Author Archives: betsyaoki

A dash of 80’s supreme chicken awesome

Posted on 2011-08-05 by betsyaoki

There are many mysteries in marriage. Where did the spouse “tidy up” my favorite coat to? Why is stacking crap correctly in the dishwasher so hard for the other person? And especially in my case, how the heck does Jason … Continue reading →

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Ridiculously cute chicken light bulb craft project

Posted on 2011-08-04 by betsyaoki

About.com can sometimes just be factual and helpful, and othertimes it just brings the cute overload. I won’t spoil the fun of the how-to article but I will note that you want kids doing this project to be at LEAST 5 … Continue reading →

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Playing a game of chicken

Posted on 2011-08-03 by betsyaoki

  Everyone who was once a kid knows about the “game of chicken.”  Some folks may interpret recent events in Washington DC as a game of chicken. In Seattle, chickens tend to bawk and peck at each other a lot, they … Continue reading →

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Chickens in flight

Posted on 2011-08-02 by betsyaoki

Courtney Sawdon gives Tom Parrish’s chicken a shove from the house during the chicken flying contest.  /  Buy this AWESOME photo from WENDY TORELLO/TIMES HERALD I was charmed by this news article about a Chicken Flying Contest in Goodells, Michigan: “Gentle … Continue reading →

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Chicken taunting

Posted on 2011-08-01 by betsyaoki

Sometimes, especially in the summer, the egg-laying goes on overload. It takes a chicken about 25 hours to “process” and emit an egg, but the sunnier the days are, the closer to one egg per chicken per day you get. … Continue reading →

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Super Chicken

Posted on 2011-07-31 by betsyaoki

I’ll admit I’m old enough that Super Chicken was way after my time watching Sesame Street or the Muppet Show. I find it comforting that chickens have their own super heroes and we can all share in the celebration of … Continue reading →

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Beyonce Chicken Dance

Posted on 2011-07-30 by betsyaoki

I have no idea who made this animation originally. I don’t know how the forum poster found it. But I gotta say, it sorta does look like Beyonce Chicken. http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showpost.php?p=2774896&postcount=2955  

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More Chicken Resources and Oddities

Posted on 2011-07-29 by betsyaoki

Every so often, Jason sends me things he finds on the Web that possibly only a chicken lover would love or appreciate. One recent find is from the UK company where we bought our coop – Omlet – a book … Continue reading →

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The language of Chicken consists of four main sounds: pok, brawk,cluck and meow

Posted on 2011-07-28 by betsyaoki

Jim Geist sent us this photo – he says he did not make the lamp, he merely basks in the radiance of ownership. 🙂 If there are linguists or satirists among you, you will appreciate this – Jason recently sent me … Continue reading →

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Chickens will eat anything but we haven’t any cookies to spare

Posted on 2011-07-27 by betsyaoki

Sometimes when I sketch these things, my chickens rebel and want to do un-chickeny things.  Why can’t a chicken have a Jungian unconscious? Probably because its brain is the size of a walnut just like a dinosaur’s. Still it’s fun … Continue reading →

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