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• Lesson 456 – A Whopper of an Egg Story

  

  One of our chicken friends (Stephan, not Stephen – for those who read the comments) sent me the following photos this past weekend with the subject line of “Ove... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 455 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 454 – Roosting in the Roost

  

  We currently have 38 chickens in our flock three of which are bantams and are very small (think fat pigeons) and nine which are this years’ juvies (and at... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 453 – The Case of the Missing Eggs

  

  It’s winter here in New Hampshire, it’s dark and it’s cold. I don’t even want to get out of bed some days and I certainly don’t blame our hens for not wanting t... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 452 – Almost as Good as a Chicken at the Nativity

  

  I blame my good friend from high school, Karen Romano Young (who just also happens to be a Good-egg inductee of our flock) for this one. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 451 – Good-egg Chris Bohjalian and The Night Strangers

  

  A few weeks ago, New York Times Bestseller and Good Egg inductee to our flock: Chris Bohjalian was in our neck of the woods giving a talk and signing copies of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 449 – Guinea Hens – the Platypuses of the Fowl World

  

  I have so much stuff to put up on this blog (including a new release by one of our chick-lit authors and a new induction into the Good Egg club – all will go... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 448 – Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

  

  I’m a little behind this year. Putting up the Christmas tree is always a big event (as is taking it down) in our house. Just as Santa does in the parade, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 447 – My Girls Are Not Really Feeling the Love at the Manger

  

  Last year I bemoaned the fact that you never see chickens at a Christmas manger scene. Oh sure you see donkeys, camels, and (quite) a few sheep, maybe even a do... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 446 – Double Yolked Eggs and Other Oddities

  

  If you take one of my chicken workshops, then you learn how chickens form and lay eggs. The first thing I always do is draw a chicken oviduct on the white board. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 444 – of a Different Color

  

  You know the expression “a horse of a different color?” The first time I remember hearing that was during the movie “The Wizard of Oz. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 443 – Don’t Do This at Home

  

  This is a brown chicken. These are leaves. This is a brown chicken on leaves. Kids, don’t try this at home if you want to be among those who are rounded up and... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 441 – Simon the Painting Chicken’s Newest Piece – Sunflower

  

  I told you I would show you Simon’s newest piece of art today and true to my word, here it is. Simon the painting chicken's "Sunflower" It’s called “Sunflower”... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 440 – Simon’s Back

  

  Last night I attended a presentation at our local library put on by two debut Young Adult authors (Gina Rosati and Hilary Weisman Graham) It was a great event... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 439 – Flock Worthy Egg Muffin Cups

  

  When you raise hens for eggs and not for meat, sometimes you have to get a little creative with how you serve those calcium covered delicacies. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 438 – Quotable Chicks

  

  Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks hmmmmmmm... I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 437 – the Blizzard Basket

  

  I wrote about this recently on my facebook page. The Blizzard Basket is something we do every year and I can’t tell you how much the kids look forward to it. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 436 – Gift Making by Way of Chickens

  

  Those who raise chickens tend to be rock solid, down to earth types. My kind of people. Which is why today I’m going to reach out to you. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 435 – Bring One with Them

  

  Well you know it was bound to happen. When one invites and starts writing about chickens into your life, one starts getting lots of very neat chicken things. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lesson 434 – the Importance of Tribute

  

  What does one do with 70 jack-o-lanterns once Halloween is over? Why they bring them to our house so that our chickens can play and nibble on them to their... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SELF EXPRESSION