Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Country Homemaker Hop #30

WELCOME BACK FRIENDS!!!
This week has been so much fun over at our place.  
 We caught a small swarm thrown off by our new world carniolan beehive.  
 We tried free ranging our chickens...  so far so good.  Minus a few tender raspberry vine leaves and grape leaves. Lol.
 
We even started incubating some royal palm turkey eggs compliments of a dear friend and fellow blogger Mona, author of the Healthy Homesteading blog.
 You can see her FB page HERE. 
I am having trouble logging on to her blog today. I'll post a link later. Anyway, I wanted to share that Mona was kind enough to give me several of these wonderful heritage breed turkey eggs to hatch.  My 70 year old incubator is holding its temp well, so if all goes well we will have baby turkeys in less than a month.

That's all from here.  What have YOU been working on this week???  Please share. Thanks!

Heidi  

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  1. ParsleyJuly 25, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Do your chickens go to a safe place at night?

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    1. Farmgirl HeidiJuly 25, 2012 at 12:02 PM

      Yes they do. We have an old shed that is pretty tight with a big yard and a smaller run. They even put themselves to bed each evening before dusk. All I have to do is lock them in and make sure the doors are secure.

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  2. Country Gal July 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Oh how exciting to hatch the turklets lol ! Sounds like all is good there glad to hear it ! Have been in a drought for over a month farmers have lost crops it's a shame and we have been trying to keep our gardens watered but good news hopefully we are to be getting a day and a night of rain . I say hopefully cause every time they say rain it seems to go around us ! Have a great day !

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    1. Farmgirl HeidiJuly 25, 2012 at 12:04 PM

      Elaine,
      I am so sorry to hear about the drought. I think most of North America is in the same boat right now. Everything in my yard is on a drip except for my hubby's beloved grass patches, and it's been very pricey $$$ keeping it alive so far this summer. He hasn't complained yet, but I have cut back significantly on grass watering. I am praying for rain for all of us. Hang in there Elaine.

      Heidi

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  3. Candy C.July 25, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    I'm looking forward to seeing your little turkey poults! :)

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    1. Farmgirl HeidiJuly 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM

      Me too Candy. Your neighbor's canned carrots look pretty impressive too.

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  4. UnknownJuly 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM

    Dear Heidi!
    Your homestead is just buzzing... and now baby turkeys' too! Too fun!
    Love it!
    xoxo

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