Incubator

I took 19 eggs and put them into my Incubator.  We candled the eggs several times to see if they were growing.  We were unsure so we left them in the incubator.  None of the eggs ended up hatching.  Here are a few tips if you want to incubate eggs.  First, the temperature needs to be 100 degrees.  The humidity needs to be good (we have water in the base of ours).  We also have an automatic egg turner.  My mom took me to a chicken farmer this Saturday.  We bought one dozen Silver Lace Wyandottes and one dozen Golden Lace Wyandottes.  We are hoping that these will hatch.  In 21 days we will find out.  Here are a few photos of what Wyandottes look like. 

Free Chickens!

So a friend (Jason Rhea) of my Dad and Mom's gave us some chickens.  These girls are so sweet, they just let me pet them.  The speckled Hen is a Sussex.  Sometimes I dig worms and they jump for them.  I like to let her run around the yard and find bugs.  The chicken in the photo is Peppermint.

NEW COOP

I remember that we started to build the coop and it was weird.  Whenever I was nailing the boards together it just looked like a square.  Then we kept adding onto it and then it looked awesome.  When it was finished I was surprised because it came out soooo cool.  I like that I walk around in it and I do not have to bend down, it has perches, and I can check the eggs from the outside.  I love my coop and my chickens do too.  My Dad is the best Dad ever!

New Happenings- SILKIES

First off I cannot believe that I forgot to post about my Silkies!  My mom's friend, Shannon, surprised me with 2 Silkies at Christmas.  I was soooooo shocked.  I named the Rooster, Cookoo and the hen, KeeKee.  They are so sweet.  I always wanted to have a Silkie.  Every morning CooKoo crows very loud, I love it but my Dad doesn't.  I love to take them for walks in my wagon.