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• Lesson 531 – You Know You’re a Member of the Flock When…

  

  A very good friend of ours came to visit on Easter Sunday (Hi Em!) This woman has been a friend of the family for many years, through our clutter, our kids,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 530 – PAX East, Gamers, and a Mom Who Appreciates the Community

  

  Yesterday, Easter morning, I spent it in Boston going to a gaming convention with two of my more geekier (but still adorable) sons. And I had a blast. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 530 – PAXEast, Gamers, and a Mom Who Appreciates the Community

  

  Yesterday, Easter morning, I spent it in Boston going to a gaming convention with two of my more geekier (but still adorable) sons. And I had a blast. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 529 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Charlie’s diaper arrived yesterday and we are going to spend the weekend trying it out and seeing how it works (you can count on... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 528 – Easter with Half the Flock

  

  This weekend is Easter weekend. Some of our chicks are returning home to roost if only for a few days for the holiday, while one of our chicks is in North... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 527 – A Day in the Life of Charlie – the House Chicken

  

  Although it comes as no surprise (to me anyway) Charlie has decided that I am the alpha in the flock. Whenever I get up to move from one room to another, she... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 526 – The Second Most Important Thing a Chicken Owner Can Have

  

  I’ve already talked about the most important piece of equipment a backyard chicken owner should have (a wire dog crate.) Today I’m going to talk about the secon... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 525 – Charlie and the Great Outdoors

  

  This weekend we took Charlie outside (by herself – no other chickens around) so that she could eat some tasty bugs and organic matter. There was also method to... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 524 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks Another vintage chicken card I was able to find. Movie Name: Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Katie: In my world everyone is a pony, an... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 523 – What About Vaccinations for My Chicks?

  

  During my most recent Chickens 101 workshop, I was talking about the fact that chicks from feed stores are fully vaccinated making them sometimes safer to... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 522 – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Chicken Poop

  

  Those of you who read my blog – did you notice I went a whole day without mentioning bird poop? Well enough of a holiday, it’s back to business (pun stays.)... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 521: Chickens 101 and Lava Lamps

  

  Last night I gave a chicken 101 workshop for the Capital City Organic Gardeners club in Concord, NH. Concord is running a 21 month probationary program where... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 520 – Chicken Poop and Clickers

  

  Pavlov would have been very happy with Charlie this weekend. Saturday I spent driving the kids to soccer, then to gymnastics, then back from soccer, then back... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 519 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher I went to a local... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 518 – Becoming One with Chicken Poop

  

  Yesterday I went to the store and got a clicker (ergonomically designed to fit over my finger, no less.) I also got a jar of freeze-dried meal worms (again, YUM... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 517 – House Training a House Chicken

  

  I fully admit and take responsibility for my actions (isn’t that the first step? ) I like having Charlie in the house. We’ve had her here since she was a day ol... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 516 – That Chicken, Charlie

  

  That chicken, Charlie! I think we’re heading toward trouble with Charlie, more specifically, I think *I”m* heading toward trouble. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 515 – Post Pumpkin Patch

  

  Right after Halloween, a friend who done a holiday tribute in honor of her mother’s birthday by putting a lit jack-o-lantern for each year of her mother’s life... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 514 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks I was going to put a chicken photo up with an appropriate quote but then we got the alert that there was a lock down at RIT... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• How Not to Raise Chickens

  

  Based on my discussion yesterday regarding my objections to single chicks being available for purchase by anyone, I was pointed to this (it’s funny ’cause it’s... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION