Hillfarm - good news, thank heavens.

[lorihadams]

Aren't they cute!!! I love baby pics, even if they are chickens

 

[hillfarm]

I just cant wait till we have gobs and gobs of eggs. Right now Pearl is the only one paying her way. The others are eating like raptors. But they at least have the cute factor.

 

[lorihadams]

You'll get there and then you look around and say "what the H*!! am I gonna do with all these eggs???"

 

[hillfarm]

Remembers to google egg recipes next. ahhh, gonna be a good summer.

If only I had room for goats.......

I have been told I am NOT allowed to buy an incubator, but he didnt say I couldnt make one... old cooer, check. old fan, check. Internet, check. We got this one. :bun

 

[lorihadams]

You don't need an incubator you need a broody hen...let HER do all the work.

 

[keljonma]

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z336/willowhill/downsized_Image05042011160424.jpg

This pic is a bit older, the girls are pretty young. I have a barred rock, a porcelin D'uccle, a millie fleur, the black cochin was eaten and an excheqour. Good group, they really have grown since this photo.

Thanks for sharing those photos! It sure looks like you are getting everything ship/shape in the yard. And your birds look very healthy.

2dream used to post about her greenhouse business. I'm sure she'd have some great tips to pass along if you email or pm her.



Your black and white pullet sure looks like our Ancona.........

Here are pics of our Ancona, Lucy Hayes

At 15 days of age

At 1 month sitting on the waterer in the pool

In the middle of the pic at almost 1 year of age

At 1 1/2 years

/edited: sorry the pics are so big, I tried to make them smaller/....

 

[hillfarm]

The ancona looks a LOT like my excheqours when they are little. My girls still have very strong black and white patterns, they dont seem as blended as yours now that they are older. I will try and post a pic of the girls now. I could have anconas, I honestly am going by what another person posted they thought they were, cuz I dont have a clue.
I did the whole, Awwww look at the baby chickens, I want one of those and one of these, aww look that one looks like a panda," So now I'm playing guess that chicken.

The chick behind the porcelian D'Uccle is the one who started off as a panda and I was told was an excheqour. Im gonna go look at Anconas and see if maybe thats what they are. Thanks for the input.

 

[keljonma]

Well it was easy for me because we only ordered 1 of each of the 25 birds we had.

 

[hillfarm]

So, I was not gonna get a job I was wanting, then Im to call for an interview for the job, so now Im not sure if I have the job.

But I may have the elementary position I am dying for. In my kids school. please, please, please.

So here's to getting some good news.

My chickens are good. Coop is coming along very well.

Kids are bored because I have to work this week, but they are home for the summer. 2 and half days and I join them.

This weekend is dump day. we can haul all the tree limbs out of my back yard from the storms and get rid of the jacuzzi. Lots of yard space opening up.... now how can I fill it.

 

[Denim Deb]

Goats?