Howdy ya'll! lemme just say, you know you live in the country when the corner station (here it's Buzzmart- "hardware & feed") which by the way sells no hardware, has roosters ROOSTING on the trash cans. I LOVE IT! posting pics tonite of aforementioned roosters. So about the title of tonites blog..
If you have been following you are aware that I have been on a small mission to acquire some guinneas. They are like the mutant babies of chickens and turkeys and are louder than triplets breastfed by a crackhead.They are excellent pest control (preferring deer ticks as a delicacy) and mosquitos to hen food. They will alert you to arriving guests 10 minutes before they get in the driveway with an alarming KAAK_KAAK_KAAK_KAAAK!! sound and chase snakes for fun.As you can see I simply MUST get a few. The local tractor store and several online stores sell them, but in groups of 25( even I now that is 20 too many). Thus the problematic "brick wall" I hit in my search. Since Guinneas have infertility problems and must be inseminated to hatch eggs(eeewww!) finding keets(baby guinnea) is an adventure.
Enter DELMAR (pronounced D e l-m a h h r-soft aaahh sound)
there is a weathered and somewhat frightening looking fellow who lives in my neck -o-the-woods.He is 5'6( if he could straighten his spine maybe 5'8),skin like baked potatoes forgotten in the oven and eyes like 2 watery slits in his wrinkled face. he has 4 teeth, all in the front and his slurr makes it almost impossible to understand him. For respect purposes I shall call him Jerry(not his name) He has a fantastic flock of guinneas. Two days ago I mustered up the courage to stop and ask him if would sell me a few. This is how it went:
Me: (stopping truck and rolling down windows) ,"good afternoon-are those your guinneas?"
Jerry: (slowly rising from a crouched position at edge of ditch-wher ehe was feeding a feral cat) "Yup."
Me: "you got any keets"
Jerry:"huh?,Nah,Nah, no babies." (pronounced: naah, naah nu baybeez)
Me: "know where I can buy some?"
Jerry:"yup" stares blankly for 3 beats-long enuff for me to wonder if he had forgotten the question.
Jerry:" gotts muh friend DELMAAHR, you can tell from his name-he's from around here,(starts a laugh deep in his chest that rumbles into a coughing spell and sputum) he sells 'em".
Me: "if I give you my number could he call me?" ( feeling a little less than confident about this now..)
Jerry: (staring off into a less than lucid moment)
Me: "does he have a phone?"
Jerry: (snaps back slowly to present day convo)"no, no, guess he don't got no phone, you live 'round here?"
Me: "no sir I dont, thanks anyway" (pull away while he's muttering-hoping to kick up enough dust to obscure my tag..LOL)
so the search goes .....
Got the chicken coop built, only to find several security issues I couldn't live with. So 2 days later I tore it apart, 1 board at a time and began again. A little less hastily, and with my partner in crime Edd at my side,reminding me the entire time that,"I took 12 yrs of shop ya know" and making me laugh til I peed my pants. The coop is now done. It is beautiful and secure and muti functional too.pictures will be posted here tonite. We have had 1 mojor casualty thus far, Layla our eldest split her heel and nearly severed it on Sunday eve while running the phone out to me at the construction site. She is fine, got 4 stitches and crutches but she will live. Edd, Kieren ,Owyn & myself are covered in tiny scratches from th ewire and nicks from the woods but we too shall live and are a site more relaxed knowing the flock is safe.
We are up to 7 ducks and 35 chickens/peeps and will add more next wk.With all these eggs we cook alot. Below is a recipe for my asparagus quiche,enjoy!use left over veggies as a substitute for the apsaragus and save some $$.
6eggs
1cup asparagus tips (sauteed in butter til tender)
2cups cheddar cheese or cheddar jack(shredded
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper/onion/mushrooms/garlic.(usually 2small chunks garlic will do-sauteed all)
1 frozen deep dish pie crust
1/2 cup heavy cream (or whole milk)
salt/pepper to taste.
holladais sauce to drizzle
preheat oven to 350
sauteed all veggies and set aside.
whisk eggs and cream/milk til well blended.
mix veggies with egg and pour into pie shell. cover with cheese and bake 28-30 minutes-til knife inserted in center is clean.
slice and serve with a big dollop of holladaise over the top and crusty french bread.
Bon A Petit!
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