ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

I just read more about the Ohio school shooting today, one of my biggest fears with both my kids in high school and middle school. Terrible tragedy for your state. Are you any where near that county where it happened?

It's about 2 hours or so North of me. 3 of the kids shot are now dead, 1 was released from the hospital and 1 more is still hanging on. It's really a tragedy for mankind that our children feel the need to take another's life. News was saying today that the shooter wrote a poem on FB the night before he did it and the poem ended with "you all will die" or something like that. If one person that he was friends with on FB had called authorities this tragedy may never have happened. Unfortunately recent history is teaching us that if a teen comments about hurting themselves or others that they are likely to attempt it. My heart goes out to every one of those students at that school and their families. It's all very sad.

 

[elevan]

Sour cream has been moved to the fridge.

Boingo is feeling better this evening.

And I have a broody hen, Cinnamon who hatched out eggs last summer has gone broody. I'm seriously contemplating giving her some duck eggs to sit on. This crazy weather has me so nervous though, but it's not as if I don't have plenty of eggs to "play" with. What do y'all think?

 

[Mamaboid]

Sour cream has been moved to the fridge.

Boingo is feeling better this evening.

And I have a broody hen, Cinnamon who hatched out eggs last summer has gone broody. I'm seriously contemplating giving her some duck eggs to sit on. This crazy weather has me so nervous though, but it's not as if I don't have plenty of eggs to "play" with. What do y'all think?

Go for it...and hatch a few extra for me..

 

[elevan]

Hmmm...I could put some duck eggs under her and then slip some chicken eggs in a week later. That way she could hatch both!

 

[Squirrelgirl88]

Put one of those dark eggs under her. You need an emu!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Hmmm...I could put some duck eggs under her and then slip some chicken eggs in a week later. That way she could hatch both!

I had a hen hatch out eggs in February before and it cold here in February (although, not this February). She did really well, if I recall an 80% hatch.

 

[wannacow]

My first broody was a February one, 2 years ago. It was very cold and she hatched 9 out of 10. They all survived. I did place a heat lamp in the brooder box. I think Mom was more thankful for it than the chicks were. She sat under the light and the chicks sat under her!

 

[elevan]

Ok, y'all have convinced me. I'm gonna give Cinnamon some duck eggs today (even a couple of the dark ones that are probably duck). Then in a week I'll give her some chicken eggs. Cinni is a great mama and knows how to teach her babies free ranging. I'm egg-cited!

 

[that's*satyrical]

I've heard you have to separate the broody hen from the rest while she's hatching the eggs is that true??

Good luck with your hatchings!! Wonder if she will be surprised when her baby chicks are baby ducklings?? lol

 

[wannacow]

I've heard you have to separate the broody hen from the rest while she's hatching the eggs is that true??

Good luck with your hatchings!! Wonder if she will be surprised when her baby chicks are baby ducklings?? lol

I've done it both ways and had better success when they were separated.