Weekend Linkages: Walking the Chicken Backwards

June 6, 2021

...Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards A thread on the horrors of parking Why brick walls collapse 10 exercise myths ‘One of the worst jobs I ever had’: former Citizen employees on working for the crime app Marx the journalist...

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Free Egg Testing for California Backyard Chicken Keepers

Mr. Homegrown

April 9, 2018

Animals, Chickens

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...nmental lead levels in parts of California, there is concern that backyard chickens are being exposed to a level that could pose a public health risk. UCD SVM is interested in testing eggs from these birds for various contaminants such as Pb, PCBs, and PBDEs. I know that our soil has lead in it and have always been curious to see if our chickens are passing any of this lead into their eggs. I sent off eggs for testing last Friday and will report b...

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Sunday Spam: Automatic Chicken Cage

Mr. Homegrown

December 2, 2012

Animals, Chickens, Picture Sundays, Thoughtstylings

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...se and exports a batch of complete sets of automatic equipment for raising chickens. These products gained good prestige among customers and they are not only used in great-scaled biological raising farms in domestic provinces, but also exported to Middle Asia, South and East regions, Australia, South America, Middle East areas, Africa mainland and so on in great lot. We are willing to wholehearted with all the friends and customers to establish g...

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Chicken Talk at the LA Green Fest Saturday November 17

Mr. Homegrown

November 9, 2012

Events

...at the Los Angeles Green Festival. Topics will include: How to construct a chicken coop What’s involved in keeping chickens Predator proofing What to feed your chickens Chicks vs. pullets The Green Festival will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Kentia Hall, 1201 South Figueroa Street. The convention center is right next to the Metro Blue Line and the Green Fest folks will also be providing a bike valet. Hope to see you all there!...

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Saturday Tweets: Chicken vs. Corgi, Gluten and Supermarket Pasta

Mr. Homegrown

June 17, 2017

Saturday Linkages

Chicken vs. corgi https://t.co/bQFFAQfHSS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 5 truths about gluten everyone should know | MNN – Mother Nature Network https://t.co/asBmKxvMUA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 Just looking at this camera obscura makes me happy https://t.co/LudkJFPfh4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 Pasta PSA: Please don't buy terrible supermarket fresh pasta. Here's why https://t.co/lDVfM6M0O8 — Roo...

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