Yet another chick!

This morning all of the chicks looked fine. I checked them around lunchtime and one is really weak and looked nearly dead. I checked his bum and it looked just fine. I tried dipping his beak in water and tried to get him to eat. A few minutes later he died in my hand. I have no idea why. Sigh.

2 more chicks...

Two more of our baby chicks died today. We think the culprit is 'pasty butt'. We've been diligently watching and wiping behinds now.

Egg count

Much better this week - 29! The warmer weather seems to be helping.

Lost a chick :(

One of the chicks was very sick and weak looking when we opened the box. We were hoping for the best, but he didn't make it. So sad! :(

Awe.... baby chicks....

Here is the new gang!

The chicks are here! The chicks are here!

The post office just called to tell us our chicks arrived. Dan's on the way to pick them up now...

Chicks are born!

Today is the day that Ideal Poultry says our chicks are supposed to be hatched and shipped. YAY!

Butchering Day

Today is the day to butcher our two miniature pigs. They're about as big as they're going to get AND they keep escaping from their pen. Here is the process...

Egg count

Well, it hasn't gotten any worse. In fact, more than double of last week - 11 total.

Awaiting our new arrival!

Last month Dan ordered a straight run of 36 chickens. We also ordered 2 Buff Orphingtons and 4 Ameraucanas - the Easter egg chicken. Can't wait until they arrive next week! Hopefully we'll have eggs from them by late June of this year!

Egg count

Can it get any worse? 5 eggs for the WHOLE week!

Tiny egg!

Look our tiny little egg we got today. We assumed it wouldn't have a yolk, but we cracked it open and it did... it was just a tiny version of a regular egg.

Egg count

For our first week of 2010 (only 2 days) we got 2 eggs. Sigh.

Year-end egg count

Total eggs for 2009, since they started laying 9/18, is 424 eggs. Not too shabby!

December Egg Count

108 eggs.

Egg count

The girls are killing us! We've gotten so used to fresh eggs and now they're withholding from us. Down to 13 this week!!!

Egg count

Holy cow.... the girls have drastically dropped this week. Only 24 eggs!

Big pigs!

Our potbelly (Sausage) and mixed breed (Bacon) are getting BIG!

Egg count

Slowly but surely decreasing as the weather gets colder. 32 this week.

Egg count

34 this week!