Looking back at my photos from January I can’t believe how nutty it was: Doc Brown came down with a mystery illness that had me looking at her back for several days to determine whether she was still breathing. After days of hand feeding and prayer, she miraculously recovered. Blaze & Chevy got hit with frostbite which put them out of commission and in the basement Mancave where they remain with Doc until temperatures warm up. Mr. Chicken Chick and I had whirlwind weekend at the Northeastern Poultry Congress meeting so many of my amazing peeps, followed days later by a scheduled surgery that put me out of commission for a bit. Finally, we have been getting hammered with frigid temps and snow storms here in New England, including a certified blizzard last week and are now staring down the barrel of another couple of feet of snow tomorrow night! Whew! I’m exhausted just thinking about it all. I’m very much looking forward to a mostly boring February, please!
Kathy Shea Mormino
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Looking back at my photos from January I can’t believe how nutty it was: Doc Brown came down with a mystery illness that had me looking at her back for several days to determine whether she was still breathing. After days of hand feeding and prayer, she miraculously recovered. Blaze & Chevy got hit with frostbite which put them out of commission and in the basement Mancave where they remain with Doc until temperatures warm up. Mr. Chicken Chick and I had whirlwind weekend at the Northeastern Poultry Congress meeting so many of my amazing peeps, followed days later by a scheduled surgery that put me out of commission for a bit. Finally, we have been getting hammered with frigid temps and snow storms here in New England, including a certified blizzard last week and are now staring down the barrel of another couple of feet of snow tomorrow night! Whew! I’m exhausted just thinking about it all. I’m very much looking forward to a mostly boring February, please!
As a newbie to the art of Hatching, we are super excited that in just 3 more days our first small hatch of Silkie eggs should start pipping through! We have another that will be ready around mid February. We made our own diy incubators, 2, in fact, and so far they have worked wonderfully! This brooder however would be a wonderful "baby shower gift" for the new little chicklets! ;)
I'm glad your chickens are recovering! Good luck in the snowstorm tomorrow. Thank you for the chance to win the EcoGlow!
I would love to have this Brinsea brooder heater. I have 9 eggs in lockdown in my Brinsea incubator right now. Their products are the best. And the Chicken Chick is my 'go to' site for chicken questions….down to earth and easy to understand answers.
I would love to have this for my chicks I plan to hatch in mid- march!
Thank you for your blog. It has helped me learn about chicken husbandry! :)