Reckon you’re saving money on eggs by keeping chickens in the backyard? Maybe at the supermarket, but what about the coop, feed, water bottles, and the birds themselves… Joshua Levin does some serious number crunching on the real value of the backyard chook.
Chickens
What came first, the chicken or the vegetarian egg?
Vegetarians are forced to ponder whether the eggs they are eating are possibly chickens that never got the chance to grow. Is it true? Grist investigates.
How chicken feet could prevent an international trade war
China is threatening to cut off its lucrative import stream of American chicken, following Obama’s decision to slap higher tariffs on Chinese car tires. But the US has an ace up its sleeve: the “jumbo, juicy paws” of Yankee-bred chooks.
Grow your own chicken
Tesco, noticing consumers’ growing desire for self-sufficiency (not good for a supermarket chain!), now offers allotments to consumers to plant seeds — and even raise their own live chickens. Smart.
podcast Canberra Calling: Our exciting new broadband future delivered via rubber chicken.
NSW: bringing down the team in Australia’s workforce participation data while Jonathan Green, Bernard Keane and a rubber chicken embrace our exciting new broadband future.
The four existential givens
Ken the Hen chats to Little Boris the Rooster who works for North Melbourne FC as a media manager about the facts of life.
Big eggs = cruelty to hens
Not only should you be buying free range eggs. Apparently you should also worry about the size (for hen’s sake).
Why did the chicken cross the road?
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