Eggs

A Note from Ruby

February 10, 2011

Ruby wanted to make sure you all knew about this new finding: New USDA study shows eggs have 14% less cholesterol and more vitamin D. This was all over the news yesterday and she just wanted to be sure you all got this message. Seriously, I’m not a doctor or a nutrition expert, and I [...]

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That’s a Weird Egg

February 23, 2010

Most of the eggs I get are perfect.  Because . . well, I have perfect chickens!    But this one!  Not sure who laid this but it was one of the red ones. You think that looks bad?  Look at it from this view! Pretty ugly, huh?  But that’s ok because Smokey is laying these [...]

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Busy Girls

December 6, 2009

My chickens haven’t slowed down with their laying.  Now that it’s gotten really cold, they may but Friday I was begging people to take eggs!  Found homes for 4 dozen of them but we hardly used any eggs this weekend.  Maybe it’s time to make creme brulee! 

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Feels Like Home

November 11, 2009

When traveling, do you bring things from home that help you feel “at home”? Look what’s sitting on the dresser in my room!  Two eggs from my own chickens.  How’s that for feeling like home? Only difference is . . I’m not getting up at daylight to let them out! The reason I have those [...]

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Love Notes

October 1, 2009

Don’t you just love it when you honey leaves you a love note?  We don’t do that often enough.  There was a time when I bought lots of cards and I’d sometimes stick a little note in Vince’s shirt pocket or Chad’s lunch box.  I used to even mail cards to Vince at work but [...]

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It Isn’t Just Skin Deep!

August 28, 2009

Speck wakes up each morning . . well, I wake Speck up.  He’s a lot like I was when I was younger.  He could sleep til noon but nope, no slacking around here.  We have chores to do and chickens waiting to be let out of the coop so we’re up about daylight.  Maybe that’s [...]

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