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Posts Tagged ‘chickens’
The Chicken of Today
Made in 1948, this film discusses the post-war program to develop “The Chicken of Tomorrow”– the chickens we buy in stores today. I doubt they realized at the time that the chicken industry would be completely changed, based on mono-crops raised in confined spaces. Already, the methods displayed in the film show chickens confined, unable to [...]
Everyone loves snow
In honor of the winter weather. (It was -25 degrees at home this morning!)
Where does a chicken lay an egg?
Anywhere she feels like it. This hen adopted an unused water bucket as her nesting box.
Do Chickens Cry?
Do chickens cry? Ours are getting old– too old to lay– so recently we gave most of them to a farm that offers field trips to school children. Our Delawares are very friendly, perfect for kids. When they were gone, a hen named Blue (Suellen’s favorite) cried for hours. I have never heard a chicken [...]
