The story of bottled water by the folks at the storyofstuff.org is out. Everyone should head over to http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/ and check it out.
The video has lots of good information as does the website itself. Check out the story of stuff while you're there too!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Chicken Coop Coloring Contest
We need your help! Firefly and I are spending the weekend building our chicken coop and we're looking for some help in the paint department. Our hope is that you will download the above coop picture, color it, and then post it with a link in the comments section. You can also print it out and then scan it. If it is easier, you can email me at:
tonyr.stillmorningair@gmail.com
I'm think I will also put some out at work and see what designs we get back.
Here's my entry:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
How funky is your Chicken?
After much debate between ducks and chickens, we decided to raise to raise chickens this year. We've spent the last few days researching different breeds and type of chickens trying to find the perfect fit for us. After much debate and three phones calls to the feed shop (Greens Feed in Reno) our order was placed. We decided on two bantam White Silkies and two standard Silver-laced Wyandotte.
In our chicken search Firefly found the great chicken website, Backyardchickens.com
You can learn all about the White Silkies here and all about the Silver-laced Wyandotte here
Because the White Silkies are bantam, they come straight run which means our odds of getting pullets (females) are 50-50. I guess the bantam are too small at birth to tell the gender.
We went with the standard Wyandottes so that we would be sure to have some hens. (10% chance of getting males because they are sexed by hand)
Our chicken book, Keeping Chickens by Ashley English should be here tomorrow or the next day and tomorrow I am going get the yard ready for the coop we are going to build.
I'll post updates here but most of the chicken news will be located at www.fireflyskiesfamilyfarm.com/
In our chicken search Firefly found the great chicken website, Backyardchickens.com
You can learn all about the White Silkies here and all about the Silver-laced Wyandotte here
Because the White Silkies are bantam, they come straight run which means our odds of getting pullets (females) are 50-50. I guess the bantam are too small at birth to tell the gender.
We went with the standard Wyandottes so that we would be sure to have some hens. (10% chance of getting males because they are sexed by hand)
Our chicken book, Keeping Chickens by Ashley English should be here tomorrow or the next day and tomorrow I am going get the yard ready for the coop we are going to build.
I'll post updates here but most of the chicken news will be located at www.fireflyskiesfamilyfarm.com/
Friday, March 12, 2010
how to be a good Husband
Bake some bread while your wife is out so the house smells good when she comes home.
(The above is an amazing gluten-free bread from a Bob Redmill mix)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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