And to All, A Good Night!
Reflecting Back As I stood outside my chicken coop this morning, I reflected back on all that has happened in 2020. When the pandemic hit, I had two goals in mind. First, to build a chicken coop and second, to give the gift of humanity to as many people as...
Are you ready to accelerate into 2021?
This is the time of the year when people start thinking about next year. And many of us are really looking forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror. I’d venture to say that those of you who did set goals had to either really scramble to...
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...