Tag: backyard-chickens
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Chapter 39. A New Home for the Chickens
A Forever Home for the Hens Yesterday GB and I visited a multi-species rescue operation near Ft. Lupton, which is about 30 miles north of Denver. A young woman named Tiffany had responded to my posting on a Facebook page known as Colorado Chickens II. My first choice came through an offer from a woman named…
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Chapter 37. Chickens
The chickens are breaking my heart. I love everything about them. The way they run to me when I call their names. The way they chatter with each other. The way Olive calls out to Dolores just to make sure she’s still there. The looks I get when I open the nest door to see what they’re doing, which is,…
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Chapter 22. Clucks (Trigger warning: This chapter contains truths about chickens and mice)
He said NO. No chickens ever, GB said in his firmest voice. But I was smitten. We were visiting Stone Barns Center in the Hudson Valley, an organic educational farm and home of Michelin star restaurant Blue Hill. The laying hens were pasture-raised, meaning they had access to acres of fresh greens, worms, and yummy bugs. I picked up a Rhode…
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