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Chickens Cuteness and Ohh Flowers galore!!
Chickens Cuteness and Ohh Flowers What a week. So much to get started but where to begin. This week on the Homestead all about Chickens Cuteness and Ohh Flowers galore. Starting of course with the Chicks. All 10 of these little cuties when outside. Do not worry they are separated from the big girls. I have to say though I always see a huge growth spurt after a couple days of sunshine. These guys are following suit. All those little feathered feet running around it is soo funny!! I am also happy to share that there are two roosters in this group!! WoooHooo fingers crossed that they get along. I…
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Hello there Eggs and Kitties getting in trouble.
Hello there Eggs and Kitties Well, it has been a bit since I said hello… This week is all about trouble makers. Yes, even me… hahaha. Hello there Eggs and Kitties ALL getting into trouble. I went on a small adventure and I wanted to be sure to “capture” the fun of all these AMAZING butterflies. I love these sunglasses and YES i do actually wear them!! The coffee cup and scarf are gifts from two different friends. I am sooo lucky!! Do they know me or what!! Purple and butterflies make me smile! Here is something else that makes me smile!! Junior has been inside for a month now.…
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Eggs, Chickens and Flowers of course this week.
Eggs, Chickens and Flowers Another week full of Eggs, Chickens and Flowers of course!! Check out the new green eggs that I have started to get. Holy Cow, is what I said when I found them. I know it it kinda tough to see how dark they are here. I will have to put them with a regular green so that you can really tell. More came today. Yes, it is exciting. Can you believe it, the newest chicks are two months old already. I know it is kinda tough to see all four of them. However, they were BUSY checking out the big pen area on Saturday. NO the…
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Another weeding week and Visitors on the Homestead
Another weeding week and Visitors A little catch up and Another weeding week and Visitors. Remember I wanted to keep up with those pesky weeds. Well we had fun over on Facebook. I had them time me to see how long it would take to get this bed cleaned back out. After 45 minutes and then the 30 that I added prior this side was all cleaned out. Now moving on to the other side. So this one was a much quicker job. 30 minutes to tell you the truth. However, it was only a small section but all around where the newest flowers where planted. Dontcha love those Milkweeds.…
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May Mystery Card Night. Chickens and Sheep.
May Mystery Card Night Did you miss May Mystery Card Night?? Well, the June event is coming up on Friday! However, you will want to be sure to join in ASAP because the theme clues start to post on Wednesday evening. I would love for you to join us!! Here is the link to my Facebook group, Mystery Card Night and Games. Here is a peek at one of the cards that we did last month. Yes, one. We usually do at least two. We work them together. I give you measurements Thursday. The day before our live on Friday night. This event is FREE!! Yup, that is correct. You…
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Chicks Kitties and Eggs to start the week…
Chicks Kitties and Eggs. Starting off the week with Chicks Kitties and Eggs. Ohh but there is always more… Right?? Joe was home the last part of the week, yeah. He decided that Mooch needed a new friend. This little cutie needed someone warm. Yes, they both feel asleep for over 3 hours. I did keep tabs on things, trust me. Snoopervisor and chick sitter, wonder what his next title will be. I am happy to report that both White Sox and Penelope have been sharing. Nicely too! The heated kitty bed. There are times that Penelope is NOT happy about it. However, she does not get nasty about it.…
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Helper Baby Chicks Snoopervisor all at it again.
Helper Baby Chicks Snoopervisor It has been a fun week full of a Helper Baby Chicks Snoopervisor all through the week!! First up is Logan… My helper. He was sooo excited to help me go pick up the baby chicks!! I bet you can tell by that smile!! They sure are a quiet bunch… seriously… DANG!! These now 13 chicks have been here for five days and only a few complaints from them. Meaning loud chirping…. Not because they are cold or hungry I promise you that, but someone is stepping on another or for just no reason that I can find. I need to add that the leg stretching…
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Flowers Chicks Veggies and Visits with the P’s
Flowers Chicks Veggies and Visits with the P’s So much going on here on the homestead. All kinds of Flowers, Chicks, Veggies and Visits out to my parents. Starting with the sunshine that the sunflowers are bringing to the edge of the garden. The birds are in for a great treat. Sooo, many seeds to be had this fall. Joe spotted these red leaves this weekend. I do not know if I am ready for this just yet. How about you?? So I found these four baby chicks that needed a home… Really, I found them. hahaha. The Frizzle and Silkie are actually ready to go out to the coop,…
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New chick, chickens and squash surprise.
Chick, Chickens and Squash Here is the Chick of the Chick, Chickens and Squash…. Remember LuLu was setting on 5 eggs, right?? Apparently once the twins started running around… She got up from the eggs with four still to go. As a diligent mom myself, I was checking frequently on the progress. Cold eggs will not hatch. A quick check of the four when LuLu was off the “nest”.. they were not warm. Quick action taken… I brought them in the house candled found two were empty. While checking this white one I accidentally cracked it. Heard a peep. Placed it in the incubator. There appeared to be something in…
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Tomatoes, Chicks and Babies have arrived.
Fresh from the Garden. Gotta love all the new stuff going on around here… Tomatoes, Chicks and Babies to just name a few. So dinner the other night was just soo good! Tomatoes from the Garden … yes, they were still warm. A quick rinse, some salt and pepper paired with some cold tuna casserole. Perfect for a summer evening dinner. Mom used to put peas and cheese in it, when we were kids. How about you?? More tomato good dinners to come. I am super excited too!! Tomatoes, on to Chicks and then Babies. This is the one that was getting picked on in the chicken pen. Apparently hanging…
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Fancy baby chickens on the Homestead
I can hardly contain my excitement because BOTH of the latest babies have feathers on their feet and legs. Fancy baby chickens, YEAH!! To make the excitement even better. I think that one might even be part Frizzle. Yes, I am clapping!! Fancy baby Chickens! I am sorry the pictures are not the greatest, but … Can you see?? The feathers are just starting to grow on this one. There are also feathers on the second one. Second picture is just how the feathers are starting to curl on the wings. I look forward to seeing how the rest are going to grow. Now, trying to figure which of the…
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Chicks, Chickens and Flowers at the Homestead.
Chicks, Chickens and Flowers. Just a peak at the new Chicks, Chickens and Flowers that are all fancy on the Homestead. Yes, they have hatched and what the big girls have to say about it. Starting off with the chicks from the first incubator hatch. These two have been outside for over two weeks now… ohhh, how the time flies!! I removed the divider on Saturday evening. There was chasing and pecking, but not to much. No clue as of yet, if they are hens or roosters. I promise to keep you posted! Here is the second incubator hatch… Just two again. These two are from white eggs. So Polish…
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Fun Time at the Hamscher Homestead
Fun time at the Hamscher Homestead!! These two have been running around after each other. I would say that they are having a fun time at the Hamscher Homestead. Wouldn’t you?? Hide and seek was the first game. Secondly, we move on too.. King of the mountain. They play this one often.. every once and a while you will see feathers through the tub cover. I do have to laugh because they are really finding out what is going on around them. Check on visitors when they arrive too! Still quiet most of the time. Just a reminder of two weeks ago, just a huge different from two weeks ago……
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Kitties and Chicks
Thursday morning…. Joe is off to work and I can actually sleep in! The house should be relatively quiet, right?? Apparently NOT!! Mooch woke me up snoring in my ear. geezz, I know that I snore, but holy cow. I can not fix his snoring. Their feathers are coming in… Joe told me the other day… “So, Amazon dropped off their legs today?” It truly is amazing how quick these babies grow. As you can see from the top of this photo, the tail feathers are starting to come in. They are still very quiet. Except once… Joe and I were at the kitchen table and heard some loud chirps.…
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Wanting to say hello…
The wanted to say hello… Here are the two baby chicks… it is kinda obvious… the extra large brown egg, is the chick out front. The medium white egg is the mop head in the back. Not sure what is what yet, I still have my fingers crossed that they are both hens. The little one was not sure what to think at first, but they was very curious to what I was doing… They are the quietest chicks I have had to date. Not much peeping, but I would imagine that will change in time. Hugs and Have a Great Day getting Crafty!!
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Just simple shenanigans… well LOTS!
I know, I am not the only one missing out on bakery treats. WELL good bakery treats. What would you say?? I think… I NAILED IT!! These are blueberry lemon donuts. Just enough in the recipe to make 6.. perfect!! Needless to say they were GONE by the next morning. yummmm! Right now there are 7 little eggs hoping and dreaming about being BIG someday VERY soon! On Day 10 which is this coming Sunday, I will be “candling” the eggs. Any guesses on how many will have baby chicks?? Em and Ad (my nieces) have been after me to have some baby chickens. It has been a year since…