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• Lesson 974 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “If you don’t daydream and kind of plan things out in your imagination, you never get there. So you have to start someplace.“... Read more

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

• Lesson 973 – Winter Storm Update

  

  Marc took his camera out to the coop the other morning and when I went through his photos I realized that in one he had caught Storm perching in the back. Read more

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

• Lesson 972 – A Deep Sigh from Marble Lips

  

  When I graduated from college, I didn’t know what to do with my life and so I went back to school. During the day I worked on another Bachelor’s degree (a B.S.... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 971 – Lack of Eggs in New Hampshire

  

  We are finally starting to get eggs after a winter of seeing none. None. None. I know that the founders of our flock are starting to see the near side of 5... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 970 – Oh No, Addy Couldn’t Find the Crock-pot Mac and Cheese Recipe – Eas...

  

  Oh no, Addy couldn’t find the Crock-pot Mac and Cheese recipe – Easy Mac and Cheese I left at 9:30 a.m to drive to Norwich University in order to bring a son... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lesson 969 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “Time to get out of Dodge.“ I spent the day driving to Norwich University to pick up my son so he could spend the weekend at home. Read more

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

• Lesson 967 – Egg Eaters in the Flock

  

  In yesterday’s post about trying to stop a flock egg eater’s behavior, I mentioned setting up an outdoor nesting area. One of my readers contacted me and asked... Read more

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

• Lesson 967 – Egg Eaters in the Flock

  

  Yesterday a reader asked: “My outside chickens, eat their eggs, if not picked up regularly. Is this normal?” Here is my answer: When I was thinking about... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 966 – Leaving Sleeping Eggs Lie

  

  Yesterday Sharon Limpach- a “chicken mama” asked this question: Wendy how long can an egg stay in the nest before it goes bad, My chickens will be without me... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 965 – Presidents Day 2014

  

  It’s an odd sort of holiday today, the kids have school, Marc has work, and many of my clients don’t. So how are we to celebrate Presidents’ Day (and are we eve... Read more

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

• Lesson 964 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Because we’re still under Nature’s House Arrest, as it were, no one (especially the Valentine Fairy) got a chance to get out for... Read more

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

• Lesson 963 – Waiting and Wondering

  

  We are all waiting and wondering what this storm will bring. I’ve heard reports that have included words like “catastrophic” and “historical. Read more

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

• Lesson 962 – Those Darn UK Chickens

  

  The other day when I wrote about Cowboy Stew, I got this interesting reply from a reader; Becky Pearson: Interestingly in the UK it is illegal to feed your... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 961 – Green Mountain Mustard

  

  Yesterday I contacted a (relatively) local gourmet mustard company Green Mountain Mustard in Vermont that I had noticed on Twitter. Read more

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

• Lesson 960 – Chickens and Cowboy Stew

  

  Although this might look like a nicely plated entrée from a fancy restaurant it is not. It is the leftovers of our dinners waiting to be fed to our chickens. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 959 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “You taught me how to whistle so that now I can whistle my own tune. “ Michael Powell It’s been a rough week. Read more

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

• Lesson 958 – Sleepless in New Hampshire

  

  And this is why mama hens never really sleep deeply once their chicks have started leaving the nest.He’s okay. He lost control of the car last night during the... Read more

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

• Lesson 957 – Comfort in the Storm

  

  This is our world right now: We’ve got snow and will continue to get more snow. Much more snow. I’m staying indoors – not venturing out, preferring instead to... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 956 – Not Again

  

  When you start seeing pictures like this on your facebook page which are predicting crazy weather for tomorrow:And we live in that dark blue 12+ section. Read more

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

• Lesson 955 – *sigh*

  

  Just wanted to let you know that our household has joined the millions of other unadorned households around the world. What was once this:Has now become... Read more

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