The eggs I’m incubating are no Buff Oprhington eggs. The plan was for me to always keep the eggs that hatched too. My dad knew that I was going to be keeping the eggs.
One of my mom’s friends whom she works with has Ayam Cemani chickens. I knew that my mom was talking to her about buying eggs to hatch, but my mom told me that she wasn’t selling eggs. Turns out that is a lie.
Her friend’s only rooster died a few days ago, but luckily she is hatching out eggs. Fingers crossed she gets another roo.
My mom has been oddly protective over these eggs. We lost power for three hours yesterday and she started freaking out and seemed really on edge.
Willow is broody- stupid hen. I suggested that we put the eggs under her, because she would be more reliable than an incubator if power went out. My mom immediately said no, and when I started telling her how she would be much better than an incubator, and that the eggs aren’t important anyways because Dad would never let me keep them, she told me that they are no ordinary buff orp eggs. Honestly, my brain thought for a few seconds, and I put it together.
She is very right- these are no ordinary eggs. So far we have five fertile ones.
Mom and Dad wanted it to be a surprise for when they hatch, but Mom kinda panicked I think and that’s why she told me. I am really hoping that losing power for a few hours didn’t kill them.
Haha, to think that I was more eggcited about Bolt’s eggs! I have no idea why- that hen is not very smart. I caught her eating a face mask today. When I was chasing her to get it out of her beak, she dropped it and ran away. Turns out she was standing on a four foot yellow rat snake. Poor snake was more freaked out than me.
Oh! I’ve lived on my farm for three years. I’ve never seen a ring-necked snake. I saw one today. I knew what it was as soon as I saw the ring on its neck, but I grabbed a stick and picked it up just to see if it had a bright orange belly. It did. It was so cool, to finally see a snake breed that I’ve not seen since I lived in my old neighborhood in FL.
Two snakes in one day… that’s scary. The guineas found it, but they didn’t eat it. I was hanging out with the chooks and I heard them make their snake noise so I ran over to where they were and I looked and saw it. Such stunning creatures.
And here is the once again broody hen, and the hen who tries to eat a face mask while standing on a snake almost as tall as me. And the little snake.
on you. Coco just did! 
