The Story
A chronological documentation of questionable choices
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This is where the record begins. What follows documents how a single, well-defined rule resulted in four peafowl, several early assumptions, and the slow understanding that none of this was temporary.
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The Chronicles Begin
* Scroll down to follow the chaos as it unfolds *
Episode 1 of 12
My Husband Said “No Chickens,” So I Bought Peacocks Instead
January 1, 2026
He said no, so she figured out a way around it. It started here.
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* This is where it started *
Episode 3 of 12
The Day I Learned There Are 101 Ways a Peafowl Can Die
January 16, 2026
How events led to obsessive research, a DIY first aid kit, and a new mantra for ranch awareness: 101 ways a peafowl can die
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* The list kept growing *
Episode 5 of 12
The Month I Decided to Hatch My Own Problems
January 31, 2026
Seven eggs went into the incubator. The math did what math does.
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* The math did what math does *
Episode 6 of 12
The Day I Thought I Could Avoid Imprinting
February 5, 2026
The day a three-ounce chick named Morpheus decided I was mom, and the months-long battle over boundaries that followed.
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* Narrator: she could not *
Episode 7 of 12
Morpheus and the Nightly Aria
February 12, 2026
A problem chick, a nightly whistle, and the discovery that Andrea Bocelli could do what Tim McGraw could not.
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* Spoiler: everyone *
Episode 8 of 12
The Morning Morpheus Scalped His Brother
February 16, 2026
A scalping, a purple bird, and the discovery that Morpheus's attention span was both the problem and the solution.
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* It grows back. Mostly. *
