Monday, March 15, 2010

Wow!!! Has it been that long?

I did not realize it had been so long since my last post.... What's up with the chickens? Well, we had to do a little coop cleaning. With the addition of 11 eggs hatched by mama hen, freebies sent with an order, and finally figuring out gender of all chicks, we had around 15 roosters in the hen house. If you have ever had 1 man in your kitchen while you were cooking, then you know 15 roosters in a hen house is WAY to many! Now we are down to 4, and the hens are happy. We have been gathering over a dozen eggs a day. Before we rid the house of all the roosters, we were getting none. Oh Happy Day!! Next Monday we have 25 pullet chicks coming in. This winter was hard on my chicken coop. Between the rain, snow, and just plain yucky weather, we lost several hens. It was time to add to our hens. My daughters serama is sitting. She should have some chicks by the end of the month. I can't wait. The eggs are so tiny, I can't imagine how little the babies will be. I am thinking I will candle them this week to make sure all is well. Until now I have not bothered her. She is being a good little mama and seeing about her eggs, and gets terribly fiesty when you try to mess with them.
I will try to post pictures soon. That would be a good thing to do when the new fuzzy butts arrive...