The red chicken trivet from sister Lois in
Iowa looks great against the Jayhawk blue.

Well, here's some more news from the girls.  Louie collected NINE eggs today.  That's a record. Tomorrow night is the neighborhood potluck.  Guess what we're taking?
It's 7:00 pm.  Time to let the chickens out to scratch around the yard until dark. It has been interesting to track dusk with the girls.  Tonight they roosted at 7:40.  In the depth of summer we were out there with the girls until nearly 9:00 pm. I guess we'll start letting them out around 6:00 pm, so they have more time in the yard.

Another exciting view this evening:  Six geese flew right over me as I sat on the garden bench.  The sun glinted off their bellies and I could hear the flap of their wings.  It was another reminder of fleeting beauty, and I'm glad I was out there to see this one.

French toast:  Mix 4 eggs with cream or milk and a teaspoon of real vanilla (or rum).  Dip sour dough bread from Wheatfield's Bakery into the egg mixture.  Cook in butter in a cast iron skillet until golden brown.  Top with whatever you have on hand.  Today I topped with Louie's home made grape jelly and a dusting of powdered sugar.  Yum!

The Joesphinas just love Swiss Chard.  

The golden scratch is another favorite.  That's
corn.  

More eggs-citing news

Thanks to Cindy for my newest chicken
geegaw -- Farm Fresh Eggs.
 More to come.

 I have been a bad blogger.  I blame the heat and the drought. It has been a real challenge keeping the girls cooled and watered.  I fed them frozen grapes on the hottest days.  They loved them, and I do believe they added flavor to the eggs.  They eat mainly fresh produce from the garden.  They especially love Swiss Chard and tomatoes.

As the summer heat finally lets up, I am feeling such a relief for my girls. Just like a mother hen, I putter and worry about my flock. I knew I had this tendency when I first agreed to this venture of raising chickens and that's partly why I hesitated. But. Louie has taken such good care of them that my worries are subdued. And, now, the Josephinas have settled into a routine.  They begin bawking around 9:00 a.m.  By that I mean they start laying eggs.  We can hear their "bawk, bawk, BAWK," and we know egg production for the day has begun.  Laying between 6 to 8 eggs daily, those girls are more than earning their keep.  We have had no trouble consuming 42 eggs a week.  Well, not just us.  We share with our neighbors, and we are all aware of the cholesterol risks, so here's a link to what the Mayo Clinic has to say about that:  Eggs. Are they good or bad for my cholesterol?

I'll be back soon with more geegaws and a few of my favorite recipes -- with eggs as the main ingredient.

It's like a miracle every time I go into the
chicken house and find eggs.  I'll never
tire of this free produce.