Tag Archives: Rhode Island Red
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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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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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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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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Chicken Run
Okay, so really it’s a chicken tractor, but look what hubby built me today: Isn’t it amazing? The traditional anniversary gift for twelve years is silk and linen, but I’m diggin’ pvc and chicken wire. Now my dear Molly (and … Continue reading
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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
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Got Chickens??
Last September, Traverse City joined a number of forward thinking communities that allow city residents to raise chickens. To celebrate, I’m joining a few other city chicken farmers and chicken enthusiasts to plan Traverse City’s first Tour de Coop. Imagine, a … Continue reading
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