How to De-Stuff a Chicken

WARNING PHOTO CONTENT MAYBE TOO GRAPHIC FOR CHICKEN LOVERS!

As I was eating my lunch today Bumpers was off playing with her ball. It has the face of a rooster on it and at one time it used to make a cock-a-doodle-doo noise, but that feature has long since been broken. She was carrying it all over the house. She disappeared for a bit and I went to check on her. What I found was a chicken massacre. She had de-stuffed the poor chicken ball. She looked so innocent afterwards too.

Furry Friends friday-The Goats all Bedded Down for the Snowstorm

Goats were freshly bedded down with straw for yesterday's snow storm.
Blackers' favorite past time is to eat his new bedding. The cold weather had him feeling his oats yesterday, he was rearing up and acting all playful, of course he wouldn't do it for the camera.

This is Faline our spring 2009 baby out of Coco and Blackers.

She like her dad likes to eat the bedding.

I just love her color

This is Coco, our doe. The goats also enjoyed a special treat of alfalfa blocks this morning along with their morning ration of sweet feed and beet pulp.

Part 2 First Snow Day of 2010

Nothing like kids and puppies in the snow.

Okay here is where I found the dogs water bucket, in the middle of the yard! Now I have to hop the fence to fetch it. I am not happy.




Don't they look so innocent. Of course no one will own up to who the culprit is. Maybe if I bribe them with a treat?

As for the state of the roads I haven't seen or heard a snow plow all day. Guess the state cut the funding to clean our little state highway. Hopefully hubby won't encounter roads like this all the way home tonight.

Kids and pups had a ball in the snow while I cleaned out the puppy pen. See the videos below.

The First Snow Day of 2010

The first snow day of 2010. I happen to be off work today so bonus for the kids! That means a day full of playing in the snow hot cocoa and helping mom with farm chores. However their idea of helping and mine are a bit different. First thing they did was take off to the woods to climb the snow covered trees.

(Quackers in the snow)
Bonus day for the labradors too. They LOVE the snow. So I let everyone out in the play yard to enjoy the white stuff. Bonus for me I have have to carry less water buckets when they are out there, and since the outside faucet is frozen today that is great news.


Cami wondering why the younger labs are so excited. I guess after ten years of Ohio winters you just don't get excited anymore.

Miles eating ice that I busted out of the water buckets that the kids in turn threw over the fence to the dogs. They love chomping ice even though it probably isn't the best thing for their teeth.


And what does a lonely beagle get on a snow day. He can't go out in the exercise yard cause he can fit through the fence and get loose and then he runs for a good three hours before I can catch him again. So instead he gets a yummy rawhide to chew and he is quite happy.

Kids had a ball doing one of their dad's favorite past times, throwing snow balls at the dogs. Everyone had a good time till the kids got cold and asked to come in. Their clothes are in the dryer and they are in front of the T.V. warming up. I still have a few chores to finish up outside so I'm sure they will come out with me later. Maybe we'll get some more fun pics. For now though have a great snow day.

What's Cooking Wednesday

Sorry no picture for this one. I was so hungry when I got home from work I decided I'd wait and take pictures of the left overs, but guess what, no left overs. it was that good.

Fisherman's Stew
Take one onion one celery stalk and one yellow bell pepper, chop, and saute in sauce pan. Add teaspoon of garlic and one teaspoon of cajun seasoning. Add a can of chunked tomatoes, or homemade tomato puree like I did.Add 1 cup water and 1/2 cup white wine. Then add 1/2 lb each of pre cooked chunked shrimp and fish. I used tilapia. Added a little cheese and some crackers and yum yum!

Crate Mates

No the girls (Quackers-chocolate & Cami-yellow) do not normally share a crate. This was done for convenience while I was trimming nails on the pooches. They were only in there for about five minutes together max, but don't they look cute. Two little jail birds.

Kids & Pups

Chillin' behind the treadmill
Everybody was kung fu fightn'


smothered in love

playing video games with the kids