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n., Any hill dweller who knows that the best path to the future is through the arts of the past mixed with the smallest possible dose of newfangled ingenuity.

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How to Read My Daughter’s Post on Broody Chickens

My daughter just wrote a detailed blog post about our broody cuckoo maran hen. If you’d like to read her description of Ol’ LaZertron’s exploits, here’s the link!

Photo Caption: My husband named this chicken "LaZertron Eggonator" and insists we refer to her as "Ol' LaZertron." She's broody right now so my daughter wrote […]

How to Name Six Chickens

Here’s a quick photo essay to introduce you to our little flock (now 5 weeks old).

Photo Caption: This is "Combustion Spur Lava Beak" (named by my daughter), an Easter Egger who will lay blue, green, or pink eggs. I'm not sure what a suitable nickname for her will be…

Photo Caption: "Mrs. […]