Happy Wednesday, turkey lovers! I took this photo a few years ago in a turkey barn just south of the Twin Cities. I am sharing it today because it’s a chance for me to show you what turkeys eat every day: a perfectly nutritious mix of corn and soybean meal,…
I’m back to writing about chickens tonight … laying hens, to be specific. Last week the organizations I work for (Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and the Chicken and Egg Association of Minnesota) participated in a special “Agriculture Awareness Day” at the University of Minnesota. The event – organized by a…
I am turning my attention to chickens today. Specifically chicken hotels … with turndown service. Yes. You just read that correctly. Turndown service. I saw an article floating around Twitter today about a luxury chicken hotel in Eugene, Oregon. According to the article, for just $2 per chicken per night,…
If you want to see quiet little me get amped up, just start talking about all those horrible hormones and steroids that are fed to turkeys and chickens to make them grow so big and fat that they can’t stand up, much less walk around. That must be why turkeys…
So the thing about starting a blog is – I’m ridiculously nervous about it. I want the title to be exactly right and the design to look “like me”. And heaven forbid I actually write the first blog post. Will it be interesting? funny? worthwhile enough for anyone who happens…