Tag Archives: hatching chicks
Hatch 1-The final round up.
In a tote with wire topper and a heat lamp over it (they will move to the bigger tote with the in-floor heating in a few days) sits 17 chicks. This result breaks down in a few ways and we are … Continue reading
Happy Easter 2017
Wishing all my readers a very happy Easter 2017, I wish you many blessing to come though the year and hope that this weekend, you have done whatever makes your world a happier place be it quiet time, working time, … Continue reading
Hatch 1 -Last check before lock down.
Well, I will admit to be being a tough day to have lost a number of the eggs in between the checks but most of the loss’s where in the bought eggs, (bought hatching eggs have a poor hatch rate … Continue reading
Hatch 1- Fertile Check
Life is blooming in Hatch 1! Man is it hard to be quick and try to get a photo of a back-lit egg that shows those babies.. I was not able to show the veins that I could see with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Checking eggs fertile, Chickens, farmgal photography, hatching chicks
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Getting Ready for spring egg laying.
I know it seems like its right in the hard part of winter and I know from talking to my family and friends that they are either into hunker down mode or they are hitting the slopes, the trails and … Continue reading
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Tagged Breeding ducks, Chickens, Eggs, expecting sheep, geese, guard geese, Hatching, hatching chicks, homestead, Nest Setups, sheep
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Chicken plans for 2015
So I am planning on adding in a new chicken breed to the farm, one that is ideally under served in my area, meets my own chicken needs here on the farm and so I have it down to a … Continue reading
