More chicken adventures

DID YOU SAY CHICKEN!

We have Jeremy for a bit this summer and took him to the farm to see Dottie our Bardrock and the rest of our friends chickens. The video was taken with a lg cell phone so it is not perfect.

See what Jeremy came home with.

On July 24 this egg should hatch if it is fertile.

Here is my first try at hypertufa.
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Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

Camera critters 12

I went out this morning about 7:40 am to check on the garden, as we had rain over night. My first sight is my cat, Crash guarding the bird feeder. I though how cute. So I took a photo as he was getting up from his spot. I was surprised to see how the photo turned out. He looks like a cat on the horror film. Yikes Then I find Reba guarding the top soil bags.

Soon I will be letting the chicks out to eat all the weeds

This photo looks like. I taut I tall a puddy tat!

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

Camera critters 11

This is the start of week 4
The chicks are growing by leaps and bounds.
I had to move them to my old parrot cage.
My cat Crash and Reba do not bother them.
Crash will look in the cage some times. He was raised with my Parrots.
He knows birds bite!

Jumbo Cornish Cross

Dinner likes Asparagus. But the others don't want any.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

Chicks week 2

These chicks are growing so fast you can almost see them grow before your eyes.

I am glad I only bought 3. I was going to order 50. But I have learned allot from these 3 They are Cornish X Cross used for Meat Chickens. All the chicken we buy at the grocery store are this breed of chicken. They sit around and only move to get food and water If they are up for more than a few minutes they are breathing heavy when they sit back down.
Today they had there first dominant chest butt. As in I am first to eat you wait your turn. Breakfast seems to be king or Queen of the corner. Where they sit and watch me all the time. They like to be petted and talked to. There wing feathers are starting to open. There body's are so big the baby down is not fully covering there body. They look naked in some places. Especially there new large rump. It is bigger than there crop.





Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

International Year of Astronomy 2009

I started looking at the Farmers Almanac site and ended up at Hubble skywatch site today
I found that four hundred years ago, Galileo turned a telescope toward the night sky and launched the field of astronomy. To celebrate this anniversary, 2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy (IYA).
I learned Galileo did not invent the telescope. It was already in use to watch the sea on ships. But he was the first person to look at the sky with it.
I decided to order 2 of the Galileoscope™ it is a high-quality, low-cost telescope kit developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 orders for the Galileoscope are now being taken at www.galileoscope.org, and delivery of telescope kits will commence in late Apr.

I thought this would be a fun thing to do with the Grandkids and maybe hubby.
The new chicks have names now. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Breakfast is flying lunch is half way up and dinner is in the oven.
or on the ground.

Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

Life at home

It was way too windy today to work on the garden.

My youngest daughter Tessa and her son Cullin came in Sunday and spent the night. We had a great BBQ and birthday tea party for Lady Katherine. Her birthday is April 5, 2009. And I will put up the video and photos on that day for her. She is a wonderful blog friend. And she would love it if you too would do a tea party for her. Stop by her blog and say hi. Link in her name above.

Then Monday Tessa and I took Cullen to the Mennonite store in Excelsior, Mo. We had to stop and talk to the milk cow and see the horse's drink from the creek. The one cow was so heavy she could barley walk. The others came to the fence to see us. It was fun. I took the photos with my cell phone camera. Some how the best ones are when my camera is left home.

A B& W copy

We found lot's of good deals I ordered 45 pounds of fresh cut chicken breast for $55.00. And will pick them up Saturday. And bought the potatoes below. We went to a few feed stores and saw bunny's, turkey and chicks. I bought these 3 to test the water, and see if I can be a chicken farmer. I will be getting Dottie the Barred rock hen back soon. Sun shine did not make it through the winter. So I will only have 1 egg layer for now.






I will soon add more vacation photos.



Have a wonderful day and remember to laugh and play.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw