Chicken: Male or Female… How Can You Tell?

By Andrew Penn, on September 28th, 2010   1 comment

I love that line from the old 1980s movie, “9 to 5″, when Dolly Parton says to her boss: “If you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I’m gonna get that gun of mine, and I’m gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!” Anyway, back to [...] . . . → Read More: Chicken: Male or Female… How Can You Tell?

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Cockfights, Michael Vick & The Egg Recall

By Andrew Penn, on August 29th, 2010   1 comment

One of our most passionate Facebook friends, Linda Dias, recently brought up the issue of chicken fighting. And I commented as follows: “i know that certain things like cockfighting and bullfighting have cultural elements. but at the end of the day, i think there is something really immoral, unethical and just plain old wrong about having [...] . . . → Read More: Cockfights, Michael Vick & The Egg Recall

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I Want Chickens, Gosh Darn It

By Andrew Penn, on August 4th, 2010   4 comments

All across the country, local governments are dealing with legalizing the raising of chickens (ducks, geese, etc.) In St. Joseph, Michigan, 12-year-old Audrey Saggau Drotos requested that the city commission legalize owning and raising chickens. She pleaded her case. “I think the chickens should be allowed,” Audrey said during a brief speech to commissioners. “Because people can [...] . . . → Read More: I Want Chickens, Gosh Darn It

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