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      With the prices of eggs rising a growing number of families have decided on starting their own backyard chicken coops. While many more would join them to many are scared of the idea, viewing it as being to complicated or time consuming. Despite these fears, maintaining chickens is relatively low  maintenance, requiring the same, if not less, attention than a family dog. Like all animals, a chicken requires food, water, safety, and a comfortable spot to relax to be happy. To exemplify how easy backyard chicken raising can be all the information needed will be broken down into steps that can be followed.      The first step in raising backyard chickens is verifying local law and your HOA, if applicable, allow for it. Once that has been cleared you will get started with your set up. According to  Alexa Lehr, " 4 square feet of coop space per bird; 8 square feet of run space" is the space required for every bird. Find a large enough area which p...

      Hello, my name is Emily and from the moment I was able too draw something other than stick figures I identified myself as a graphite realism artist. Graphite was the only medium I knew how to do decently and therefor became the only medium I allowed myself to use. This remained true for many years till a few months ago when I allowed myself to use charcoal and realized how far superior of a medium it is.      What makes realism so impressive is the way you are able to take a singular moment in time, capture it and have it say more than any words could ever express. While this effect can be achieved with graphite, charcoal is able to take it to an extreme. Rich darks and bright highlights are what is brought to the table, which when toyed with become the perfect technique for telling a story with an image.    A prime example of this being  Darkness emerges , a piece which inspired me too create my own charcoal drawings.  Through a m...

      Much like an essay, a blog is a way to communicate information or a writers opinion on a certain topic. Audiences for said blogs can vary from a writers own family and friends to complete strangers though both are done for the purpose of informing or building an online community in one way or another. Blogs offer the opportunity to communicate information in a more relaxed or informal way as opposed to an essay, for this reason I believe blogs to be a far superior method of delivering information or building a community than essay writing.      One blog which rightfully caught my attention was the casual professional blog, "Eat Yourself Skinny," which focuses on teaching people healthy yet tasty recipes which are easy to prepare. This author, through the use of step-by-step instructions, creative recipes and a personal yet professional relationship with her audience manages to make weight loss, something which is intimidating too many people, appear s...