I had gotten 2 blue Ameraucanas in a Meyer's straight run rare breed selections. This one had no feathers on feet, and was a lighter blue, the other was darker blue and had feathers. This was the not as friendly growing up, but I always gave her her space. She came with 15 chicks and a meal...
Tomorrow i will set these eggs. I have themed them after cookies. Each egg is named for a cookie they look like. They have names you just chose your cookie. :jumpymeans chosen.
:jumpy 1. Ginger (gingerbread) dark brown egg.Cheekychook wants this one.
:jumpy 2. Chip (chocolate chip)dark brown...
* is complete! *I got some eggs from a friend, I am hoping for frizzles or NN. We may get both, or neither.They only had 9. I will put a :jumpy chick by the chosen ones...
In the pic below a yellow dot is chosen egg. and a black x is a removed clear.
1.*Hatched* Corny- for candy cornrooster...
Went to N40 picked up extra chicks while out. I am hatching chicks at home, but wanted a few extra. I bought 5.above saffire splash, "Sassy",
Below blue bell egger "Bobbi"
below Australorp "Audrey "
below Speckled Sussex "Sunny"Isabella leghorn "Isabel"
DIY women may hate on this post, but why do guys hammer so well? I do my own projects because I don't have the patience to wait for a DH to do any job, but if they do, the can hit the hammer on the nail, 2x and be done. If I do it takes forever and I end up with a crooked nail , or one that...
These are set to hatch on Easter- or the 19th. I thought it would be fun to do the little mermaid. All were drawn on the computer. (my skills in paint.) Eggs were from a local farm, fridge and washed. (I know washing is not good.) Anyho- if you would like to chose someone from the little mermaid...
I have a guy saving eggs for me. He said he put a moist paper towel on them as they were saving the eggs.
I told him not to do that.
I that going to wreck the eggs? maybe it depends on how wet the towel was and where it was placed. I am not happy.
I got bored, so I am having a mini hatch-a-long, eggs going in on Friday the 14th, Valentine's day. This will be called Sweetheart's hatch-a-long. I only have 4, and hope people will chose an egg to name a sweetheart type name. Give me a tooth-ache!
Top row
-White egg- DIY guy says this one is...
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy groundhogs day. It is a milestone of winter. Of course I never understood if the groundhog saw his shadow it means 6 more weeks of winter, seeing your shadow would mean a terrible cloudy day (winter) and a sunny day (shadow) would mean it is warming up...
I don't have eggs yet, but I am planning on doing a St. Patrick's day hatch-a-long Setting eggs on Feb 24th 2025. They will be Lavender Orpingtons from a friend's farm, some for me and some for him.
I am hoping if the government 'decides' masking is important to leave it up to the individual, and not the states. Not a fan of mask Nazis.
And if you are freaked out, no one is stopping you from masking, (*cough* political statement,) just keep your freak outs and controls off me.
Note- I...
Pretty eggs I could not pass up. I have hatched these in the past. They have been fridge and washed. But look good. Only one with loose air cell is top right blue egg. Setting tomorrow. Due the 20th of Jan.
(Temperary brood space.) When I first got my baby chicks from mail order I had them in 2 boxes that were connected to make the space big enough. The light you see is a 60w yellow bug light. (incandescent because LED throws no heat.) A heat lamp would be too hot, in this space. I am not a fan of...
I am setting eggs for Friday, the 13th. But I am making them all lucky. They should hatch on Jan. 2nd. All LO or 1/2 LO.
From the very back. * hatched so far, more coming.
*Heart- Pigeony gets a Heart.
Shooting star-(not fertile. removed.)
Gold- Gold was not fertile.
Dice-
Bluebird- Teresa...
I ordered this winter since a weasel took out my flock, my coop is weasel proof now and weasel free currently. I am going to brood else where. I hatched out some great chicks and wanted to add some colors to the chicks I have. I ordered rare breed straight run, to see what I get, also I wanted...
I went out to my coop this AM and found my rooster dead. Head removed from neck, he was by some nest boxes and I though he caught his neck in falling between. This evening I heard some noise but didn't think anything, then went to my coop and a hen was missing. I saw it under where the hens...
Some people want to lump all roosters in the same boat, and say they will get mean if you coddle them. I have not had a problem with raising roosters this way, or even taking in someone else's "mean" rooster. There are steps to go about raising a rooster so it will not be mean.
One way of...
One is from the store one is from my hen. The may both be unfertile, But IF you know let me know, thanks.
My hen's egg.
Store hen's egg. (ONly on this page so you can see the difference.)
Both together. My hen's is the top.