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My Pet Chicken
My Pet Chicken is invaluable blog of raising chickens as companions. There is a lot of rich information here and we especially love this particular post, The Art of Handfeeding Chickens. Do check it out and be inspired!
Meiyintang Chenghua “Chicken Cup”
The Meiyintang Chenghua “Chicken Cup” sold for a record $36.1 million (HK$281.2) in Hong Kong on April 8, 2014. It’s known as a “chicken cup” because it is painted with a rooster and hen tending to their chicks. All we can say is ‘Wow’ to the sale of this 500 year-old porcelain cup!
Breed Retreat by Frederik Roijé
We are so into the Breed Retreat by Frederik Roijé, an architectural designed hen house. The Breed Retreat is composed of stacked and fused segments. The height refers to the pecking order that is naturally present by chickens.
The higher the nest the more secure. To place in the pecking order to breeding segments are divided. The interior is in addition to all the comfort provided with interior lighting, powered by solar panels on the roof. In the winter chickens lay no eggs. The interior lighting simulates the days are longer so do the chickens lay an egg even in winter.
Per Roijé, “My ultimate wish is that public parks such as the Vondelpark in Amsterdam or Central Park in New York have a Breed Retreat for their own city chickens.”
Chicken Facts by The Smithsonian
We could not be more overjoyed with the fact that The Smithsonian just published an article entitled, “14 Fun Facts About Chickens.” Be still are beating hearts and may your hearts sing as much as ours did when reading this insightful post!
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