Search results for query: *

bump

Oh oh! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! When are they due to hatch? I managed to keep my little guy underwraps until s/he was a week old. When my husband saw him/her, he groaned, complained a lot, gave me a look that could kill and, then, promptly fell under the spell of the cute little...

Well, you won't believe this. I go to close up the coop and check to make sure all my chickies are present and accounted for. Earline is in the nest box with Pansy and, as I'm shining the flashlight in, the head of the baby chick pops up between the two of them. AWWW! We'll see what tomorrow...

It's a lot more complicated than feeding 2 more, Michelle. It's the actual body count. I promised not to get more than 4 and I've broken that promise twice now and he takes those kinds of things seriously. If I do it again, I'm afraid it's going to really cause friction between us and I'm not...

Hi! Thanks for your thoughts! I thought of that. I know someone who's always hatching eggs in her incubator. I have misgivings about going that route though. She sells her chickens for meat OR eggs and I'm afraid I'll not want to give them back when the time comes. And I know my dh is...

Hi! Below this is the original story about Earline, my broody hen, that tried to steal Pansy's one little chick. Here are how things are going now. Earline has just tagged along with Pansy and her chick since she came off her nest and, now, Pansy pretty much tolerates having this other "white...