Animals
A few hours later I checked in on them and found most of them to be quite active. Keeping my fingers crossed, I hope that all will make it to maturity. It looks like they are going to be quite a striking lot of birds.
- Our Little Peep Show
Yesterday morning I awoke with anticipation.An order of chicks had shipped out on Sunday and was due to arrive at our Post Office.At 6 AM I called the Post Office. "Hello.... Post Office," he answered."Hi Bob. This is Bev. Have you gotten...
- Special Delivery
Thursday morning, 5:30...the phone rings.The local Post Office called to say there was a special delivery to be picked up.So, I hopped in the car and headed off to town. I was greeted at the Post Office door.... Back in the car with my "special package"...
- On The Subject Of Luck
Last evening I made the 45 minute, twice monthly trip into the cityto teach a class.I was amazed at how many tractor trailers filled with chickens (live)I passed as I made my way to town. I felt so very sorry for those chickens, being hauled on a hot...
- Chicken Reorganization
Yesterday morning I decided it was time to start to move the "baby" chickens to their permanent home with my other layers. These "babies" were hatched in August and have lived in my smallest henhouse (which I use as a brooder house) since then. Now that...
- The Babies Have Arrived
At 5:30 this morning the phone rang. It was my friendly Postmaster calling to say that I had a package arrive....and it was "cheeping". I hopped in the car and drove to the Post Office...arriving at 5:45 AM and was handed my cheeping package. Carefully...
Animals
Special Delivery
Yesterday, at 6 AM the call came in, "Hello, Beehavenmaven, this is the Postmaster. You have a delivery here at the Post Office that needs to be picked up at once." With that, I hopped into the truck and drove the 5 miles to our little town. There waiting inside the door for me was a box measuring 8 x 12 x 6, and from it the tiniest peeping sounds. With tender loving care I placed the box on the passenger seat and headed back to the farm.
Upon arriving back at the farm, I carefully carried my precious cargo to the new henhouse and began to gingerly open it...cautiously cutting through the tape that bound the lid to the box. Inside were 26 adorable fuzzy peeps...a wild and crazy bunch with little tufts on their heads and leg feathers and funky coloration. One by one I lifted them into their new home with warming lights and watched as each scampered off to investigate their food and water. Amazing little creatures....just hatched a day or two ago and stuffed into a box and transported halfway across the country. Unfortunately, one did not survive the trip; but the rest seem to have made it ok. After taking their fill of food and water, each would fall asleep standing up, start to sway and eventually drift downward until prone....napping....probably for the first time since hatching.
Upon arriving back at the farm, I carefully carried my precious cargo to the new henhouse and began to gingerly open it...cautiously cutting through the tape that bound the lid to the box. Inside were 26 adorable fuzzy peeps...a wild and crazy bunch with little tufts on their heads and leg feathers and funky coloration. One by one I lifted them into their new home with warming lights and watched as each scampered off to investigate their food and water. Amazing little creatures....just hatched a day or two ago and stuffed into a box and transported halfway across the country. Unfortunately, one did not survive the trip; but the rest seem to have made it ok. After taking their fill of food and water, each would fall asleep standing up, start to sway and eventually drift downward until prone....napping....probably for the first time since hatching. A few hours later I checked in on them and found most of them to be quite active. Keeping my fingers crossed, I hope that all will make it to maturity. It looks like they are going to be quite a striking lot of birds.- Our Little Peep Show
Yesterday morning I awoke with anticipation.An order of chicks had shipped out on Sunday and was due to arrive at our Post Office.At 6 AM I called the Post Office. "Hello.... Post Office," he answered."Hi Bob. This is Bev. Have you gotten...
- Special Delivery
Thursday morning, 5:30...the phone rings.The local Post Office called to say there was a special delivery to be picked up.So, I hopped in the car and headed off to town. I was greeted at the Post Office door.... Back in the car with my "special package"...
- On The Subject Of Luck
Last evening I made the 45 minute, twice monthly trip into the cityto teach a class.I was amazed at how many tractor trailers filled with chickens (live)I passed as I made my way to town. I felt so very sorry for those chickens, being hauled on a hot...
- Chicken Reorganization
Yesterday morning I decided it was time to start to move the "baby" chickens to their permanent home with my other layers. These "babies" were hatched in August and have lived in my smallest henhouse (which I use as a brooder house) since then. Now that...
- The Babies Have Arrived
At 5:30 this morning the phone rang. It was my friendly Postmaster calling to say that I had a package arrive....and it was "cheeping". I hopped in the car and drove to the Post Office...arriving at 5:45 AM and was handed my cheeping package. Carefully...