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How-To: House Backyard Chickens in Style
My friend Beth, who I've known since high school, recently started a blog to update her friends and family on her latest domestic adventure — raising backyard chickens. Since Beth never does anything halfway, she and her husband Craig built a chicken coop that is super cute and matches their 1922 Craftsman home.
She writes, "I paid my way through college 10 years ago raising and killing chickens and also had laying hens.
Yummy Links: From In-N-Out to Home Brewing
- Will In-N-Out Burger finally become a national standby? — The Feedbag
- There are so many ways (beyond salad dressing) to use vinegar and citrus. — Chow
- If you love bruschetta, consider Spain's delicious variation, Pa amb Tomaquet.
Have You Ever Had a Pet Chicken?
I vividly remember a childhood birthday party I attended at a farm where they had lil chicks in a plastic kiddy pool – they were unbelievably soft and sweet. It's definitely the most recent experience that I played with these downy animals, but also the last time I visited a farm. How many of you have owned chickens either as babies or as egg-laying, alarm-sounding adults?
PETA Leads Zombie Protest Outside Manhattan KFC
Animal-rights activism group PETA has come out with yet another inflammatory campaign. This year, they kicked their off Halloween festivities a few weeks early: On Saturday, more than 100 people gathered outside a Herald Square KFC dressed as blood-drenched zombies, holding signs that said, "I'd rather be dead than eat at KFC!"
The protest was part of the Kentucky Fried Cruelty campaign, which addresses concerns about KFC suppliers' treatment of chickens on farms and slaughterhouses.
Guess Where?
On which island in Hawaii can you find these native and wild chickens roaming free?
This (New) Home: Eglu
If you're dreaming of farm animals but you're lacking the farm, these enclosed homes are perfect for backyard egg layers! Your pet chicken won't feel cooped up in a classy eglu, and she'll have a detachable, fenced (fox-proof!) run for more strutting. Created by UK-based Omlet, there are two models – chickens and rabbits – offered stateside.
The Sky Is Falling... So Take My Quiz!
Wow, am I punchy in all this nasty weather!? Even though there are no acorns to fall on my head, rain and twigs are enough to make me think the sky is falling. As I'm scratching out a living here, I wanna know how well you recall chicken sayings – match the right phrase to the picture shown above.
Farm Animals in Your Fam?
Old MacDonald had a farm – do you? Some people are lucky enough to have the space to include outdoor animals at their homes or have had those farm animals as a kid. So, excluding those furry, feathered, and finned friends that live inside, I'd love to hear either what you have or what you'd crave!
Yum Market Finds: Chickens and Eggs
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? That question will always be debatable, but the role of chickens and eggs in the food world is well-established. Just take a look through our very own Yum Market on TeamSugar, and you can see plenty of poultry-related gadgets and accessories.
Funny Farm
You know how you have that favorite chair in your house you take naps on? Well, this chicken likes to lay eggs on this litter of kittens. Somehow this ends up not in carnage, but in a nutty but adorable farmyard scene!
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