Tag Archives: hatching eggs

Spring Equinox is here!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Today is the day here in the north hemisphere that we will have equal amounts of sunlight vs darkness and tomorrow there will be even more light! We have already been getting more light since the darkest day in Jan, … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged bird sale, Blessings, canadian eh, cherry tomatos, compost, Equinox, flowers, Garden, garden zone 5a, Gardening, Gardening in changing times, growing rhubarb, hatching eggs, homestead, keets, mixed farming, nature, Northern garden, planning the garden, plants, quail, Rabbits, rhubarb, seedlings, Seeds, small Farm, small stock, spring, Spring Equinox, to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow | 2 Comments

Peep, Peep- Its starting.. we will have Fluffy Chicks for Easter Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

It’s starting!! Not I just need to sit on my hands for the next 24 hours.. and wait it out! 5 have started so far and so much peeping going on in there when I put my ear to the … Continue reading →

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Hatching Eggs-Set #1

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

42 eggs are in Hatch #1 this year, a mix of possible chicks, we will see how it goes, I am hoping to do 4 sets of hatches this year, we will see if the hens are willing to produce … Continue reading →

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Spring Eggs Collecting for hatching

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

O dippy egg, you are my favorite.. I like eggs in so many ways but I truly adore a good dippy egg fried up in home rendered duck or beef or pork fat, the edges crisp, the white set and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens | Tagged Egg Collecting, Egg marking for hatching, Egg Storage for hatching, Feeding your Hens, hatching eggs, Spring eggs | 3 Comments

Learning a new skill for 2016- hatching eggs

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

While I will continue to use the mothers as much as possible, between some hens not sitting or sitting when I want, between ordering birds from the south and then having this past years bird flu outbreak and the chicks and … Continue reading →