ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE LOWCOUNTRY SUNSHINE.CLEAR BLUE SKIES AND TEMP DROPPING HOURLY..SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE LOW 20S BY MORNING..IVE GOT A COUPLE OF PLANTS I NEED TO COVER OR JUST BRING INSIDE AND IM THINKING OF BRINGING IN MY CHICKE FLOCK...BOTH OF THEM.... THEY ARE A COUPLE DESTINED TO BE..I STARTED WITH A DOZEN EGGS...HATCHED ONLY TWO BUT THEY TURNED OUT TO BE A PAIR..THEY ARE WHITE SILKIES.. THEY ARE DIRECT DESCENDANTS FROM MY CHAMPION SILKIE HEN FROM 20 YEARS AGO..THE PLAQUE I HAVE SAYS GRAND CHAMPION SILKIE HEN BEST OF 400.. IM PROUD OF THAT ONE SO I WENT BACK TO THE BREEDER I SOLD HER TOO FOR EGGS.... THIS HEN IS DESTINED TO BE MY INCUBATOR..WITH AN INEXPENSIVE HOME INCUBATOR YOU CAN EXPECT ABOUT 50 PERCENT OR LESS ACCORDING TO TEMP AND HUMIDITY VARIANCE..A GOOD SILKIE HEN WILL GIVE YOU CLOSE TO 90 PERCENT..THEN SHE CARES FOR THEM TIL THEY CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES REGARDLESS OF COLOR... SO THEN I CAN FEEL FREE TO SET SOME SILVER SEEBURGS UNDER HER..HATCHING EGGS ARE NEVER CHEAP..ESPECIALLY FROM GOOD STOCK I EXPECT TO PAY 25.00 PER DOZEN SO I WANT A GOOD PERCENTAGE BACK..... I KNOW THATS TOO MUCH INFO BUT IT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH EDUCATION YOU CAN GET IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED..I STARTED FROM ONE ROOSTER AND LEARNED HOW TO BREED ..FEED AND GROW A CHAMPION IN ONLY 5 YEARS.(WE WILL NOT COUNT THE MONEY)..I MET HUNDREDS OF NEW FRIENDS ALL EGAR TO HELP AND THEY BECOME AN EXTENDED FAMILY....IT RANGES FROM THE THRILL OF THE FIRST PLAQUE WE WON...TO THE EVENTUAL BURNING OF OVER 200 WHEN WE MOVED DOWN HERE IVE STILL GOT A WALL OF THE BEST ALONG WITH MY HIP HIGH TROPHY FOR GA.?ALA. GRAND CHAMP...IT WAS A LONG STRANGE JOURNEY TAKING ME ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST IN MY OFF SEASON OF CRAFT SHOWS.. IT WAS INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL AND DRIVEN BY THE GOAL TO WIN.. ONCE ACCOMPLISHED THE INTEREST DIED DOWN..BUT IS NOW RESTARTING..BUT IM LIMITED BY CITY REGULATIONS TO SIX CHICKENS..... IM ALSO REGULATED BY AGE AND ABILITY BUT SOME GLORY I CAN ATTAIN..LIFE IS GOOD IF YOU HAVE INTEREST... AS MY DEAR LATE WIFE WOULD SAY IT KEEPS HIM FROM EXCESS DRINKING AND CHASING WILD WOMEN....THE HAWK FLIES..MY LOVE TO YOU ALL IM COOKING ON A POT OF POTATO?SPINACH SOUP AND CORN BREAD CAKES TO KEEP ME WARM AND COZY LOVE BILL
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:44:00 +0000
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