Sunday, July 31, 2011

We have keets...

My guineas free range, they never give me any eggs or keets (well I've gotten 2 guinea eggs in the past 2 years, lol). They sleep in the coop & on the top of the run, they eat all the food & chase the chickens/ducks away but they wont give me any eggs... so not fair, lol. They lay their eggs in the woods or fields & I hunt for their nest sometimes but usually dont find it. I just happen to be out feedin/waterin the animals yesterday & seen they had babies... I only got to grab 5... the parents were not happy, 1 came after & flogged me.





Arent they cute :)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Mallory & Maggie, Down on the farm

After spendin a day at the lake (Lake Day) with us, Mallory & Maggie got to spend some time with the barnyard animals here on Our Little Farm. These girls had a good time, they really loved the newly hatched chickies. They want chickens now, lol




I just love watchin our family/friends kids visit with all the animals, its so sweet.

Friday, July 22, 2011

July Bator Hatch

This hatch wasnt suppose to hatch til July 25, so they are really earlier. When I heard the 1st cheeps Wednesday mornin about freaked because I knew it was too soon, I hadnt even taken the eggs out of the egg turner, I hadnt filled the water trays like you have to on lockdown, it wasnt even time for lockdown. So I just let nature take its course, I unplugged the egg turner, I used a tube to add water to the bator through the vent pug at the top, then I prayed & guess what...... 32/42 have hatched! This is the best hatch I've had a awhile!!!

This one is a silkie... not sure if shes pure or not.



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28 goin to the outside brooder




Alot of these will be sold or atleast thats the plan, lol

Thursday, July 21, 2011

...Gizmo... around 3 months

I havent done a post on Gizmo in awhile... here he is.

My July bator chickies started hatchin yesterday & look who wanted to check em out, lol I'll post pics. on the chickies soon, so far 29 have hatched.


He loves is yarn ball :)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Gettin Piggy Kisses...

...Princess Porkchop...




She loves me

Kiss Me, lol

Come on give me one more Momma... please.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Veggie scraps & barnyard pics.

I cooked some veggie scraps for the barnyard animals after workin in the kitchen all day with these yummy veggies

Ellie Mae

Porkchop & Ellie Mae


Annabel


Nutmeg & her 6 chickies

Chickies are so sweet

Thanks For Stoppin by... Come Back Soon

Friday, July 8, 2011

2July hatches & a double yolker...

I "THINK" these will be my last hatches of the year with broodies, if I get anymore broodies I will have to break em. I do have 42 eggs in the bator & that will be my last bator hatch of the year. Wooweee... I've hatched out alot of chicks this year, lol I've sold some, kept some & some didnt make it.

I got 12 free eggs from a BYC lady that lives in the same area, we are tradin hatchin eggs, 6 hatched... these are mutt chicks, she has mixed hens that are RIR, EE, Golden Comit or her flock roo is a EE/RIR mix and then she has two RIR roos also. They make cute lil chickies.

Little Rosie (chipmunks daughter, hatched out last summer) went broodie for the 1st time, then made a hidden nest in the neighbors field, luckly I seen where she went the night her eggs started to hatch, Kaylin went & got Rosie & her eggs we put them in a dog cage inside the bantam tractor. She had 4 eggs, 2 hatched, they are so tiny & cute.

Somebody gave me a double yolker this week, I just ate it this mornin, yum 0.