Posts by CailetTempest

Well today is definately a better day.  Did the baseball game thing.  at least it was cooler and not in the middle of the day like last time.  Baby turkey is now named Buzzy.  Short for buzzard.   He is...

oh things will work out... will talk to kids dad after the weekend because if i tried to call this weekend, his girlfriend wouldn't let him answer the phone.  But it will work out.  We usually are able to talk just not when...

Today has been one of those days.... driving to prosser to get horse hay.  Pick up and trailer full of it.  My kiddos called their dad because we weren't home and told him that the 34 yr old son of hubby's was home...He...

Well the turkey is doing ok.  It is drinking water from the waterer and nibbling at the food.  I made sure to show it how.  Today he isn't as wobbly on his legs.  seems to be getting the hang of it.  It is...

baby has arrived. made it out of shell and is doing great.  Left it in the bator till this morning then put it into the brooder..  I keep showing it where the water is and it's starting to drink. It is also starting to eat...

I have a baby turkey now!!!!  it hatched out early this morning...  YEA!!!!!!   I finally understand the term pip and zip.  I got to see it happen.   Woohoo   the little turkey is still...

We had some issues with the tom breaking an egg and our chickens thinking it was a nummy treat.  So I gathered all the eggs they were sitting on.  19 total.  Did quick candling to get bad ones out.  Had a few...

OMG.  I heard little cheeping in the house and it wasn't the button quail so I looked in the incubator and there's a turkey egg with a hole in it.  I am guessing this is called pipping?  anyways  the excitement...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sunbug4   We just had our first chicken tug-o-war! I was picking weeds and a worm came up with one so I threw it to the chicks. Ha Ha! I have never laughed sooo hard in my life. They...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stumpfarmer  So, what kind of calves? I've got fifteen Beef Shorthorn cows here along with a young bull and fourteen calves with eartag numbers from 1590 to 1650 (the rest of the herd is...