The Chicken Doctor is in!

So when you have animals, you inevitably have injuries right?  Recently we had some very eager, and hungry, chickens and there was a casualty.....

 

I as doing my morning rounds after I opened the coop and noticed fresh blood on the waterer can.  NOT good!  I don't want anymore fighting going on 'round here!  I shortly located the hurt chicken and she got a free visit to the Dr.'s office :)  Our 3 year old son was my assistant and shortly made a "pen" for her to relax in....

 

 

 

I simply treated it like any human wound, stopped the bleeding, assessed the injury, and made sure she was well before returning her to the yard.  Basically they were head down, chowing down, and someone got a taste her comb instead of the feed.  Talk about head/face wound!  They definitely bleed a lot just like that fat lip your sibling gave you during a play wrestling match.  She is fine, and enjoyed some lettuce while in the waiting room :)

Breakfast Anyone?

Around here we are split, about 3 breakfast eaters, 3 not so much.  Brunch is fun for us to have on the weekends when we all sleep to different time, and are hungry later in the morning.  One thing that is a staple for us is, pancakes!  I had always gotten the box mix for pancakes until I found a recipe about 1 1/2 years ago in a catholic church cookbook my mom gave me from when she used to teach for the church's school.  It is your typical family favorite recipes, most made for large families with simple ingredients.  We just LOVE this recipe.  It is so easy to whip us, I usually double it for pancakes to munch on all Saturday long, or to freeze for toaster heating later.  We use it so much I have the recipe memorized. 

And who can resist a great library find about pancakes!

2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
2 tblsp melted butter
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla optional

I beat the eggs and gradually add the sugar.  The more you whisk, the fluffier your pancakes.  I add the melted butter when it is not so hot but still liquid so that it doesn't solidify into chunks in our batter.  We often add bananas while they are frying, or chocolate chips.  I like mine with walnut chunks and dried cranberries.  If the batter is a bit lumpy, its even better!  Happy Breakfast!