Turkeys Have Been Ordered

Good morning to everyone. Well the turkeys have been ordered they won't be available until May 7th. I ordered a straite run which means a mix of male and female. The females are suppose to get up to 25lbs and the males anywhere from 30lbs to 40lbs, and I ordered 15. This should fill one freezer and take the place of the pigs we had last year(that is another story ) I try not to buy much meat at the store. Last year I filled two freezers, one with 1/2 a cow which we got from a local farmer and the other with the two pigs we raised. Not only do I know what I'm feeding my family but its a wonderful feeling to not depend on someone else for your food supply. So 15 turkeys are on there way.

Silkie waiting for babies to hatch

The chicks have not yet hatched. When I've incubated in the past if I remember right it takes 21 days to hatch, but the hens all started setting at different times and they've moved the eggs around so I've lost track of the days. One day I'll just get up and find baby chicks running around, can't wait.

Fancy

This is fancy. I once had four baby ducks which I did not like because they were very messy, well I must have complained enough because one day I came home and my son(then about age 17) had taken my ducks and traded them for this Polish hen, her name is Fancy. Every time the silkies go broody I hope for one of Fancy's eggs to hatch as she has a white silkie boyfriend but it hasn't happened yet(keeping my fingers crossed this time)

If your thinking about getting a few farm animals chickens are a good place to start. I have the bunnies, I've had pigs, turkeys are next. Someday maybe goats but my husband says NO! when I'm ready we'll see.(smile)

Just wanted to write a short note about last night. I'm a newer consultant for Thirtyone (purses and totes) I teamed up with a friend who does Relay For Life raiseing money for The American Cancer Society. It was held at our local fire dept. We had a wonderful time with a great bunch of ladies plus we raised $400!!!

Well need to get my day started. I have figured out how to post my pictures now just need to figure out how to get 2007 off my pictures(smile)

Hope you all have a wonderful day.