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Tacoma Urban Chicken Coop Tour 2011

By Mavis Butterfield on June 26, 2011 - 3 Comments

In the paper the other day there was a picture that caught my eye. It was a story about an upcoming chicken coop tour in Tacoma. 2 things immediately caught my eye. Chickens & FREE Admission. 🙂 In order to get the map for the tour we first had to drive to the Garden Sphere Read More >>

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Mavis Seeks Chicken Advice…

By Mavis Butterfield on June 25, 2011 - 5 Comments

This round of baby chicks (now teenagers) are just a tad bit different from the last batch. For starters… there’s more of them. And although they seem to get along just fine with the big chickens… they do have their quirks. Like needing to be tucked into bed each night. For the last two weeks Read More >>

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Behind The Garden Gate…

By Mavis Butterfield on June 23, 2011 - 9 Comments

Things are heating up here in the Seattle area… The temperature actually rose to 80 degrees on Tuesday… Shocking I know… Despite the heat… I was finally able to transplant the last of my summer seedlings into the garden. I finally wised up and started cucumbers in pots rather than let the seeds rot in Read More >>

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Peace and Quiet… At Last…

By Mavis Butterfield on June 11, 2011 - 1 Comment

Buff the wayward chicken has gone broody (much to my delight). She likes to puff up like a turkey when anyone gets near her or the clutch of eggs she’s sitting on. I really ought to place some golf balls in there when I steal her eggs… Maybe that would fool her. Anyway… This means Read More >>

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