i-pets.com has SAFE chicken products!

As recently reported by NBC News, several popular brands of chicken jerky dog treats have been recalled because they contain trace amounts of residual poultry antibiotics which are approved in Europe, but not in the USA.

i-pets.com sells pet treats which contain chicken, so we temporarily withdrew our products from our website and sent them to an independent laboratory to have them tested.

We sent our  chicken jerky products  for testing on January 11, 2013, to Silliker Inc. The results of the testing  determined that no action is required on the distribution of the chicken jerky products because the trace amounts of antibiotic residue (in the parts-per-billion range) do not pose a health or pet safety risk.

We have now re-listed banana chips wrapped with chicken, rawhide twists with chicken wrap, rawhide bones with chicken wrap, pork hide bones with duck wrap and combo triple rolls.

Baby chicken hat

This is a handmade to order chicken hat. Great for photo prop or just for fun. Made from 100% cotton and Alpaca yarn. Available at etsy.

Art by Andy Singleton

Andy Singleton is a paper artist and illustrator based in Wakefield, England.

 His work is an exploration of the natural and man made world through intricate paper cuttings, paper sculpture and hand drawn illustrations.

Andy has produced work for variety of clients, including the Crafts Council, Liberty, Hermés, Kensington Palace, Seifried and Mack, DDB Australia, The Hepworth and Lazerian, producing varied work for site specific installations, window displays, illustration, brand graphic, apparel and interiors.

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Royal chick

Chick
Made for Queen Alexandra

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The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Henrik Emanuel Wigström (1862-1923) of Fabergé created this sweet little chalcedony chick in 1907. The eyes are set with cabochon rubies and she stands on chased red gold feet.

This was part of the famed Sandringham Commission wherein King Edward VII asked Fabergé to create a host of little, precious animals to add to Queen Alexandra’s growing menagerie of expensive barnyard friends. 


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Chicken footstool

For farm and poultry aficionados (with money) ... the perfect accessory:

 Chicken footstools ($650 and up)


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Awww, poor silly Hilda

Hilda the hen has hatched a clutch of ducklings after accidentally sitting on the wrong nest of eggs.

When tiny Indian runner ducklings emerged instead of fluffy yellow chicks, Hilda wasn't put off and adopted the babies as her own.

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Dyeing Easter Chicks Raises Concerns

Chicks can be colored with nontoxic dye as embryos near the end of incubation or sprayed quickly with a mist as hatchlings. While poultry farmers say it is harmless, many people object, saying it turns live birds into holiday playthings that are quickly discarded.

About half the states and a scattering of municipalities have laws against the practice, but in Florida last month, the Legislature passed a bill to overturn a 45-year-old ban on dyeing animals.

The outcry from animal rights groups has been swift.

“Humane societies are overflowing with these animals after Easter every year,” said Don Anthony of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.

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Video: Tough chickies

2 chickens break up a rabbit fight



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Chickens for vampires?

Photograph courtesy University of Edinburgh The naked neck chicken—also dubbed the churkey or turken—has a chicken-like body but a turkey-like head atop a long, deep-red neck. The mutation first arose in domestic chickens in northern Romania hundreds of years ago. Scientists have cracked why the Transylvanian naked neck chicken has a featherless neck—and it isn't to give vampires easier access. The Transylvanian bird's naked neck results from a random genetic mutation that causes the overproduction of a feather-blocking molecule called BMP12, a new DNA study shows. Source

Cute or not? Polish Frizzle chickens

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Good work

Ouch!

A chicken adopted by schoolchildren stunned the class by producing giant eggs nearly twice the normal size. Little Lil, being cared for by pupils the Raikes Centre, in Kingsholm, Gloucester, lays eggs measuring 4.3in (11cm) rather than the usual 2.4in (6cm). Teacher Kate Farminer said pupils were astonished when the Columbian blacktail cross began producing "supersized" eggs weighing 7oz (200 grams). The average egg is around 2oz (60 grams). Source: BBC

Video: Techno Chicken

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Poultry in Motion

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Cutest cupcakes

This is one of the finalists in the Martha Stewart Cutest Cupcake Contest. Chicken Cupcakes by Dustin Nakamura

Charley Chick Wall Clock

Charley Chick Wall Clock Rise and shine or back to slumberland? Charley Chick, or at least his beak, always shows the right time. The chick can flap its wings as they can be attached and detached thanks to hook and loop strips. $59.99 at Oompatoys

The City Chicken

If you've ever had dreams of keeping a flock of chickens in your own back yard, the City Chicken website might inspire you to bring a little country into your city life. You might want to check your local ordinances before you start hatching those eggs.

Video: Chicken police

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Chicago may ban chickens

The same city that put out the welcome mat for bees and fought to protect goose livers is poised to send a different message to residents: We don't want your clucking chickens. The City Council will vote Wednesday on a proposal to ban chickens, a former barnyard denizen that is pecking its way into cities across the country as part of a growing organic food trend among young professionals and other urban dwellers.