Tag Archives: easter-egger
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
Filed under urban chickens
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
Filed under urban chickens
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
Filed under urban chickens
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
Filed under Coop Loop, urban chickens
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
Filed under urban chickens
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
Filed under urban chickens
Chicks
It’s been awhile since I did a chick post, so when I saw this post at Grow & Resist and then this post at Traverse City Urban Chickens I decided it was time to show you some more pictures of my little ladies. … Continue reading
Filed under urban chickens
Look Who’s Here!
I was going to write a post about my friend Stephanie’s visiting bantam chicks. I mean they’re tiny. And super cute. See: But, ever since the demise of the roosters, I’ve been waiting for the day we could have chicks. … Continue reading
Filed under urban chickens
Bittersweet Beginning
If you’ve been following my chicken saga, you are by now well aware that three-quarters of my flock turned out to be of the illegal crowing variety. So, now what?? Well, the roos have to go. There are, I suppose, … Continue reading
Filed under urban chickens
