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The Chicken Chiefs, Daingerfield, TX (2025)

11/29/2025

I don’t know what the story is behind this picture because it was on his Granny’s page. But it sure brought a big smile to my face when I saw it. I hope it does the same for you. If you aren’t familiar with this face it’s Hollis Tree or as some call him on this page “Happy Hollis”.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did. I enjoyed it, but I’m glad it’s over. *sigh*. Now on to Christmas.
All my animals are fine. We get 2-6 eggs per day. I’m ok with that. We don’t eat many eggs. But I will say fresh eggs sure do make good deviled eggs. I will close now.
I think I am going to take another social media break. Maybe a day. Maybe longer. But I’ll see you soon.

~Eva~

11/27/2025

They are waiting on peanuts. Oops. I’ve ran out of peanuts.

Here’s some useless information- (Penny and Reggie are at his Grandma’s house at the moment). I once read that chickens are much like humans in that they are either dominated by their right side or left side. They can be a righty or a lefty. So having read that, I started watching my flock. I have 3 sets of stairs in my back yard which is the chicken yard. I sat one day and watched them go up and down the steps to their coop front porch. I can see them coming down better than I can see them going up. And every single chicken in my yard comes down the steps right foot first on every step. I have yet to see a chicken use their left foot/leg first nor have I seen one alternate which would mean they are ambidextrous. What do you think?

Hope you all are having a great day whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving or not.

~Eva~

11/27/2025

The day is Sunny and cool. And Joylin looks beautiful in the sun. I hope today is a good day for everyone. We’re not having our Thanksgiving meal until tomorrow. I’m going to make one pie today. I have to keep things simple. But everything will taste wonderful.

Here’s something I feel like I should touch on. And I do hope you are still reading. I made a comment on this page that was not like me. I am human, and that human within me does not like my buttons pushed. (Honesty) For whatever reason someone was trying my patience at least that’s what I felt. Too many buttons had been pushed, and I made the “said” comment. It was so out of character that my Granddaughter messaged me to ask if I had gotten hacked. If you saw the comment, please forgive me. Thanks for your kindness.

Happy Thanksgiving! May you be able to count many blessings today and every day.

~Eva~

11/27/2025

The previous post was Woody. This is Willis. They look just a tiny bit different. Woody has longer saddle feathers. Willis’ saddle feathers no doubt have some more growing to do. Their coloring is a little different. Both gorgeous if I can use that word for roosters. They have settled their fighting down. Matter of fact I haven’t seen them fighting at all for a few weeks. That absolutely doesn’t mean they won’t. Tate & Kate (yes, both roosters) fought til Kate almost didn’t make it. But when he got well, I rehomed him. They were probably 8-10 months old before they suddenly became enemies. It does happen.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Be Blessed today and every day of the year.

~Eva~

11/26/2025

To be fair, this Roo looks maybe larger than he is because he’s very close to me. But, he and his brother have grown like crazy. They are 4 months and 2 weeks old. The one pictured is Woody. He really is very handsome. I think about Annie and her little brood of 5 she brought to the house on July 11th. Since I never found her nest, I really can’t say for sure they came from her eggs. She’s never been a great layer. (Annie is a Russian Orloff.) Tho she has a beard, I have a few Easter Eggers in the yard that are also bearded. The one thing I am 100% sure of, the Pa of these chicks is a Red Bantam Cochin. So there you have it. Not anything I haven’t already discussed. However, I wanted to post in case I have new followers reading this.
I hope you’re having a Wonderful Wednesday. Everything is great here. It’s sunny and 58° here at 3:30 pm. A very nice Fall day.
I’ll try to talk later, but Penny & Reggie is coming in. Family always comes first.

~Eva~

11/25/2025

I have 2 Hibiscus blooms today. These are in pots and haven’t been watered for at least a month. They are just setting on my little front porch. The foliage looks pretty sad. Yet, there was something living within that said “let me give you one last bloom in late November.” I’m honestly glad and surprised I haven’t tossed them in the trash. They put a little bright spot in my day.

I have had another little bright spot in my day I think I’ll share. About 2-3 weeks ago, I visited my Dr with pain in my lower left back. I’ve had this pain for 2 years or more. I can’t say it had gotten worse over 2 years time, but I had become more weary of carrying that pain. Chief said, “Eva, please just go to your old Dr that you’ve used for years. Talk to him about it.” I took him up on it. Most Drs want to run CT scans, MRIs and whatever else they do. And I’m not into all that stuff. So I made an appointment, and I went. He felt on my back where the pain was, and he immediately told me it was pain in my sacroiliac joint caused from scoliosis which I’ve had all my life. The sacroiliac is located in the lumbar part of your back. TBH: I had a big laugh in his office because I thought he was joking. I had no idea there was really a thing called the sacroiliac in the human body. I wrote about this a few weeks ago but want to touch on it just in case someone new might be reading.
Okay on to the bright spot in my day, I went to the grocery store today for the first time in 2 years and had no pain. Matter of fact, I rarely go to the grocery store. I usually make a list and Chief goes for me. I have not been able to cook or bake even the simplest things for at least 2 years without pain. So- I made it through the grocery store with no pain. I plan on doing most of our Thanksgiving meal (with the help of Penny) fingers crossed pain free. This is an absolute miracle to me. What the Dr told me to do- take Naproxen twice a day with Turmeric in the mornings and a mild muscle relaxer at bedtime. His words were, “I think you’ll see a big difference in 2 weeks.” I 100% see and feel a big difference. I’m so thankful for Chief pushing me into seeing my old timer Dr that I’ve been seeing for 40 years. For some reason I had a wild hair to start seeing Chief’s Dr, and he’s not near the Dr my old standby is. I hope he doesn’t retire for many, many years.

We aren’t having Thanksgiving here until Friday and it will be simple- even though simple can still be pricy. My debit card let out a screech in pain when I swiped it at the grocery store. But it was accepted. Sheesh. You can tell I hadn’t shopped in a good while. Holy macaroni.

Thanks for reading my ramblings. I hope you’ve had a bright spot or 2 in your day. I call them glimmers. Tell me about a glimmer you’ve had.

~Eva~

P. S. I’ll try to get some chicken pictures taken tomorrow. I have lost an important piece to my camera but I have one on the way.

P. S.S. At least one of my young roosters from Annie’s brood is crowing and trying his hand at mating. Can I say that on Facebook? I guess I’ll see. Lol. But Woody and Willis are getting so big. And making some beautiful guys. But my camera…🤷🏻‍♀️

11/25/2025

As I was going through my eggs from today (all five of them) this one jumped out at me. Looks like the little hen left me a message. Problem is, I can’t read “chicken scratch”.

Goodnight y’all!

~Eva~

11/24/2025

Tho, the picture is of Happy Hollis, my story will be a Flint story. Both boys absolutely light up my life. Hollis Man is so sweet and so laid back.

Anyway on to my Flint story- This morning Flint had gotten dressed, and it came time to put his shoes on. Of course there was only one shoe to be found. We were all looking for the missing shoe when Flint said, “Hollis had it last. So if Hollis could only talk, he could tell us where it is.” Nice try, Flint, nice try, buddy! Then Abigale, the boys’ mom said, “look under Nana’s chair.” Flint said, “it won’t fit under Nana’s chair.” Another nice try, buddy.
I said, “you didn’t even look under my chair.” We’re all still looking for the shoe, but I was watching Flint. He had the one shoe in his hand, he was trying to stuff it under my chair, but I didn’t exactly know what he was up to. So I just continued to watch…and when he got up, he said, “Nana, I told you the shoe wouldn’t fit under your chair. I just tried putting this one under it and it’s too tall.” Ok Flint, you got me. (If the shoe fits, wear it.)
Shoe found….On the dining table which doubles for a “catch-all”. 🙄

Goodnight y’all!

~Eva~

Chickens are fine. Laying slow but fine. Big D-Fine. Miss Cat-Fine. We’re all fine here.

11/23/2025

Here’s the story. Penny and Flint have worked on making this piñata about 3 weekends. It was supposed to look like a basketball, but that didn’t turn out great. However, he was able to beat it up real quick-like before they left this morning and I videoed it. It was absolutely a fun project for him. I’m so glad Flint’s Great Aunt Penny loves doing projects with him. He will likely never forget this. The bat he used was quite heavy. It was made by our brother-in-law for Chief and me. And we had just gotten it from him. Tho had we not gotten it, we have a Louisville Slugger that would have worked just fine. I might have one or two more Flint stories a little later today. But enjoy this for now. And little brother, Hollis, is an absolute joy. He just rolls with the punches. Flint trips over him and knocks him down and Hollis just gets up and keeps on trucking. He’s the happiest kid I believe I’ve ever known. What a fun night we had.
~Eva~

11/22/2025

My kiddos, grandkids, and great grandkids are on the way. So I’m killing time. I have a ceramic Christmas tree collection. I thought I would show you what I have. I don’t do much decorating. I just bring in my ceramic trees from storage, and walla, they give off a nice festive look. I have added one every year for a few years, but I’ve also gotten rid of a couple here and there. I rarely have run into a vintage tree that was afordable. But I have one. Just look at the captions if you want to. If you aren’t interested, keep scrolling. That’s how that works.

~Eva~

11/22/2025

Happy Caturday! Must’ve been a hard night.

~Eva~

11/20/2025

I’ve been on break. I’ve decided to make a post to let you know I am fine. This is our skinny little tree this year. But it’s going to the trash. I will get a new one for next year. Some of the lights toward the bottom are out. But it’s fine for this year. As far as posting, I can’t say that I will post everyday but I will make some posts. Sometimes I don’t have anything to post about. And I don’t want to stress over it. I’ve enjoyed my time off of Social Media. It’s been freeing.

I shall leave you with a Flint story. He picked out the Christmas tree for their house this year and is so proud of it. They live nearby his Granny & PawPaw. He wanted them to come and see the tree and the lights his momma had strung on their front porch. They came and as they were leaving, Flint called out the door at the last minute, “Granny, it’s so magical. Do you feel the magic?” (As told to me by his mother) May he always feel the magic at Christmas!!!

If nothing changes they are having a sleepover here on Saturday night. I plan to soak them up.

Happy Thursday!

~Eva~

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