I would have...

So I've already mentioned sheep, and the fact that I may want a few. 

I may want chickens, too. 

I don't eat chickens. Cows or pigs, either, and no turkeys. It's not that they're not all delicious (they are!), it's that I won't participate in the industrialized torture of millions of animals. (Don't worry, there's nothing gory ahead, and I'm not about to rant.) I'm flawed in my righteousness, because I do still eat dairy, and fish. And I feel guilty about it.

But I could raise my own chickens, and have fresh, guilt-free eggs. I think I could even slaughter a chicken guilt-free. Really, though, I'd be satisfied with the eggs. Besides, chickens are kind of fun.

There would have to be a coop, complete with hen house. In addition to functional, it would have to be not ugly. Within those parameters, the possibilities are practically endless.

 

 

 

 

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Have you ever raised/kept chickens? Do you have any advice for me? 

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens. 

~ Grandma Moses

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after the egg

I've always liked eggs. Now that I've read this tidbit from iVillage.com, I'm ready to marry them: Overweight adults who ate two eggs for breakfast lost 65 percent more weight (and felt more energetic) than those who started the morning with an equally caloric bagel, recent studies show. Other findings reveal that egg eaters consume 300 fewer calories per day, adding up to a loss of three pounds per month. “Eggs help level out blood sugar, provide energy-boosting protein and are full of nutrients,” says wellness coach Jessica Smith. “If you can’t stomach eggs in the morning, eat them for dinner instead.”

Read about 10 other surprising foods for weight loss here!

Not only are eggs magical weightloss packets with a creamy golden center, there are adorable accessories for them, opening up a whole new avenue of collecting...

Egg Cups:

(This one's for you, ES!)

Egg Cosies:

Unfortunately, I'm  pretty sure chocolate eggs don't count...

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"Oh, God above, if heaven has a taste it must be an egg with butter and salt, 

and after the egg is there anything in the world lovelier than fresh warm bread 

and a mug of sweet golden tea?"

~ Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

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