Go Red for Women & Heart Healthy Dark Chocolate Strawberry Smoothies
I'm a woman and a survivor of heart disease. I am blessed each day I wake up alive to spend another day with my family. Friday is Go Red Day where across the nation, we wear red in honor and memory of...
View Article**Urgent** Lost Silkie from Nationals in Newnan
*MISSING* Judy Lee's Paint Hen; wearing pink leg band #13. She went missing during the poultry show at Newnan, GA. Friends I could really use your help!! My dear friend, Judy Lee, who is THE CREATOR...
View ArticleIncubating & Hatching Eggs Part 2- Candling Eggs
Hatching & Incubating Eggs Part 2 Candling Your Eggs In my first incubating post I talked about setting up your incubator properly and starting your eggs. Around Day 7 for white or light eggs and...
View ArticleThe Egg Basket is published, as a contributor in "Must Love Chickens"
The Egg Basket is published in Erin Kelly's book, "Must Love Chickens" available at Amazon.com! It's official! We're published! The Egg Basket is pleased to announce Erin Kelly's book, "Must Love...
View ArticleWelcome Spring with a New Chick!
Welcome Spring! We welcomed Spring here at The Egg Basket with some new arrivals yesterday! We're still staggering hatches indoors using our incubators and hatchers but we also had a great Spring...
View ArticleBreakfast Recipes Week & an Asheville Girls Vanilla Giveaway!
That's right, you read it correctly! If you follow us on Facebook, you saw our delicious coffee cake photos last week and the French bread we baked yesterday morning. So many Facebook readers...
View ArticleBreakfast Recipes Week & Asheville Girls Vanilla Giveaway
Welcome to The Egg Basket's Breakfast Recipes Week Featuring an Asheville Girls Vanilla Giveaway Last week I mentioned how much I LOVE baking with the Asheville Girls Organic Vanilla so this week I'm...
View ArticleBreakfast Recipe #2 Delicious & Healthy Zucchini Raisin Muffins & Asheville...
It's Breakfast Recipe Week at The Egg Basket with an amazing Giveaway from Asheville Girls Vanilla! Today's recipe is Delicious & Healthy Zucchini Raisin Muffins! Welcome to Day 2 of our...
View ArticleBreakfast Recipe & Asheville Girls Vanilla Giveaway Day 3 ~ Strawberry Coffee...
Breakfast Recipe Week & Asheville Girls Vanilla Giveaway Day 3 ~ Strawberry Coffee Cake I hope you're enjoying the Breakfast Recipe Week here at The Egg Basket and you're taking the opportunity...
View ArticleWry Neck or Crook Neck~ Understanding It & Treatment Options
Wry Neck or Crook Neck~ Disclaimer~First, I am not a vet. Let's just get that out of the way. I do not have a degree in veterinary medicine. I am a enthusiastic chicken breeder, keeper,...
View ArticleMeet the Flock ~ The Blue & Splash Silkies
Meet the Flock ~ Our Wonderful Blue & Splash SilkiesIt's been awhile since I've introduced you'll to the chickens that make it all happen here at The Egg Basket. We've really been moving things...
View ArticlePinspiration Post- Homemade Lara Bars & Granola Bars
Pinspiration Post #1 ~ Homemade SnacksI have to admit, I enjoy my Social Media. Sharing photos and chatting with readers, other breeders, friends, and family on Facebook, sharing photos on Instagram,...
View ArticleI am Thankful for...
Todayis Nov 1, so although, as busy as things get here, I can't PROMISE to post everyday, I'm going to try really hard to post what I'm thankful for each day. Please, feel free to join me and let us...
View ArticleHatching through the winter - an Outdoor Brooder!
It's been awhile since I've posted so my apologies for getting so far behind! Moving all of the animals, coops, pens, and so on (not to mention the human stuff) proved to be a big job! Partner that...
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Blue Silkie Cockerel For SaleFor sale : Blue Silkie cockerel, 6 months old. Meet Oreo, a young Blue Silkie cockerel from one of our Blue/ Splash breeding pens. We've kept Oreo as one of our future...
View ArticledoTerra Essential Oils Giveaway! Enter to Win!
Essential Oil GiveawayJust in time for the holidays!Sponsored by: Jenni Hulburtof theNature Fed Wellness MovementYou can find more information about Jenni's doTerra Essential oils here! And please take...
View ArticleAdvent Calendar with Activities & a Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe
The Christmas Countdown Begins...It's that time of year again! I can't believe it's been a year since I posted about our Advent calendar last year. So much has happened but it feels as if the time...
View ArticleAdvent Days 4-7: Snowmen Ice Cream, Grinch Floats, & a Christmas Parade
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!We're enjoying our Advent calendar activities and tonight will be one of our favorites. For Day 7, we headed downtown for our local Christmas Parade with...
View ArticleSnow Cream with my Favorite Coffee Creamer
Although we didn't get quite as much snow as the weatherman predicted (do we ever?), it snowed enough to cover our boots and the temperatures are low enough to make daily chores frigid! Since the kids...
View ArticleGo Red for Women- Why I've been Missing
If you've been following my blog for long, you probably already know I am a woman living with and fighting heart disease. I wrote a post last year about my story up until that point and shared one of...
View ArticleLivestock Swaps - How to Protect Yourself & Your Flock
Mary, Bri's beloved Muscovy hen was purchased at a local swapThere's been much debate lately on forums and facebook groups about purchasing new farm animals and adding to one's herds and flocks. Some...
View ArticleIntroducing Our New Longtail Breeds Part 1~ Red Shoulder Yokohamas
For Christmas and my birthday this year, Chuck surprised me with the last thing I expected him to purchase on his own, new chicken breeds! Not just new breeds but an entirely new class of chickens...
View ArticleCoccidiosis - An Unfortunate but Common Problem
I often get questions from readers about health related issues involving their flocks. It's so important to me to share our struggles as well as our triumphs in hopes it will help others as they work...
View ArticleHartwood Days Festival- Our Youth Poultry Show Results
It's that time of year again! Show season is upon us and we're getting started in the right direction with our first Poultry Show of the season. The kids participate most years in the local, Hartwood...
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