This week’s photo essay from Blazing Trails Farm feels dark as most of the week has been snowy, rainy, foggy, grey and overall, blah. Thankfully the temperatures have been above freezing most of the time, which has given the roosters a chance to recover a bit from frostbite. Please enjoy the photos and your weekend!
When it snows, the chickens will come out of the coops if I shovel, only to pace back and forth between coops. Some exercise is better than no exercise I suppose.
Blaze chases Sparky a couple times a day to remind him who is in charge of the backyard. They’re both Black Copper Marans. Blaze is Sparky’s dad.
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This week’s photo essay from Blazing Trails Farm feels dark as most of the week has been snowy, rainy, foggy, grey and overall, blah. Thankfully the temperatures have been above freezing most of the time, which has given the roosters a chance to recover a bit from frostbite. Please enjoy the photos and your weekend!
When it snows, the chickens will come out of the coops if I shovel, only to pace back and forth between coops. Some exercise is better than no exercise I suppose.
Blaze chases Sparky a couple times a day to remind him who is in charge of the backyard. They’re both Black Copper Marans. Blaze is Sparky’s dad.
It's not an incubator, Melissa, it's a chick warmer that's used instead of heat lamps.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I had put an incubator on my Christmas list but didn't get one. I would definitely hatch eggs if I had one though. My son would love it too. He says he would take the chicks to school for show and tell (we stopped by our sons class last year after picking up our hatchlings. The kids all loved the babies and were thrilled to hold them and learn a little bit about them in the short time we were there. They were especially intrigued to learn that chicks are born with a tooth! Every time I went to school… Read more »
I'd love to try this as well. I love reading your blog posts.
Want for chicks plz.