admin | July 2, 2010
We are keeping a new cat in the barn. She is very sweet. Her name is Amy and we got her from a friend who needed to find a new home for her. I caught her today sunning herself in the barn.
Later I found her in a bunch of hay [...]
admin | July 1, 2010
Wow! What a wild and crazy month it was. I will recap for you:
Samuel went to 4-H camp and then on a mission trip called Fish Camp. All in one week we had Vacation Bible School, my sister-in-law and niece from Dallas visiting, and mid-week my parents came and [...]
admin | June 9, 2010
It has been a wild couple of days. We had chicks born this am. When I went out to the barn tonight to milk I noticed a different mother hen on the ground with a chick. I think it is the chick that is seen here.
It is this Momma hen who is [...]
admin | May 3, 2010
Most of you have heard about the recent storms in the South East. Nashville was hit pretty bad with 15 inches of rain in 2 days. West of Nashville was hit with over 20 inches. The Cumberland River flows right through Nashville and is at 52+ feet as I write this. [...]
admin | April 29, 2010
Look what we got today!
I know it seems like I need a 12 step program for chicken addictions, however, since my friendly neighborhood fox has taken to dining on my hens I want to make sure I have extras for next year.
I found this guy on Craigslist. He guarantees that these are [...]
admin | April 21, 2010
We have had many highs and lows in just the last 24 hours here on the farm. Last night we were searching for our dog Bullet.
We got a call from someone who had picked him up but then released him when she spoke to a neighbor ( a mile plus away) and realized he [...]
admin | April 16, 2010
We have had quite the chick explosion on the farm. Momma hen hatched out a total of four chicks. They are very cute and follow her where ever she may go.
That picture was taken before Momma jumped out of the nest box.
I have also had ten hatch out of the incubator! Far [...]
admin | April 11, 2010
Yesterday I was fooling around in the barn after work. I have a Black Astralorp hen who has been setting on a nest for about 3 weeks. I’ve been calling her Momma Hen. Unfortunately she happens to be setting in everybody else’s favorite nesting box, so occasionally I have to move her [...]
admin | February 13, 2010
With the great incubation experiment over I can honestly say that I have learned a lot! After consulting with books, friends, and the guy at the feed store, I now know way more than I thought there was to know about hatching eggs. God knows it is best to have a [...]
admin | February 8, 2010
Well, the chicks were supposed to hatch on friday. I had a very hard time achieving enough humidity. I was able to boost it a little and for a short time with small jars of boiling water to produce steam. I dreaded emptying the incubator so I put it off until after [...]
