The rain arrived. It was raining allllllll week, or for more than a week, complete with some thunderstorms and hail. Some of us have been getting a little stir-crazy. However, today has been just beautiful and next week is looking promising too. I have been ducking out between showers to get a few bits and … More It’s a Bit Soggy Around Here
Last time I posted about the chicks there were 13. Most of them hatched on Tuesday and one or two hatched on Wednesday morning. Then there was an anxious wait for the last three eggs. Unlike her usual staunch self, I found Frodo off these eggs a few times, or leaning forward helping the chicks, … More Chick Dramas: What Kind of a Rollercoaster is This?
Chick-hatching time is drawing closer. Frodo has done so well sitting for longer than usual and with so many eggs. The Husband and I did the second candling session tonight, Day 17/16. We weeded out two more duds, which, thankfully, were actually duds. They were just runny, warm, slightly smelly egg. I think they were … More You’re Hatching How Many Eggs?!
Frodo was waiting a while for some eggs to sit on. Well, some real eggs. The trouble with using a broody hen to hatch eggs is that you just have to run with whatever eggs you can get your hands on when she does go broody. I bought 12 fertile Australorp eggs that were being … More In Which Frodo Finally Gets Her Eggs
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