Some folks say “Chicken Brained” as if it were an insult. I happen to think chickens have quick albeit small minds with a remarkable ability to recall people, facts and sounds. Please don’t take me to be one of “those” animal people who go off the deep-end on such subjects. No, I think I keep…
Fun, Funky, Cool and Colorful are just a few things I look for when adding to my flock. Of course they also need to produce eggs, be fairly gentle and reasonably intelligent. Enter Cream Brabanters! “Hi Mama!” Aren’t they cute? I love their fruff-ties. That is my word. And when they run, they stick their necks…
Chiggers are a foul, evil, burrowing insect which until recently had been pushed to the back of my mind. I haven’t experienced chiggers in YEARS! I distinctly remember the last time I had chiggers, I was a covey leader at the Bobwhite Brigade Youth Leadership camp near Brownwood, Texas. For some, unknown reason by the…
This is my third round with brown leghorns. I think these birds often get overlooked in favor of their white counterparts or Rhode Island Reds. I, however, prefer them to either of these breeds. They are quick, fairly docile and, when mature, feature adorable floppy combs! I have 3 right now, hopefully within a month…
Tomato Juice. Tomato juice is a labor of love. And since I love my husband and I love Bloody Mary’s I make homemade tomato juice. This year however was different. My good friend, Amanda, suggested we have a canning date and put up juice together! What a lovely idea! It was so much fun and…
I don’t listen to a lot of ‘new’ country music but the popular Jason Aldean song popped into my head when I spied this pill bug, just chillin’ on our dirt road. Which was freshly graded and smooth for about 6 hours. Then someone drove on it. Then it rained. But for a few precious hours the road…
So Addie wanted to pick out her own vegetable to grow this spring. Therefore we planted 6 eggplant plants. They were purple and this was the reason for choosing them I am sure. Anyway. 4 of them died, 1 is stunted and producing nothing, the last one is LOADED. The poor plant is drooping with…
I’ve been wanting to introduce you to these girls forever! They are hysterical, fast, funny and completely adorable! I’m pretty sure they are Lavender Polishes and they are the only two like this in Maydelle, Texas! Lucky girl that I am they were both hens, I plucked them both from a straight run assortment in April.…
I have grown lots of things in my life. Several hundred pounds of corn and squash. Close to 1,000 chickens. Maybe more. And a little human. This took the longest. I even managed to grow and keep a houseplant alive for almost 2 years. A feat in and of itself for me. Some years are better than…
Yesterday I took a vacation day to celebrate my daughters 6th birthday with her. I still went in to work for 45 minutes to order feed but hey, 45 minutes is better than 10 hours. So it was awesome. This morning I get out of bed, late. I go to make Addie a peanut butter and jelly…
The Wicked Chicken 