All Blog Posts
-
Eggs…they do a body good…..
February 10, 2011 -
The Quiet Still of the Morning…...not!
February 10, 2011 -
My Old Barn Coat...
February 10, 2011 -
Fertile vs. Infertile Eggs
February 10, 2011 -
"Puss"
February 1, 2011 -
Eggs out the Wazzoo...
January 21, 2011 -
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes...
January 19, 2011 -
Run Chicken Run!
January 15, 2011 -
Eggs & Hashbrown Pie
January 6, 2011 -
Out with the Old and in with the New…
January 6, 2011
We have always stood firmly on the belief that eggs produced by our own chickens are much richer in nutrients than your typical store bought eggs. I read a great article in Mother Earth News yesterday that confirmed that fact!.... Give it a read.... :) 
The cock doth crow
I have an old barn coat that is tan with an olive green flannel lining...It has a brown corduroy collar...The lining has a few minor holes but, it is butter soft and weighty and warm. The collar shows some wear and it has a stain on the sleeve where I rubbed it against a poke berry bush…it has a small tear on the bottom hem where I caught it on a barbed wire fence and it has only one large...
Left: Fertile Right: Infertile
As an adult, I have never loved cats…I have always considered myself to be a “dog person“….and even that is subject to the particular dog. We own a Great Pyrenees who is invaluable to us as a farm dog. Pete protects our livestock and keeps predators at a respectable distance.
Only about 75% of the hatching eggs that are gathered daily from our farm cut the mustard...Any undesirables are set aside for eating...
My Farmer and my Father-in-law are headed over this morning to the Livestock Auction to watch our calves sell. We have 32 calves being sold in today’s auction. I do not attend the cattle auctions...there is way too much testosterone and spitting going on down there...have fun boys!
We have approximately thirteen hundred mature breeding chickens on our farm so, we get to see a lot of chicken action around here…scratching, laying, crowing, dust bathing and well um, you know...but, my favorite of these activities is...running...chickens don’t run very well...You can’t help but laugh when you watch a chicken run...it’s a hoot!...I...
This is a recipe my Mother would have called “A Bride‘s Dish“...very simple and few dishes to wash afterward...It is also yummy and easily adjusted to taste...add jalapeños for an added kick or ham or sausage for extra heartiness!
I received my 2011 Lang Proud Rooster Calendar today….Yippee! I know I know...I’m 6 days late.