
A little bit more sunlight each day and the chickens start to lay.
I suppose it’s in the natural order of things to take a break from eating eggs every day…
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A little bit more sunlight each day and the chickens start to lay.
I suppose it’s in the natural order of things to take a break from eating eggs every day…
Read MoreBertha was my husband’s mother. Like me, she moved to Greenville with her husband. She was originally from up north, possibly New York City. She was half Cherokee and half descended from African slaves in America, but she never spoke much about her life before coming …
Read MoreI’ve been posting cute chick pics lately but make no mistake about it, I took the leap with incubating eggs for the home grown meat. I’m feeding these hungry chicks now, in order to feed my family this summer. Some of these chicks have less …
Read MoreI am no longer an incubator virgin. I would say that I had a positive initiation experience.
Read MoreI always thought that the expression, the early bird catches the worm, meant that if you were prepared and got up early in the morning, you would be rewarded. But now I’m wondering if it first came from the idea that the early bird, the one that breaks free first, would surely get the first worm from its mother…
Read MoreAfter candling my eggs, I can only say that it was awkward, and I feel like I should have left well enough alone.
Read MoreI received a free electric candling device with my new incubator. It’s supposed help me determine what’s really going on between me and my eggs. Here’s to hoping that the eggs will reveal their true intentions, and our relationship will remain on good terms.
Read MoreEight to ten weeks after that we will start eating our own organic chicken meat and I will finally feel like our rooster is earning his keep around here!
Read MoreNow, at around noon I seem to have attained the ideal conditions for a lasting relationship. So now my plan is to get on more intimate terms with my incubator while collecting the best looking eggs from my hens for the next couple of days.
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