Well Its Official...

Charlies A Boy!

I was thinking he was looking alittle roosterish.
Caught him in the act of trying to mate today...
now I just have to listen for his 1st crow.

Big Daddys running over there to knock him off that hen, lol

Isnt he BEAUTIFUL... I just love his coloring.

Nice and shinny feathers

He was born in Sept. 09... so hes about 5 months old.

I only have him and a pullet from my Sept. 09 hatch

Charlies in this bunch somewhere, lol. 1 Week Old

At 5 weeks old

Charlie at 6 weeks and 7 weeks...

Day 7... Time to candle

Ok I wasnt going to candle yet...

The plan was to wait til day 10 but I thought oh what the heck lets take a peek!

These are the only pics. I had Brian take. I be glad when we get a better camera. These arent very good pics., in person you can see veins and a itty bitty chickies inside! Now I just think thats one of the coolest things ever!

Now out of all 36 eggs...
3 I'm not sure about I cant get a good look at this time and 5 really look like duds to me. (the 4 bantams and 4 easter egger eggs are all looking good) I'm going to candle again on day 10 and day 17/18.

12 Beautiful eggs I collected this afternoon...
collected 1 this morning, so got 13 today

Just another snow day...

Hope you enjoy the new pictures I took today...

Its a ghost town...

Some hanging out under the coop...

... and the rest just hanging out in the coop, nothing else to do!

"We Are Sick Of This White Stuff!"

Looks like shes saying... Get Out Of Here With That Camera!

Sugar one of our Easter Eggers making us breakfast, lol

...and there it is

Nice purtty warm egg :)

Chipmunk trying to catch alittle shut eye

Nov. Chickie checking me out

She's my lil friend (I hope its a she)... she always comes up to me

Nov. bantam chickie

pecking snow off my boot,lol

Big Daddy... always watching :)

Sally Sue always watching me too...
Just waiting for the opportunity to flog me, lol

Goldie

Hello

Weird looking creature, lol

Hanky Doodles wishing for sunny days to run and play in...

Honest Scrap Award...

Katiegirl tagged me for the Honest Scrap Award! This award goes to bloggers who "put their heart on display as they write from the depths of their soul. "Thanks! So now I have to share 10 honest things about me! Here is goes...

1. I love my life... every single thing about it! The good, the bad and the down right ugly. I love my husband (of 16 wonderful years)our 4 kids (who are all just about in their teenage years, gets alittle rough at times), I Thank God Everyday For All He Has Given Us And The Life We Live ♥

2. I am a very quiet, shy girl...I get embarrassed really easy, my face will turn so red and I hate it. I dont like talking in front of people. I have a hard time sharing my feelings face to face. Alot of people when they 1st meet me think I'm stuck up but I'm far from that, I'm just quite til I get to know ya.

3. I love to people watch... People are so dang funny and I love to just sit back and take in the show when we go somewhere.

4. I really HATE to clean house... now dont get me wrong I do clean my house I just dont like doing it! But someone has to do it, lol. If I had my way I would sit on the couch all day long and crochet. (or outside on nice days)

5. I live on almost 3 acres in the country and its my own little happy bubble world... most of the time I could care less to go anywhere, I have everything I need thats makes me happy right here! (Brian, our kids, nature, my chickens, our gardens, pond (when it rains, lol)... what more could a girl ask for?!?!)

6. Half the time I have no idea whats going on in the world, I hardly ever watch the news, sad I know... like I said I live in my own happy bubble world! I know nothing about politics. Really, I couldn't care less. I know I'm supposed to be interested in what is going on in the world and sometimes I feel stupid for it, but I just prefer to keep my head in the sand.

7. I've never been on a plane, lol. (But maybe in 4 years I will be... Brian asked me about going to Hawaii for our 20th Anniversary, Heck yeah! I must admit I will be scared!)

8. I hate shopping OF ANY KIND... I know I'm a girl and I'm suppose to LOVE shopping but I DO NOT! I hate driving too!

9. I want to learn to sew... I have a sewing machine my mother in law bought me for Christmas in 2009, its still in the box :( I will learn one day!

10. I have a very bad temper that I keep deep down inside... it takes a whole lot to tick me off but when you do WATCH OUT! Its the nice, shy, quiet girls that will get ya ;)

So, now I'd like to pass this award to...

Callie @ Chickens On The Porch

Matt @ Foothills Poultry

tberry29 @ Lovin' The Country Life

Feb. Hatch... Day 1

I put the eggs in the bator yesterday afternoon. I'm very excited to see how many hatch! I'm going to try to wait til day 10 to candle, I'll try to get pics. for you all to see too.

Hatch Day should be Feb. 27

36 eggs... 4 Bantan mixes, 4 Easter Egger mixes, 25 Buff Orpingtons, 2 RIR mixes and 1 ? (not sure if its RIR or BO)

It Arrived Today...

My very own Hova-Bator... yeehawwww

Brian ordered this for me earlier in the week and I've been collecting eggs to go in it for my 1st hatch. I've been reading on this and have wanted a incubator since I got chickens (almost a year ago). I'm so happy I could scream and I did when the kids told me it came in today! I'm alittle scared but I think I'll be fine... we got it up and running, its almost to 100 degrees. I'm thinking by tomorrow evening I should be able to put the eggs in and start the count down!
Stay Tuned...

We went ahead and got the automatic egg turner too. I didnt want to have to worry about turning the eggs 3 times a day.

I've got 26 Buff Orpington, 3 Easter Egger and 3 bantam eggs waiting...
I think I will added 2 more eggs to the batch tomorrow.

If you have any positive advise fill free to share
Thank You...

Time For A Head Count...

I bundled up and went out by the coop this evening to watched some chicken tv. Then I waited for everyone to go in and get settled so I could try to take a head count... (I think they were all in, I didnt see any under the coop)

Heres what I've come up with...
34 chickens and 5 guineas (25 laying girls, 3 roosters, 3 chickies from Sept. hatch and 3 chickes from Nov. hatch)

Look how tiny the bantam one is compared to the other two, lol.
They stick together!