Rockford, Illinois!

[sasimpson77]

I am not sure on its breed it came from a local farmer with a very mixed flock if you know what I mean. Penguin is at work with me today because I couldn't leave him/her at home with out help because when he/she falls down he/she has a hard time getting up he/she came out of a tiny brown egg and was malpositioned.

Looks like I will have saturday and sunday off this weekend woohoo I so want to get coops and stalls cleaned and chicks relocated the 3 week old babies are out living there welcome in the house lol I can't wait for spring and being able to relocate them to the grow out coop. As soon as I can tell cockerals from Roos I will thin them out. Most of them are purebred orpingtons crossed to lavender. I am sure I won't have an issue getting my phone back just might take a couple days.

We love our horses I call them mi therapists lol. We have a quarter horse (mine) and a large pony (she is my daughters). Some one in Caledonia was offering purebred chicks but I would like to get a breeding trio that is either close to point of lay or laying already.

 

[1876 Farm]

Where did you see the ad for chicks in caledonia?

 

[1876 Farm]

I have made my first chicken saddle... very easy. Now to find the time to try it on one of my hens.

 

[sasimpson77]

I like it its beautiful I want to see it on a chicken.

I have made my first chicken saddle... very easy. Now to find the time to try it on one of my hens.

 

[1876 Farm]

I will post a picture on the weekend, unfortunately I won't have time to put it on one of my hens until then. I hope it fits!

How's your chicks and the hatching going??

 

[sasimpson77]

Chicks are growing like crazy I took three old hens to the auction last night and came home with two very nice light brahmas a roo and a hen I hope she is laying something on my property has got to start laying eggs lol. I have 60 eggs in lockdown now they all looked good development wise when I candled them as I put them into lockdown so maybe they will actually hatch on time I changed things up and I am hatching them in card board egg cartons. My other eggs seem to be developing well I have a bunch of Leghorn eggs and I can not believe the size of there eggs compared to the size of the hens The white eggs are amazing to candle and see development in. I am excited to see what I get from them. Check out this egg I double candled the other day it is a light brown egg.



Edited to add I candled an egg last night and could see a perfect foot outline that was cool.

 

[1876 Farm]

That is a fantastic picture....what light source are you using?

And which auction did you attend? and how did it work, did you need to sign up for it, or did you just bring your birds?

 

[1876 Farm]

I like it its beautiful I want to see it on a chicken.

Here's 2 of my EEs modeling the chicken saddles... along with the offending rooster.




How's your incubator hatch coming along?

 

[sasimpson77]

Here's 2 of my EEs modeling the chicken saddles... along with the offending rooster.




How's your incubator hatch coming along?

well 30 and 31 are zipping and 18 are pipped just waiting for them lol
love the aprons may have to get some from you.

 

[sasimpson77]

by the way I am live streaming the hatch don't mind the incubator after thirty eggs hatching it needs some serious cleaning but have 18 to go
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sherryann1221