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Going between the chewy sugar cookies with the crinkle, or the roll out ones........... Hmm. Got the house to myself, DH is freezing his tush off camping in the shed so he can get hunting at first light. Brrrrrr! More power to him, i'm sitting warm and cozy :)

That water de-icer did the job, water was good when i got there today :) I do have to make a hard decision about the two remaining millie roos though :( I have went back and forth on it, the only way i could keep them is in the dog cage. If i block off part of the camper i will be putting too much stress on my flock, they have a kind of truce where as long as the one group is on the one side, the other group will move to the other; and the babies are only going to get bigger.

The black and white is still a mystery, the comb is not red yet but those pointy tail feathers.........although the white and blue roo is getting pointy hackle feathers, and the other is not; but the pointy tail feathers........................gaaa. I hope it's a girl, it's so hard to find homes for boys.
 
Forget the goodies, i would be wishing for tips, being christmas eve!
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No, i am too scared that they will become little nuggets, or be mis treated. Too many people get chickens any more because it's fashionable, and don't really have what it takes to be a good owner.

As much as i like babies, it may be a good thing that i don't have a broody any more. I want to take hope home, make a house pet of her. I can always bring her to a roo if i need to breed her later on, to continue the line.
 
Dh's dad is staying at a place where they have pet birds, i was really saddened the other day to see how pitiful their cockatoo was. :( The guy has had birds for years, but talking to him it was clear that he had no real medical understanding. Poor bird got a bad crop, he didn't say whether it was bacterial or fungal; he at least took her to the vet, but i really think she needs to go back. My banties are far heavier than she was, that's how much weight she had dropped. Poor thing's crop was the size of a marble, that was it. Liquid poop. All huge red flags, i suggested some supplementation and i got blown off. I started talking about what i've done with chickens, how i've helped them with nursing; nope. "we had chickens for years, never had any get sick" Hmm. Well, that's a medical marvel since all critters get sick now and then, especially if you've had large numbers. All i know is i've seen that look in a birds eyes, that sad and desolate look that says they don't really want to make it. She is affectionat, too, like my cocoa was. Put her head in the crook of my neck. Part of her sadness is her original owner died, part of it is not being understood. She's plucking herself nearly bald, too. All red flags, either nutritional or emotional; i stated that the supplement her plumage and i get "all birds molt" For most of a year????! And the only grit i saw was sand, not nearly big enough to help her. :(

So long and short of it, i just am saddened and at a loss as to the idea of adopting out.
Most of the people that really know a lot about birds tend to know a lot about how much food to bring, how to house, but not how to understand them and when they need loved., or how to help them if they need it :( It's one thing if you don't know what to do medically, we all get times we don't know. But to refuse help? To refuse to admit you don't know? That's what gets me angry, makes me sad.
 
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Remember these? http://younghomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/11/art-of-cookie-decorating-first-steps.html

(again, overlook the religious part, that's not what i am showing; look at the beautiful layers in this cookie! http://younghomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/11/art-of-cookie-decorating-first-steps.html

I just tried it, and the dough didn't come together at first, i stirred until there were large clumps then i turned out and kneaded until it came together. ( There's so much butter, i don't see how they could toughen) FLAKEY LAYERS! nice.
Here's the recipe, without the pic I guess it's a wilton's recipe! :) http://cakecentral.com/recipes/2055/no-fail-sugar-cookies
 

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