babies
On Sunday, a broody hen hatched 10 eggs! C said that this has never happened on the farm before (usually they get chicks in the mail). We knew that this hen was sitting on eggs, but C didn't expect her to follow through. It is really cool to see baby chicks imprinted on an adult hen. When you order chicks in the mail, you have to dip their beaks in water to teach them how to drink, and we were discussing whether we would need to do the same with these chicks. C set down a pan of water in front of the little family, and the mom walked over and dipped her beak in. 10 pairs of eyes followed her head down and up, and then the babies started venturing over to try it for themselves.
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I had no idea hens could have so many chicks so close together. Are all ten eggs inside at once?
That looks like an incredibly time consuming quilt you are making, and it's looking great.
Those are some great pics of the cheese making process. That is SO cool! I hope we can make cheese together if you come visit this winter.
I can't take credit for most of the quilt, unfortunately. The whole top was done by Grandma Shirley's mom, and I'm just finishing it.
Yes! It would be really fun to make cheese together! I'll start thinking about what would be delicious but still easy to do at home.