Original Ink: The ORIGINAL CHICS!

Rosie the hen and her brood of 4 nearly grown chicks are the Original Chics at Original Ink.

I inherited these Chinese Silkie chickens from a neighboring vendor at The Market at Poplar Estates.

Then ensued the project that my handy husband took on of making suitable accommodations. We have created our own Farmville here at Original Ink. The chicken coop and pen are attached to the side of the shop and I can see my little flock out of my window as I work. FABULOUS.... I LOVE IT!

You just can't get the farm girl outta me. I am thinking of adding a couple of bunnies.

Rosie the hen has 2 hen chicks and 2 rooster chicks. I plan on this being a GIRLZ CLUB so the boys will have to go.... anyone want to adopt a Silkie Rooster... they have not started crowing ... yet!

I get to do a lot of barnyard educating for visitors now that I have the chickens...

I plan of putting a big chalkboard up on the shed side that gives informative facts about small livestock.

Farm Fact #1. Did you know that you do NOT need a rooster for the hen to lay eggs?

Many people do not know that.

Farm Trivia Question for the month... What does it mean when a hen "goes broody" ?

Send in your answers.... I will give a pack of 12 free enclosures to the first person with the correct answer.

Now for Invitation and Stationery news.... it is not too early to place your Holiday Cards and Tag orders.

It is too late for the 2 early bird sales that were in July and September.... watch for them next year.

November 1st may be as late as I can take CUSTOM orders for cards that require paper or ribbon that must be ordered but for those of you who are last minute shoppers, I will have LOTS of designs that can be done even up to the week before Christmas if needed.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th I AM HAVING A HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
FROM 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. All the holiday cards, tags and unique gift ideas will be on display. My neighboring vendor, Millstone Market will also be having an Open House with the cutest ornaments and gifts you have ever seen!

So come in and see me soon.... even if you do not have your photo yet, for those of you who are going to do a photo card. You can still narrow down the style choices that you might like to consider.

More news... I am adding the service "Constant Contact" and will have a means to do mass emails with news for you..DON'T WORRY... I promise not to flood you with junk emails... I hate those things myself! But, if I am having a sale or have a few party theme ideas that I can share with you then I will send an email newsletter of sorts and you can certainly delete it without reading it and I will never know :).