Friday, June 26, 2009

The chicks are hatching


We let an Araucana sit on the eggs and a couple have finally hatched. Hen very protective, but I shushed her out of the box for a quick picture.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The kitten and the silkie

People have told me silkies are extremely gentle and fun to have around, but I'm convinced after seeing this kooky video of a Chinese Silkie who lives in Silver Lake, Cal., that has taken a kitten under her wing. Read the story here.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

And the Academy Award goes to....

There's a whole genre of chicken-flicks over at YouTube; here's a particularly fun one from Small Time Pictures.


Mad City Chickens!

There's a new documentary out about urban backyard chicken farmers. Check it out here.