Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
You Tube Hatching
Watch one of our chicks hatching on You Tube. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-T4X2Z4i9M
Called Easter Chick Hatching from Kramerrooster
Called Easter Chick Hatching from Kramerrooster
Connor and his friends holding the chicks
Thursday, April 9, 2009
These 3 are waiting for the rest to arrive!
The "peeping" started around 2am. After the first couple chicks
arrive and start "peeping" the rest work even harder to get out of
their shells.
Hhmmm, aren't we all working hard to come out of our shells! ha ha
Keep Smiling! Robin
On my way out!!
it turns it's little body around and around inside the egg. This is
how it breaks off it's little umbilical cord. So we never assist
the chicks when they are arriving. We let nature do
it's thing. Other wise we could actually hurt the chick or worse.
There's a little useful tid bit for you!
The first 3 chicks! Thursday April 9th
on the drying tray. Once they are dry and fluffy, we move
them into the brooder. I'll post pictures through out the
day. Lots of chicks still to come! Oh, it's so exciting!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
2009 eggs!
Here are the 2009 eggs in our incubator! There is a lot of preparation involved. First we have to count the days on the calendar so they will start hatching on Easter weekend! It takes 21 days for incubation. So we have to make sure we have ordered the fertile eggs, get the incubator ready and at the correct temperature and then wait!
Every day, Connor's job is to check the temperature and the humidity levels. The water bucket that keeps the trays inside moist have to be filled every few days.
The gray metal trays holding the eggs, tilt every half an hour.
Our estimated hatching time is for next Friday, Good Friday!
We will photograph the process and post the images to the blog so you and your little ones can enjoy the experience with us.
Stay tuned! Keep Smiling, Robin
Scott holding his rooster, age 7
I wasn't kidding when I said that this tradition goes back a long way. Scott's Dad & Mom, Papa Ron & Nana Red started hatching chicks at Easter for Scott and his sister Shay when they were little.
I remember the first Easter I was dating Scott, we arrived at his Dad's house and there was a box full of baby chicks. Well, I was hooked! A few years later, we got married and had Connor. Scott bought a large incubator and we continued the tradition!
What do we do with these chickens, you ask? Well we let the kids enjoy the experience and then we take them to our friends farm!
I remember the first Easter I was dating Scott, we arrived at his Dad's house and there was a box full of baby chicks. Well, I was hooked! A few years later, we got married and had Connor. Scott bought a large incubator and we continued the tradition!
What do we do with these chickens, you ask? Well we let the kids enjoy the experience and then we take them to our friends farm!
Connor's baby shoes!
In 2007, I decided to have some fun and started photographing the chicks. On the first day they hatch, they are very docile. I could plop them in anything and they would just sit and look at the camera. Yes, they pooped on everything!
Now, I didn't set up any elaborate back drops and lighting equipment. I was just using our little compact Sony digital camera and grabbing fun little props from around the house. But our friends and family loved it!
So this year I'm going to be prepared and take some really good photos! I've got a ton of fun ideas to place the chicks in, stay tuned!!
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