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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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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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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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Traverse City’s Most Famous Chickens
I’m joking, but only a little. Yesterday I overheard a familiar face at the Farmers’ Market say, “She has the most famous chickens in town.” The ladies have already made the Northern Express and will soon be featured in Traverse … 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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