An egg from my farm pipping!

[hollyk]

Just for grins and giggles I put an egg from our chickens in the bator with the guinea eggs I set. I did not know if our roosters were getting the job done, it just didn't seem to take enough time.... I guess they don't need much stimulation.
Well, this little egg was then placed under a boody hen who disowned it. It had been out of the bator for several hours and I thought it was a goner. But, I put it back in anyway.
So, this morning while my daughter and I were in the kitchen- we here chirping. I thought the guineas were way early -not due until Tuesday. Savannah looked in and said "It's the chicken egg" Sure enough, it had a pip. Now the little lady is taking her time, but she is still working on the egg shell. Guess the roosters know what they are doing!

 

[walkswithdog]

I have my first chicks from my new flock of chickens and that's always the gratifying part. A chick you raised grows up and lays, another becomes the roo and that next generation hatches and it's all a very quiet sort of miracle.

Our first PR's and BA/PRs and bourbon red turkeys are on the ground now and it's just nifty. I had not realized how badly I had missed having chickens and having turkeys is really pretty awesome.

Congrats on the baby...