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“There is always a large horizon...there is much to be done...it is up to you to contribute some small part to a program of human betterment for all time."

— Francis Perkins

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Of Bobcats and Chickens

While eating dinner, unusual clucks and shrieks came from the hens. We jumped up and out to see what was amiss. “Bobcat in the chicken yard!” Carl shouted. I ran to the coop.

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New Chickens

In late October 2024, our 13 hens were in full molt, a.k.a. naked of feathers, and no more eggs on the horizon until the skies begin to brighten in the spring. Which I had in mind when I considered the following…

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