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…
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…
If chickens printed a pin-up calendar these gal’s would probably grace the cover! I present to you “Hot Chicks 2014” they bathe like they mean it!
Whenever there is a function which includes food (wait, that would be ALL functions). Whenever there is a function I take a dessert. Rarely will you spy me toting in a salad or rolls. Nope, I’m a dessert toting kinda gal. Although I did make a corn casserole for an Easter dinner this year but…
Ameraucanas have a special place in my heart. Of the first 20-something chicks I bought over 3 years ago there are only 3 left and they are all Ameraucanas. Some folks like to call them ‘Easter-Eggers’ for the blue and green tinted eggs they lay. I have found they are excellent layers and obviously hardy…
The Wicked Chicken 