Category Archives: Flockkeeping
Put an egg on it.
Our hens are happy. They have lots of room to scratch and roam, a safe, comfortable, clean place to sleep at night, and an organic and very varied diet—especially right now, when they are getting lots of weeds and other … Continue reading
Filed under Feasting, Flockkeeping
Overwintered
The mild winter this year has meant a winter greens bonanza in my garden. Back in August I started kale, swiss chard, salad mixes, beets, arugula, and cilantro. Everything came up and thrived through the winter. The parsley just re-seeded … Continue reading
Filed under Flockkeeping, Gardening
The Library Boks
Some members of the Emory University Senior Class of 2011, in a classic “college prank” maneuver, released a bunch of pullets, a couple of hens, and a rooster in the reference section of the library. Wackiness ensued. Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Flockkeeping
Things that make me go “Yay!”
All of these photos were taken over a three day period. Everything is waking up!
Filed under Feasting, Flockkeeping, Gardening, Making things
Fowl Language
We stopped getting eggs in late October. They spilled the new feed out of the feeder and scattered it all over the floor, refusing to eat it. Every time I walked back to the coop I was greeted by an angry chorus of chants for justice and democracy and decent grub (grubs, actually, would be great). Continue reading
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Gardening for the Long Haul
A trend of “just-add-water” urban farms has sprung up out of that classic American desire for instant gratification. Continue reading
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Peck A Little, Talk A Little: More Chicken Chat
You can tell a lot from a chicken’s general health and physical comfort. They also know when they are safe from predators. Continue reading
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The Southern Urban Homesteader Takes A Very Slow Road Trip
Flannery O’Connor was a passionate keeper of chickens, ducks, and especially peafowl. This is one of the reasons I feel a particular affinity for this writer, and in her honor, we have a hen named Mary Flannery. Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Conservation, Feasting, Flockkeeping
“Bok!” A Little Chicken Chat
I thought some of you, dear readers, might be interested in the chicken care questions that have come my way in the past several weeks. Continue reading
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Meat
We modern carnivores don’t want to see, don’t want to know about that moment when a creature’s throat is cut, or when a body shudders in death throes, or when the eyes cloud over. We don’t want to know about plucking or flaying or bleeding out or viscera. What we want to know is cellophane-wrapped protein that is completely disconnected from its life source — cold and bloodless with no resemblance to an actual animal. Continue reading
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