Ashley English at Malaprops June 14, 2010 at 7 p.m. book signing!

Local grown chickener Ashley English....."Ashevillians and other Western N.C. fans of small measure-let's meet up real time! I'll be presenting a talk this coming Monday evening, June 14th, at the long-lived, much-loved, community-supported/community-minded downtown bookstore Malaprops. Beginning at 7 p.m., I'll discuss my book series, "Homemade Living", including the two titles currently in print, "Keeping Chickens" and "Canning & Preserving", as well as those on the way next spring, "Home Dairy" and "Keeping Bees." You can read more about the event here.

I'd love to shake your hand, sign your book, give you a friendly hug, or just chat chickens or canning or small-scale homesteading at large (or whatever else we discover we both enjoy!). As I've yet to achieve David Sedaris-style fame, the event is free and open to the public."

 

check out Ashley's clever and beautifully written blog: http://bit.ly/dahhIX . Way to go Ashley!

 

Chickens Available!

16,000 organic laying hens available to good homes...beginning in January

Attention, small organic farmers and backyard chicken raisers (the following email went out to Carolina Farm Stewardship Association members):

Carolina Waterfowl Rescue in Indian Trail [near Charlotte, N.C.] has been tasked with finding homes for a lot of chickens! The chickens are free but donations are welcomed.
If anyone is interested in 1, 10 or 10,000 hens, contact ... waterfowlrescue@aol.com

16,000 organic hens free to good home in Indian Trail, NC
Chickens are brown laying hens
They are NPIP certified, vet checked and come with health certificates and can cross state lines
They are from an organic egg farm that closed down so they are chemical free etc.
They are between 1 and 2 years old

Posted by Jeff Fobes in MOUNTAIN XPRESS News | 1 week, 6 days ago

Tour de Coop Schedule Tomorrow!

For any one who is interested, there will be a tour of a North Asheville Coop tomorrow from 2 -4pm. If you would like more details, check out the MeetUp site.

Chickens used as Therapist

Via the Asheville Citizen-Times.

POLSON, Mont. — Therapy dogs can be a comfort for seniors and those recovering from illnesses and injuries. So how about therapy chickens?

Jana Clairmont of Polson, Mont., calls her therapy birds — a white rooster and Cornish game hen — "Fowl Play."

On Thursday, she took them to visit residents at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center in northeast Montana.

Many seniors were raised on farms, Clairmont says, and holding a chicken can bring back memories.

As one man stroked the rooster, Alex, the bird stretched out his neck and rested it across the man's forearm, like a puppy.

Clairmont has arranged visits to retirement and assisted living homes, and says she'd like to take Alex and Carlita, the hen, into classrooms this fall.

Dog Babysits Chicken