Posted in Chickens, tagged Chickens, chicks, Ameraucana, Delaware on July 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Meet the newest members of our little family.
The yellow chicks are a breed called Delawares, and the patterned ones are Ameraucanas. Delawares are on the American Livestock Breed Conservancy’s critical list. They are supposed to be very good winter layers. Ameraucanas are also referred to as “Easter Eggers;” the eggs they lay have shells that [...]
Posted in Chickens, Urban Life, tagged Chicago, Chickens, snow, weather on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yay!!! It’s snowing!
Just when I think I can’t stand anymore winter, something like this happens to make it magical again. I love the snow. It quiets the city beast and forces everyone to slow down and respect nature for a bit.
This snow started yesterday and has just steadily continued for the past 12 hours. I [...]
Posted in Chickens, tagged Chickens on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m now officially known as “The Chicken Lady.” The Chicago Sun-Times has an article about how I and others have been approaching the proposed chicken ban in Chicago.
The videographer got some great footage of my girls on a REALLY cold day just after the New Year, too. (Launch the video clip under Related Stories.)
I guess [...]
Posted in Chickens, tagged Chickens on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been reading ThomasK’s blog, Urban Chickens, for many months now. I got my chickens only a couple months after him, and since mine were pullets (”teen girl chickens” 
when I got them, our hens are about the same age. Now that ThomasK’s California hens are fully mature, he’s been helping to keep me up [...]
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