Info On May Hatches...

Its gonna be a busy hatchin month!

BO Broody #1 due May 13 (5 eggs)

*** Eggs in the bator due May 17
(I only have 6 eggs in for me and 10 in for customer)

BO Broody #2 due May 20 (2 eggs)

BO Broody #3 due May 29 (2 eggs)

*** Some of my readers wanted to know about my bator and hatching techniques...
Lets see I have a circulated air Hova - Bator model 1583. I really like this lil bator, it has 2 lil windows for me to peek into all the time. All I have to do is collect my eggs, add water to the water tray, let the bator run for about a day to get the temperature were is suppose to be, add the eggs and wait about 21 days. I usually need to add warm water 1 -2 times a week. I have the automatic egg turner, thank goodness or I know I would forget to turn the eggs 3 times a day! On day 18 you do lockdown... remove the eggs from the egg turner, add water to water tray, put eggs back in bator, shut lid and DO NOT OPEN til hatch is over! (now I have had to open the bator after chicks have started hatching to help a chick out of its shell, but I try to wait til the last minute, you just have to use your own judgment and the more hatches you do the better you will learn what works for you.)

Look How Much We Have Grown...

My 9 April Chickies... almost 1 month old

(almost time to mix em in with the flock)

My 3 March Chickies... almost 2 months old
(these are still my sweetest ones so far)

(I think this ones a rooster... time will tell)

My 3 February Chicks... almost 3 months old

The Farmers Plantin...

We've been plantin for days, lol

Wednesday: Beet seed

Thursday: Sweet Corn, Sunflowers, Squashes, Zucchini, Egg plant, Lettuces, Cucumbers, Carrots, Yellow beans, Green beans, herbs and more beet seeds

Friday: I had to take the day off... my legs were/are killin me!

Today (Saturday) : 166 Tomato & Peppers plants, more sunflower seeds, Indian corn, water melon and cantaloupe seeds

* Beet garden is 40 x 27, Big garden is 72 x 70, Corn patch is 27 x 15, Strawberry patch is 11 x 5 (we are gonna add onto it this year), then theres another small garden for Indian corn, cantaloupe and water melon 11 x 5

** Our Strawberry bed is growing great :)

Started Plantin...

Planted our beet garden yesterday...
2795 beet seeds (give or take a few) and we are plantin more today! I forgot what my garden workout felt like until I started doing all the squatting yesterday, my legs are feelin it today!

We really ♥ Beets...

We soak em in water for about an hour

Itty Bitty Beet Seeds

A Very Wet, Soggy, Muddy Weekend!

It has POUR down rain ALL WEEKEND LONG! We are sick of rain and ALL THE MUD, lol. Kaylin and Piper went out and took pics. of the rain and our ponds we get on rainy days :)

Most of the chickens are just staying in the coop, I dont blame them!

Woohooo... look at this worm Blake found! So Gross, lol

Piper saying... PLEASE Dad dont make me stay out in the rain!
She didnt, we've had her in our laundry room since it started.

Our kids fort area...
of course the boys want to play and swim in this, what boys wouldnt?!?! But I just cant let them, ALL the animals poop around here run off and makes this nasty poop pond!

Now this is the life...

*** Our kids didnt have school today cause of flooded roads!

Meet Farm Kitty...

Shhhhh Kaylin doesnt know we have her, heheheeee

.A new friend brought her to us today while the kids where in school, its a surprise! I had to beg Brian to let us have her! Kaylin has been beggin for a cat for awhile now, shes going to be so happy!
I'm gonna let Kay name her.

Shes around 8 weeks old and very sweet.
I ♥ Her

Hanging Out With The March Chickies...

The 3 March Chickies so far are our sweetest chickies, they will come right up to you, climb on your lap, arms, shoulders even your head, lol. We have messed with them since they were born. I just love them and I also think they are our prettiest chickies so far too.

These first 6 pics. are from this past Sunday, our niece was down and she was so excited to go to the coop to play with the chickies and help collect eggs. She told me this was her BEST visit EVER!

Travis made some friends... (Kaylins Boyfriend)

One of them left him alittle surprise, lol

Our Beautiful March Chickies... almost 1 month old

I THINK the one in the back is a girl and the one in the front is a boy

I THINK this one is a girl

I put 27 eggs in the bator this morning... 12 for a customer and 15 for me (Travis's dad gave me 12 eggs from his chickens, so its gonna be a surprise hatch!)

BO broody is on day 4... 5 eggs :)