Blogger Cookoff

I couldn't decide what to make for the cookoff, I was leaning towards something really healthy. I must have leaned too far because I wouldn't consider this meal real healthy but it's good comfort food ☺ The official dinner of Oklahoma. Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and fried okra.

 

Get some okra from the garden

wash it, slice it, while it's still kinda moist cover it in bread crumbs then fry it up

Next get your potatoes, I had red ones on hand so I used them

Peel them, put them in a pot bring it to a boil, cover and simmer 20 min. drain, mash, add lots of butter, pepper, salt, and a little milk 

Then get your chicken fry ready

In a bowl crack an egg add a bunch of dashes of hot sauce and some milk

On a plate put your flour and seasonings, I like seasoning salt and garlic pepper

Dip the chicken fry in the egg mix and then coat it in flour

Fry it 5 min on each side

Save the crunchies and grease to make gravy

Add lots of fresh ground pepper and salt to the gravy

Told you it wasn't healthy but it was good ☺

We didn't have wine, my husband doesn't drink so we had iced tea

There it is all fried up and covered in gravy



Now 13 babies☺

Aren't they cute!!! These babies are tiny. They are two of Miss Squirty's babes. She was a lavender cochin and the boys are partridge cochin so these little babies will be mottled (speckled) cochins! I'm in love with these babies, the one on the left hasn't even fluffed up yet but they are super cute! I will let you know the progress of the rest of the eggs.
Update~~~ Six wee ones in the brooder this morning three of them are Miss Squirty's ☺
Update #2~~~~ Thirteen of the fourteen wee ones in the brooder all six of Miss Squirty's are here and precious none are the color she was, which is good because I probally would have cried. One more egg to go, I wasn't sure about it since it came from my new layers, so I picked it up to candle it and it cheeped. If this little one comes out fine all 14 will have hatched 100% hatch rate again. High five to my boys in the yard, they are doing a good job ☺

GEEZ!!!!

This morning we had wonderful thunderstorms, good for the garden rain and no drama in the yard  WRONG!!!! As soon as the rain let up I went to check on everyone outside. All chickens were in the coop except one, the door was open so I was worried something had ran in and taken her during the storm.  There is alot of feathers on the ground but on further inspection they are Miss Winnies, she is molting.. I have searched my ding dang yard for hours hunting for the tell tale pile of feathers. I'm to the point now that I don't think something took her. Am I crazy? I think that girl is off building a nest somewhere. She is a buff orpington, I'm not sure if they tend to go broody or not, but she has always made a gremlin noise at me since she started laying eggs just like Squirty did. Last night we even laughed at how much she sounded like Squirty just standing in the coop growling at me. So back to it, am I nuts to think she's alive and sitting somewhere and we will hopefully see her in 3 weeks? Either way the hubs has had it and all chickens will be confined from this day forward!

Where's the kleenex?

The eggs are due to hatch tomorrow, but one of Miss Squirty's eggs is starting to pip. I'm soo excited to see them all. I will be a hot mess tonight I'm sure!!!!

Blogger Cookoff!!!

So, K @  http://planningandforesight.blogspot.com/2012/09/blog-cookoff-anyone-interested.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PlanningAndForesight+%28Planning+And+Foresight%29 has decided to have a blogger cookoff. I have been stressing for days on what I'll cook! Well look out guys, I've made my choice and even if ya'll don't like it my family will!!! If anyone else wants to play just check out K's link and bring it LOL!!!!

Name change ☺

I am changing the name of my blog to Happy Hollow Homestead for a couple of reasons. 1~ I feel like if you say it out loud or write it down it happens 2~ we are still on the journey of creating our little farm but it's more of a homestead to me so whatever 3~ the last name was a mouthful 4~ the area we live in was called Happy Hollow back in the day so I'm bringing it back and I've had this name picked out since we had just one bunny and 5 chickens. Thanks David and Darcy for the how to on how to change it ☺ One day I will figure all this computer stuff out, maybe ;)

News from the Homestead

 Haven't had anymore incidents yet, I spend alot of time staring into the woods and throwing rocks. The hubs seems to think it's a Thursday thing and the chickens need to stay cooped up that day. Found a plethora of information on the Oklahoma Fish and Wildlife page about coyotes so we are learning alot about their behavior, also we are borrowing a coyote call, and with the full moon this weekend I am in hopes we catch the chicken killer!!! The babies are almost three weeks and starting to feather up, the hubs thinks they are ugly, I think they are little dolls I take them outside everyday to play in my raised bed area that is fenced with chicken wire to keep them safe from the big chickens. I need to set up a new play pen so they don't gobble up my garden. My eggs are due Thursday, I'm excited but nervous that's alot of chickens!!!!  In the garden, I lost 1/3 of my fall plantings due to excessive heat. Suprise, suprise welcome to Oklahoma!!! I am going to fill in the gaps with onions, lettuce, and carrots ☺ Enjoy the day