Cooped up

Cooped up

The Egg and I: A growing number of people in cities and suburbs are raising chickens as pets and a source of eggs.

In fact, a co-worker and her husband are raising hens, two of which they have named General Tso and Cashew. We're not sure if the names are meant as motivation, but the hen they've named Kentucky Fried looks a little nervous.



Shh. Don't tell PETA: In a tradition that is centuries old, cow herders in Switzerland bring their cattle to graze in pastures high in the Swiss Alps. But while there, the cows literally lock horns to determine the season's bovine queen.

But the tradition isn't without controversy. Last year's queen, Flossie, had to step down when photos surfaced on the Internet showing her scantily clad in an outfit that didn't completely cover her udder.



Soggy flake: Michael Phelps, the Olympic gold medal swimmer who lost his Kellogg cereal sponsorship when a photo of him smoking marijuana was released, has a new children's book out called "How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals," which outlines his training methods. "It's a fun way for kids to learn and for me to get a lot of different messages out there," Phelps said.

Great, as long as one of the messages isn't about how to use a bong.