We Bought a Farm

Nah, we really didn't buy a farm, but it seems like we live on one!  Our baby chickens hatched the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend.  They made Olivia a mom after all!  At 6:00 am Saturday morning, we woke to "Mommy, Daddy!  Our chickens are hatching!"  Sure enough, as we stumbled downstairs, two chicks had hatched and another was on his way.  As the day progressed, we had ten chicks hatched.  One tried, but lost the fight as he pecked his way out and another didn't open up at all.  All in all, we had ten happy, healthy baby chicks and many happy kids in our house and others who came to visit the newborns.

On Mother's Day, the kids and Dave delivered breakfast in bed (so sweet) and in turn, took off for a 3 hour drive to his mom's house in upstate New York.  I stayed home to relish some down time and move the dried chicks one by one from the incubator to the brooding box.  Kobe was with me every step of the way.  He was very interested in these new little beings in our household.  As the days progressed, these little things became a bit more vocal and ate non stop!  I couldn't keep food or water in their brooding box fast enough.  They grew exponentially over the seven days we kept them.  It was quite sweet to come home to chirps, but it was also quite gross to clean the incubator out as well.  I almost lost my lunch three times during the clean.  That's one of the many reasons I do not own a farm!  I have experience (from childhood friends) and that will suffice, thank you.

All in all, it was an incredible learning experience for all of us.  Thank you to Abna's Farm for allowing us this opportunity and for taking those eating, pooping, chirping fluff balls off of our hands.  I, of course, had to ask, and yes, they will be used for laying eggs going forward....unless, they are needed for other purposes....so is the circle of life.
What's for dinner?