Tag Archives: Chicken Culture

Not enough chickens on Orcas Island

Posted on 2011-08-17 by betsyaoki

Gorgeous blue water, sun, ocean breezes. Except if this were Kauai, you’d have seen flocks of wild chickens on the way up to this altitude.  Jason can’t help but compare and Orcas just does not come out ahead on the … Continue reading →

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Pecking order theory

Posted on 2011-08-16 by betsyaoki

Shy Chicken is essentially the lowest on the chicken pecking order in our group of chickens. She is the smallest and easiest to bully by Bossy Chicken, and when she had the awful blowout, they didn’t really hold back. Now … Continue reading →

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Do you know your chicken? Know your chicken!

Posted on 2011-08-15 by betsyaoki

I had heard of Cibo Matto in the 1990’s but they hadn’t really sunk in, if you know what I mean. Japanese girl bands didn’t fit my musical tastes at the time, and I did not have the chicken consciousness I … Continue reading →

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An oldie but goodie article -The It Bird

Posted on 2011-08-14 by betsyaoki

Jason reminded me of this article from The New Yorker and how even trendy Manhattanites can get seduced by chicken.  

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Urban chicken photography (in urban setting that is)

Posted on 2011-08-09 by betsyaoki

One of the nice side effects of jury duty recently in downtown Seattle was getting to walk by some cool chicken art photography.

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Please meet – Beyonce the Giant Chicken

Posted on 2011-08-09 by betsyaoki

I always loved The Bloggess but now I bow down, snickering all the way. http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/ Go, just read it already. And let that be a lesson to you menfolk, if you are uptight about buying bath towels… you may end … Continue reading →

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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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