Kristen’s Chickens and Farming Ventures

[Kris5902]

Oops! Sorry I was at 8 chicks when I left the incubator with one mostly hatched and 6 more pipped. We had to finish weeding our house forms and do some afternoon chicken chores...

One chick so far is more ruddy colored the rest are pretty yellow fluff balls. Everything was going well when I left. One of the yellow babes inherited her mamas foot feathers! Here a link to the post with some video from the hatching thread June Hatch A Long

Just grabbing a quick drink then heading back down now. Will remember to check in this time.

 

[Ribh]

No pressure...

 

[aart]

Here a link to the post with some video from the hatching thread June Hatch A Long

'Little Screamer'...it is insane how LOUD they are!

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Kris

Congrats on the new babies

 

[drumstick diva]

new babies are always worth crowing about

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Congratulations on the hatch. Can't wait to see more baby pictures.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Kris

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Awwww, your boys look so adorable with her! I’m glad she’s doing so well. Broken hips are scary business. You are exactly as old as you feel and act, I firmly believe. Some days I’m 10-12 years old, others I’m 36 going on 80. But as we get older and rely on certain medications to keep us going... it’s important to remember that many of them are long term effects, not instant fixes like Benadryl or Tylenol.

I remind/ask Andrew every day before we leave the trailer and before we go to bed about his heart medication, and even when I’m away it gets added to my sis you remember to water and feed the chickens phone calls. I’m wondering if there’s a way I can convince my mom to take hers at dinner everyday so I can “remind” her too, without being an insolent brat of a child... Poor Andrew just gets the ‘Nagging Wife’ treatment

I’m on the ferry home, eager to check on the eggs. It’s raining steadily but warm, so I’m anxious to see what the humidity is like on my eggs. I’m hoping that it will be just perfect with the weather. It was a mostly successful day. I also bought two wire tree frames from a street artist, I’m not sure exactly what I’ll do with them but they were quite pretty, and I like to see people engaging in making things or entertaining rather than just pan handling. Because of our mild climate there are many homeless and transient people in Vancouver and Victoria, some even travel across the country to winter here.

Well, they say married men live longer than bachelors.
I can see why with we women constantly reminding them to take their medication!

 

[Ribh]

How did you go, Kris? I know your hatch rate was better this time but what about your marans?

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Kris