Eggs, eggcups and other silly things!

Hard boiled egg with a wee sprinkling of

fresh ground organic pepper

and Celtic Sea Salt

I bought some cute little egg cups for Easter this year

and used a couple at breakfast one day last week.

Poor Gentleman Farmer quite often has to wait

for his meals as I take a picture just in case

I need to post it along with a recipe!

He needed a little more than two hard boiled eggs

and a couple of pieces of toast for his breakfast

this morning, so he fixed himself a little addition.

He grabbed the camera and took a picture and

said I needed to post this on my blog,

'cuz' two can play this game! (silly boy!)

(Photo by GF)

He loves graham crackers and milk!

(I have been thinking of making my own graham crackers.

Does anyone have a good recipe?

And can anyone tell me why 'graham' crackers

are NOT made with graham flour? Why are they named

Graham?)

And then I find eggs like this one on the left

every now and then in the chickens' nests!

I did a little research on odd shaped eggs ( and

eggs with blood spots and/or meat specs) to find the

cause. I wondered if perhaps I was not providing

something in their feed (I feed only organic chicken feed)

or how I could prevent this from occurring.

The consensus from the sites I visited were

that both the odd shaped eggs and the spots

were generally caused by heredity

or

age in the hens ~

either being young and just starting to lay

(Not the case in my hens) Or old and production

and quality goes down.

All my hens but one,

are about six ~ eight years old. Old by most standards,

but they are laying quite well. In fact, as far as average

life span for my girls, this is quite young! I have been

keeping chickens for nearly 50 years, and most of my hens

have lived to a ripe old age if not killed

by coyotes, raccoon or bald eagles.

My oldest hen, Granny, was 13 years old when she passed,

and was still laying well. She was a beautiful Black Austrolorp.

I caught a glimpse of her one day out my window, sunning herself on an old

gate in the chicken yard. I thought to myself that I should go

out and give little ol' Granny a treat. I grabbed a crust

of bread and headed out to the hen house.

I found Granny dead!

In the time that I had seen her and grabbed that bread,

she, I later assumed, had flown off the gate and the

gate fell over and hit Granny on the head

breaking her neck!

I wasn't sure if she was dead, so looking cautiously around,

proceeded to .....

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...give her mouth to beak resuscitation!

( I can hear you laughing!)

The CPR did not revive my poor little Granny!

All this to say ~ I don't think we should 'cull' our

older hens because they don't lay as well!

She was still producing eggs and was a

dear little companion, as well.

These little creatures feed us with

more than food for the stomach,

but with food for the soul ~

gracing our lives with companionship

and a little humor as we watch

their daily capers!

Joining Amy at Homestead Revival

and the others for

Homestead Barn Hop #3.

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"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the white of an egg?"

Job 6:6

Giveaway Reminder!

Don't forget...

To enter my Valentine

Giveaway!

Ends Monday the 14th!

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"Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:

therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

Jeremiah 31:3

Lavender Wands!

I've been making these again! Click here to see how you can make one too!

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"...the vines in blossome have given forth their fragrance..."

Song of Solomon 2:13

Earth Day!

"Happy Earthday to you!"

"The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof"

Psalm 24:1

"He established the earth upon its foundations, so that is will not totter forever and ever. Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters were standing above the mountains. At Thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of Thy thunder they hurried away. The mountains rose; the valleys sank down to the place which Thou didst establish for them. Thou didst set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.

He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains; they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they lift up their voices among the branches. He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the labor of man, so that he may bring forth food from the earth, and wine which makes man's heart glad, so that he may make his face glisten with oil, and food which sustains man's heart. The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which He planted, where the birds build their nest, and the stork, whose home is the fir trees. The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. He made the moon for the seasons; the sun knows the place of its setting. Thou dost appoint darkness and it becomes night, in which all the beasts of the forest prowl about. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. When the sun rises they withdraw, and lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening. O LORD, how many are Thy works! In wisdom Thou hast made them all; The earth is full of Thy possessions."

Psalm 104:5-24

Something New at Lady Farmer Parables!

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Have you noticed anything different here at The Farm? No! Well take a look on my sidebar. Lady Farmer Parables is expanding! (This blog, not me I hope!) We have opened up The Farm for everyone to explore. I say "We" because Dear Farmers' Daughter Michele, will be contributing to some of these also. We will have; favorite recipes in The Pantry; Quips, Quotes and Ponderings on current books we are reading in The Reading Room; Current events in both The Barnyard and The Garden; and of course, current projects taking place in the already introduced Sewing Room.

Most of these places are still "under contruction" but we wanted you to be aware of their arrival. If any one of them piques your interest, please drop by. We hope you will find something to amuse, encourage and delight you by our endeavors.

Again, WELCOME to our little world here at Cove Cottage Farm!

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"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away;

behold, new things have come."

2 Corinthians 5:17