Another Attempt at Raising Chickens
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I received one hen and four 5-week-old chicks. We put them in the run (which has been secured to keep the chickens from flying out), and the chicks immediately escaped the run through the chain link fence. As we ran...
The Big Chicken Experiment
I saw my former chicken yesterday. She was hanging out with my neighbor’s goats and horses. Seeing her made me reminisce about the times when she would come lay eggs in my beautiful chicken coop. Oh, those were the good ol’ days. So, those of you who are...
Better Than the Pecking Order?
Did you know that chickens can follow a pecking order 136 chickens long? What that means is, through a series of skirmishes (some more violent than others), chickens establish their own governing body within their clan. The strongest chicken, typically a rooster, is...
Are Your Employees Free Range?
For the past few weeks, l've been writing about employee engagement. Although employee engagement has been on the rise for the past few years, 35% engagement isn't a number that we should consider success. My last article described a company that judged productivity...
Is Boring Beautiful?
If you have ever been to Hawaii, you know that everyone (at least those of us on vacation) makes time to watch the sunset. As the sun begins falling, people start making their way to the beach. During our honeymoon over 15 year ago, my husband and I witnessed people...
The Reward for Pushing Beyond Your “Perceived” Limits
A few weeks ago, I was lamenting that our plans to climb South Sister in July were cancelled. This is the first summer in six years that l’m not training for some adventure. I've completed Hood to Coast and Cycle Oregon, climbed Mt. St. Helens and trained for the...