The Amazing Maisie is at it again.
Miss Maisie went broody 3 times last year, but I never let her raise a single chick. I would normally stick some eggs under her and let her do her thing, but since I was “incubating” babies, I decided it was best not to have more little things to take care of. So she had a little […]
Big Mama’s at it again
*Sorry, no Menu Plan Monday today, I’m having a bit of recipe block (is there such a thing) and I really wanted to share this with you guys.* What else can you do with a bucket full of chicks? But put them under the best broody hen! Remember Big Mama? Last year I snuck 21 […]
Big Mama
As a birthday gift to myself I ordered hatching eggs (of course). They were shipped to me and on the same day I put them in the incubator, my hen Pumpkin went broody for the second time this year. So, I put about 10 eggs under her as well. If you remember, Pumpkin was one of […]
Just call me a hole digger, burying person
I feel as though death has taken up permanent residence in our home…. In the past 6 months I’ve had more deaths than in the past 6 years; 2 grandparents, 1 pregnancy, 1 dog, 1 kitten, several chickens, tons of chicks and lots of fish. Just this week 3 deaths (1 chicken, 1 kitten, 1 […]
The Watermelon Chickens….part 2
part 1 Don’t you hate it when you buy a watermelon only to get it home and find out it’s old? I do, but my chickens don’t!! Check out Maisie with her 2nd brood, and 4 adopted chicks. She’s such a good mommy! And those chicks, you think they will be spoiled for life? After […]
A Weekend at Home
The Memorial Day holiday has me all confused, so I missed Menu Plan Monday, and my usual recipe on Tuesdays. We spent the weekend at home, oh was it a glorious weekend. Lots of playing outside, enjoying the hot weather, playing with the boys and cooking from the garden. The boys loved playing on the slip […]
A broody….. finally…
Despite all the loss our family has endured the past few weeks, life continues on with my chickens. Maisie, my 8 month old Olive Egger pullet, became broody a few weeks back. I have hoped for a broody hen ever since getting chickens a few years ago. It’s very unusual for a chicken as young as she […]
Spring is in the Air
At least here, as we’ve been hatching a lot of chicks on the “farm”. Just about every week a new set is hatching. The boys really love watching the chicks hatch. See the egg is fully zipped around the shell and just about to pop out! Little W eagerly awaiting the chick to hatch. Little […]
Egg Candy
Chicken porn, eye candy, good eats. What ever you want to call them, I just love the look of these beautiful eggs. This is the ultimate for me, the reason I got chickens in the first place. The beautiful colored eggs. In the beginning I didn’t even know there were so many colors. And look […]
Fine Friday Morning
I have a couple of random thoughts to share with you on the fine Friday morning. Remember Chloe, I posted about her and Cricket yesterday. Well it got really cold last night dropping into the freezing zone, and I couldn’t find Chloe to let her in. I searched and called and called and searched last […]
