Let's Talk Chicken

So farm life is a little new to me. Chickens are very new to me. Like....only a year now. I used to refuse to eat farm fresh eggs because I just knew I would crack an egg and a baby chick would fall out and that would launch me into the full vegetarian existence that I'm not really all that far away from already. So in the past year I've learned that only if you have a rooster does that come in to play. Oh. Okay. Something new! The first time I made scrambled eggs from my own eggs I was very wary of what they would taste like. So I made them with sweet coffee creamer in case they taste like....I don't know.....dead baby chickens? Now I won't eat anything but! I pride myself on my well cared for chickens and their organic-as-you-can-make-it eggs that they produce. You will learn a lot about my chickens here and I don't want to use all my blog ideas on my first night. You will meet everyone in due time. Tonight please meet Nugget and her baby chick, Dudley. They are new to my farm. Nugget was brought in to help two brooders I had with their dilemma. Only one chick hatched. That would be Dudley. Nugget was mean as hell when she first got here but she now understands that I am friend and not foe. The other hens have yet to really accept her so she and Dudley do their own thing and I make sure they get their share of food. Bye the way....Dudley may become Dumpling as we learn if he/she is male or female. I do have Speckle, the Transgender Hen but that's a whole new entry for another day! Stay tuned and be sure to share with your friends who might enjoy hearing about my single, sustainable farm life!