tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23188699441573371132024-01-29T00:20:36.632-08:00Blogger ChickenBlogger Chicken is a blog site I set up so that I can share my experiences with whoever wants to talk about chickens as a hobby farmer like myself. I live in the country in Ohio on 2 acres. I am raising these little ladies for yummy healthy eggs and fun little pets. Born/hatched April 6, 2009.Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-10935643234626800112011-07-11T07:46:00.001-07:002011-07-11T07:50:45.450-07:00The girls have moved!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUay5XH_1xCe1bu3uL8MmVLq0k8ZyPS7LOu7EabOnv6jY_OzWAkTEsllQlfKACEKllwjGEjFBYoHYSsy0SfsRPYREMQGdIpOVp8n_aE5Oc0XSra9-Ov09hnankHiSVsqriKhwcjeFzqGwp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+10.35.04+AM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUay5XH_1xCe1bu3uL8MmVLq0k8ZyPS7LOu7EabOnv6jY_OzWAkTEsllQlfKACEKllwjGEjFBYoHYSsy0SfsRPYREMQGdIpOVp8n_aE5Oc0XSra9-Ov09hnankHiSVsqriKhwcjeFzqGwp/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+10.35.04+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628107205599561074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk72qoEELbqeAEV9lYomGewIU416erSm8ju7Pcxxx7b5R0l5Vq327-bnRUUacRq3v0NkIh_vv_AgLvfvncT1zTvXZtumySaskl8_ldLNUBtr76Ji3o8kkaT41IKicRVIorDcAD3CXGRTzA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+10.34.40+AM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk72qoEELbqeAEV9lYomGewIU416erSm8ju7Pcxxx7b5R0l5Vq327-bnRUUacRq3v0NkIh_vv_AgLvfvncT1zTvXZtumySaskl8_ldLNUBtr76Ji3o8kkaT41IKicRVIorDcAD3CXGRTzA/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+10.34.40+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628106964665857106" /></a><br />This past weekend, the girls moved to a new home for personal reasons. We are so happy to share with you, their new location and family. They live not too far from our house here in Ohio. They look so happy in the shade on their new land. THanks, for giving them a great new place to live, Truli. We will surely miss them.Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-55608736312187504652011-03-07T13:02:00.001-08:002011-03-07T13:04:25.030-08:00Finally! ABOUT TIME! Our girls are laying again.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkBZgjbShz9e5te2WWYorHPTuF7NpjzxIgXxznXpgmM08-Khyphenhyphenv-a67pew0Ne-gj5yXGPLDVXOdNR3vZ8xk2C-k5GdgzQcpJzCOLU-Fb6aTQ6rAvyoLHVUkfCTlE2h-9m3LLew6DX98bjh/s1600/first_2_eggs_of_spring_2011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkBZgjbShz9e5te2WWYorHPTuF7NpjzxIgXxznXpgmM08-Khyphenhyphenv-a67pew0Ne-gj5yXGPLDVXOdNR3vZ8xk2C-k5GdgzQcpJzCOLU-Fb6aTQ6rAvyoLHVUkfCTlE2h-9m3LLew6DX98bjh/s320/first_2_eggs_of_spring_2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581446665669399922" /></a>The shot with the two blue/green eggs are our first two eggs of spring. YAY!<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO4JZ8y1VXwWAU_fezKO70Oy8r8EhFpPgqymdZdRLmsSHcd8jkpbXZK3T2TSo3WjywYLtaKXle3SJclw4jRvjyJkJob6g78Z0Pc87AnzwqbYhqfX6JvA28tIVbYtyhJwMGJG8D5W5eVZi/s1600/bowers_vs_boyd.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO4JZ8y1VXwWAU_fezKO70Oy8r8EhFpPgqymdZdRLmsSHcd8jkpbXZK3T2TSo3WjywYLtaKXle3SJclw4jRvjyJkJob6g78Z0Pc87AnzwqbYhqfX6JvA28tIVbYtyhJwMGJG8D5W5eVZi/s320/bowers_vs_boyd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581446477611164658" /></a>This is our egg shown next to my sister-in-laws egg. That's a double yolk in that giant momma!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-57666835971766873022010-10-19T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-19T12:02:56.263-07:00No word? That's cause our girls are moulting.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzJyxxK5rMZijs92SenrrpHcxOFQFvPSJpANyenfdXig_4qtZDgBaElW3gac_OdzGlVtVsMZq-afihBGxbWKRRxQ_pkq3EaKpup_dephnnLdP1Qz4qcVmDLd99A-in0HhjxVSLWgXiWpF/s1600/feather.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzJyxxK5rMZijs92SenrrpHcxOFQFvPSJpANyenfdXig_4qtZDgBaElW3gac_OdzGlVtVsMZq-afihBGxbWKRRxQ_pkq3EaKpup_dephnnLdP1Qz4qcVmDLd99A-in0HhjxVSLWgXiWpF/s320/feather.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529834594001881426" /></a><br />Learn more about moulting <a href="http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/27_2709.htm">here</a>.<div><br /></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-40746138307764699182010-07-16T09:05:00.001-07:002010-07-16T09:06:57.348-07:00Poppa Bear, Momma Bear and Baby bear?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3lVHNiQF76VU3p0s8xrPdJCsPk1E5LLKBAcTfKDuOwd85MfTUqLPCYA3J7URHx1eBIqelW-uH_UUPTR4ZFl0u4gH9xz4t3XYbAi6zJ3VWcve7tAqkWXxJIINLEMtR9QSekVuSe33Iq_S/s1600/egg_size.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3lVHNiQF76VU3p0s8xrPdJCsPk1E5LLKBAcTfKDuOwd85MfTUqLPCYA3J7URHx1eBIqelW-uH_UUPTR4ZFl0u4gH9xz4t3XYbAi6zJ3VWcve7tAqkWXxJIINLEMtR9QSekVuSe33Iq_S/s320/egg_size.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494536185997885570" /></a><br />Hahahaha. Here is a shot from my sister-in-law.<div>Her current chickens laid the big one, and her new chickies that just started laying laid the next two. What is UP with that little one?! hahahahaha.</div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-58190716905973850292010-07-07T07:03:00.000-07:002010-07-07T07:09:13.397-07:00Sookie laid her 2 eggs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SVbfRZz-0GcaNOv3NS_G7y9_bspRUlV9cY3xguSFHzspWfEYme3Yrn183FFweYle32fULvzdgH5bQ5FLTkT2j0UqsfC5P0st0cSrweSgvmBvKlUyvBmYaBYIn6EuYsFxp9KgOnQ5io6e/s1600/sookie_egg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SVbfRZz-0GcaNOv3NS_G7y9_bspRUlV9cY3xguSFHzspWfEYme3Yrn183FFweYle32fULvzdgH5bQ5FLTkT2j0UqsfC5P0st0cSrweSgvmBvKlUyvBmYaBYIn6EuYsFxp9KgOnQ5io6e/s320/sookie_egg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491165946590580962" /></a><br />Yep! Yesterday, Sookie laid an egg in her kennel and then last night we took her back out to the coop to sleep with her sisters and this morning she laid the other. HIP HIP HORRAY!!!!<div>She's no longer egg-bound! She's a happy chicken.</div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-52134573342878484992010-07-06T08:08:00.000-07:002010-07-06T08:11:35.143-07:00Chicken Burger! Oldest Drive-in Restaurant in Canada!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwxDVOLVybJXzpoDkBiUc-REbdKG2aWDYrO1uTyPeHZcaZpLSHoEpE-Q0UhxMLyM6O34OznfDVsPzAhtG9vtDWu-UgEsX9NYm0yTRVAk7K4Iz7gsBbGTe_PWdVkXb-xGZAPFtXEg_pfH2/s1600/trace_chicken_burger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwxDVOLVybJXzpoDkBiUc-REbdKG2aWDYrO1uTyPeHZcaZpLSHoEpE-Q0UhxMLyM6O34OznfDVsPzAhtG9vtDWu-UgEsX9NYm0yTRVAk7K4Iz7gsBbGTe_PWdVkXb-xGZAPFtXEg_pfH2/s320/trace_chicken_burger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490810934446165506" border="0" /></a><br />This is my friend Tracey Rudolph at the <a href="http://chickenburger.com/main.php">CHICKENBURGER</a> in Halifax, Nova Scotia!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-88465470095965371222010-07-01T13:01:00.000-07:002010-07-01T13:15:05.343-07:00Sookie: Egg Bound!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKC7oqxOr6D0p7_OJ-5zAWF_kPntGoLVnIY84hqgyWY9nsvg6WU-_NnAKzbwjyJFRyM82aCOTnaPEefgSw-zvghiVQ2-xVV8dp35tYddNvhok10x23VlrAU_cemwhh-cNx9b42kdKRdU_/s1600/sookie_egg_bound2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKC7oqxOr6D0p7_OJ-5zAWF_kPntGoLVnIY84hqgyWY9nsvg6WU-_NnAKzbwjyJFRyM82aCOTnaPEefgSw-zvghiVQ2-xVV8dp35tYddNvhok10x23VlrAU_cemwhh-cNx9b42kdKRdU_/s320/sookie_egg_bound2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489033887624384226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkFBstonw71uG-FZvZsyi_95-Rh-3_l5_qnBc29gLS43jMYIyMHT_wn4Ywbnmj5worEdxIBL0NnZe3n-b79yqqS9Kk99bqU6uvdi_Yl4wwOukVYQOIVlssLzggKTcL8SZVtdPyHs1bjvk/s1600/sookie_egg_bound.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkFBstonw71uG-FZvZsyi_95-Rh-3_l5_qnBc29gLS43jMYIyMHT_wn4Ywbnmj5worEdxIBL0NnZe3n-b79yqqS9Kk99bqU6uvdi_Yl4wwOukVYQOIVlssLzggKTcL8SZVtdPyHs1bjvk/s320/sookie_egg_bound.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489033694613907138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBmIhXUzPHhuIbSdkrN4LBlS7c0qh3r4dJZKCw2ccFR4o31UK58dbIU0eZ4gORbmLj0hPHkIWh4IJ8ps7CLOx-XzPEkVm0MoXiKtFYkdHQTq6RkICIF1OQBzzgfiN06ZvPILWbhSuyzy2/s1600/sookie_next_to_cockatiel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBmIhXUzPHhuIbSdkrN4LBlS7c0qh3r4dJZKCw2ccFR4o31UK58dbIU0eZ4gORbmLj0hPHkIWh4IJ8ps7CLOx-XzPEkVm0MoXiKtFYkdHQTq6RkICIF1OQBzzgfiN06ZvPILWbhSuyzy2/s320/sookie_next_to_cockatiel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489033604499486370" /></a><br />OK, so another chicken ordeal. Saturday, went out to the coop to pick up Barb's remaining feathers and saw Sookie. Sookie's vent was NOT attractive and it looked like she had hemorrhoids. I could tell she was in pain, because she want' moving or eating and was low to the ground. Took her to the <a href="http://www.avianhealthclinic.com/">vets</a>. We were there for almost 5 hours and they took x-rays. Yep, TWO EGGS STUCK! Soooo, what does this mean? Since Saturday, we have been giving her antibiotics for a small infection around her vent, liquid calcium twice a day in a syringe in her mouth and vitamins in her water... along with extra oyster shells in her protein layer food and yogurt and greens. We cut the cracked corn. The vet said that this ordeal happened because all Sookie was eating was the cracked corn and not her layer food (which has all the calcium and vitamins to produce a strong egg to lay) Basically her shells on the eggs were too soft and thin to lay, hence them being stuck. So, now we wait. She's acting well. She seems like a normal bird. We dealt with her being sick last year and didn't think she would make it. But <a href="http://www.avianhealthclinic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=29">Dr. Mohan</a> is just wonderful. He knows how to take care of birds! Because she's acting well could be that she's gone <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broody">broody</a> and doesn't want to lay yet. OR she laid them and ate them, if they were soft. Stay tuned!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-39502543265443362052010-06-29T08:20:00.000-07:002010-06-29T08:35:19.556-07:00Green Chicken Coop: NEW WINDOW SHIPPED!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yNKWaH_greWEvU4GWRDXdt49CIfCAR4lce8r14UJT6njsmodwaB91Swfm5RuRSJc10Ddu30EJXDGxzQz4x3Ib9e4lfNaBZjR_t9E2lWca1eYsrJzCG12iXrN-_F65Bw3oS0KSMAJJFn5/s1600/new_coop_window.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yNKWaH_greWEvU4GWRDXdt49CIfCAR4lce8r14UJT6njsmodwaB91Swfm5RuRSJc10Ddu30EJXDGxzQz4x3Ib9e4lfNaBZjR_t9E2lWca1eYsrJzCG12iXrN-_F65Bw3oS0KSMAJJFn5/s320/new_coop_window.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488219549621729010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Q1ozOUgEAbpQpCIjXgiroFtWhAgP8Tg61pVib5xiWyW5GJZS-CvDxZc-SGoQsntE1Zrgc_qHhmtxXJYl5xgG1bv_CujgM_Or2j2OGdFqzupas7ykgNT1Jr548v3r4VHuiPJOrGxj_Al/s1600/from_green_chicken_coop.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Q1ozOUgEAbpQpCIjXgiroFtWhAgP8Tg61pVib5xiWyW5GJZS-CvDxZc-SGoQsntE1Zrgc_qHhmtxXJYl5xgG1bv_CujgM_Or2j2OGdFqzupas7ykgNT1Jr548v3r4VHuiPJOrGxj_Al/s320/from_green_chicken_coop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488219494196677746" /></a><br />Well, I have to give a shout out at <a href="http://www.greenchickencoop.com/">Green Chicken Coop</a>. Dan at GCC was SO thoughtful! I sent him a letter with regards to Barb being taken by a predator from the coop. And before I knew it, I had a nice thoughtful email and a package at my front door within a few days. He personally rebuilt and mailed us a new stronger window. These guys at GCC are GREAT to deal with. They really do build wonderful coops. They have been showcased on the Martha Steward Show. We have the <a href="http://www.greenchickencoop.com/Our_Coops.html">The Victoria design</a>. We love it.<div>Thanks so much. We really do appreciate it! I will share new pics when it's installed.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-75645224938402653402010-06-24T08:43:00.000-07:002010-06-24T08:47:18.580-07:00One of The First Ladies finally laid an egg!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXd4c6K7KwmTqVnvuS-2w8I3iQoEkSHYtNGgPYNoA5LKocUQjspaybAv-DhRwxlijZHCphT2pc-SMzmX2ehFZnbKyFNO2rJquXHbF7fi1PfceiXzwZ_ZyK_TOkfbUKd7f7aYoW0ZNYWkE/s1600/Picture+056.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXd4c6K7KwmTqVnvuS-2w8I3iQoEkSHYtNGgPYNoA5LKocUQjspaybAv-DhRwxlijZHCphT2pc-SMzmX2ehFZnbKyFNO2rJquXHbF7fi1PfceiXzwZ_ZyK_TOkfbUKd7f7aYoW0ZNYWkE/s320/Picture+056.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486367304400197506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju97cUyf_hFHphOxc_XU8QFiVhdEigKhUT9tpgyhB2Kkk2SbozNBqidaetc6uC481pQYFLEWAU1pVhmqg_2Ge80987AOcTVc_n-uQoOph1AzNpO_9E42qdEuu6kUlyfzA0VNcPwAuxwUja/s1600/Picture+058.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju97cUyf_hFHphOxc_XU8QFiVhdEigKhUT9tpgyhB2Kkk2SbozNBqidaetc6uC481pQYFLEWAU1pVhmqg_2Ge80987AOcTVc_n-uQoOph1AzNpO_9E42qdEuu6kUlyfzA0VNcPwAuxwUja/s320/Picture+058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486367238755829954" /></a><br />GREAT NEWS!<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One of The First Ladies (the hens of our friends in Ohio) finally laid an egg! </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yep, my friends, Jeanne and David got their first egg! Here is a picture of proud David with the prize. It's a big one! It had double yolks!</span></span></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-3435570728451612402010-06-23T11:03:00.000-07:002010-06-23T11:06:58.530-07:00We will catch the beast!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hgRXvhRqQM55aPNX57FhkmAPmshd4g6q5oUnH2e7VlaIdqt8WpDSmi9RgFiNlC9cXZISzJ9cR5_ME_bgua-hQdRXwbJ6mtfJYSmvEZZ5D3ICcjef38QTQeygkJDsLVEz3ftJTjRucWCN/s1600/coop_back.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hgRXvhRqQM55aPNX57FhkmAPmshd4g6q5oUnH2e7VlaIdqt8WpDSmi9RgFiNlC9cXZISzJ9cR5_ME_bgua-hQdRXwbJ6mtfJYSmvEZZ5D3ICcjef38QTQeygkJDsLVEz3ftJTjRucWCN/s320/coop_back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486031740558171906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7Osn-rX4kvsuDZrECDJPTNRi90GshjUWid3ck34X3517yvqFJsEI0_OBEk5JT7497CRoCc_qV0fROChS-TK3Wk8tZ7kYDaWaX6DoZQY92PCbKxMBQ-P74ZKEc6SGi1QpJAq32zi6hoyL/s1600/coop_back_close_up.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7Osn-rX4kvsuDZrECDJPTNRi90GshjUWid3ck34X3517yvqFJsEI0_OBEk5JT7497CRoCc_qV0fROChS-TK3Wk8tZ7kYDaWaX6DoZQY92PCbKxMBQ-P74ZKEc6SGi1QpJAq32zi6hoyL/s320/coop_back_close_up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486031674368019634" /></a><br />WARNING: THIS IMAGE MAY MAKE PEOPLE SAD, seeing all the feathers.<div> However, I was telling my husband, at least whoever took her, didn't just kill her and run. He/she had her for dinner. No waste. We are setting out a trap this week. We are now being told, it may be a fox, since it did so much damage. STAY TUNED.</div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-28018276098101468662010-06-22T07:04:00.000-07:002010-06-22T07:06:34.792-07:00RIP: Barb the chicken killed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgVOn8OhCrflSnFmdF0smuWtoW_GgCHpOXrGSBkwAvfR_dd080SusS2xNB06p946X-JHmrian5uG_mmx2wzBK7l4AIjzUlhflwYEkQ_RsPYclDPAIyHnkHx9H6Gb4sHMrA7FgdJDVB9_u/s1600/barb.JPG.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgVOn8OhCrflSnFmdF0smuWtoW_GgCHpOXrGSBkwAvfR_dd080SusS2xNB06p946X-JHmrian5uG_mmx2wzBK7l4AIjzUlhflwYEkQ_RsPYclDPAIyHnkHx9H6Gb4sHMrA7FgdJDVB9_u/s320/barb.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485598855602719906" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande">It is with great sadness that I regret to report, our chicken, Barb was killed in the middle of the night, Thursday June 17th. It was a raccoon, we believe, that took her life. I was on vacation, so I did not see the mess and sadness the raccoon left. My husband, Dave was going out to feed the girls Friday morning when he noticed the feathers everywhere and the mesh wire was ripped apart in their coop window. So sad. No Barb. She was taken with just feathers left everywhere.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande">Barb was at the top of the pecking order. She was the bird in charge. She was the one that always let me pet her soft feathers. Yes, we may have called her the mean one at times... But she was the strongest of all of them. She was the alpha hen. We bet that she was picked by the raccoon because of her fight that she put up to protect her sisters.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande">She will be missed. I know some may say, "she's just a chicken". But when you raise them from day old peeps, and name them... They each have their own personalities.... It's just tough. She was a pet. And a great chicken.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande">We will miss ya Barb.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 15.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Lucida Grande">RIP.</p>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-36276284433002620342010-06-09T07:36:00.001-07:002010-06-09T07:36:56.753-07:00Ouch! Very large egg!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6H8a-DgTWN2kN5vuT6nOWOIIPi5UGQEL94YXjYpWpKZ5MxNPTdvaKPRFLG89cp0YWOX5SCqZ6-KzuNSg-F0DSnON2nIYIvSeYuY-OOzRMxRztTUVhDa3cie2NCZCBRVhg_vzh-55-46O/s1600/giant_boyd_egg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6H8a-DgTWN2kN5vuT6nOWOIIPi5UGQEL94YXjYpWpKZ5MxNPTdvaKPRFLG89cp0YWOX5SCqZ6-KzuNSg-F0DSnON2nIYIvSeYuY-OOzRMxRztTUVhDa3cie2NCZCBRVhg_vzh-55-46O/s320/giant_boyd_egg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480782881215745906" /></a><br />My sister-in-law's chickens lay some big ones every once in a while. Geesh!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-32047889018597866152010-06-02T08:33:00.000-07:002010-06-02T08:34:56.893-07:00The first ladies are in the White House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIncWPoju9THuZZOl6GmgT72w93rLYpvWuaP0FnSo3ul-_JEV1uHr23ognMYdwAZp4UZrPVEVaWYT1SMeoihEqElG8WuyLU4_iIRNen9WPe_49B8FttUbcPDczwdu0-_yP6t2cuZ68Eqo/s1600/Obrier_white_house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIncWPoju9THuZZOl6GmgT72w93rLYpvWuaP0FnSo3ul-_JEV1uHr23ognMYdwAZp4UZrPVEVaWYT1SMeoihEqElG8WuyLU4_iIRNen9WPe_49B8FttUbcPDczwdu0-_yP6t2cuZ68Eqo/s320/Obrier_white_house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478200127843747442" border="0" /></a><br />My friends built this coop for their hens. How darn cool is this?!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-79841124108661685132010-04-22T08:50:00.001-07:002010-04-22T08:53:38.406-07:00The first ladies have made it to the white house!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbNRQs-mtB00VqBcctCttgOQxG1ZXq4jNLh2n4-Hwvn05g8mjbmknUCPPXQyaN0a9bHCcteGr8mInVyD_sL9b2uQ35hemBqgbDsABoYgF-hrPosCF431g11UqtOnxo6GzGliKuTkK5mTi/s1600/DSCN1160.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbNRQs-mtB00VqBcctCttgOQxG1ZXq4jNLh2n4-Hwvn05g8mjbmknUCPPXQyaN0a9bHCcteGr8mInVyD_sL9b2uQ35hemBqgbDsABoYgF-hrPosCF431g11UqtOnxo6GzGliKuTkK5mTi/s320/DSCN1160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462990564210402034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoeVrrWx3e9qOFlihOSS0uJ8QNaJtR8qjs6net4rBMTELsTmrgicnY67I2ZH9E0SG8LxKpViUqOH3K6r4BSAq2C-I8b3FWE6mT76H1m5fyMGdIHwhEIn8WRL2h0HMt9BdtZC_RNqyxRi6/s1600/DSCN1159.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoeVrrWx3e9qOFlihOSS0uJ8QNaJtR8qjs6net4rBMTELsTmrgicnY67I2ZH9E0SG8LxKpViUqOH3K6r4BSAq2C-I8b3FWE6mT76H1m5fyMGdIHwhEIn8WRL2h0HMt9BdtZC_RNqyxRi6/s320/DSCN1159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462990519023491650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT433UlDK9Hleu_YAoKaZl6rbfCExCjDL1CPmoHOpKJciG2MVYoWItUCZyRb5QZKk39MHDw8oQtzVow8rMvFBFUNrYIDFnhzOK4arqkL6MsJfcd2W5WL7QukzmX53fWalJhKeLVnAQtfKp/s1600/DSCN1158.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT433UlDK9Hleu_YAoKaZl6rbfCExCjDL1CPmoHOpKJciG2MVYoWItUCZyRb5QZKk39MHDw8oQtzVow8rMvFBFUNrYIDFnhzOK4arqkL6MsJfcd2W5WL7QukzmX53fWalJhKeLVnAQtfKp/s320/DSCN1158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462990463909001090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCd4Tf4ZPVvgjMbcUQ6EWP_uSP2xXLgzVelO55Fj2FWWaviTd5JgDLguslrIaVdFB1fJNg7Fu-2ssPhI8d7yqsI_62K0wRbkzRtoUZ7ImvDZSrC0RjUfnbD0SmWG3rcotWB8H9fzRjFN_/s1600/DSCN1157.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCd4Tf4ZPVvgjMbcUQ6EWP_uSP2xXLgzVelO55Fj2FWWaviTd5JgDLguslrIaVdFB1fJNg7Fu-2ssPhI8d7yqsI_62K0wRbkzRtoUZ7ImvDZSrC0RjUfnbD0SmWG3rcotWB8H9fzRjFN_/s320/DSCN1157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462990413494098466" /></a><br />So my friends, Jeanne and David decided to take up chickens. Yep. That's right. We're all getting inspired by chickens and their personalities and of course, their yummy eggs. So they moved their 8 Golden Comet hens into their new home. David built it. It's gorgeous. It even has a solar panel for the automatic door! Each hen is named after a first lady. I don't have the list... but how cute is that?! So here ya go folks. Some great shots of their new home, here in Ohio.Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-8443565773887397572010-04-06T08:10:00.001-07:002010-04-06T08:10:58.605-07:00Today, the hens turn 1! Happy Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXApyzjamFtzc8XECu1bTxgkaJjl0e91n8NNtu_wvAoUE9nk46RNLhvf2iIeigwRUTWUgOF-GiN3JQSEab4sDgHyBckhcd8Nh9d892P8lvSibWY8Fz9ZpLyfzUAgJlrnkxSTaWwz7MnyMK/s1600/bday_chic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXApyzjamFtzc8XECu1bTxgkaJjl0e91n8NNtu_wvAoUE9nk46RNLhvf2iIeigwRUTWUgOF-GiN3JQSEab4sDgHyBckhcd8Nh9d892P8lvSibWY8Fz9ZpLyfzUAgJlrnkxSTaWwz7MnyMK/s320/bday_chic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457042177172810066" /></a>Happy Birthday Chickens!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-85400304510678063132010-04-05T07:13:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:14:58.854-07:00Wind up and lay!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxx9pW6Bv36zPpdHm1h9lTyyJTKKArIGjBl4taGFVopv7nPZCmh4CD5_3V5-IWjW59srTcz9yw1XqfKgVq56w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> Hope everyone had a happy Easter!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-63260081511898785702010-03-30T07:05:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:07:32.904-07:005 eggs from 5 chickens!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cYmLbkg5-cYkNK2OVcIZf3PeJMKnHp76cRUYoRRvYAK4cJSrtR5F39OdBz0BOr0M5R2HVnViYUjQyczPPnCp4TfqrEbAXgaSgN-UydNk911VptU2quRsGJLPV85642N5g5HpnNCRRbim/s1600/5eggs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cYmLbkg5-cYkNK2OVcIZf3PeJMKnHp76cRUYoRRvYAK4cJSrtR5F39OdBz0BOr0M5R2HVnViYUjQyczPPnCp4TfqrEbAXgaSgN-UydNk911VptU2quRsGJLPV85642N5g5HpnNCRRbim/s320/5eggs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454428273592892834" /></a><br />Well, I am thinking that Sookie, our chicken that was sick last year, has layed an egg. We never thought she would lay.<div>We have 5 hens and this past weekend, I went out to the coop and found 5 distinctly different eggs!</div><div>How cool is that!?</div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-83015877654227742422010-03-29T10:52:00.001-07:002010-03-29T10:56:14.125-07:00It's that time of year again...they totally gross me out... <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><ul class="fbody" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: auto; line-height: 15px; "><li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6px; ">Each Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Marshmallow Peeps, shaped like chicks, as well as Marshmallow Bunnies and Marshmallow Eggs, making them the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6px; ">As many as 4.2 million Marshmallow Peeps, bunnies, and other shapes can be made each day.</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6px; ">In 1953, it took 27 hours to create a Marshmallow Peep. Today it takes six minutes.</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6px; ">Yellow Peeps are the most popular, followed by pink, lavender, blue, and white.</li></ul></span></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-8845804086626434762010-03-22T12:12:00.001-07:002010-03-22T12:13:14.461-07:00Formation of an egg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1TqhavM7Pmps8J3kLWbY986FhHLGFQ8AIN_BqJMH66k9tLOBz-Txtu2ve_ZqUnXeapPWwFmp7-LgFvUiAyiEienLeP0xM2fWygksikO-sr7NAMuXsWl1K15OpS3dz0YYGZKRBDbKhQvY/s1600-h/formation_of_an_egg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1TqhavM7Pmps8J3kLWbY986FhHLGFQ8AIN_BqJMH66k9tLOBz-Txtu2ve_ZqUnXeapPWwFmp7-LgFvUiAyiEienLeP0xM2fWygksikO-sr7NAMuXsWl1K15OpS3dz0YYGZKRBDbKhQvY/s320/formation_of_an_egg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451538322482945954" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Those are egg yolks that are maturing and then it goes into the oviduct and a day later out pops an egg! Sick. But cool at the same time.</span></span></span><!--EndFragment-->Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-81168586246886989002010-03-10T10:03:00.000-08:002010-03-10T10:05:22.806-08:00Make 17 Meals from One Chicken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispOVGLAE4B2YoyDscVkM4vzUzyPwyZqyS9bddSxnku-AE8K4L40wzPNrqmg0whpxeGb1esnYcTh33w1U0oGGjCYcqPZxqES3jB9c54EWnaj3-hz7yRc0kf9u6W7T5AsKLMCtkUcv3h2Me/s1600-h/340x_white_chicken.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispOVGLAE4B2YoyDscVkM4vzUzyPwyZqyS9bddSxnku-AE8K4L40wzPNrqmg0whpxeGb1esnYcTh33w1U0oGGjCYcqPZxqES3jB9c54EWnaj3-hz7yRc0kf9u6W7T5AsKLMCtkUcv3h2Me/s320/340x_white_chicken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447067767950333074" border="0" /></a><br />Yep, 1 <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5483388/make-17-meals-from-one-chicken?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29">chicken!</a> However, I am not eating mine. Mine are for eggs. But this is pretty interesting!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-85699711034023234162010-03-01T07:12:00.000-08:002010-03-01T07:13:40.913-08:00HEN Salt & Pepper Shaker with Stand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmht_xdQcv8jBACki_WM_bG7VKWlY7mArAIdkxjYyBkmkTkLPpdpoqBsZ6ArFyP561lMdHt3g3Hb4ilLIGXz1V1jj31QyJDslAhVoa2p8gDueKq4SFj0aPUvVaPe-lKl-EgOGH-HWi037t/s1600-h/thumb.20090326-064437-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmht_xdQcv8jBACki_WM_bG7VKWlY7mArAIdkxjYyBkmkTkLPpdpoqBsZ6ArFyP561lMdHt3g3Hb4ilLIGXz1V1jj31QyJDslAhVoa2p8gDueKq4SFj0aPUvVaPe-lKl-EgOGH-HWi037t/s320/thumb.20090326-064437-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443683833387959186" border="0" /></a><br /><h3 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The oval or egg shape <a href="http://idealist.blinkr.net/hen-salt-pepper-shaker-with-stand/">salt & pepper shakers</a> are made heavier at its base to keep the container upright. The magnet inside the base further keeps the container in position on the metal stand without falling down. The soft cover of the container can be easily removed by gripped its edge slightly to push out or separate from the plastic base.</span></h3>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-88527304663697299732010-02-25T09:53:00.000-08:002010-02-25T09:55:10.836-08:00Color Vision? It's for the Birds.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmBJ_h0FMqFhC5E6wS4XAuo4m6O7gouC-W2YOQim1rm-LizObXIyiqZQ4rOlrH1H9XdMQGzeGBfpCHe-fyGtK0iDHiUrLLXT2sk9KJxDZ0pQdqdRkN41W5RqowhEWW3X5bzEYqV2gX9uA/s1600-h/chicken.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmBJ_h0FMqFhC5E6wS4XAuo4m6O7gouC-W2YOQim1rm-LizObXIyiqZQ4rOlrH1H9XdMQGzeGBfpCHe-fyGtK0iDHiUrLLXT2sk9KJxDZ0pQdqdRkN41W5RqowhEWW3X5bzEYqV2gX9uA/s320/chicken.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442240981166779314" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/eye-care/bird-versus-human-vision?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl4%7Clink4%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Feye-care%2Fbird-versus-human-vision">Chickens' Color Vision Far Superior to Humans</a>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-64284787669071767192010-02-17T18:06:00.001-08:002010-02-17T18:07:35.379-08:00My friends, David and Jeanne just got new chickies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI-B7KpBzJpLLSJUlwF9Yn_AkLZAkRGjhNz0DX4dI8w74uumuJh8GAcu7L-GYQvDs-N8ZR_KP9wSSPF3B1QnEahWRkQpc1TXlSsu-NlMj9IXEG-K6pprWwE8KpiflCfTysn8e2ujNpo4I/s1600-h/IMG00038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI-B7KpBzJpLLSJUlwF9Yn_AkLZAkRGjhNz0DX4dI8w74uumuJh8GAcu7L-GYQvDs-N8ZR_KP9wSSPF3B1QnEahWRkQpc1TXlSsu-NlMj9IXEG-K6pprWwE8KpiflCfTysn8e2ujNpo4I/s320/IMG00038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399331911167634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreZ-YmYF7CSr6NcLn6CWLknD6LvVzKfo1vkNWM7tskitGoKbcUxDz1b8g859A4SjGsdLyFt3y9e-sptpfYje9MXWg5ZnJdtAgB9sAREU5ouVIJAp54o_LFQIeNygorSAaMei0M6UIF3hV/s1600-h/IMG00036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreZ-YmYF7CSr6NcLn6CWLknD6LvVzKfo1vkNWM7tskitGoKbcUxDz1b8g859A4SjGsdLyFt3y9e-sptpfYje9MXWg5ZnJdtAgB9sAREU5ouVIJAp54o_LFQIeNygorSAaMei0M6UIF3hV/s320/IMG00036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399230059382562" border="0" /></a><br />They got 8 Golden Comets... born on Monday.... how cute!Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-32572046785686595492010-02-05T13:11:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:14:59.877-08:00Chicken Ark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ2inC3HicBH2nFaGgpUgNnY80HFLMl107h1-vg2w9VxHIddipGWZBzdyGvSEDs4ghoHiQ3GMHoK-29ifkcjZBLKzmHRWiWW5yV1eJaeay8MaCiPsS4cDg7HOg5pYaa_BjBGNyXARhE3n/s1600-h/chicken-coop.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ2inC3HicBH2nFaGgpUgNnY80HFLMl107h1-vg2w9VxHIddipGWZBzdyGvSEDs4ghoHiQ3GMHoK-29ifkcjZBLKzmHRWiWW5yV1eJaeay8MaCiPsS4cDg7HOg5pYaa_BjBGNyXARhE3n/s320/chicken-coop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434870923973809570" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Thanks for this cool forward, Ryan Gialames:</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica">Go green and get fresh eggs for free with help from the <a href="http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/misc-gadgets/chicken-ark/">Chicken Ark</a> ($500). Handcrafted from renewable Douglas Fir timber, each ark provides space for up to four medium laying hens, and offers them a covered run, elevated roost, and separate nesting box — all the tools they need to leave you with nutritious eggs that are both better and cheaper than the one's you'll find at the local supermarket, while keeping your grass trim as a bonus.<br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica"><br /></p>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318869944157337113.post-37429612049606309712010-01-25T11:07:00.000-08:002010-01-25T11:10:48.537-08:00Campaign for a Free Range Future!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1gpcCcVK8iw6TMW4QHNfONguGN3zN_yMlTJUIRxXvlB84d9K390kJ7_OFLc0FYugqTpKZI6M9cbZu10Ni_7iNQPvv42acAw6hUkhpjTnLlQIp4x92LN59mJXyE4fS2nenbDrlJmBzhvL/s1600-h/chicken_out_uk.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1gpcCcVK8iw6TMW4QHNfONguGN3zN_yMlTJUIRxXvlB84d9K390kJ7_OFLc0FYugqTpKZI6M9cbZu10Ni_7iNQPvv42acAw6hUkhpjTnLlQIp4x92LN59mJXyE4fS2nenbDrlJmBzhvL/s320/chicken_out_uk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430756983204317042" /></a><br />This is what they are doing over in the UK!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chickenout.tv./">http://www.chickenout.tv./</a></div>Jamie Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448419091558009583noreply@blogger.com0