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Spring Chick Days 2019 It is spring time and spring chick days started at the end of February. Tractor Supply is running a fan photo contest. Here on Harmony Homestead I had a hatch that had only 1 turkey and they do best when they have chicks with them to teach them to eat and drink. We didn’t want him to be lonely so ventured out to Tractor Supply to find him some friends. Surprised I found two ducklings that were marked down to .50 cents each, They had to come home with me. I also brought home four bantam…
Harmony Homestead Happenings It is the first day of spring and yesterday my rooster found his crow. The days are getting longer and I am finding one duck egg a day. Now if only the hens would start laying again. We had eggs due to hatch over the weekend. It was not a huge success. I did have one poult who is seeming to be healthy and strong and another one who is struggling. Since turkeys do not do well alone and actually do well when they have some chicks in with them to teach them to eat and drink…
Spring is in the air Good Friday, Palm Sunday and Maple Sunday…. Spring is in the air. We had another hatch this weekend. 2 chicks that were due on Good Friday hatched on Saturday. It was the perfect weekend to boil some sap down into maple syrup… One flock of chickens was happy to dig around in the bit of ground they found not covered in snow I don’t know about you but weekends seem to go by way too fast. Next week April Fools falls on Easter Sunday that sounds like it might be interesting.
Think Spring. I don’t know about you but it seems it has been an extra long winter. Winter arrived quicker than I was ready for and I hear we have another big white storm coming our way. I am more than ready for spring. I don’t want to wish time away but I do long for green grass and blooming flowers. I’ve had some health struggles this winter perhaps that has made it seem like an extra long winter. I’m recovering and activity is restricted. I had to bring some spring inside. I set up the incubators and tested fertility…
2017 Spring Chickens I think of the old phrase about being a ‘spring chicken’ and wish I felt more like one. I’m currently struggling with a lot of pain and inflammation. This coincides with fighting constant fatigue. One of the bright spots is seeing adorable little chicks, ducklings and turkeys hatching. I attempted to hatch goslings but that was a failure. Hatching season has almost come to a conclusion here on the homestead for this year. Here are a few pictures to brighten your day. 3 little turkeys I have several chicken keeper web pages I follow, tonight I’d like…
Depending on where you are while reading this you are likely ready to see spring flowers. Done with the snow and ready to see the grass growing even if it does mean mowing. Here on the Harmony Homestead we are more than ready to see the mountains of snow melt in our yard. Thinking Spring Last week our first chicks of the year hatched. They are just backyard mix, no special breeds watching them does brighten the days. Today my youngest daughter and I went venturing in every farm store we crossed paths with while doing errands. We came home…