cats in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Protect Your Livestock from Ticks
July 16, 2012Mom took me and Uzzi for a walk the day before yesterday, and we all got ticks. Now Uzzi and I have itchy spots where Mom took them off. Ow!
Giving Back
October 3, 2011Photo by Audrey Pavia Zani, this blue-pointed Ragdoll, is one of the cats I met at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center. I have a soft spot in my heart for homeless creatures, which might explain why so many of my urban farm animals are rescues. All four of my cats, two of my […]
Cat Love
May 30, 2011When I’m surrounded by horses, chickens, rabbits and the most charming Corgi in the world, it’s easy to take my cats for granted.
Cats in the Pantry
December 20, 2010At my urban farm, I have four cats who live in the house. Two of them—Cheddar and Stanley—are real terrors, and truly make life a challenge.
