• Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes

    by  • July 31, 2010 • City Chickens, Gardening & Pets • 2 Comments

    buff orpington and sussex backyard chickensDear chickens,

    I know our tomatoes are delicious.  Or rather, I would know, if you didn’t keep hen-pecking them before they are fully ripe.

    Gardeners should never count their eggs before they hatch with regards to tomatoes, and I did initially believe the dogs or squirrels were stealing the fruit.  I was walking on eggshells waiting to witness something eating the ‘maters and suddenly there you were!

    I fenced in the tomato plants, but you cocky girls nibbled right through my barrier.  I’m not sure who is the bird brained one now.

    I have no choice but to assert myself at the top of the pecking order again.  This poppy cock has to stop.  You are heretofore banished to the back of the yard for free ranging.  A fence that will last until you are old biddies will be installed soon.

    backyard chickens grazing

    The chicken scratch is on the wall: Leave the garden alone or you’ll be cooped up forever.  I rule the roost now!

    Mad as a wet hen,

    Rachel

    PS. I make a mean poultry stew with tomatoes.  Don’t play chicken with me.

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    2 Responses to Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes

    1. Chris Jonard
      July 31, 2010 at 4:03 pm

      You rock! Put those chickens in their place! ~:>

    2. August 29, 2010 at 3:44 pm

      Hey there,

      Yes…chickens are not to be trusted. They will eat and peck at anything including each other. You must eat them and then turn the left overs into broth. You will like it to make risotto. Trust me on this.

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