Monthly Archives: May 2012

New Arrivals

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Bee
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About three weeks ago, I started some eggs in the incubator because I was afraid my Cornish hens weren’t going to go broody. Of course, one promptly started setting two days later, and yesterday I discovered three more setting. Broodiness … Continue reading →

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Consider the Chicken

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Bee
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I’ve never known anyone to wax eloquent about the intelligence of a chicken. Kind of hard to stuff much grey matter in an area not much bigger than a thimble. But if you spend some time around the cluckers, you … Continue reading →

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Research and the Gardener

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Bee
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Research is always a mix of good studies, poor studies, results designed to give the people who pay for the study what they want, “spun” results (the process of spin is not limited to politics) and flat-out falsified data. And … Continue reading →

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