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Booties, Chickens, and Link Love Oh My!

By Fox - 9 Comments

It’s been a long while since my last linky blog roundup. So I thought I’d kick off the week with some good link love to share. But first, let’s talk dog booties. It seems that after posting 10 Frugal Ways to get Fit this Winter you’re all interested in my dog’s paws. The pictures were cute, non?

Booties!

Now, I’ve never been one for doggie dress-up or feline fashion since “pet wear” is expensive and mostly silly, but there are indeed times when a dear pet can benefit from winter footwear. So yes, when the weather outside is frightful I do protect my dog’s paws with the super durable Muttluks booties.

I’m pretty impressed with Muttluks since they’ve lasted many seasons on the farm. If your pet is suffering with dry cracked paws, a good dollop of Bag Balm on the foot pads and in between the toes is super frugal, healing, and helpful too. I use this balmy stuff on my own hands and feet too, so there.

To answer your most pressing dog bootie questions I’ve put together this video showing you how they go on and whether our mutt likes them. I’ll let you be the judge of the latter. :)

Backyard Chickens!

Now let’s talk chickens. Last year I had some major plans to build a little coop and house some backyard chickens since I love a good project and because organic eggs are tasty. All of my fine feathered plans took a left turn when a flying truck wheel nearly killed us in this car crash. Dealing with whiplash, replacing the car, and trying to promote my book were all I could handle — mentally and physically. So now I’m feeling better and back to sourcing chickens, feed, and finding coop plans. If you’ve got some backyard chicken knowledge then please do get clucky and share your comments.

Link Love

I’ve rounded up a series of financial and frugal posts from various blogs around the blogosphere. Enjoy!

Financial Fun for Everyone

American Money Matters

Canadian Money Matters

Got a request?

Do you have a frugal, financial, or fun post/question/thingy request you’d like me to write about? I get considerable questions on investing topics, frugal wedding ideas, and some farming things. I’m wondering if there’s something YOU would like to read on Squawkfox? I can’t promise to write about everything — I like to stick with topics that are sexy, delicious, and fun — so if you’ve got a request within this theme then feel free to shoot it my way. I’m not out of ideas (my head is packed full) but I’d like to hear your thoughts too.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be adding some book reviews to the mix and finally finishing off my How To Write A Cover Letter Series. No, I haven’t forgotten. Hope you guys liked the video! :D

Cheers,
Kerry

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  1. Four Pillars January 17th, 2010

    Thanks a lot for the linkies.. :)

  2. FFB January 17th, 2010

    Thanks for the mention!!

  3. vered | blogger for hire January 17th, 2010

    No backyard chicken knowledge whatsoever… I’m a city woman. :)

    Thank you for the link love!

  4. MD @ Studenomics January 17th, 2010

    Thanks for including me with such great company!

  5. Ben January 17th, 2010

    Thanks for pointing out all the great posts and including mine as well!

  6. J. Money January 18th, 2010

    Thx for the shout out my friend! Here’s to a great week :)

  7. Doctor Stock January 18th, 2010

    Interesting list… now I’ve gotta spend a few more hours on the computer… lol. Like I needed an excuse.

  8. Jules @ Lovely Las Vegas January 18th, 2010

    Interesting article – never have seen the Muttluks before, but I do love myself some Bag Balm : ). Sorry about the chicken disasters of past; wish I had some insight to impart!

  9. David Goodman January 19th, 2010

    Build a Chicken Tractor! We’ve made some lovely flower beds this way, simply by planting flowers in the leavings of the chickens after we’ve moved them. Move them more frequently and get a more even fertilization of your lawn.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tractor

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-Old-Pallets-Into-A-Chicken-Tractor/

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