WOW! How fast they grow!

Here is Fluffernutter now! He/she has grown so much. The Silkies are enjoying the beautiful outdoor weather almost as much as I am. Tomorrow is "field day". Only 12 more days of school left! Check back often as I have some more surprises for you in the incubator.

Getting Ready for Summer!

I have been getting ready for summer!  It's so exciting to know that I will have all that time to myself again.  This has been a very busy school year.  Mrs. Loewenberg and I will miss you all when you move on to 3rd grade.  This year is the first time I hatched chickens.  The Silkie chicks you saw in school are growing a bit every day.

This is the only one I have named so far.  His name is Fluffernutter.  I'm thinking it's a boy, but it could be a girl.  I won't know for sure until September or October.  I will be posting pictures of his/her growth here on my Summer Blog.  So, check back often.

First Egg

The "girls" have begun laying and as of today I have two eggs!

Quail Heaven

Nothing like a good dust bath in the sod!

Slide Show

I found a web hosting site that is pretty cool.  It lets you upload your photos (really fast) and you can create slide shows and share pictures quick and easy.  So, here goes:

Quail Crowing

Here is a great short little video I found on YouTube of a Coturnix Quail crowing.  I had thought that the little sounds my quail were making was the crowing.  Then, I found, through research on the WEB, that the boy quails don't start to crow until 6 weeks old or so.  So, what I heard was not really crowing.  Well, here it is: