Well, sometimes people are and sometimes they aren`t. A hen can`t tell
until it`s too late and she`s in an oven you know. Yes I would taste
awful so don`t you go getting ideas, folks, I taste horrid, DO YOU
HEAR ME? HORRID!!!!!!!
Really, Yikes, take a deeeeeep breath, no one is going to eat
you. Maybe someone should reasure her for me. Okay?
Everyone is the most famous philosopher of all time. Everyone says
chickens are scared of everything. Well Everyone should see our little
piggies at mealtime-they are almost impossible to hold back!
But they are oh so funny, so I don't think I'll be taking them out to
the chicken cones in the woods anytime soon, or maybe ever.
The seven hens are about to go back to the coop. Our six come easily
enough but Yikes (her again) likes the freedom. Amri and Gwynne drive
her through the back yard, and, with much dress flapping and cutting
off escape attempts Amri and Gwynne herd Yikes in the right
direction. Once in, Yikes joins the others at the new wooden feeder
which gives the chickies more space to eat. YOU should try it.
Here's how to roast your chicken and have it be moist when it's cooked.
Take a whole chicken (minus head and guts, and feet of course). Coat
with olive oil and rub with sea salt (you can also rub it with herbs
like rosemary or thyme too if you want, or get creative in other
ways). Heat your oven to 375 degrees. Lay your chicken on its side in
the pan, roast it for 15 min. Then turn it to its other side, roast
another 15 min. Now lay it on its stomach. Roast another 15 min.,
then lay it on its back and roast another 15 min. You can broil the
chicken for a few minutes to get a crispy top.
Yum!
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You live in a place with minimal yard space but don`t give up hope of
having your own little flock! Some cities allow you to have several
chickens and although their home must be cleaned to keep the poop
smell at bay (chickens cannot be litterbox trained) they are fairly
low-maintanance and rewarding as they offer both eggs and
amusement. Since we may not be able to advise you on chick care, I
will again advise you to read KEEP CHICKENS, which was written by
someone who loves chickens as much as I do.
It`s funny. Four people (that I know of) on this block have had
chickens. That includes us. Chickens are making a comeback!
Do chickens have belly buttons? Okay, that`s an odd question but if
they don`t have belly buttons, how do they get the nutients in their
eggs? Think about it. Research it if you want. Tell us maybe. You can
submit a question too. AMRI
Someday you will probably get to read THE LEGEND OF NO-NECK COOP-EYE
which I am still writing.
Chickens -
Thank you for your submissions for the newsletter name. We have a
winner:
Grannie Joyce, who submitted the name CHICKEN SCRATCHES
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful ideas!
September 2, 2007
Chicken Newsletter #3
by Amri
Hi, everyone! Our trust in the chickies has grown to the point where
we let them wander their big world with minimal Valencia supervision!
Yes ladies and gentlemen, OUR CHICKENS FOLLOW US LIKE DOVOTED PETS!!!
Exept Yikes that is. Hey, here she is now for her column! okay, Yikes,
here`s your space!
YIKES SAYS
FROM JANE
Yikes may not look much like dinner - after all, she was bred to be an
egg-layer, and that is what she does - pretty well. But the others
.. The black-and-white hens are from a breed called "Black
Gourmet". We think that they are part Barred Plymouth Rock (a
friendly egg-laying breed). Mr/Ms. Cheeseball may be part Buff
Orpington. She is very lovely, and very ... big and delicious
looking. In fact, they all are (except Yikes). When they run, I
remember a Bugs Bunny cartoon, of a chicken running and transforming
into a chicken on a platter in the dreaming predator's imagination
.. These hens put me to mind of dinner on legs.
TIME TO GO IN
EASY ROAST CHICKEN
from Jane
QUESTION-OF-THE-WEEK -a mystery for you to ruminate on
GARDEN MUSING by Jane
Spanish galleon in form
and elegance
through ocean grasses
AND THE WINNER IS ....
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