The chickens are coming!

Well, its been a while since I posted on here, but April has finally arrived and the chickens will be on their way this week!

Unfortunately, the Light Brahmas (with the fluffy, feathered feet) did not hatch this week - so the hatchery called me to make a substitution. At first I was going to wait, but the woman informed me that it could be MONTHS before another hatch of Brahmas is run. With that in mind, I decided on 3 Easter Eggers (not because it happens to be Easter this weekend).

Easter Eggers are not a breed per se, but a variety of chicken that does not conform to any breed standard but lays large to extra large eggs that vary in shade from blue to green to olive to aqua and sometimes even pinkish. (how neat!) Easter Eggers vary widely in color and conformation, and are exceptionally friendly and hardy. Since they are usually quite friendly to children and humans in general, they are a great choice for a family flock. Most hatcheries mistakenly label their Easter Eggers as Ameraucanas or Araucanas (or various misspellings thereof). True Ameraucanas and Araucanas are currently only available through breeders. Eater Eggers do not qualify to be shown, since they do not conform to a breed standard.



Hopefully the chicks will arrive tomorrow! More posts to follow!

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Happy Valentines Day!

Here is a fun way to celebrate Valentines Day (a holiday which my hubby and I actually hate to celebrate**) with a fun recipe for layered heart cupcakes. Its really easy, it just takes some time to put it all together.



Step one: Take some white cake batter and separate into 5 bowls (or however many colors you want to make).


Step Two: Add food coloring to each batter bowl. I chose red, blue, green, purple and yellow.

Step Three: Pour batter into individual cupcake cups (I had heart shaped tins - thanks Mom!) about 1/3 full and bake.


Step Four: After baking (I baked at 350 for 16 minutes), allow to cool and remove from tins.


Step Five: Cut hearts in half.


Step Six: Stack each cut heart, layer on top of one another, applying frosting in between each layer.


Step Seven: Frost the outside and decorate if you'd like. (I am awful at this step - its so hard to get the frosting on without ripping the cake!)


Step Eight: Serve and enjoy! (and dont eat too much frosting, no one wants diabetes!)


Happy Valentines Day!

**Note: Dont get me wrong, I love LOVE, I just hate "forced-commercialized love." I dont want to buy a card to tell my husband that I love him, just because Hallmark says I should. Its much better to show your love randomly, spontaneously - just because! For no reason at all! Theres nothing more romantic than being SURPRISED with love and affection! And with that in mind...I say to all of you - enjoy LOVE and live every day like its Valentines Day!


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