More Chick photos ~

Baby chicks are growing fast!

 I got the chicks moved over to Nari's side of the house, using a double carrier arrangement.

Nari will have to live in the garage but it will only be for a couple of weeks. 

Not to worried about Nari and the heat, since she has been outside most of the days lately.

Doubled the chicks living space. 

Put a window screen over the top to keep them from 

popping out.

My lavenders and a d'Anver Millie Fleur.

Another d'Anver Millie Fleur, 2 Quail d'Anvers and

 one of my Lavenders.

Lavenders and one Quail.

Well, are you going to feed me or not?

This is the last of this batch of chicks to hatch out.
Is a Ameraucana chick, only one to hatch.

Has a couple of weeks of wing growth before it catches up with the earlier chicks.

Dog Wood~

DH's  Dog Wood tree is doing really well.  

Best set of blooms since we planted it.

As it gets taller, will make a nice back drop to the 

hen house and hen house yard.

Rose Bushes ~

Two of the Roses made it though the bitter winter winds.

One is on its own set of Roots.... and the other is snuggled against the house, later was a cheap $5.00 rose, to use as a test.

Is a major challenge to grow Roses here.

Have a climbing Rose I want to grow along the hen house fence... I think I am going to put it near the base of one of the Leylands... to help with winter protection. Will need to find some burlap, to put over the canes.

Hills ~

There are Hills, in this thar State. Have to go 2 hours away to see them...

But it was really nice.. both DH and I miss Hill Country.

Wish we could of taken some time to see more and explore. 

 However, we needed to 

pick up the baby chicks and get them home.

Baby Chicks, they are sooo fluffy ~

Baby Chicks are fluffed up and looking pretty good.

My Lavenders, are showing nice beards and muff, even with being less than a

day old.

Five of my Lavenders hatched, out of the six I had in the incubator.

I have 12 more eggs under a broody hen, will start checking for hatching chicks tomorrow.

Will bring them in to be raised with this group.

This one is a d'Anver , Millie Fleur color.
Its a Chick-Monk. ;O)

This batch of Lavenders are split for Porcelain.

DH and I went into the VA hills last Sunday to pick up 7 Quail d'Anvers from a well known breeder of quality bantams.
They are the darker ones.

Keep your fingers crossed, I break the Rooster streak I have been having the last two years, 

with the bantams!

Photo of one of my Lavenders, taken yesterday.

Saving the Hummingbird ~

Was a long day yesterday,  with the trip to pick up chicks. Normally I would have DS do the evening chores.

But last night, I felt the need to drag myself out and do them.

Just started walking to the sheds... and I look down, there is a tiny hummer on the ground.

Drop everything and pick it up, was so very cold.  So I ask DS to get some of the simple syrup I make for the chicks, and DH got down the hummingbird feeder, so I could try to get it to eat.

Asked DS to get one of the heat packs, as my hands are rarely warm.

Was uber gentle with him.

It finally got enough food into itself and warmed up enough to get feisty..

Once he was feeling better, he hovered next to me for a bit then flew into the Japanese Maple.

Hope he survives the night. Think the cooler than normal weather is getting to them.

We have chicks !

We Have chicks!    

At this point, wasn't expecting it, but it is a nice surprise. 

23 days until the first started to pip... 

First time using an incubator, instead of a broody hen.

First one about 9pm last night, with two other pipping...

This morning, have 3 chicks, all from my stock.

Two Lavenders and one that is lighter... kind'a threw me off... all healthy so far.  

The 2nd photo is the lighter one.  They haven't fluffed up yet.

Saw two of Aubrey's d'Anver Millies, starting to pip.  

Looks really humid, weird thing is, before the eggs hatched, it wasn't.

Was worried as a mother Hen they won't hatch......

Here's hoping the rest do, today!