PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHave you ever reached a point in the journey of your life, stopped for a moment and wondered, How did I get here? That describes how I have felt these last few weeks as I wrote about my memories of new life and how it pertained to goats and horses. I turned down the… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
Category: Silver Gray Dorking
New Chicks
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis week was filled with new life in the form of hatching eggs. The Swedish Flower Hen broody had 6 SFH eggs to hatch out and the IncuView Incubator held 13 fertile Silver Gray Dorking eggs. Broody SFH hen: 6 Swedish Flower Hen eggs Monday night October 23, 2017: Broody hen 1, Incubator 0. Tuesday morning… Continue reading New Chicks
Misfits
Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesMisfit #1 A few weeks ago I shared that my growing Silver Gray Dorkings were struggling with Coccidiosis. I ended up with one that is coming along nicely. He has been getting stronger and proving how quick he can be. He resides in my office in a card board box at night and…. has an outdoor… Continue reading Misfits
And the Greatest is Love
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAlong the lines of keeping my farm/homestead experience honest I am moved to write this post. I have been struggling to stay positive and it began the night of my aunts passing on July 31, 2017. Grieving is expressed through various emotions over time and loosing my horse McCoy added a sadness of its own. I… Continue reading And the Greatest is Love
Silver Gray Dorking Hens go Broody
Pin2ShareShare1Tweet3 Shares I did not get a picture of all three hens in one nesting box, but that is what I came home to when returning from my trip out west. I am excited to share my trip, but that is for other posts. They had been setting approximately a week when I returned on… Continue reading Silver Gray Dorking Hens go Broody