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Wendy Thomas
http://simplethrift.wordpress.com/
Life lessons learned from raising a flock of children and chickens in northern New England.
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Lesson 491 – Starting a Flock – Chick Terminology – What is What?
It’s getting to be near Spring in New Hampshire (even though the temps are in the single digits today) and everyone is starting to think about either getting... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 490 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Pippin and Fatty Madi “The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.” - Abraham Lincoln Pippin is our last... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 489 – The Adventures of Fatty Madi at NHPR
(Just as an aside note, did you really think I wasn’t going to do this? ) This is how Fatty Madi spent her morning. First she waited patiently in the 6th floor... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 488 – NHPR and Fatty Madi
Hi there, it’s going to be a busy day (and yeah, I know I should queue up posts instead of write them every morning but I just haven’t gotten to that point yet.... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 487 – A Half Dozen Delicate Soap Eggs
Sometimes when you have chickens people give you the most beautiful things. A friend stopped over yesterday for some eggs and she handed me a small egg carton... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 486 – Basic First Aid Kit for Chickens
I recently taught a Backyard Chickens 102 – workshop. The first workshop (101) covers how to get chicks, how to care for them until they can go outside, and... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 485 – Charlie and the Superbowl
I wasn’t kidding when I said that Charlie likes to sit on us while we watch TV. It’s a dark picture but here you can see Charlie sitting on my knee while she... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 483 – Just Look at Our Little Charlie Now!
I’ll get to the chicken first aid kit post, I really will, but so many people have been asking about Charlie, I thought I’d give you an update (and it’s a littl... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 482 – More on Chicken Dog Crates
Yesterday I wrote about how every chicken owner should have a wire dog crate as a part of their standard equipment. Being the thrifty mom that I am, I... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 481 – Why Every Chicken Owner Needs to Get a Dog Crate
I taught my Chickens 102 workshop. My first class; Chickens 101 is all about how to get chickens (chicks and adults) and how to take care of them until they... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 480 – Military Chicks
I missed Friday’s post because I was with my son while he competed at a gymnastics meet at West Point (where they have limited Internet access – who knew? Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 479 – Another Update on Our Black Copper Maran’s Surgery
Just wanted to let you know how our baby Black Copper Maran chick: Charlie is doing with some before and after photos. Here is Charlie on the day we got her... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 478 – Some of the Pitfalls of Owning Chickens
First of all Charlie is doing better and better each day. I’ll post a picture of her feet (along with some pictures of her growth) tomorrow. But first I want... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 477 – Post Surgical Update on Charlie’s Webbed Toe Release
Many people have contacted me about Charlie and are interested in following her results. It’s now been roughly 2 days since I performed a little bit of surgery... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 476 – Releasing Webbed Toes in a Maran Chick (Charlie)
Warning – the following post contains directions with photos of how to surgically release webbed toes in a Maran chick. There is some blood (but if you can get... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 475 – Quotable Chicks
Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light ~ Mary... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 474 – Diversity in the Flock
When we got our first baby chicks, they were all brown. Didn’t surprise me, as far as I knew all chickens were either brown or white (like the ones at the... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 473 – Jan Brett, Stalking, and Feathers
First of all I want to say that I am not a stalker. I prefer to think of myself as a great admirer of things fine. When I went to the Northeastern Poultry... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 472 – Meet Charlie – the Newest Member of Our Flock
This weekend I went to the Northeastern Poultry Congress with a flock of very cool chicks (who all incidentally happen to be bloggers about chickens. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Lesson 471 – Directions on How to Ethically Kill a Rooster
This post is going to be about the ethical harvesting of a rooster. There are going to be photos along with detailed instructions on the process. If you want... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2012 SELF EXPRESSION