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• Lesson 816 – Not Tonight

  

  Sorry for the delay today, I usually get my posts up before 10 but today I’m a bit behind. The heat wave has finally broken and I think that my body, after... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 815 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“And muse on Nature with a poet’s eye.“ Thomas Campbell This is a handmade “Voodoo Chicken” (also known as a pin cushion. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 814 – Which Came First?

  

  I haven’t written about Charlie lately (although that was her photo in the heat the other day.)I can’t tell you how much I love this chicken. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS

• Lesson 813 – Bird Feeders Do Not Belong Near Chickens

  

  Well I certainly stepped into it over at Community Chickens! I recently wrote an article about how people who have backyard chickens should not have bird feeder... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 811 – Eating from the Adult Menu – Part 2

  

  There was some discussion last week on whether chickens should have access to potatoes or potato plants for food (based on my post about my chickens pretty... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 810 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” Albert CamusThis little guy pictured above tried to escape from the others this... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 809 – Poor Man’s “Chillow”

  

  This is a post not so much about chickens, as much as it is about a mama hen who’s feathers are ruffled.Because as we all know, “if the mama hen ain’t happy,... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 808 – Eating from the Adult Menu

  

  Chickens don’t like raw potatoes. Anyone who has a flock and has tried to feed them potatoes peels knows this. The birds will eat your corn, your apple peels,... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 807 – Getting Back Up

  

  In the beginning, when each of my kids was born, Marc presented me with a tiny golden head inscribed with each new family member’s name. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 806 – Frizzle in the Heat

  

  We are getting socked with all kinds of humid heat here in the Northeast. It’s the kind of oppressive temperatures where you don’t want to get up out of bed... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 805 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the ChicksPhoto credit: Emma Nozell“I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my FREEDOM.“T. NozellThose of us in the “chicken community... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 803 – Happy Fourth of July

  

  From our flock to yours:Happy Fourth of July!Enjoy the many parades, barbecues, and fireworks.Wave those flags freely and with pride.I know we will. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 802 – Fuzzy Wuzzy in Chicks

  

  Every Christmas, when I was a kid, I used to get a package of soap called “Fuzzy Wuzzy.” So many people have not heard of this product that if it weren’t for... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 801 – Lyme Disease in Chickens?

  

  Yesterday I wrote a piece for Community Chickens on the *possibility* of chickens having Lyme disease.I wrote the article for two reasons:I recently participate... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS

• Lesson 800 – Bed Head

  

  Surprisingly one of our newest little chicks is a frizzle (and if I’ve done my feather sexing correctly she is definitely a she.) For the record, I’m not sure... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 799 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?“ John Wooden We have an Audubon clock in our... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 798 – The Stench of Teens

  

  The problem with adolescents is that they stink.Literally.Although we still have the newest of our littles in a nursery off to the side of our living room (and... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 797 – Dreaming of Chickens

  

  Early this morning (around 5am) I was awaken by the chickens in our backyard. They were all loudly squawking at *something.” Now, this wasn’t the normal... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 796 – This Makes It Easy

  

  Many of you know that I live in New England and perhaps just as many know that I live in New Hampshire.Some might even know that I live in Southern New... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 795 – Where She is Finally Declared a He

  

  Our maran chicks are growing like the proverbial weeds.  Josephine, our Blue Maran continues to be a sweetheart and has already sported the copper feathers... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 PETS, SELF EXPRESSION