Category Archives: urban chickens
Egg Update
My babies started laying eggs the 8th or 9th of August. If you read “Whose Egg is This?“ or “Green Eggs“, you already know this. With all the egg hubbub in the news and tainted eggs now reaching my neck of … Continue reading
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Green Eggs ~ A Tribute to Luna Lovegood Upon the Arrival of Her First Egg
Not to be outdone by the other girls, Luna spent well over an hour in the nest box this morning in the 90-degree coop to provide us with this: See, I knew she didn’t lay that brown Mystery Egg. … Continue reading
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Whose Egg is This??
This weekend was the 18th Annual Dunegrass Festival in Empire, Michigan and our second annual weekend at the festival. Aside from Dunegrass, we’ve been to Empire a lot this summer. Day trips to the Sleeping Bear Dunes and Lake Michigan. Day … Continue reading
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Happy, Happy Day! (Or, Egg Independence Day)
Back in May I told you about Molly Weasley’s crop problems. Then, I left you hanging without an update. Molly’s crop seemed to clear up after her daily massages and diet of soft foods so I started letting her eat … Continue reading
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Why Have I Been So Busy Lately?? Part 1 ~ The Coop Loop
As I have gotten older, I have found myself getting involved with more things. Only natural, right? I’ve collected new hobbies and new friends, and along with them, more responsibility. I’d stop volunteering for committees and boards, but I really … Continue reading
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Random Drivel
If you are a regular reader, you have by now realized that I’ve been on a little hiatus. Things are getting a little crazy around here and I haven’t had much time to devote to a “real” post. The craziness … Continue reading
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Ready for the Big House?
A while back I told you that I won a scholarship to the Farm to Cafeteria conference in Detroit. I’m super excited, but going away for three or four days requires some planning. Like finding someone to watch the dog. … Continue reading
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Upcoming Chicken Events
Traverse City put itself on the Chicken Map last September when it changed the city ordinances to allow residents to keep four hens on in-town parcels. TC wasn’t the first foreward-thinking city to allow urban chicken keeping but was definitely ahead of the … Continue reading
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Chicks, Man
The girls are getting so big! They’ve changed so much over the last few weeks. They’ve lost almost all of their downy fluff and their feathers and personalities are developing. Here they are in the living room not paying attention to … Continue reading
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Crop Failure
I wish I would have taken a picture. But, I didn’t. Molly has had a gigantic, enlarged crop for at least a week. You’re probably wondering, “What the heck is a crop?” I imagine it like this: Hamsters have pouches to store … Continue reading
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