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Monthly Archives: July 2011
A Chicken Under My Skirt
Generally speaking, I don’t wear skirts. In the summer, I am most often in shorts. Last night however, I just wanted to be comfortable as I went about the yard watering my garden and my flowers so I slipped into … Continue reading
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Time to Roost
The girls have been coming and going outside just over a week. At twilight on the first day of their world explorations, Erik and I caught them one by one and deposited them into the coop through the nest box … Continue reading
Cooped Up No More
Try to imagine what it would be like if all you knew of the world is contained within a large cardboard box. Day in and day out you and your box mates live under a light bulb sun on a pine … Continue reading
Posted in chicken coop, chicken yard, Chickens
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Coop Sweet Coop
The girls moved into their coop on the last day of June. Though I have read repeatedly about how fast they grow, you just have to see it for yourself. In just 23 days they had transformed from downy fluff … Continue reading
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The Sunnyvale Chicken Park
With the help of husband’s father, we began building the chicken coop around the first part of June. My father-in-law and I have very different ideas on how a chicken coop should be designed and built. He is more from … Continue reading
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A Writer Writes
If I were to reflect the sentiment of my post title, I would have had regular fresh content for my readers during the last two weeks. Since my last post, many of my projects here at the Upstart Garden neared completion and … Continue reading
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