Jocelyn Curry

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

Another Rooster :-(, and a Vacation Extension for the Chix

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

Hello loyal followers of My Chicken Saga,

One morning a couple of weeks ago I heard a new bird call coming from the back yard. "It must be a migrating bird," I thought, "as it is an unfamiliar call." I went out the back door, and the call stopped. I let the four chicks out of their loft, and went on with the day. Two days later, I heard it again. This time I stealthily went outside, not wanting to startle away the bird. Alarmingly, the sound was coming from the chicken coop! I opened the door, and Ming repeated "her" whole-hearted, juvenile crow right at my face!

Yes, another rooster.

The next morning, I took Ming back to Lattin's Cider Mill and Farm in Olympia. They graciously accepted him back into one of their spacious pens, where he'll have lots of chicken friends to scratch around with. After the two-month adventure with the ups and downs of trying to gather up a few nice hens, now there are three, and I'm banking that neither Cinnamon, Vita, nor Bess will begin crowing. I'm ready for the excitement to end and the eggs to begin!

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Above left: Ming before she began to crow. Above right, the coop with the "vacation extension" for the chix to flutter and dig in while trips and vacations take place for their chief caretaker. Rick did a great job looking after the trio while I was visiting family in California last week.

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