Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

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GORGEOUS TOO!!! and even make beer out of it

 

[hillfloweranch]

My husband actually came up with the name TMNfarm (our last name is Tuominen) for our little place when my kids started competing with their horses. He wanted to have jackets made with the name on it. He was exceptionally proud of his little girl and all of her accomplishments with her pony. I resisted because we were newbies at the horse stuff and I didn't want anyone to think we had such huge egos that we would put our names on jackets!! As some of you know, my husband passed away suddenly 3 years ago. He never got to see his daughter be truly sucessful, or watch his sons succeed with their horses. I so wish I would have let him brag when he had the chance, so I now proudly display our farm name wherever and whenever I can!!

that is devastating...but so glad you were able to continue on with the name and definitely bragging rights for your girls! I wish you and your family many more successes!!

 

[hillfloweranch]

GORGEOUS TOO!!! and even make beer out of it

Recipe for Heather Wine:

1-2 pounds fresh Heather (upper stalks & flowering buds)
1 gallon water
4 cups sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
... 1/4 cup lemon juice
boil heather in 1 gallon water in large soup pot, till heavily colored tea. remove mixture from heat and strain. when mixture cooled slightly, add sugar, nutmeg, allspice and lemon juice. pour mixture into casks and allow to ferment 6 months.

recipe from Celtic Folklore Cooking.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[TMNfarm]

OMG how devastating, I am terribly sorry to hear this. You are a major strong woman for sure. awwwww gosh how terrible.

Did you ever draw up a logo with the name?

Thanks, Sally. It has been tough. He was my world, and my kids' world. He was an awesome husband, and awesome Daddy, just an all around great man. We miss him terribly every single day, but to fall apart would have been to dishonor everything he stood for. He loved me for my strength and he left me in this world to care for the kids we created and loved so much. I live to honor him and know that I will see him again one day in Heaven. It has been three years, and we have been able to carry on and find joy in our lives, and joy in remembering the man he was.

He actually designed a logo just a few days before he died. We were on a trip, and he drew it for me on a napkin at breakfast at the hotel. I wish I would have saved the napkin, but I remember the design. I want to have it painted on my barn wall. He designed my barn in his head before he died as well. It was kind of a pipe dream back then, but he had big plans. One of the things I did with his life insurance policy was to pay off my house so I could afford to build the barn he had dreamt up for us. It was built by my nephew according to Mark's plans, so in reality, he built it for us... I wish I knew how to do design, so I could draw it up, but I'll have to find someone else to do that for me...

 

[TMNfarm]

Ok... Enough with the sad stuff now... On to baby duckies!!

I have 3 babies in my hatcher that hatched out last night and one more egg to hatch that pipped sometime last night. Given how long it took for the others to go from pip to zip to hatch, I'm wondering about taking the babies out of the hatcher. I don't want to compromise the last egg... What do I do?? It is only the small pip, it hasn't started making the hole bigger yet. Can I take them out quickly and throw in a wet paper towel to preserve the humidity?? Any advice?? Thanks!

 

[sumi]

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[sumi]

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[sumi]

Ok... Enough with the sad stuff now... On to baby duckies!!

I have 3 babies in my hatcher that hatched out last night and one more egg to hatch that pipped sometime last night. Given how long it took for the others to go from pip to zip to hatch, I'm wondering about taking the babies out of the hatcher. I don't want to compromise the last egg... What do I do?? It is only the small pip, it hasn't started making the hole bigger yet. Can I take them out quickly and throw in a wet paper towel to preserve the humidity?? Any advice?? Thanks!

Take them out quick and put a wet cloth/paper towel in to bump the humidity up again. I used wet toilet paper. It was handy! LOL Worked very well too.

 

[TMNfarm]

Oh no!!!!! I am officially addicted to duckie babies!!!