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Jenotopia is a collection of information, insight, and entertainment coming directly to you from the suburbs of Middle Tennessee, USA. My interests are wide-ranging, and I do a great deal of research on the many projects I have going on at any given time. I freely share with you what I learn as I go, and I have many generous friends and associates who also share their information and stories in these pages. Food, wine, small-scale farming, organic and biodynamic gardening, conservation, animal husbandry, literature, and just staying sane in this time of great change: we are just scratching the surface with these topics, and more are sure to follow as the mind of Jen wanders on its never-ending Journey. Enjoy your time in Jenotopia! With warmest encouragement, Jen |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 January 2009 )
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 January 2009 )
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Turn off the depressing news channel and catch up on what the Spoiled Suburban Hens are up to this week. Week of October 25, 2009
Breaking News:It's late October, and we have several molty hens. Dame Edna and Baby Mija are bald and prickly right now, and in the banty playhouse Lucy Liu has lost her glorious cochin cushion and now looks like she's ready for the roaster. Molting chickens are often physically weak due to the massive amounts of protein needed by their bodies to create new feathers. They can be quite cranky too: I can imagine it doesn't feel very comfortable to have old itchy feathers shedding, and to have new prickly pinfeathers coming in. To help with their protein needs, I feed the ladies some finely chopped scrambled eggs, or even a bit of cat food. The molting chickens instinctively know what they need, and they rush to the head of the line to gobble up these treats.
The menu:Current Hen Activities:- [Big girls] Joyfully scratching through the crunchy fallen leaves
- [Bantams] Taking long dust baths in the banty pen
Current Hen Mama Activities:- Cleaning the car after my Farmers Market weekend
- Trimming the gardens and landscaping for fall
Predator sightings: Lord Red-Tail Neighborhood cats - Vulture brothers
Who are the Spoiled Suburban Hens? Click here to find out! For stories and photos of the Spoiled Suburban Hens, check out the Jenotopia blog. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 October 2009 )
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It's peach season here in the South! Try my impossibly rich Peach Amaretto Sabayon and enjoy the beautiful freshness of ripe peaches. 
