Ex-Battery Hens: A New Lease On Life
I’m sure most folks have seen the disturbing photos depicting how many animals, chickens included, are treated in the commercialContinue Reading
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Culture Clash: Questioning The Consensus On Chicken Care
This is the sixth post from guest contributor, Sara Franklin. As usual, she is able to present on a topicContinue Reading
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Chicken Eggs Laid In Odd Places: A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words
I got my first flock in 2005: eight heritage pullets that grew up to lay white or green eggs. IContinue Reading
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Online Chicken Groups: When Facts Don’t Matter
I’ve expressed my frustration and displeasure at dealing with the plethora of opinions in Facebook groups before (Know When ToContinue Reading
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When A Chicken Blogger Is Put On Ice
I grew up in a big city – Toronto – in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I might have been anContinue Reading
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My Chicken’s First Egg: A Photo Essay
I think I’m not unusual in that I wait for first eggs with anticipation and celebrate with some fanfare. IContinue Reading
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When Art Meets Chickens: Good Reads For Poultry Lovers
I’ve always had an interest in the visual and performing arts, although my only claim to having any modicum ofContinue Reading
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When The Flock Turned On One Of Its Own
This story involves a couple of different threads that neatly came together in one emergency involving Mercedes, my 5½ yearContinue Reading
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Chickens At The Top Of The World: Greenland
I came across Helga’s post in an online chicken group, introducing herself as Inuit from Greenland and a first timeContinue Reading
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The Funny Farm: Swingle Chicken Chronicles
I love reading about folks’ experience of keeping chickens: the ups and downs, the funny and the banal. I postedContinue Reading
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