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• Lesson 1147 – Get Out the Vote (please)

  

  All of my chicks know the story of the Little Red Hen, you know the one where the hen plants some wheat, gathers it, and then bakes a loaf bread all by... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1146 – One Smart Chick

  

  Yesterday while I was covering this event: I kept getting text messages from my daughter about our Silver Sebright: Isabelle, our little bird who recently had... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1145 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Linus: He’ll come here because I have the most sincere pumpkin patch and he respects sincerity. It’s Halloween! Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1144 – Goblins and Witches and Crazy People, Oh My

  

  When the kids were younger, I’d make sure they all had costumes for Halloween. I never did anything scary, not like this lady I found participating in a zombie... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1144 – Where Oh Where Could Those Little Eggs Be?

  

  We have been letting our chickens free range all spring, summer and now fall. It worked out well, the older hens got some exercise and the youngsters got to... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1143 – Radio in the Coop? I Think Not.

  

  The other evening when I was giving my second chicken workshop (the first covers from chick to coop – the second covers from coop to soup) one of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1142 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” Winnie the Pooh Last night, chick number four participated i... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1141 – Pictures from Around

  

  This morning I was going through my photos and thought I’d share a few of my favorite pics. I know that Stephen Hawking can be a little obtuse, but filed under... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1140 – Keto Diet and Backyard Chickens

  

  It turns out that a Keto diet is a *very* good diet to be on if you have chickens (and want to make a thrifty dish or two.0 This one crustless quiche recipe use... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1139 – A Matter of Time

  

  I finally caught up with our neighbors on the *other* side of our property. As the juveniles (delinquents) get braver and braver, they roam further and further... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1138 – What’s Really Important About Salem, Mass

  

  On Saturday, Marc and I decided to spend the day in Salem, Mass, about an hour drive from our house. Although Salem has a deep history that includes colonial... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1137 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Just do it. – Nike What a week, what a week! I managed to get two major articles out to my editors, along with blog posts,... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1136 – Two Little Black and White Birds

  

  Two little black and white birds sitting on a hill. One named Jack and one named Jill. Fly away Jack. Fly away Jill. Come back Jack. Come back Jill. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1135 – Update on Our Sick Chicken

  

  still swollen but open eye Just a few days ago, I wrote about our little Silver Sebright, Isabelle and how she was dying.Isabelle had developed a solid growth o... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1134 – Crowing About Columbus Day

  

  Some discoveries are just worth crowing about. Happy Columbus Day. *** Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising children and chickens in New... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1133 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller Along with fall, change is in the air. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1132 – Tiny Living in a Big House – Tiny Step: Releasing the Small Stuff

  

  Sometimes tiny steps are so tiny they don’t *look* like you are making progress, but when you step back you can see that even though small, they have the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1131 – Real Soup in a Cup – A Thrifty and Healthy Lunch

  

  Several people pointed me to this news story that has made the rounds recently. Basically, it’s the lament (whining) of a 350 lb. woman on benefits (she lives i... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1130 – Weapons of Mass Destruction – State Fair Peelers

  

  Weapons of Mass Destruction This summer Marc and I went to a few State Agricultural fairs. At one of the fairs, I saw a woman on a raised platform wearing a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 1129 – When a Chicken Gets Sick

  

  Our beautiful, beautiful Isabelle is dying. It’s not unexpected. She is a bantam Silver Sebright with very little body fat on her and quite frankly it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION