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Nobody here but us chickens
Gillespie Life
Full House Phil Houseal, on October 28, 2020
Nobody here but us chickens

I tried to give some co-workers a dozen eggs last week, but they didn’t want them. Turns out they all had hens of their own, and were scrambling to give away eggs as well. There is no clearer illustration of how chicken ranching has swept the nation… again. Like making sourdough and playing banjo,

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