Category Archives: Chickens

The Late Garden is Doing Quite Well.

Posted on July 21, 2010 by itfarmer

The late garden has really started growing now that rain has returned. Above the corn is just now clearing knee-high, and I still think it will grow to fruition. You can see some of the free range chickens pecking around. … Continue reading →

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All Grown Up

Posted on July 11, 2010 by itfarmer

Here is one of Sandy’s younger generations of chickens, hatched in of all places: My Kitchen. She provided the eggs, incubator and general knowledge of the process. I tried to pick out the eggs that had a unique color, as … Continue reading →

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George’s Free Range Chickens

Posted on June 30, 2010 by itfarmer

On the other end of the farm, George has more animals then I. He has many pigs, and a small herd of Free Range Chickens. They are an odd lot, and if I’m in a comical mood, I can cluck … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup 5/16/10

Posted on May 17, 2010 by itfarmer

There are only two weeks left till I can leave my comfortable office chair, and head out into my own, even more comfortable little world, or should I say garden.  I’ve been busy planting lettuce and I hope to plant some … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup 4/24/10

Posted on April 26, 2010 by itfarmer

The weekend started off easily enough, with plans to make a map of my small orchard. I walked around and took pictures of each identifing tag, and added each varieties name to a map. I’ve used a small piece of … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup 4/4/10

Posted on April 5, 2010 by itfarmer

Here is the newest garden tool, on loan to me from Davie and Sandy. It’s a nice little garden tractor that will save me a lot of work. In the photo above, a set of “hairs” is chained to the … Continue reading →

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Chick Pics, and a Unique Guest

Posted on April 1, 2010 by itfarmer

Some of these chicks were just moved out of the Incubator, and they look quite tired. They have just pecked their way out of some pretty hard shells, and it is their first day. The chick on the left is … Continue reading →

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Chicks are hatching !

Posted on March 31, 2010 by itfarmer

Isn’t It Cute ! Five chicks have climbed out, looks like 9 more are trying. More Pics tomorrow !

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Waiting on Chicks…

Posted on March 31, 2010 by itfarmer

Here they are at last ! I’ve been turning these little guys everyday now for about 3 weeks, and I almost thought they were all lost. See, I put the eggs in the incubator late at night, and so on … Continue reading →

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Hatching Chicks

Posted on March 9, 2010 by itfarmer

The other day, I posted some pictures of Sandy’s farm, where I was picking up an Incubator and a lot of Fertilized Eggs. I have set the Incubator up in my kitchen, and I’ve been carefully watching the tempurature, and … Continue reading →

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