May 2, 2020
We have one chick that seems larger than the rest. It could just be a breed issue, but she/he makes motions that seem similar to our rooster. It tilts its head to look up at us, stretches its neck up tall to look around. A couple days ago I was cleaning a window by them and was up on a chair to reach it. It seemed that a chick was calling a warning and they would all huddle when they saw me on the chair. They see us frequently by their "cage" but this was different to them I guess. It happened several times as I got up and down from the chair. Time will tell, is there a rooster in this clutch?
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Plus 10
April 18, 2020
We did decide to get chicks... well we already did it. We brought home 10 baby chicks. Let the adventure begin.
We did decide to get chicks... well we already did it. We brought home 10 baby chicks. Let the adventure begin.
Minus one
April 18, 2020
Our little flock has done an amazing job of providing eggs. Most have been laying daily and even our oldest hen has provided a few eggs a week. We are pleasantly surprised. Only one is a first year layer (the other three first years were killed by the dogs over the winter). Our oldest one is about 5 years old!
This week the chickens were accidentally locked out of their coop at night. We had made errors with the door a few times in the past (forgetting to close it, locking out a hen...). Sadly we had tragic results and what appears to be a raccoon got to one of the hens. She lived for two days then died from her injuries. We were surprised she lived at all. She even layed one last egg. This hen was the last of our first years. The best we can hope for at this point is that her Mother will raise more chicks this year sometime to replenish our flock. With the COVID 19 scare many people are seeking hens and they are had to come by. We might have to consider raising our own chicks, but with 4 cats on the property, I am afraid they might get to the babies without a Mother hen to protect them...
It was a hard lesson for us all to be more careful.
Our little flock has done an amazing job of providing eggs. Most have been laying daily and even our oldest hen has provided a few eggs a week. We are pleasantly surprised. Only one is a first year layer (the other three first years were killed by the dogs over the winter). Our oldest one is about 5 years old!
This week the chickens were accidentally locked out of their coop at night. We had made errors with the door a few times in the past (forgetting to close it, locking out a hen...). Sadly we had tragic results and what appears to be a raccoon got to one of the hens. She lived for two days then died from her injuries. We were surprised she lived at all. She even layed one last egg. This hen was the last of our first years. The best we can hope for at this point is that her Mother will raise more chicks this year sometime to replenish our flock. With the COVID 19 scare many people are seeking hens and they are had to come by. We might have to consider raising our own chicks, but with 4 cats on the property, I am afraid they might get to the babies without a Mother hen to protect them...
It was a hard lesson for us all to be more careful.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Blessings
March 25, 2020
As many in the world and now country have struggled these past months this year, I have been blessed. As the Country asked for a 15 day shut down to slow the spread of Coronavirus/Covid 19, I have been able to spend more time at home with my family. I love my family. I love being at home. I feel blessed to have been warned by a Prophet to have food storage and been taught by parents to always keep food and supplies on hand. We have been able to go out and get a few things but really we have enough and more to spare or share. Meals might get a little interesting. We might have to get more creative, but no one should go hungry here.
I pray for those that are making decisions and find comfort in words of Peace from our Prophet, comments by Vice President Pence that he prays before he meets with others, and wise sounding decisions and efforts from our Governor.
I pray for those that are afraid or without right now. For those who are at risk of serious effects or even death. For those that mourn or celebrate mostly alone at times that others typically would gather to mourn or celebrate with them.
I don't know what the days and weeks ahead will bring but I know we can learn from these times and we can reach out and use the technology we have been blessed with to make connects and support each other.
We are blessed to live on this earth and to have opportunities each day to learn and grow and love.
As many in the world and now country have struggled these past months this year, I have been blessed. As the Country asked for a 15 day shut down to slow the spread of Coronavirus/Covid 19, I have been able to spend more time at home with my family. I love my family. I love being at home. I feel blessed to have been warned by a Prophet to have food storage and been taught by parents to always keep food and supplies on hand. We have been able to go out and get a few things but really we have enough and more to spare or share. Meals might get a little interesting. We might have to get more creative, but no one should go hungry here.
I pray for those that are making decisions and find comfort in words of Peace from our Prophet, comments by Vice President Pence that he prays before he meets with others, and wise sounding decisions and efforts from our Governor.
I pray for those that are afraid or without right now. For those who are at risk of serious effects or even death. For those that mourn or celebrate mostly alone at times that others typically would gather to mourn or celebrate with them.
I don't know what the days and weeks ahead will bring but I know we can learn from these times and we can reach out and use the technology we have been blessed with to make connects and support each other.
We are blessed to live on this earth and to have opportunities each day to learn and grow and love.
Friday, February 14, 2020
Happy Valentines Day
February 14, 2020
I tried to make Valentine cookies for a few people. The first two we tried did not answer so we left them on their door. Hopefully they will get them when they come home.
The third is on a road out of town, not too far. It was more icey and snowy but didn't seem too bad, well right up until I got stuck. I think there is a dip in the road there and the blowing snow collected and it looked about the same level as the rest of the road until you are in it. It turned out to be deeper than my wheels on my Suburban. Even my 4 wheel drive just couldn't pull me out of that.
Sadly for them, Thankfully for me, two teen boys got stuck in the same section at the same time and their Dad who lived just up the road came to pull them out. The boys tried to push me out at first, then their Dad pulled me out too. I am SOOOO grateful for their help! I ended up giving the boys the cookies to say thanks.
Oh well, We tried.
Happy Valentines Day ya'll!
I tried to make Valentine cookies for a few people. The first two we tried did not answer so we left them on their door. Hopefully they will get them when they come home.
The third is on a road out of town, not too far. It was more icey and snowy but didn't seem too bad, well right up until I got stuck. I think there is a dip in the road there and the blowing snow collected and it looked about the same level as the rest of the road until you are in it. It turned out to be deeper than my wheels on my Suburban. Even my 4 wheel drive just couldn't pull me out of that.
Sadly for them, Thankfully for me, two teen boys got stuck in the same section at the same time and their Dad who lived just up the road came to pull them out. The boys tried to push me out at first, then their Dad pulled me out too. I am SOOOO grateful for their help! I ended up giving the boys the cookies to say thanks.
Oh well, We tried.
Happy Valentines Day ya'll!
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
February 11, 2020
Down one more.
Goldie succumbed to her injuries. I am grateful she did not suffer for an extended time, though to her 24 hours may have felt like a long time. Our last white leghorn does not look like she is doing too well, but she was able to make it to a nesting bar so we are holding out hope.
Goldie succumbed to her injuries. I am grateful she did not suffer for an extended time, though to her 24 hours may have felt like a long time. Our last white leghorn does not look like she is doing too well, but she was able to make it to a nesting bar so we are holding out hope.
Monday, February 10, 2020
Tragedy
February 10, 2020
Our youngest was outside playing in the snow. She came in to tell me that two dogs were fighting Kylo, our rooster, and the dogs had killed one of our Nuggets (our name for our Buff Orphingtons), and that Goldie (our Golden Wyandott) was hurt.
I went out to find the dogs were gone but 6 chickens and the rabbit were dead, 2 chickens were injured, one seriously so, and 5 missing.
I followed tracks to find one. She seems fine, but 4 were still missing. I thought Kylo was one that I found dead but it turned out he was injured but ok. I was hoping that the missing 3 were in a hutch that connects to the coop, but the access is buried in the snow.
My husband came home and helped gather up bodies and dug out the hutch access. We found Kylo the rooster under the coop, injured but moving, The other three were in the hutch there. Two a little injured, one worse of than the others but not as bad as Goldie.
The dogs managed to kill 2 White leghorns, One Buff Orphington, One Rhode Island Red, One of our babies that our Hen hatched, that looked like a Black Sexlink, we named her Soy Sauce, and one white one we that was a White/Colubine Wyandotte, we called Ghost.
Stir Fry - The one who raised us babies last year, seems fine. She hid on the far side of the field.
Her daughter Honey Mustard is injured but I hope will be ok.
KFC one of the originals is alive and moving
One of the Buff Orphingtons/Nuggest is alive
One White Leghorn is more injured than some but is moving
Kyle our rooster is moving slow, but got himself into the coop
Goldie is really rough and I don't know that she will survive but we will see how she is.
For now they are locked up in the coop with food and water to give them a chance to recover.
Not a great day on the farm.
I could say this is another reason to not like dogs, but I know they were following their instincts, and sadly with the snow drifts, they were able to make it over the fence. It was just a tragedy.
Our youngest was outside playing in the snow. She came in to tell me that two dogs were fighting Kylo, our rooster, and the dogs had killed one of our Nuggets (our name for our Buff Orphingtons), and that Goldie (our Golden Wyandott) was hurt.
I went out to find the dogs were gone but 6 chickens and the rabbit were dead, 2 chickens were injured, one seriously so, and 5 missing.
I followed tracks to find one. She seems fine, but 4 were still missing. I thought Kylo was one that I found dead but it turned out he was injured but ok. I was hoping that the missing 3 were in a hutch that connects to the coop, but the access is buried in the snow.
My husband came home and helped gather up bodies and dug out the hutch access. We found Kylo the rooster under the coop, injured but moving, The other three were in the hutch there. Two a little injured, one worse of than the others but not as bad as Goldie.
The dogs managed to kill 2 White leghorns, One Buff Orphington, One Rhode Island Red, One of our babies that our Hen hatched, that looked like a Black Sexlink, we named her Soy Sauce, and one white one we that was a White/Colubine Wyandotte, we called Ghost.
Stir Fry - The one who raised us babies last year, seems fine. She hid on the far side of the field.
Her daughter Honey Mustard is injured but I hope will be ok.
KFC one of the originals is alive and moving
One of the Buff Orphingtons/Nuggest is alive
One White Leghorn is more injured than some but is moving
Kyle our rooster is moving slow, but got himself into the coop
Goldie is really rough and I don't know that she will survive but we will see how she is.
For now they are locked up in the coop with food and water to give them a chance to recover.
Not a great day on the farm.
I could say this is another reason to not like dogs, but I know they were following their instincts, and sadly with the snow drifts, they were able to make it over the fence. It was just a tragedy.
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