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[drumstick diva]

tnspursfan09 The chicks are adorable especially the ham, who keeps eyeballing the camera

 

[Pozees]

tnspursfan09 The chicks are adorable especially the ham, who keeps eyeballing the camera

X2, great pictures!

 

[Cynthia12]

Cute baby photos, I love baby photos.

SCG...that cold out there? Wow..and it's only begun.

 

[Wisher1000]

Hello Peeps!
Well, it's the Sunday before Thanksgiving and I am supposed to be pre-cooking, but there are other things I want to be doing (like surfing BYC!) Today, I plan to get a fresh Christmas tree from Lowe's and will stop by TSC for a couple of new feeders while I'm out. I will set the tree up outside to "relax." I always put it in it's stand, with water, and hose it off a few times to remove bugs and leaves and some loose needles. The limbs will relax and then I can see how much room it needs and which side looks best. Then I will set up the new feeders for the breeder pens and resist, hopefully, the urge to spend time letting the new birds free range and instead spend the rest of the afternoon in the kitchen. Truthfully, I'll be happy if I am able to make the three large batches of cornbread I'll need for my dressing on Thanksgiving Day. We will be having a traditional Southern Thanksgiving dinner complete with a whole turkey, dressing (cornbread, chicken, celery, onions, sage, etc.) baked sweet potatoes, butter beans, deviled eggs, broccoli casserole, corn on the cob, pecan and pumpkin pies, and a chocolate cake. Whew! I better get started!

 

[ronott1]

Hello Peeps!
Well, it's the Sunday before Thanksgiving and I am supposed to be pre-cooking, but there are other things I want to be doing (like surfing BYC!) Today, I plan to get a fresh Christmas tree from Lowe's and will stop by TSC for a couple of new feeders while I'm out. I will set the tree up outside to "relax." I always put it in it's stand, with water, and hose it off a few times to remove bugs and leaves and some loose needles. The limbs will relax and then I can see how much room it needs and which side looks best. Then I will set up the new feeders for the breeder pens and resist, hopefully, the urge to spend time letting the new birds free range and instead spend the rest of the afternoon in the kitchen. Truthfully, I'll be happy if I am able to make the three large batches of cornbread I'll need for my dressing on Thanksgiving Day. We will be having a traditional Southern Thanksgiving dinner complete with a whole turkey, dressing (cornbread, chicken, celery, onions, sage, etc.) baked sweet potatoes, butter beans, deviled eggs, broccoli casserole, corn on the cob, pecan and pumpkin pies, and a chocolate cake. Whew! I better get started!

Hi Wisher!

I need to clean things, deal with an impacted crop, Make rolls to freeze for Thanks Giving and of course I need to set up the contests for the NYD Hatch a Long.

There is so little time....

 

[tnspursfan09]

Hello Peeps!
Well, it's the Sunday before Thanksgiving and I am supposed to be pre-cooking, but there are other things I want to be doing (like surfing BYC!) Today, I plan to get a fresh Christmas tree from Lowe's and will stop by TSC for a couple of new feeders while I'm out. I will set the tree up outside to "relax." I always put it in it's stand, with water, and hose it off a few times to remove bugs and leaves and some loose needles. The limbs will relax and then I can see how much room it needs and which side looks best. Then I will set up the new feeders for the breeder pens and resist, hopefully, the urge to spend time letting the new birds free range and instead spend the rest of the afternoon in the kitchen. Truthfully, I'll be happy if I am able to make the three large batches of cornbread I'll need for my dressing on Thanksgiving Day. We will be having a traditional Southern Thanksgiving dinner complete with a whole turkey, dressing (cornbread, chicken, celery, onions, sage, etc.) baked sweet potatoes, butter beans, deviled eggs, broccoli casserole, corn on the cob, pecan and pumpkin pies, and a chocolate cake. Whew! I better get started!

There is nothing in the world as good as real bama cornbread dressing. Do you put boiled egg in yours? And man oh man...butter beans???

Making the dressing here as well, DD would disown me if I didn't. DH does the turkey and ham, I do the dressing, creamed potatoes, and sweet potato pie. DD does the veggies and rolls.

I can't have a real tree, allergic. Growing up we always had to have a fakey one because I would break out if I got anywhere near a real one. We already have our tree up this year even though we are still going through all the decorations and trying to figure out the color scheme for it. The christmas presents were starting to pile up so we went ahead and put up the tree so we could put the presents under it. I do all of my shopping online so the UPS man is here just about every day. Last week I gave him some eggs.

I love the holidays!

sandi

 

[Wisher1000]

Sandi - You know, I LOVE boiled eggs in my dressing, but I hesitate to add them because when you reheat the leftover dressing, the eggs get rubbery. I make enough to have leftovers, on purpose, so I often leave them out. Maybe I will make a smaller batch with eggs and just eat that batch first!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Cute baby photos, I love baby photos.

SCG...that cold out there? Wow..and it's only begun.

It's crazy cold here right now. I deiced the waterers at 0630, 0900, and they're completely frozen solid again and it's almost 1300. The wind is terrible. We are under a wind advisory, sustained winds 20-30 mph with gusts over 50. It's warmed up to 20 degrees out... but feels like 10. Ugh.

Got another apron done today. I'm so behind on the quilt, I gotta start that again after I got check on the wood stoves and deice the waterers again.

 

[tnspursfan09]

Cute baby photos, I love baby photos.

SCG...that cold out there? Wow..and it's only begun.

I love when the babies are going through that awkward feathering out stage, they look so funny. These all look like they'll have the same coloring as their mothers (RSL and BO), the rooster is either our BO or LH. They are also under the tree...or nearly so. We have a shortage of outlets so are limited on where we can plug in the brooder lamp. The house was built in 1848, and we have been adding new wiring as we can afford it. No closets and no central air.

Cricket and Dottie spent their first really cold night in their little coop last night. Got down into the 20s. They seem fine and perky this morning. Water was frozen, though.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Ron -- you gotta link for that hatch athon?? WHat is the set date??

Quote: You are much colder than we are. WInd is blowing. BIrds are hiding in sheltered corners. Constantly checking the waters. Kids are chopping firewood-- when they heard ax and money in one sentence they were fighting to get out of the house!!!!