I have two Speckled Sussex hens that are almost 3 years old. They are always hanging around together just cackling away.  We have had them since they were about 3 days old. Which is a really long time for us, what with all the coyotes and wild dogs around here. They remind me of a couple old spinsters who never got married!


The one pictured above is Camaro.  My oldest, who was 10 at the time, named most of our chickens.  So there are a lot named after cars and other strange things, lol!


The one above is called Red Comb, because when she was small she had a bigger red comb than some of our roosters. If you look at the picture below, taken last year, and then at a recent picture of Red Comb, you'll see a big difference.  Here's an old pic and a new pic side by side.


When Red Comb molted this year, her feathers grew back mostly white.  It's like she's getting old, poor thing!  I hope her sister doesn't make fun of her for turning white. She's still beautiful, maybe even more so,  and one of our favorites!

Times are hard for a lot of people right now.  Unemployment is up and jobs are hard to find.  Just providing food for your family can be hard for some.  According to Feeding America, approximately 5.7 million people receive emergency food assistance from their organization in any given week.  Wow, that is such a huge number, it's hard to believe!

You can help support this campaign by entering codes from specially marked boxes of Hamburger Helper here- www.showyourhelpinghand.com or by logging on to make a donation.  Hamburger Helper has already donated more than half a million dollars and will donate up to an additional $100,000 to Feeding America through this program and all you have to do is put in the code from the box!  Don’t think one code will make a difference? The 17 cents Hamburger Helper donates per code is enough for Feeding America to deliver one meal to a local food bank!


My family loves Hamburger Helper meals.  I do too since they are so easy to make!  Tim McGraw's Southern Voice CD is awesome too!  It has so many wonderful songs on it.  My 3 year old loved the foam hand that came with the pack the best, lol!


In order to spread the word about the Show Your Helping Hand campaign Hamburger Helper is letting me give away a prize pack just like the one I received!  It includes a box of Hamburger Helper skillet meals, a Hamburger Helper foam “Helping Hand” and a copy of Tim McGraw’s “Southern Voice” CD.  Also, Hamburger Helper will make a $10 donation on your behalf to the Show Your Helping Hand™campaign!

Here's how to enter:

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That is a total of 10 entries you can get!  You must leave a separate comment for each entry!  Giveaway is open to US residents only. Giveaway will close Wednesday night December 8th at midnight. Good luck!

I was given a Show Your Helping Hand Prize pack from Hamburger Helper in association with My Blog Spark in exchange for posting about the Show Your Helping Hand Campaign.