The chicken

How cute is this little one? Did you know that billions of baby chickens ar being killed in the first 10 minutes of their lives, because they are not valuable for the egg industry? Choose compassion and a vegan lifestyle and educate your kids to follow your example! #vegan #compassion #chicken #cute

I worked at it to the exclusion of all else last week so I could count this one done: It is the Block by Block quilt made for the Patches & Stitches 40th anniversary. It uses 40 fabrics and has 40 blocks. The first 40 to bring a completed quilt to the shop wins $40 and I was determined to be in the top 20. #17! Photo of the top here. Quilted on my Bernina Q20 sit down longarm, I enjoyed doing the big loopy designs across the top. I chose 4 different designs for the borders. Finished is…

"Well Marge, I guess we're not spring chickens anymore!"

It may be bold of a Jewish Yankee (meaning me, not Sandy Koufax) to state this is the crunchiest, tastiest, juiciest, easiest and all-around best fried chicken I've ever had, but I'm gonna say it anyway. The secret is the brine and immersing the chicken in oil in either a deep fryer or deep dutch oven.

Tamara Staples vividly remembers her first time at a poultry show.

Best of the Beautiful Bird Breeds There are sooooo many chicken breeds in the world... there are sooooo many BEAUTIFUL chicken breeds in the world! Hundreds and hundreds of chicken breeds exist, did you know there are over 500 breeds?! But...

Sammi lives in Destin, Florida, with her devoted owner, who loves taking her on road trips

Tiny creatures who have a huge bone to pick with you.

Remember Foghorn Leghorn the cartoon? Yep, this bird one and the same. (Seasoned pros know that Leghorn is pronounced "Leggern".) The White is separate from the rest because they lay large, white eggs practically every day! Other varieties aren't nearly so prolific. Whites are said to be nervous, but ours have been the