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6th Annual Hug a Chicken Day Celebration

November 4, 2016

Wow! It is hard to believe that six years ago I started this event. It seems like yesterday that I was down in Manhattan with the folks from Country Living Magazine . They encouraged me to start a Facebook page for Tilly’s Nest and enter the realm of social media. Soon after I started my account, I…

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Chickens Crafts Family Fun Video

Create Colorful Paper Chicken Friends

October 2, 2016

This past week I presented at the Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs, PA. Each year, one of my favorite things to do is meet up with the kids attending the fair. I love to get kids excited about art and put on a workshop just for them. This past year we did bookmarks…

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Country Living Fair- Ohio 2016

September 19, 2016

This past weekend, I had a fantastic time presenting at the Country Living Fair in Ohio. I shared my love of keeping bees, chickens and gardening with the audience. I also got to meet many of you in person, signing books. For those of you that couldn’t make it, I thought I’d share some of…

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Fluffy Layers: Mommy and Me Farm Aprons

September 15, 2016

This week I’m traveling on the road again for the next two weeks. I’m headed to the Country Living Fair in Columbus, Ohio, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and then off to the Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. Before we left, I received a very special package from one of my favorite companies,…

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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

Flock Mentality: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

September 14, 2016

I’ve been giving a lot of thought this week to our beautiful country. The anniversary of September 11th was earlier this week. I was saddened to see so many of those images and stories that had been burnt into my mind resurface. There is so much palpable pain that still lingers on in the lives…

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Coop Warming Party Giveaway

September 12, 2016

Over the weekend, my lucky chickens got a package in the mail from our friends over at Chubby Mealworms. Chubby Mealworms decided to throw the girls a coop warming party! I could not believe how many wonderful things were inside this box. I was especially excited for my flock to try three new product that they…

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How to Move Chickens

August 26, 2016

Quietly this spring we did something crazy. We found a lovely house that spoke to us on the way to one of our favorite beaches. It was up for sale and with a huge leap of faith we made an offer and it was accepted. We hadn’t even sold our original house, and yes- I…

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Chicken Nutrition: Optimize Their Health

August 8, 2016

One of the biggest questions that I get when I am traveling around the country meeting fellow chicken keepers like you is, how do I keep my flock healthy and the eggs a-plenty? It’s actually not complicated and it starts by providing your flock with a healthy, well-balanced diet. We are at our best when…

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Chickens Coop Tours

P. Allen Smith’s Poultryville

August 4, 2016

Earlier this spring, I was invited by P. Allen Smith to attend the Garden 2 Grow retreat at his Moss Mountain Farm located in the beautiful hills just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. One of the highlights of the retreat was the invitation by P. Allen himself to tour Poultryville. A poultry enthusiast since 10 years…

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Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

July 27, 2016

Have you thought about gardening with chickens but just don’t know where to start? Today, I’m sharing with you some terrific tips to get started and also a fun DIY gardening project to recycle your flock’s eggshells into seedling starters. Sometimes I compare my backyard to an oasis. My kids spend hours playing in the…

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Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Chickens, Bees, Gardens, Art and Yummy Goodness.

6th Annual Hug a Chicken Day Celebration

Create Colorful Paper Chicken Friends

Country Living Fair- Ohio 2016

Fluffy Layers: Mommy and Me Farm Aprons

Flock Mentality: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Coop Warming Party Giveaway

How to Move Chickens

Chicken Nutrition: Optimize Their Health

P. Allen Smith’s Poultryville

Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

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