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[Chickielady]

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I need to see a pic of that olive egger. Gotta make sure I am getting the right chicken.

this was a pic a month ago...they are filled out and really pretty now.
That is Duke, he is BCM X Blue Ameraucana.
There are 7 hens...I may have to sell some as there are so many, maybe just keep 5....hmmmmm?
I am interested in, Illia: Will the OEs chicks lay olive eggs as well, or does that require culling of some and back breeding of others to work out splits ?
I noticed some people advertising that they have second and third generation OEs so just wondered.

 

[Chickielady]

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I think that this is THE one single best rule that I picked up from my mother in-law. The person who cooks, does not touch a dish to clean it. Works wonderfully, especially on hollidays.

Not sure if that would work at our house here everyone helps out with the cooking.

That happens when we have our potlucks.
I like your web site or what I have had time to look at, and wanted to say you have a nice family and great photos, and also I add some lemon juice to my peach and apricot jams, and use pineapple juice instead of plain water...it makes the jam bright orange (forever) and twangy good instead of just tasting like sugar.
Try it next time, just switch the water for juice, and not so much sugar.
My Dad is diabetic now, and we are all trying to do sugarless or use Splenda.

Two years ago I tried to make jam with splenda instead of sugar,(there were no recipes back then) it was runny, but oh so good, so now he has a case of apricot pancake syrup he adores !!

I am searching for a pumpkin custard I can make in ramekins so I will get some "pumpkin pie" since I am celiac, I cannot eat regular pie...but pumpkin custard made with sugar, cream, eggs, pumpkin, spices and bake in ramekins...anyone have a good recipe ?
I will log on later and see...I want pumpkin pie in the worst way !
Everyone gets some but me

 

[Imp]

I am searching for a pumpkin custard I can make in ramekins so I will get some "pumpkin pie" since I am celiac, I cannot eat regular pie...but pumpkin custard made with sugar, cream, eggs, pumpkin, spices and bake in ramekins...anyone have a good recipe ?

Hey Chickielady,

I think you could just use your favorite pumpkin pie filling recipe. Mine is the one off the Libby's can. If you wanted I think subbing Splenda for the sugar would work fine. It might make it a little firmer. And if you wanted a crust, try crumbling up some gluten free cookies and sprinkling them on top. You could toss them with some melted butter/chopped nuts. I don't have an exact recipe, but it's a start.

Good luck and have fun baking

Russ

BTW-I would have to do some searching, but used to have a recipe for "Nutty Pumpkin Crumble" that was really good and easy. Only problem is that the recipes was for 100 servings. If you are interested I'll look.​

 

[Illia]

Chickielady:

Your Brahma is doing just what my hatchery Silver Laced Polish is doing (with much disappointment) My own Brahmas from a hatchery are not getting any more pencilled like yours, but my Polish, now that she's almost done molting, suddenly has terrible lacing and half of her crest is white!!

She was nearly perfect, only one white feather in her crest, nice lacing. . . . And now what is this?! Hatchery quality, gah.

As for the OE's - Are you talking OE x OE? Because that will give you half brown egg layers, half either green or Olive Eggers.

I'd say just keep 5 if you really need to cut back.

Also, after that terrible loss with my incubator and by decision to replace most of my Wheaten/Blue Wheaten flock. . . Would you at all be interested in Blue Wheaten pullets who are already of laying age? I have a cockerel too, but he's white. It is not a dominant white, so it will not show up in your offspring unless you actually have a bird with a recessive white allele. Otherwise, you're going to get Blue Wheatens out of him, as he's already proven to me he has the blue allele.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Well he is very nice looking but he is safe I only want pics of the hens I will be getting.

I have found that straight splenda doesn't work well for some things I bake so I use the BAKING splenda. It is a 50/50 mix. That is also what the splenda brown sugar is.

Now I am gonna let the chicken out of the egg. IMP is an awesome baker !!!!! When we had our "chicken party" last Feb he brought a lot of very good deserts I would call them a berry/ fruit cobbler a long with several other very tasty main dishes. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

OK this is where some of you who were there need to chime in and help me out.

In fact I think IMP (unknowingly) volunteered to cater our next party.

 

[ReiMiraa]

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oh i would love to have those this spring, they lay blue eggs? i am in need of those..... too bad no one on here is heading to leavenworth in the next few months..... you live too far for me.... spring time i could sneak in new chickens and parents wouldn't notice the slight increase, until they saw blue eggs.... i think we are at ~85 ish chickens.... lost count with adding and subtracting some.... but one day there are some breeds you have i would love to buy. blue, chocolate, and olive eggs are the last few breeds i need on my list. there are many wants too......

 

[cheryl98117]

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I really miss those light cream colored eggs from the Sisters. lol But there yolks were always so pale yellow in comparison to everyone else. I could never figure it out. Have their yolk colors darkened sence coming home with you Chickielady?

My four pullets are still holding out on me. Still no eggs, and its driving my nutty! I really want to get some chicks, but poor Illia... So many bad things can happen. So now I am toying with the idea of getting an incubator and setting it up for a early febuary set date. And just ordering hatching eggs. Hopefully through Illia or Pips&Peeps, but who knows now. This year has been OH SO funky, and has thrown all the critters off.

 

[Imp]

Now I am gonna let the chicken out of the egg. IMP is an awesome baker !!!!! When we had our "chicken party" last Feb he brought a lot of very good deserts I would call them a berry/ fruit cobbler a long with several other very tasty main dishes. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

OK this is where some of you who were there need to chime in and help me out.

In fact I think IMP (unknowingly) volunteered to cater our next party.

Your a funny guy Rustler.

I was just thinking a couple days ago about the potluck and was there any interest in having another. I'd be up for another, I enjoyed meeting my fellow chickenonians.

Russ- and as I recall RonB was the professional baker, I just dabble.

 

[Chickielady]

http://www.pcdudes.com/buffs/lights/

What spectacular birds, a very good example of NON Hatchery birds !!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Hey Chickielady,

I think you could just use your favorite pumpkin pie filling recipe. Mine is the one off the Libby's can. If you wanted I think subbing Splenda for the sugar would work fine. It might make it a little firmer. And if you wanted a crust, try crumbling up some gluten free cookies and sprinkling them on top. You could toss them with some melted butter/chopped nuts. I don't have an exact recipe, but it's a start.

Good luck and have fun baking

Russ

BTW-I would have to do some searching, but used to have a recipe for "Nutty Pumpkin Crumble" that was really good and easy. Only problem is that the recipes was for 100 servings. If you are interested I'll look.

Holy Cow, yes if you hve the recipe and maybe I can eye ball it down to a reasonable amount, sounds good, like maybe the Libby's pumpkin custard with like a oatmeal-chopped nut topping like I put on my apple or zuchinni crisp ?
YUMMM !