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Everything You Need To Know About Small Flock Chickens & More
Adjective: remarkably good, cool, excellent. “Look at that bitchin’ rooster”
Verb: to express displeasure; grumble, “Quit yer bitchin’, I’ll be out of the nest box in a minute.”
Anyone who’s had chickens knows how fun they are. They’re beautiful, entertaining, have personalities of their own and are just plain bitchin’.
You also know that chickens like to talk. My hens can go on and on, complaining about who got to the favourite nest box first, who’s in the best roost bar spot, who’s grabbed the best treat first. Roosters get a bum rap about their crowing, but I think hands down hens do a lot more bitchin’.
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This series is the result of my partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist whom I get together with regularly toContinue Reading
For the last two and a half years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basisContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat about interestingContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat about interestingContinue Reading
For more than two years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore overContinue Reading
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More than two years ago, I formed a partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/ pathologist in which we get togetherContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat about interestingContinue Reading
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For the last two and a half years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basisContinue Reading
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For more than last two years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to poreContinue Reading
For more than two years my mentor, Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I have been meeting up to lookContinue Reading
Over the last two years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore overContinue Reading
This series is a partnership between Bitchin’ Chickens and Dr Vicki Bowes, vet/avian pathologist. We get together to chat about interestingContinue Reading
Over two years ago, I formed a partnership with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/ pathologist in which we get together onContinue Reading
For more than two years my mentor, Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist and I have been meeting up to lookContinue Reading
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I got my first microscope, accompanied by a package of slides and covers, when I was in grade 5. TheContinue Reading
Over the last two years I’ve gotten together with Dr Vicki Bowes, avian vet/pathologist on a regular basis to pore overContinue Reading