More Chicken Chronicles

WELCOME TO THE WORLD WILSON CHICKENS! 

We are now the proud caretakers of 21 sweet little chicks!  They are very active and very thirsty!  We worked all weekend on their chicken coop.  My dad had an old building that was going to be torn down so we went and salvaged parts to used for our coop.  To our surprise, we ended up building the entire coop out of the materials and have paid $0 for the coop.  It still needs more roofing and I am going to paint it but it is well on the way to a cozy home for our new babies. 

We ended up with several more varieties than we anticipated.  There are ten Rhode Island Reds, 3 Buff Orphingtons, 2 California Whites, and 6 Rainbow Layers.  The Rainbow layers are supposed to lay blue and green eggs.  The others will lay brown eggs.  The wind was put out of my sails a bit when I learned that we wouldn't have eggs until at least this fall.  That seems forever away!  I want eggs now.

Chicken Chronicles

Well we've made the leap and officially decided to raise chickens, egg laying chickens that is.  We have read, researched, and asked many questions.  We started out knowing nothing but are slowly learning.  Come to find out there's lots to learn.  The chicken coop is underway (will post pictures soon) and we're going to pick up the chicks in the morning!

Secret Weapon

The Food Network always inspires me to run to the kitchen.  I have a notebook full of Food Network Magazine tearouts (If you don't subscribe stop what you're doing and do it now!) and lots of notes I make while watching my favorite cooks.  This inspiration came out of the September issue. 

Thank you Aaron McCargo Jr. for sharing with me your secret weapon, homemade taco seasoning.  Of course it's easy to buy the taco packets at the grocery but this is so worth the extra few seconds.  I made grilled chicken taco pizzas with this seasoning for my sister's family regardless of her pickiness they loved them!  I will mix up extra taco seasoning and put it in the spice cabinet for later use.  And remember just because it's called Taco Seasoning doesn't mean you only have to use it when creating tacos.  I've used it on baked chicken and it was equally as delicious!

Aaron McCargo Jr.'s Secret Weapon

• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper