Archive for May, 2008
Oldest ducklings in basement
May 31, 2008
Chicks in basement
May 31, 2008
Younger ducklings in basement
May 31, 2008
Everyone goes into the basement at night.
Ducklings from three schools
May 31, 2008
Friday afternoon I picked up two week old ducklings from Butterhill and ten two day old ducklings from Lee Road Elementary. Lee Road is keeping fourteen ducklings until next Friday. There is one little one that is touch and go but they all reveled in being outside in the grass.
Checking out mystery chicks
May 31, 2008
My chicken farmer
May 31, 2008
Gabe was thrilled with the new additions. Fowl seem to be his favorite.
Mystery chicks
May 31, 2008
David Clearwater of Jones Farm called today. A teacher dropped off ten chicks she hatched. He kept four and offered me the rest. Here they are! Any guesses as to breed?
Lee Road Elementary incubator
May 29, 2008
This incubator style seems to be the most successful type used by schools.
Day old ducklings
May 29, 2008
Two special needs classes at Gabe’s elementary school hatched the last batch of duck eggs. Gabe and I went in early to check them out. One class had thirteen hatched and the other eleven and more eggs might hatch over the next two days. Wowee!
