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• Lesson 551 – Chicks with Chicks

  

  I write regularly for Parenting New Hampshire magazine. Not only do I contribute articles, but I also have a monthly column on Family Finances (how to be thrift... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 550 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but to reveal theirs. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 549 – The Joy of Chicken Stories

  

  People who have chickens are people who have stories. Seriously, if you know anyone who has chickens, take them out for a cup of coffee and just start off with... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 548 – Egg Washing 101

  

  During my chicken workshops I cover how to wash eggs. It’s not really a complicated subject but you might be surprised at how many people are concerned about... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 547 – Notes from a Chicken Workshop

  

  My new official chicken workshop bag. Last night I gave my Chicken 102 workshop. Here are some notes on the experience: Even though I came prepared with a... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 546 – Basic First Aid for Chickens

  

  Tonight I’ll be giving my Chickens 102 workshop in Concord. It follows Chickens 101 where we talk about how to get chicks, take care of them, and then transitio... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 545 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks  “Sometimes,’ said Pooh, ‘the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ― A.A. Milne  *** We’ve made it through schoo... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 544 – Spring in Our Steps

  

  Spring has arrived here in New Hampshire. Our Bleeding Hearts have blossomed. The Dandelions are playing tag with the lawn, you’re it. Violets have gathered to... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 543 – a Chicken Muse

  

  I took this photo this morning to show you (again) how Charlie likes be near me when I write. It’s a remarkable picture of a house chicken but it’s also a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 542 – The Bully Becomes the Bullied in the Henhouse

  

  We have a Serama-mix frizzle. Her name is … wait for it… Ms. Frizzle, named after the teacher from the Magic School Bus TV show. We have had Ms. Frizzle for... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 541 – No Patter of Tiny Feet for Us This Year

  

  This is going to be the first spring in 3 years that we aren’t going to have chicks in the house. No tiny peeping from the mudroom and none of that stinky... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 540 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks “It’s not the cards you’re dealt, it’s how you play the game.” anonymous *** Last week I told you about how my little chick,... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 539 – Our Little Charlie is Growing up

  

  Charlie has been losing her baby feathers lately. I know this because like leaves in the fall, small feathered fluffs fly all over our house when we walk from... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 538 – Guess What? Chicken Butt. All About Chicken Diapers

  

  I know that there are many of you out there who have long waited for this one, well here it is. This is a post about chicken diapers. Yup, you heard me,... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 537 – Flock Lessons

  

  Sometimes as mama hens, we have to step back while our little chicks figure things out on their own. It’s not easy learning that life is not fair, or that... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 536 – Do It Yourself – Chicken Night Stand and Nesting Boxes

  

  Up until now, we’ve had Charlie sleep in a modified rabbit wire cage. We jury-rigged a roosting bar in the corner and every night before we went to bed, we put... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 535 – Charlie Our House Chicken Comes Running

  

  As an added bonus, here is a short video of Charlie running to me when she hears the clicker. (this is what you do to entertain your son when he has to stay hom... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 534 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks These two chicks were given to me by one incredible chick, many thanks,Kristy. “Stories are like fairy gold, the more you give... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 533 – A Smart Little House Chick

  

  Charlie, our house chicken, is one smart chick. You know how I was working with Charlie and a clicker in order to try and get her to poop on command? As we know... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 532 – Our Newest Celebrity Chick

  

  A few weeks back I gave a Chickens 101 workshop in Concord, NH for people who are planning to establish chicken flocks in their backyards. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION