February 22nd, 2011
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More Adventures in Urban Farming

I was starting to think that I had five roosters.  When you buy laying hens that have been professionally sexed (checked if male or female) there’s a 1 in 10 chance that the “girl” you just bought is actually a boy.  Statistically the chance of me having five roosters is 1 in 100,000 but being that they were 24 weeks old and still not producing eggs I was sure I hit the rooster lotto.  That was until last Saturday when I went to check their nesting box and found two beautiful little eggs.  I never thought that I would think of eggs as beautiful, but they were: a beautiful pastel green and a lovely tan.

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February 21st, 2011
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My girls just started laying!

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December 14th, 2010
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Feeding my 14-week old chickens, Tara, Sookie, Lafayette, Madame Croque & Chuck

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November 30th, 2010
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Excited to share the passion and the journey

Once again I am joining the blogosphere.  Even though I’m a Twitter-addict (follow me at NatalieCoughlin!) and I do a decent job of updating my Facebook page (facebook.com/officialnataliecoughlin), it’s been a while since I have kept a true blog.  Since I’ve been out of school for over five years, it’s probably a good thing to force me to write and help keep my mind sharp.  It’s amazing how dumb one starts to feel when you’re no longer forced to write or study.

So a little bit about me… 

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@NatalieCoughlin

11-time Olympic medalist for USA Swimming (3 Gold, 4 Silver, and 4 Bronze)... Also an avid home cook, urban farmer, amateur photographer, sports fan, food lover & DWTS Alum.

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