Culture Buzz Takeo Ischi is the Paul McCartney of yodeling about chickens. Make sure to wear headphones to really capture the essence of the clucks.
Culture Buzz Well, some children can read, but the other two may not be able to appreciate the compliment.
Politics Buzz The most ridiculous one yet. We have so many questions.
Culture Buzz There is a baby chicken in this picture. He's a day old, and when he escaped, I feared the worst once I saw the cat was in the same room. But this ended up working itself out just fine.
What’s that saying about owners and their pets? Chicken enthusiasts from across England gathered in Stoneleigh Warwickshire for the Poultry Club’s 2011 National Show.
Did you know a chicken can be hypnotized? By holding its head down against the ground, and continuously drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger the chicken will remain immobile. No wonder Chicken Boo had such a distant look to him.
Whose shoes are these? Great Converses with characters and creatures from The Hangover.
This is definitely a case where the chicken didn't come first. Hans Larsson, a research chair at McGill University, believes that, by flipping certain genetic “switches,” he can create a new breed of animals that hypothetically resemble dinosaurs. Unfortunately, he also believes that a “dinosaur hatchery” is “too large an enterprise” to be financeable. Is this because of the whole velociraptors-had-feathers thing? (via digg.com)
A brilliant German campaign by NOAH highlighting the abysmally cruel conditions endured by egg-laying chickens.
Culture Buzz I bet this is what actually came first. An amazing sculpture by Kyle Bean.
The New York City subway system provides constant inspiration for performance artists everywhere.
Culture Buzz Aside from ol' Good Faithful, my new most favorite Twitterer and tweet topic is writer @SusanOrlean and her chickens! You guys, if (OK, when) I get chickens, what should I name them? Orlean's chicks are named Tookie, Merry-go-round, Mabel Black Label, Ruby and Laura.
Culture Buzz When eggs speculate on the transitory nature of existence … (Via.)
Some inspirational, slo-mo chicken action to get you going this morning. Take a couple of minutes to really take this in, then wipe the tears from your eyes and go out and face the day. (Via.)
Like many women in the later part of life, these adorable old English ladies spend their time knitting. But they aren't knitting for their children, grandchildren or even the family dog, they're knitting for the community chicken coop.