Spring Fever is Here!!

We moved the cows to a new and drier pasture.  The spring fever is definitely showing.  We feel that the cows and last year's calves get bored in the same pasture all winter and enjoy a different view.  Also, we were checking the cows to see if we could see any signs of calving.  Stay tuned--baby pictures are on the way!!!

Candling Eggs

Today, middlest and I candled all 41 eggs to see how development was coming along.

We found 31 eggs that have movement in them!  3 were discarded because they had a ring at the bottom that indicated a bad egg.  1 was discarded because it was infertile.  We still have 5 eggs that we are keeping an eye on but we're pretty sure they are no good/infertile and 1 that is probably bad.

We will check those 6 again when we take them off the egg turner and put them on the bottom of the incubator in preparation for hatching.  Now I can relax for a week until May 8 when they are supposed to hatch!

We're EGG-specting!! (Hopefully!!)

Our new adventure: 41 eggs hoping to be chicks when they grow up!! (I won't post pictures every day for the next 21 days because it would be the exact same picture!!)  Stay tuned--Due date is May 8th!