Weekend Update: New Additions

Happy Monday! We had a busy weekend  on the homestead but, it was full of fun and unsuspected surprises. Our third hatch didn't go so well. We're still trying to figure out what went wrong, a lot of the chicks needed help hatching.

                               

                                              Here we are about to help a chick hatch

We ended up with 11 chicks so, we're counting it as a blessing.
 

Later, we went into TSC for some chicken feed and of course came home with some little fluffy butts!

                                                Our two newest ducklings
 

The duckling on the right is a Black Swedish. I initially thought the duckling on the left was a Khaki Campbell but, now it looks more like a Blue Swedish. The ducks we're in a mixed brooder and the staff at the store sadly had zero knowledge on duck breeds. The lesson here: if you're going to buy any chicks/ducks from TSC know what breeds you're looking for and how to identify them. For more info on duckling care click here Getting Our Ducks in a Row

                           

                                                   One of our Cornish Rocks

We've also added four Cornish Rocks from TSC. These are meat birds that'll be processed in about 8 weeks. They are eating machines and they're growth rate is unbelievable! For more info on brooding chicks click here Brooding Chicks: The Basics

                                                         The tomatoes are sprouting

 

On top of all that we got some seeds started (we're way behind) and I'm hoping to have a more detailed post up about this later in the week. Leave a comment and let me know what homesteading projects you tackled this weekend. Happy Homesteading!

 

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