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Humidity is very important when you are incubating and hatching out chicks. We knew we were having some problems with the humidity because our incubator was collecting condensation on the … Continue Reading →
Our 8 year old bought a trap with his birthday money. Since then he has been learning the ropes of how to trap like his big brothers. They trap possum … Continue Reading →
Late last night our first chick finally hatched out of its egg. Just in case anyone is wondering…chicks don’t immediately hatch out of their eggs. It takes forever. Here’s the shell. … Continue Reading →
Very soon we hope to have some chicks hatch out of the eggs we have been incubating. It has been a fun family project either way. The other night the … Continue Reading →
We thought it would be a good experiment to see if we could reproduce our own chicks without having to buy chicks from the hatchery. All this self-sufficient, self-sustaining talk … Continue Reading →
Last year when a restaurant told us they only wanted white eggs we reluctantly started researching white egg layers. It was not that we have anything against white egg layers, … Continue Reading →
We are just too cold to blog. No, really, just really busy. We have had a grand time getting together a first ever Vaughnshire Egg Sale Day: happening today at … Continue Reading →
Beth already spilt the beans as they say. But, today was another exciting day on the farm with many lessons in the ups and downs of life. It started off … Continue Reading →
We are nice farmers. We gave the dog a second chance and she let us down. She has killed chickens in the past. In our presence, she pretended to be … Continue Reading →
The amount of eggs keeps climbing…. we’re up to 54 eggs a day. And we are all very excited about that! For the first time, the boys are getting more … Continue Reading →