tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158829784760224952024-02-20T19:57:24.019-08:00Chicken Chapelholy chick!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13589835698775056602noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-55603186169990854722012-09-18T20:41:00.000-07:002012-09-18T20:45:37.470-07:00Chicken Duplicate!!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Meet the very first baby chick hatched right here at the Apodaca's by our very own Atilla the Hen. Her name is Orpah, because she is a cross between an orpington and a brahma. And also Oprah is her favorite TV personality. We are very very excited to have her in our flock!!</div>
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Atilla is a very protective mother, and she is still sitting on a bunch of eggs, so maybe Orpah will have siblings. Only time will tell.</div>
Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-5119732962485811932012-08-20T11:20:00.000-07:002012-08-20T11:21:34.473-07:00Love at First Peck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meet Cari. <br />
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Cari is a new chicken enthusiast who came over to spend some time with the Fancy Egg flock. Tyler the cochin banty roo took it upon himself to make sure she had a good time. Cari has always wanted chickens and with any luck a homespun flock of her own is in the near future. </div>
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Tyler says, "come back soon and it won't just be a peck" ;)<br />
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Inspecting the camera for possible food scraps</div>
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the lovely lavender pair<br />
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Betty Boop looking classy<br />
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my darling birchen maran hen chick, she will lay dark brown eggs!<br />
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Earl is checking out the newcomers<br />
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didn't think I had enough chickens so say hello to my lavender cochin banties<br />
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oh well, some people collect fiestaware ;) I collect poultry.<br />
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<br />Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-19601569357433312462012-07-18T21:04:00.000-07:002012-07-18T21:04:55.616-07:00Silkie and Satin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No explanation needed right?Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-32748640096814980892012-04-26T01:28:00.001-07:002012-04-26T01:28:43.426-07:00The Elegant Chicken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-43022598424431397822012-04-11T14:44:00.001-07:002012-04-11T14:47:55.906-07:00Impostor Chicken!! This morning it was so nice outside that, despite the fact that I knew my chickens would probably venture beyond the boundaries of my property into my now congenial neighbor's yard outskirts, I flung open the doors of their coop and watched them greedily pour out into my sunbathed backyard. With nothing but delectable springtime morsels on their minds they were all determined to go as far as necessary to find the prime location for grub hunting. I knew this could only end in neighbor wrath, but I couldn't bring myself to leave them cooped up. So I went inside and decided to ignore the situation. <br />
Later I went outside to see if my confounded dog had dug any holes in the yard even though I already knew the answer. I saw Stella at the edge of the road, about to venture into some neighbors' bushes. Oddly enough, she was alone. Usually she has a chicken posse who will only leave my backyard if she is leading the way. <br />
So I grabbed her and locked her in the coop along with a few other chickens I surmised could eventually become accomplices. I went back inside. <br />
Later I returned to the backyard to see Stella OUTSIDE the coop eating birdseed in my other neighbors' yard - a favorite spot of hers, or was it Stella? I looked in the coop and Stella was there. Double Stella!! Which one was the REAL Stella? <br />
I started chasing the Stella duplicate and she was really fast so I decided she was the impostor and I had the real Stella confined. So I left again and decided it was my neighbor's problem to deal with the Stella foe. <br />
I started doubting myself. What if that WAS Stella? And if it wasn't, my neighbors will think it's my chicken and I will get blamed! WHO IS THE REAL STELLA?! <br />
I went outside and let both Stella's out. I looked at both of them, but couldn't tell the difference. This is why I never get the same kind of chicken, I'm bad at small differences (by the way I'm married to an identical twin). I tried to catch one, but couldn't catch either. What a mess. Maybe they're both impostors, maybe there are two Stellas! <br />
One was slightly smaller and at the moment, seemed more skittish. A light bulb went on in my head <i>Attila will know what to do.</i><br />
<i> </i>I chased one of the Stella's over to Attila and gave the matter over to her. No one knows Stella better than Attila, they both share the head hen role, and are matriarchal colleagues. Attila did a double take, and then started chasing her! Impostor Stella! I found you!!! I quickly joined Attila and ran down duplicate Stella. I grabbed her up and walked across the street and set her in my neighbor's chicken run. I came back and found the REAL STELLA eating birdseed in my other neighbors' yard. I lured her back with wheat and set her back in the coop. <br />
Enough chicken adventures for today.Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-87220031173070242342012-04-08T22:43:00.001-07:002012-04-08T22:44:05.152-07:00Happy Easter!!<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter from Strawberry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY3GEAuyDnSxCSJNNOsI__UhXVrcLL7PHJiU5_sWDFiqSO710lGRssgpk9uZwpTCxJTDDFpgJlEYZpH-J2TjVswfQ4eVaKcB5Gd-fFoRzXsD7U0BHmRxv9TImJTzx8qP-a1AnyseddSI/s1600/DSCN8868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY3GEAuyDnSxCSJNNOsI__UhXVrcLL7PHJiU5_sWDFiqSO710lGRssgpk9uZwpTCxJTDDFpgJlEYZpH-J2TjVswfQ4eVaKcB5Gd-fFoRzXsD7U0BHmRxv9TImJTzx8qP-a1AnyseddSI/s320/DSCN8868.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Click on the link below for a digging lesson from Yvette!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I was also given a weeping blue atlas cedar by Dan. It looks just terrible and he was going to give up on it, but I am the queen of lost causes and I have claimed it as my own now. It lives in a big pot now awaiting a someday yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe3LiOGTnNK2E8f4eokMAeFa7Phc9rkQ2uxdFzS1xT1tQoNpikmot3R_Ub9rfnezzrWwWFWEdY4rkk9NFnOlfSS_ZOxFUN2Zc2EiTP-SeI-JTvWVOE_Kmt0lfBggVeAFRzt80gga4_3Qv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-01+at+4.12.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe3LiOGTnNK2E8f4eokMAeFa7Phc9rkQ2uxdFzS1xT1tQoNpikmot3R_Ub9rfnezzrWwWFWEdY4rkk9NFnOlfSS_ZOxFUN2Zc2EiTP-SeI-JTvWVOE_Kmt0lfBggVeAFRzt80gga4_3Qv/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-04-01+at+4.12.15+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
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As springtime crept to within almost arms reach, all who were present worked devotedly to make the most out of every drop of sunlight. Chickens on their rake feet and us with our only slightly useful rusty metal rakes newly discovered from the shed in the back, merged to clear the front lawn of all moldy leaves and dead grass.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their day started out pretty normal: sunbathing, de-worming the soil, wrecking havoc on the neighborhood like the chicken gang they are- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lnnJQDCznFD6qWpIY6d79ObDTCGxQosr72kBvFMp1sr9oq-4LSFyuz3ppPW5F6oN6CUE262niL0aokVNfxgcDsfzjLJ3fER4ZXkLoMTPvmCWqwhnvq7Nd4QdrYR7c0YRbe476MkzO8I/s1600/DSCN8592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lnnJQDCznFD6qWpIY6d79ObDTCGxQosr72kBvFMp1sr9oq-4LSFyuz3ppPW5F6oN6CUE262niL0aokVNfxgcDsfzjLJ3fER4ZXkLoMTPvmCWqwhnvq7Nd4QdrYR7c0YRbe476MkzO8I/s320/DSCN8592.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE42tC3MY8ipenCaSq4S1dOdeQbmZ0OXJA7FaKd1OodtZygCwWSfOORPveRqw4YnOEKmFrQ88WO8Q5daxEhfkwpN7TYjlcCf2KmtQCtliYnbPiMXdvX2HrnNDpb7eVLGXPceJiH7s5zI/s1600/DSCN8638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE42tC3MY8ipenCaSq4S1dOdeQbmZ0OXJA7FaKd1OodtZygCwWSfOORPveRqw4YnOEKmFrQ88WO8Q5daxEhfkwpN7TYjlcCf2KmtQCtliYnbPiMXdvX2HrnNDpb7eVLGXPceJiH7s5zI/s320/DSCN8638.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> just in time to duck in for a brief hail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGuZDCSFSP_8sj45xNPnRftNaZXc1S3Man130gMowW-1EPqQ45UjyYtlwols6NouYu9rv_aQ6vKjhS_9PCkeNM6h9V24GSVs77RsrNL5cuBNDnjqGhyphenhyphenJiymyi8guHKy-bbp5Ze_bhwGM/s1600/DSCN8639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGuZDCSFSP_8sj45xNPnRftNaZXc1S3Man130gMowW-1EPqQ45UjyYtlwols6NouYu9rv_aQ6vKjhS_9PCkeNM6h9V24GSVs77RsrNL5cuBNDnjqGhyphenhyphenJiymyi8guHKy-bbp5Ze_bhwGM/s320/DSCN8639.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Phew, so glad to have the girls in their own little mansion!</div>Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-14321464153089566232012-03-17T17:21:00.001-07:002012-03-17T17:22:13.635-07:00Spring is here!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Wow, so I have been a bad blogger! I have been so bust planting seeds, helping Dan build his own coop, and basing chicks it has been hard to find time to drop by. Fear not though, I come with video.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwIu9FUQJhXMstgGviOH4MZYC9dDdtWfU8a3_lP-VfsvOXzGjtqQ9U-ZG8woDwAGyl6lITZ1Z3iDVkItZRW8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">And our baby chicks are spending their first night outside. Ugh! I hope they all don't die. I know I'm being ridiculous. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymC9XV86ZmfPhTtMSoawSP5NJP17VXaIRwfhbqPR0H6q0y8Dkp-laoPkeU9d78aqYyXz9VKHwubfwVVtZUig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13589835698775056602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-69134432263337473912012-03-14T18:14:00.000-07:002012-03-14T18:14:32.522-07:00YvetteYvette is hard at work. The sooner she can take over the world with her army of chicks the better!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My grandpa loves my chickens! Look at that sense of awe on his face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH68XYPQ0l-6N8IFTH_5XjtlhHCgisP9S6Nl7M-QpzR_iIzRYrQbhnELcd1iDPhOhVbMjShQuDPhpO79TqwF7J499JbDDCfSyiLgQOaQWvQ22c8EXtn06fMRMZeoYS6hVqanjKXC2bHU/s1600/DSCN8467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH68XYPQ0l-6N8IFTH_5XjtlhHCgisP9S6Nl7M-QpzR_iIzRYrQbhnELcd1iDPhOhVbMjShQuDPhpO79TqwF7J499JbDDCfSyiLgQOaQWvQ22c8EXtn06fMRMZeoYS6hVqanjKXC2bHU/s320/DSCN8467.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The girls are finally free ranging. They couldn't be happier! They even found worms! Good job girls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlCIjpAda4Qt6jFWIoYDsG1tviltMCbP2I3p3WRGgYvhb8lacr3_hIQnT5EhBrDOtWc4r8vU48kwX5wqNHaPdQ7PdgIY7uCY819pF0-0CJ9tU0JN3wb_LrMkWA7xygYMkeipedo3_pxg/s1600/DSCN8468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlCIjpAda4Qt6jFWIoYDsG1tviltMCbP2I3p3WRGgYvhb8lacr3_hIQnT5EhBrDOtWc4r8vU48kwX5wqNHaPdQ7PdgIY7uCY819pF0-0CJ9tU0JN3wb_LrMkWA7xygYMkeipedo3_pxg/s320/DSCN8468.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I look really good in pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DjlChcYmFC-CZWEn6PlF8xryMfaluWLmWy8CMiJZFuU9uFcz3Anic_IC6PYRNivv1spEIzLduvOCtzwrY2NIw4IOErlDCyqheYsuzSKJ8Ep8Vi2PcBiB0Ka6uvjYDNphoNvWeHsj29I/s1600/DSCN8471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DjlChcYmFC-CZWEn6PlF8xryMfaluWLmWy8CMiJZFuU9uFcz3Anic_IC6PYRNivv1spEIzLduvOCtzwrY2NIw4IOErlDCyqheYsuzSKJ8Ep8Vi2PcBiB0Ka6uvjYDNphoNvWeHsj29I/s320/DSCN8471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Neighboring deer acrobatics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSRBlyljSiVI3CSO93z4r3G8C2XWgHJlOulm89mxXbrgVdjjOcIx4j3I3BZaFZYfgtqOT45Wz1UQ7b4x8ZfzVTL4GK16dTmscg9uYGLBw5OoEMroX4JMQxsY-WW24LGDKgfUY5lhF_-g/s1600/DSCN8475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSRBlyljSiVI3CSO93z4r3G8C2XWgHJlOulm89mxXbrgVdjjOcIx4j3I3BZaFZYfgtqOT45Wz1UQ7b4x8ZfzVTL4GK16dTmscg9uYGLBw5OoEMroX4JMQxsY-WW24LGDKgfUY5lhF_-g/s320/DSCN8475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Days like this make shivering for the last 3 months an insignificant splatter in time. A good day can cover a multitude of wintery trials. Daylight savings, spring break, worms, seeds, grass...chicken sigh.Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-62964572135908599072012-03-04T18:37:00.001-08:002012-03-04T21:45:22.746-08:00Easter Egg Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJJd26FXoWUcrVcszg5swPFNeWVRqT_9iiCfLAARM1Yr4WyMoYlndO2mi_rG58MMOOJtGI9Q7_ed2p5kzYCkDDlZqI0KSRuxrkVqXsMnJFyq9Rt4dRE4SpQk72GBzxGnUBB8HlemYgMo/s1600/DSCN8450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJJd26FXoWUcrVcszg5swPFNeWVRqT_9iiCfLAARM1Yr4WyMoYlndO2mi_rG58MMOOJtGI9Q7_ed2p5kzYCkDDlZqI0KSRuxrkVqXsMnJFyq9Rt4dRE4SpQk72GBzxGnUBB8HlemYgMo/s320/DSCN8450.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Uh oh! As my mom and I were moving items from our carport into the trailer we discovered Yvette's secret egg stash. Yvette is my smart chicken who climbs the chicken wire like it's a ladder and finds any gap between staples in the netting that is covering the chicken run and escapes multiple times a day. She also has a very conversational cackle. She is a forward thinking chicken and is almost always outside the coop so I just leave her out because I know she will just escape if I put her back. It looks like her plans of world domination by hatching dozens of tiny replicas of herself are foiled for now. But she may have other tricks up her sleeve. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAofuD2ROc_ysWC3Y52lk_HCC9L0HDgWlOpo6HwedqKDiYpGOSAknGS5w29waiRwHN046cU1iHnVbYGwK68-LfdfboWvmNZ6yeaYbCibrPx19XnBlkO5sahcmRI15PkXzCtNI-sZkSCY/s1600/DSCN8455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAofuD2ROc_ysWC3Y52lk_HCC9L0HDgWlOpo6HwedqKDiYpGOSAknGS5w29waiRwHN046cU1iHnVbYGwK68-LfdfboWvmNZ6yeaYbCibrPx19XnBlkO5sahcmRI15PkXzCtNI-sZkSCY/s320/DSCN8455.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In other news, Bluebell the silkie appears to still be a hen after being suspected of transforming into a rooster. The jury is presently still out. She may be posing as a hen in order to avoid being sold on craigslist. Stay tuned for updates regarding her gender.Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-70122531049933738702012-03-04T08:00:00.001-08:002012-03-04T08:01:04.463-08:00A Natural Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcJ2HHU9a0p7Ww33NiM1EUCoaCrBi1cJYK2kpii0avXYajuhJKVt8hTYZ9eMqcy9eWgXRrA-MIRL1oV-yzP-QEmWhU2Spt5h9rMUFngmjfP5DOpnosNfb0iexcMIdicpPE3-zDE_Uwjc/s1600/55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcJ2HHU9a0p7Ww33NiM1EUCoaCrBi1cJYK2kpii0avXYajuhJKVt8hTYZ9eMqcy9eWgXRrA-MIRL1oV-yzP-QEmWhU2Spt5h9rMUFngmjfP5DOpnosNfb0iexcMIdicpPE3-zDE_Uwjc/s320/55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">No dye required! All you need is a darling ameraucana hen!</div><div><br />
</div>Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-9920032950324397812012-02-28T17:30:00.001-08:002012-02-28T19:02:59.736-08:00Bird of the Day: the Chocolate Cuckoo OrpingtonI NEED THIS CHICKEN SO BAD!!!!!!<br />
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Unfortunately, they have not been imported into the US yet apparently.<br />
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The world of chickens seems to be much brighter across the big water. Dang, Europeans are classy! Anyone who makes a hobby out of cultivating new and glamorous varieties of chickens is made of PURE CLASS!!<br />
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I hope someone somewhere is doing something about this. Megan, we may have a project on our hands.Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-72846627958982053772012-02-26T19:21:00.000-08:002012-02-26T19:21:56.366-08:00Settling in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">My lovely Polish ladies are settling in wonderfully. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVMbK75xaGql-ZQ6tvkc9PSmlt6q930ShrvivaEMOw_Xg7BVpehDAsa0gihwB7h_pKBEdIYYkG56xJT7IwmA4G8xNcioW5qVZcp_kmUFWWsA2gunxo5NNABR_Kfdr2OTux9Z2eIwMIngh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.12.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVMbK75xaGql-ZQ6tvkc9PSmlt6q930ShrvivaEMOw_Xg7BVpehDAsa0gihwB7h_pKBEdIYYkG56xJT7IwmA4G8xNcioW5qVZcp_kmUFWWsA2gunxo5NNABR_Kfdr2OTux9Z2eIwMIngh/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.12.51+PM.png" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">They really look gorgeous against the pale pink interior of their coop home.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5wLZ6SMziXBYeC-383zCPR4nzotcIQkZzdYEPmdNc6oEUYDl7rU4TTC6aBTSppee-b8UeIQk_AX6kEkan0XvTV7sYoTqzNQnCeRKvOUyewy0ZkVhEQxi607pDDHhIv_IDZpsayFcYOMJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5wLZ6SMziXBYeC-383zCPR4nzotcIQkZzdYEPmdNc6oEUYDl7rU4TTC6aBTSppee-b8UeIQk_AX6kEkan0XvTV7sYoTqzNQnCeRKvOUyewy0ZkVhEQxi607pDDHhIv_IDZpsayFcYOMJ/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.06+PM.png" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Clementine is really rocking a serious hairdo right now.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQ6_bj-KmjzYlrSJsMRqB6cHEZKnpkbiN0re36vKVosBgJHCZBpIzqbmsw0IJeCF7SkoBkIKFmaZ64MS4_ZhpTuzKoH7-KegqPj1xKNv8JE849BLAP6nBcgcqgrbd2dl2OczgdzScnUQG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQ6_bj-KmjzYlrSJsMRqB6cHEZKnpkbiN0re36vKVosBgJHCZBpIzqbmsw0IJeCF7SkoBkIKFmaZ64MS4_ZhpTuzKoH7-KegqPj1xKNv8JE849BLAP6nBcgcqgrbd2dl2OczgdzScnUQG/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.13+PM.png" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">They are pretty much badasses.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ92eqFOcHRIY1VmRvZZIFGtA8JFkUS14hU2Z2123FrUcyxUasl5w2uPUCu1IAQSBu6zMJENLIz2Prq8kS7NVC2Fw6As2QaZ2oujDZm0koS-Ceq8jDfs0esUpL4v2B-NUPPyd2HM6fQBX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ92eqFOcHRIY1VmRvZZIFGtA8JFkUS14hU2Z2123FrUcyxUasl5w2uPUCu1IAQSBu6zMJENLIz2Prq8kS7NVC2Fw6As2QaZ2oujDZm0koS-Ceq8jDfs0esUpL4v2B-NUPPyd2HM6fQBX/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.27+PM.png" width="488" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Of course, Queen badass is still Queenie Puff Puff, head hen.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeqzWTI_qkKcmHYj3ABL-4xuNAkzutjszy_zxceHtjWLZ1xNHMPj3EQWN9gXm0OY3cHVSSuovbjQ141fp7bEgzJM86N69Ul2Q_m7IphF3BXRecDfBK4CjDr1Ajs0EVr9jSdU-gTorhucu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeqzWTI_qkKcmHYj3ABL-4xuNAkzutjszy_zxceHtjWLZ1xNHMPj3EQWN9gXm0OY3cHVSSuovbjQ141fp7bEgzJM86N69Ul2Q_m7IphF3BXRecDfBK4CjDr1Ajs0EVr9jSdU-gTorhucu/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.43+PM.png" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">"You ain't got any raisins, you can just LEAVE."</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8Zajemuh9vD52r2Vq4dP0SS35j6kSKm4vIsySExghhyUm5carLHocsAdHEpNMUtgtwcmymZL_0OczIecMnv7xzPPOmmQ7FblOGYoHZNQxgVM5ABHozF-h_hWFH_hbrFgTJicmqAkigk4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8Zajemuh9vD52r2Vq4dP0SS35j6kSKm4vIsySExghhyUm5carLHocsAdHEpNMUtgtwcmymZL_0OczIecMnv7xzPPOmmQ7FblOGYoHZNQxgVM5ABHozF-h_hWFH_hbrFgTJicmqAkigk4/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+10.13.58+PM.png" width="470" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Unlike the silkies, the Polish are really good at using the coop ladder. I need to install more rungs for them.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnmyVk2LAiIOUoHQPXh1LcuwdND2T9NwDmWqLOwT2jU6MmoMvqfE5007w4ylzWk66HSiIFGOyd9Tj5OUuSVFR6bq-zSKCJTkujJct8GIz35M_Uj1oO4opqrSx6r2efpVKAhO2cxrdBBiU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+4.56.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnmyVk2LAiIOUoHQPXh1LcuwdND2T9NwDmWqLOwT2jU6MmoMvqfE5007w4ylzWk66HSiIFGOyd9Tj5OUuSVFR6bq-zSKCJTkujJct8GIz35M_Uj1oO4opqrSx6r2efpVKAhO2cxrdBBiU/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+4.56.41+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Also, the Hellbore I have been waiting for finally flowered this week after TWO years of waiting.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP-sGxy0OR1R-nasUt-HcUMvjYpc2OZepYt4V9SAKJxdSLGEHK4ZtyaRtM5QKQunIVeBTc_oc5h9jTO2NMxnq5uof4TSSgP098D2ic3wBLI-L_MPQvYzskL8qG60Ej2s4G3MBo1HnHgJe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+7.04.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP-sGxy0OR1R-nasUt-HcUMvjYpc2OZepYt4V9SAKJxdSLGEHK4ZtyaRtM5QKQunIVeBTc_oc5h9jTO2NMxnq5uof4TSSgP098D2ic3wBLI-L_MPQvYzskL8qG60Ej2s4G3MBo1HnHgJe/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-26+at+7.04.35+PM.png" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Charlie is becoming quite the carpenter.</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13589835698775056602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-47915860148913019032012-02-25T19:33:00.002-08:002012-02-26T10:31:29.179-08:00Day-old babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxhJlKYrc18Yy4xuGTyEGe1p6tEucvNmcXsoWyWzhV3s8BMOYNSh19Wh4MEdKflTGIDUPw8a0su9YfZnXset-qkFvte-_Mfgt_52eJ4YWZGFcVBlw2kZYT3OoApE0AiaoavR0lo4xbDA/s1600/DSCN8392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxhJlKYrc18Yy4xuGTyEGe1p6tEucvNmcXsoWyWzhV3s8BMOYNSh19Wh4MEdKflTGIDUPw8a0su9YfZnXset-qkFvte-_Mfgt_52eJ4YWZGFcVBlw2kZYT3OoApE0AiaoavR0lo4xbDA/s320/DSCN8392.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Day old babies next to my 6 1/2 week old orpington hen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvvfFsw7Z34YL89LJGbZ0x0N4_gF9iXdS9ggmeWVRxdhlPnFPxJic9BaDMYI2W2o-8-nJJt4xyxuXNXXVlAdjS1OuqAXFgp9k2I4OXg2QA6gRe2pgZ2ddV7uYVNNvvP80ubKk81JaF_Q/s1600/DSCN8402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvvfFsw7Z34YL89LJGbZ0x0N4_gF9iXdS9ggmeWVRxdhlPnFPxJic9BaDMYI2W2o-8-nJJt4xyxuXNXXVlAdjS1OuqAXFgp9k2I4OXg2QA6gRe2pgZ2ddV7uYVNNvvP80ubKk81JaF_Q/s320/DSCN8402.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOh7YJ79akg69O99eHj7mudvZVY4S8IKrJaxtLSpqxvIljZAHknf7ymRJVmRGM0INJtk_n7T54bys_fKI2YWVsRAaROVnL9yuWc4-ol0XLXZXFvOdoz2iX5BsOohHYcqccCHyQd4xKFs/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOh7YJ79akg69O99eHj7mudvZVY4S8IKrJaxtLSpqxvIljZAHknf7ymRJVmRGM0INJtk_n7T54bys_fKI2YWVsRAaROVnL9yuWc4-ol0XLXZXFvOdoz2iX5BsOohHYcqccCHyQd4xKFs/s320/3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>No explanation is really needed here. I think we can all agree that this is the ultimate chicken.Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-78488801528125104042012-02-22T09:33:00.004-08:002012-02-22T18:01:00.550-08:00Chick to ChicIt's hard to believe that it has been a whole year since my husband and I were nomads in Walla Walla living in my sister's basement. But here we are one year later, and we've gone from chick to chic! I had the chance to visit my sister in Walla Walla yesterday, and visit her flock. Last year she brought home many chicks and could very well be the reason that I've gotten into chickens myself. Her beautiful coop and flock are looking lovely on this unusually warm February morning and she even has snowdrops coming up in her yard!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6zHOXE2lDwj9toSNPcPbzeEAA1E-9FXqqX5FlWFTsaAeRzuILdZsMgPbu3Wat8hl53twrwOIPXflDJl8YRf2bKKuwToCw_gDNLeKcJbfDxRVJ9rUC4gbopRhUHtet9KNttpKDeKBmZc/s1600/DSCN0236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6zHOXE2lDwj9toSNPcPbzeEAA1E-9FXqqX5FlWFTsaAeRzuILdZsMgPbu3Wat8hl53twrwOIPXflDJl8YRf2bKKuwToCw_gDNLeKcJbfDxRVJ9rUC4gbopRhUHtet9KNttpKDeKBmZc/s320/DSCN0236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And Cleo the easter egger. These girls are now one year old, and I remember keeping them in a box in the basement last February!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_eulbYZIMkZQX17mKmghArwko99bx6ZGH_nbu6Ysw9_pYfZYvAb3CnKe0JTUhkodLX_JB_YHDiprEJtQvSc992t-b6aUIcqxjiDuMmvPtE6bfbvVzITBnw7LPngnzXfHDCAUGzE-3O8/s1600/DSCN0246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_eulbYZIMkZQX17mKmghArwko99bx6ZGH_nbu6Ysw9_pYfZYvAb3CnKe0JTUhkodLX_JB_YHDiprEJtQvSc992t-b6aUIcqxjiDuMmvPtE6bfbvVzITBnw7LPngnzXfHDCAUGzE-3O8/s320/DSCN0246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>An exemplary chicken paradise! Thank you Margo!Natahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722016549461964168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615882978476022495.post-3062545238826885462012-02-20T16:03:00.000-08:002012-02-20T16:27:15.044-08:00New ladies in the coop...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Yesterday I picked up 3 lovely Polish ladies from a couple nearby. After their first night together with the others I think they will all be a good fit for each other. Queenie Puff Puff has declared herself head hen, a significant victory for a little white silkie. She did it with minimal pecking, which I certainly appreciate. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcifLdKpZQAWJ_-nxs2Zn9glqjUPyC_gw79KjCcktbJY9J7NF0dYJTGF_O4cRW1qhXlWgDeeHNpgTlQI-uClc8HK7aITB2NcuXF1UIjpx_BwWvgO2Dl5eJApcfWo7jIBDseKQ5H5r7Fep/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-20+at+4.53.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcifLdKpZQAWJ_-nxs2Zn9glqjUPyC_gw79KjCcktbJY9J7NF0dYJTGF_O4cRW1qhXlWgDeeHNpgTlQI-uClc8HK7aITB2NcuXF1UIjpx_BwWvgO2Dl5eJApcfWo7jIBDseKQ5H5r7Fep/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-20+at+4.53.06+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">They are all early to rise, but my original girls are also early to bed, usually roosting down before the sun has even set, and of course they seem to think that nesting boxes are bedrooms. It is a habit I have given up on breaking, instead I just scoop the poo for the garden.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFobEDVRZw67Z67yWeMdhXFhEYP7PYQ71_vC4mdWcqI_1mewoizi-H0owsinF6dR0v57gNKw5evqATCcSCrwDSqOTzNV0ROkCETM7WgnpguERnH194ND_P5E_62WrZiLo7VZfueqUiT6m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-20+at+5.48.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFobEDVRZw67Z67yWeMdhXFhEYP7PYQ71_vC4mdWcqI_1mewoizi-H0owsinF6dR0v57gNKw5evqATCcSCrwDSqOTzNV0ROkCETM7WgnpguERnH194ND_P5E_62WrZiLo7VZfueqUiT6m/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-02-20+at+5.48.14+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">The Polish girls are night owls. Clementine (the buff beauty) and her comrades (who I am still trying to name) like to stare out there huge window door for awhile, until maybe it has been dark for 2 hours, then they all scurry to their respective perches, one in her own nesting box suite, the other actually on the roost (excellent), and the 3rd seems to be really into the actually roof area itself, nestling herself into the eaves. </span><br />
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Lets ignore the peeling plaster, holes, and lack of a kitchen and instead focus on the fireplaces. </span><br />
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I did some historical research on the properties past and found this background on the first owner of the house:<br />
</span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">John Pickett was born in County Clare, Ireland, and in 1852 he emigrated and came to Washington, Pa. He secured work by the day with what is now the B. & O. Railroad and soon proved his value to his employers. Through his kindness of heart, however, he lost his position, the facts being that when the first engine used on the construction work here was left in his charge when it was run on a side track, he was ordered to harbor no tramps within its warm interior. This was during the panic of 1877, when many people were forced out of employment and many also were but poorly provided to withstand the rigors of the winter. When these people, on their way to other sections, came upon Mr. Pickett's engine, they had little difficulty in persuading him to give a night's shelter. This was creditable to him as a man, but was clearly against orders and when the company found it out, he was discharged. Nevertheless he prospered, later was elected and served for some years as street commissioner, and after retiring from that office, engaged in contracting.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
Isn't that lovely?! The attic is also filled with boxes and boxes of antique glass Christmas ornaments, which is also making the entire spread even more tempting. I even created a blog for the house I do not yet own, and for the sake of keeping this more chickeny I will forward you there for future updates. Hopefully I will get to put it to use within the next couple of months...</span><br />
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