Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

How did you know, I had a leprechaun held hostage? I’m searching him for the pot-o-gold!

I did find a package of green tea in his little back pocket ! Contraband!

 

[featherhead007]

Depends upon who's raiding.

Lozzy said “Heery Coo”!

 

[featherhead007]

Lozzy said “Heery Coo”!View attachment 2799004

Give us a kiss!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

OK here goes for the recipe.. ..
You need:
- 12 eggs
- 3 tablespoons of full fat dairy (I never said it was health food!). Yoghurt, heavy cream, sour cream are all great. The low fat stuff makes the end result too watery.
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt (less if you are using bacon as a filling)
- 1 cup (~4oz of grated or crumbled cheese)
- 3-5 cups of 'filling'. Choose your own filling - I like onions, bacon and veggies but it doesn't matter - whatever you have or feel like eating.
- Olive oil (unless you are using bacon in which case the bacon fat is good enough for cooking the veggies)
Finally a 12" skillet that you can start on the stove-top and then put in the oven. This is the perfect dish for using a cast iron skillet if you have one.

Directions:
- In the pan put the veggies with the bacon (or olive oil if you are not using bacon) and cook them slowly. Start with veggies that need more cooking like onions or tomatoes and add in other veggies like zucchini that are quicker to cook.
- Heat oven to 425 F
- Whisk the 12 eggs in a bowl so yolk and white are blended.
- Add the dairy and salt to the eggs and whisk a bit more.
- Stir in half the cheese to the egg mixture.
- Once the veggies are looking soft, pour the egg mixture into the veggie pan and stir to mix.
- Sprinkle rest of cheese on the top.
- Leave to cook on stove top for a minute or two, and then carefully move it from the stove top to the oven.
- Leave in oven for about 12-15 mins. The eggs will puff up but it should still be a bit wobbly when you take it out.
- Take out of oven and leave to cool for a few minutes before cutting in slices.
It freezes well and is good warm or cold. It even makes a good sandwich. It is also quite showy before it is cut so you could bring it to your church for people to enjoy.
Have fun!

Bookmarked! Thank you.

 

[featherhead007]

Bookmarked! Thank you.

Actually it’s really good! But extremely filling. I used bacon with it. And fresh bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, and mushrooms

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Charlie’s really off this morning. There was a soft-shelled egg and what looked remains of another egg. She keeps sitting quietly and sticking her head under her wing. She wasn’t really interested in mealy worms. I don’t know if I can keep doing this!

For wherever you are with her now. Everyone here understands I think.

 

[LozzyR]

A little internet find this morning

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That is brilliant!

 

[featherhead007]

I love my cup of Coco in a hot afternoon!

 

[RoyalChick]

Actually it’s really good! But extremely filling. I used bacon with it. And fresh bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, and mushrooms

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes it is very filling! That is why I freeze some of it.

 

[LozzyR]

Automatic coop doors?

Anyone have one they love?
My area is humid and we get cold winters (almost as much snow as RC ). I'd like a manual override and most definitely want one that doesn't crush a bird if she's being a brat and blocking the door.

I'm leaning to the ADOR1 model because it looks like it fits the needs and isn't scary to look at. The JVC one looks overly complicated.

We have power to the coop, so wired or battery operated is fine.

Would love your inputs!

I’m a bit late to the party but we have Chickengard auto doors. I initially got them because they gave a light lux sensor, but then discovered the minimum lux setting for opening is too high (200 lux). So I just use the timer setting, and you can also set it to manual.