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How To Dry Basil In The Microwave 26 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
This year, my garden has had to cope with wildly swinging conditions that started with a chilly spring, then segued to a brutal heat wave, and onto a stretch of hot and steamy, and now bone dry earth ...
CGPS 23 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
Did you know that all hens come fully equipped with a Chicken Global Positioning System, otherwise known as CGPS? Yes, indeed! The CGPS comes with a highly accurate search capability. For example, th...
A Special Storytime 21 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
Last month I was asked to read do a Tillie Lays an Egg Storytime for a special group of preschoolers. These children either wear cochlear implants, or have siblings that do. Their parents were having ...
Two Leghorns 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
I have two leghorns. One is big, one is little. They often forage together. One is better at catching worms. They might be friends, but they don’t share.
Old Faces 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
You can tell a lot by looking at a hen’s head. Young laying hens will have full red combs and shiny eyes with an inquisitive glint. Sick hens will have darker, muddier-colored, often deflated combs an...
What Does Your Hen Say? 18 Aug 2013 | 03:41 am
In children’s books, roosters say cock-a-doodle-doo! and hens say cluck!. At least, that’s the way that chicken talk is written in most American storybooks. There are plenty of variations, from buk-bu...
The Nursing Home Chickens Are Doing Fine 16 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
This week I stopped in at the nursing home to look in on the hens. I’d heard that one of the girls had laid an egg and that all was well, but I wanted to see for myself. I noticed that there were vege...
Warhol Goats 15 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
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The Late Summer Garden 15 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
As much as I love the beauty of delicate spring flowers, there’s something about the robust and deeply-hued blooms of fall that makes my heart happy. It’s a bittersweet view in my backyard, as I know ...
Meet Nancy Drew 14 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
I have six chickens, all of which hatched on March 29 at the Murray McMurray facility, and arrived here two days later. I’ve named them after favorite authors and book characters, and so I call them T...
