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Hatch day

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Kathy

Seven eggs, twenty days, and several humdinger storms later and we have this: Then it got out, but I wasn’t sure if I should count it yet, it looked so pathetic. An hour later, it looked much better! And another … Continue reading →

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Victory!

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Kathy

It took two nights of older son grabbing hens and shoving them in the coop door, but all but one of them figured it out tonight! The last one left in the run looked a little lost and bewildered. She … Continue reading →

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There’s something in my field…

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Kathy

We’re watching curling. The dog is watching those things (that would be the chickens) in *his* field. He isn’t sure what they are, but they’re really disturbing him. .

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The first chickens

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Kathy

In the middle of yet more sleet, the first chickens made it to the farm! They looked pretty bedraggled last night, but they were literally bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning. And we got our very first egg. Remarkably exciting!

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