What is that in the hen house?

Chicken papa got up early to let the chickens out for the day. When he arrived at the coop there was such a comotion, he couldn't imagine what was going on. Then he saw the culprit! A HUGE owl had made his/her way into the chicken yard. Not to worry chicken papa saved the day. With a big fishin net he captured the owl and sent her/him on it's merry little way.. All is quite again in the chicken yard..

Randomness around the farm

Cappie set out with camera in hand today. Here are a few of the things she captured.

NEW...NEW...NEW

3 Baby Goats and 27 Baby Chicks!! Our farm just keeps growing and growing..Oh and I forgot to mention the 2 baby bunnies my husband found yesterday. Not so sure how to tend to them. My baby chicks are only a few days old. 2 of the baby goats are going into their 3rd week and the other is only a little over a week old. They are adorable and so fun to watch.

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...

Meet some of our new family members

Saturday we went to a chicken show and now we have some new chickens at the farm. We have a sizzle turken, moderns, cochins, old english bantams, show girls, a polish mix, 2 quails, and a new serama. What a fun weekend!  A grand total of 13 new family members. The new ones are mixing in perfectly with their new brothers and sisters. Here a just a few pictures of some of them.

2 More Days

Getting excited!! Only 2 more days until the chicken show. This will be our first show to attend. I can't wait to see what it is all about. I am still hearing little whispers about a duck though. I wonder what my chickens would think of having a duck among them. It is going to be a fun weekend.

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Sorry no pics to share. Nothing has been going on. I do have another broody hen... When asked how many eggs were under her, the chicken farmer politely replied...A SLEW..... Good luck mama hen.

It has been so rainy here. It is putting us all in the best of moods. Even the chickens seem a little happier these days. Not really. It is so jucky out side I will be glad to see the sun again. Although it is looking more and more like fall here. It makes me want to go to a pumpkin patch for some reason. Guess I will have to settle for the chicken show we are attending this weekend. For some strange reason though I overhead the chicken farmer ask little miss farmer in training if she got in contact with the "lady" about the show and the ducks (WHAT DUCKS!!!). Don't know what all that is about, and I ain't gonna ask.