Life on Full Quiver Farm

Full Quiver Farm is a small (but growing) hobby farm located in the Hoosier State. There's never a dull moment around here with 12 people, and way too many animals living here. I'm Jessica, the manager of the animals (but not the people!). I'm looking forward to having my own mini-farm in the not so distant future, but until we can find the perfect place, for the perfect price...home sweet home is here on Full Quiver Farm.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

I love Saturdays, its the only day I get to sleep in (until 7:30 at least), and I can take my time getting chores done. Chores normally consist of milking 6 goats, and feeding and watering somewhere around 100 birds, and 18 goats. I actually don't know how many birds I have, we've hatched so many this year, I just can't keep track. Lets try to figure it out...

14 Three month old ducklings (7 Buffs, 3 Saxony, 3 Welsh Harlequins, 1 Ancona)
10 Three month old chicks (4 Ameraucana, 6 Cuckoo Marans)
5 Three month old Pilgrim goslings
3 Young Cochin/Maran chicks (this was an 'ooops' hatch)
9 Seven week old Welsh Harlequin ducklings
4 Seven week old Pilgrim goslings
38 Six week old ducklings (Saxony, Anconas, Welsh Harlequin, Cayuga, Call)
10 Ameraucana/Cochin chicks (Another 'ooops' hatch)
10 Three week old Rosecomb chicks
2 Three week old Dutch chicks
13 Brand new Rosecomb chicks (mama hen hid a nest, and I didn't find it soon enough)

I know there are a few more, but that's a rough count of this years hatch, I've sent 12 more ducklings off to Jason's house, so I won't count those. We've also sold several. I would say I've probably hatched close to 150 this year. Thank goodness the hatching season is about over!
Here are a few of the Rosecomb chicks. and some Pilgrim goslings...

I guess I should go get busy feeding everything. TTFN

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