Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Joy x 6

My daughter got a horrible cough and low grade fever last Thursday so I rescheduled her big party for this weekend! So with dr.'s visits and taking care of her I am behind once again on my house work, suprise, suprise ;) So I will be a busy mama this week again! Now for the good news!!!! My two buff orpingtons began laying this week ☺ So now I have five laying hens, two pullets, five baby chicks, and two roosters! I also traded one dozen eggs to my neighbor for 2 delicious smoked bolognas. I think he was giving us the bologna's anyway but it felt good to give him something in return, and I finally have plenty of eggs to share  ☺ I had put 15 eggs in the incubator last week and today candled them and gasp ALL of them are fertile! I was crying like an idiot in the closet six of the eggs will be purebred cochin from my little Miss Squirty! Four of them will be from my green egg laying americauna Winnie. Three will probally look like the little chipmunks I just hatched out. And two are from my buff orpingtons, those should be interesting. I promise once these babies are out I will put the incubator up for awhile! It's just been really cool hatching out my homegrown babies ☺
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  1. BethSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Very nice blog. I am your newest follower.

    Beth

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    1. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 1:11 PM

      Welcome Beth! Thanks for checking out my blog! I can't wait to have more time and browse through your blog some more! Have a great day ☺

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  2. SweetLand FarmSeptember 11, 2012 at 2:40 PM

    Hope your kiddos feels better soon. House work will always be there ;-)!
    I always love it when the babies get bigger and they start paying for themselves with the eggs we get from them! Love the fresh eggs!
    Sounds like your really having fun with the incubator! And will be having lots of chicks soon!

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    1. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM

      Thanks she does feel better and I am having too much fun with my incubator ☺

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  3. ConnieSeptember 11, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Hi Kelly, it is easy to see how exciting it would be to be hatching your own little chicks. The photos of your chicks are adorable. It sounds like your chicken coop is getting filled up. Have a great week, "happy farmer-girl" and best wishes to your little daughter, Connie :)

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    1. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 8:01 PM

      Thank you Connie! A new chicken coop is in the future for sure ☺

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  4. Sunnybrook FarmSeptember 11, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    You will have chickens running around everywhere before long. But what to do with those darned roosters?

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    1. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 8:02 PM

      I'm hoping to sell them!!!! Hope is a big word isn't it!

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  5. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM

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  6. Mama PeaSeptember 11, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    You sure have jumped into raising chickens with both feet! How long will it be before more animals make their appearance? What's next on the wish list?

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    1. KellySeptember 11, 2012 at 8:02 PM

      Well mama pea I may have a pregnant rabbit and goat ☺

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  7. The Kelly's Adventures in KYSeptember 13, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    I'm so happy for you! You might need to get a bigger coup!! Do you know what the little chipmunk marking chicks are? Aren't chickens addicting!! Its a good thing I'm limited to the little coup I have now, otherwise we might have dozens upon dozens of them running around, taking over the place!

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    1. KellySeptember 13, 2012 at 7:28 AM

      They are 1/2 barnvelder 1/2 cochin. I am done with incubating after this batch for awhile and once we get rid of the roos we shouldn't have more than 20 ☺

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