The Chicken Chiefs

The Chicken Chiefs I am a chicken keeper, but I tell stories of every day things that happen in our lives.

This is the gal that brought 5 chicks to the house on Friday July 11. And behind her is the only rooster I have so he’s...
12/28/2025

This is the gal that brought 5 chicks to the house on Friday July 11. And behind her is the only rooster I have so he’s the father. Annie is a Russian Orloff. Since I never found her nest, I can’t be sure she’s the mother. The only thing that could indicate that she is the mother, all but one have a beard. But I have Easter Eggers that are bearded. So I am not 100% positive that she hatched her own eggs. I may or may not know more when the lil pullets start to lay. Annie lays white eggs. Mr. Roo is a Bantam Red Cochin. Cochins lay brown eggs. So I don’t know that my questions will ever be answered unless they lay blue eggs. Then I’ll know that one of my Easter Eggers contributed to Annie’s nest of eggs.

In other news, I am so happy to hit 10,000 followers. I don’t know why that made me so happy, but it did. And you all definitely helped me in doing it. I’m thankful for you that have shared my page. I’m thankful for all the likes, comments and kindness you have shown me. You all are truly the best.

It’s about time I scrounge around and find something for my supper. So I’ll talk to you later.

Love ya!

~Eva~

I've just reached 10K followers! Thank you for continuing support. I could never have made it without each one of you. ♥...
12/28/2025

I've just reached 10K followers! Thank you for continuing support. I could never have made it without each one of you. ♥️♥️

I’m so excited! Maybe I’ll do a giveaway soon.

Love ya!

~Eva~

Life is better with friends and family surrounding you. Pictured is 3 of my Spring chicks. Sadly they didn’t lay long be...
12/27/2025

Life is better with friends and family surrounding you. Pictured is 3 of my Spring chicks. Sadly they didn’t lay long before going into a partial molt. Not many eggs from them.

I started out with the statement that life is better with friends and family. I truly mean that. I sometimes tend to get in my own little world and feel sorry for myself because of this or because of that. But it’s best not to get there. Nip it in the bud before it gets ahold on you. I’m going to tell you a little Flint story. Perhaps it’s too personal. But I love those great grands. Anyway Flint made a video to send to me. Here’s what he said, “Nana, you’re the best Nana in the world, for keeping me and for keeping Hollis. I love you. And pray to Jesus and tell Him thank you for all the world. Please tell Him.”
So I told that little man, that I loved him so much and that I would give Jesus his message. I don’t know where those words originated in his lil mind. But I’m glad he recorded them for me.

And I want to tell everyone who is reading this that I love you. Thanks for following me. I’m 10 followers away from 10,000. Let’s get them. Thanks for reading my humble little stories.

Later,

~Eva~

12/27/2025

Just a real quick Saturday afternoon hello. P. S. I put a video in the comment section. I bet you watched it back in July.

20 people away from 10,000 Followers. Come on. We can do it. Goodnight!~Eva~
12/27/2025

20 people away from 10,000 Followers. Come on. We can do it.

Goodnight!

~Eva~

I’ve always heard, “if you got it, flaunt it.” Well obviously all young roosters think they got it. And, Willis is no d...
12/27/2025

I’ve always heard, “if you got it, flaunt it.” Well obviously all young roosters think they got it. And, Willis is no different. He’s marching along just looking for a hen…but…let me tell you about Big D, our Great Pyrenees. In times past, I had seen him take good care of the hens by running off a pesky young rooster. I haven’t seen him do that for awhile, but I’ve only had one rooster for quite some time. However, I now have 3 roosters, and 2 of them are oozing with testosterone. So today, Big D showed them who is really boss in the yard. And it’s not those 2 young roosters- one being pictured below. Big D was doing quite a good job taking care of the hens today. I am very proud of him. The old boy still has it.

Love ya.

~Eva~

This is what pretty much every evening looks like here at The Chief’s. Some of the chickens still look a little tattered...
12/26/2025

This is what pretty much every evening looks like here at The Chief’s. Some of the chickens still look a little tattered from molting. I think they have settled into a lifetime career of molting. Really just 2 of them in the flock. And we saw yesterday that Liesel, the Barred Rock is on the upside. The other hen that looks pretty tattered is one of the red s*x links. She’ll likely come through quickly.

I did not do much today other than make the bed and sweep the floor. Penny and Reggie are here. But they are regulars. Not considered guests. Actually they are in the process of moving, and they are between addresses at the moment. They will hang out here till Sunday. They come to our house frequently. Afterall she is our daughter. And Miss Cat absolutely will not share the house with them. She will come in, but when she spots them, she immediately wants to go back out. Crazy cat. She’s lived with us for 11+ years and has seemingly just developed this peculiarity. Very aloof!!

I’m just rambling. I need to sign off. Thanks for sharing my page. The last I checked I’m still 23 people away from 10,000. We will get there.

Love ya,

~Eva~

Almost midnight here which means Christmas is coming to a close. I asked myself what I should post- a chicken or a hot g...
12/26/2025

Almost midnight here which means Christmas is coming to a close. I asked myself what I should post- a chicken or a hot game of mini pool on the same table we sat at to eat the past couple of days. I decided on both.

The little hen is Lucy. She was hatched here in July.
And the pool game- nothing much to say about it- but I’m glad the kids are home using our roomy table to play their game.

Goodnight.

~Eva~

Here’s Liesel. She is really looking good. Her new feathers are beautiful. I’ll put one in the comment section of how sh...
12/25/2025

Here’s Liesel. She is really looking good. Her new feathers are beautiful. I’ll put one in the comment section of how she looked a week ago.

~Eva~

Merry Christmas from Chief and me. I slept in this morning. But I was supposed to get up and cook breakfast. Penny and R...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from Chief and me. I slept in this morning. But I was supposed to get up and cook breakfast. Penny and Reggie are still here. I cooked breakfast but it was a little later than planned. Penny and Reggie were waiting patiently on me when I came dragging out of the bedroom. But we had fresh eggs, biscuits, gravy and sausage. That is our breakfast every Christmas. Traditions are fun.

Reggie’s red truck made a good Christmas backdrop, huh?

Our Christmas Eve was a smashing success. We had so much fun. We had arm wrestling matches. I have a jar full of bouncy balls…I had recently counted them. On the spur of the moment, I had a guessing game. When asked what the prize would be, I told them they could go through my house and take anything they wanted. Everyone’s faces lit up. But in the end, Reggie got the closest and he said he would still choose Penny (our daughter) whom he is married to. Cute, huh?
We sang around the piano, made up a game to pass bouncy balls from spoon to spoon. Abi drug out my accordion, and I was able to play a couple hymns on it. Then Flint tried his hand at making some noise on it. Abi also drug my banjo out. I can’t play a lick on it. So the adult boys played with it. It was truly a great old-time family Christmas. I’m glad they can come to Nana and Papa’s house and still act like children. I hope that never goes away.

I’ve rambled enough. Thanks for reading. And THANK YOU for all the kind comments about my Christmas dining area. Y’all blew me away.
I am 39 people away from having 10,000 followers. Share me. Numbers on Facebook have never meant anything to me and really I don’t care now. But I think it would be really cool to reach 10,000 followers. Thank y’all for always being here even when I take breaks.

I’m off. I’m going to try to get a picture of my poor Barred Rock who has been molting so hard. She’s coming a long nicely.
Talk later

Love ya!

~Eva~

We don’t have a formal dining room and if you enlarge this picture you will no doubt see things that are questionable ak...
12/24/2025

We don’t have a formal dining room and if you enlarge this picture you will no doubt see things that are questionable aka junk. But I made it as Christmasy as I could (I guess. Lol.) Yes, I may pick up some of the junk, but I may not. None of it is hurting anyone. Merry Christmas Eve!

Love ya!

~Eva~

12/23/2025

Just a story, tho I may put a picture in the comment section.

Penny, our only daughter was born in Dec. 1984. She now lives about 90 miles west of us. She’s lived over that way for close to 15 years. And in all those years, she has been unable to find a Dr she likes in that area. I’ve mentioned my Dr many times on here, and I love him. He is actually the Dr who delivered Penny. He was young…just starting out. I had Penny by C-section, and he’s the one who sewed me up. So Penny is no stranger to him, tho it’s probably been 20 years since she has seen him. Not having found a Dr she likes in her area, I suggested she see Dr G. She made an appointment and saw him yesterday. He absolutely remembered her, which I just love. But here’s what I want to tell about. Penny was born with a spot on her right eye. It does not affect her vision and has seemingly been completely harmless over the years. But when she had a visit with Dr G yesterday, the first thing he did was pull out a picture that he drew of her right eye in 1985. When she told me that, I was almost moved to tears. What Dr does that in this day and age? That’s why I like to use a little country “hometown” Dr. He has records from the very first time you entered his door because he doesn’t use a computer. He takes his notes on a post-it note. Yet, the next time you see him, his notes will be typed out to a T and put in your paper folder. Yes, they do have a computer memory of your last visit, but as far as I can tell, it only shows the date of visits. He does not carry a laptop in the room with him- just your folder with a pen and a post-it pad.

*Penny is fine. Everyone needs a good Dr.

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