We got our first Narragansett egg of the season. This egg is about a month earlier then last year, hoping that marks a start to a great laying season ?? The young hen just laid it in the middle of the pen instead of the nest box, this is not unusual with a new laying hen.After a few eggs they usually get the idea to lay them in the nest box. The nest box really helps the eggs stay clean and not at a high risk of getting broke. 

  Tomorrow we will be placing 12 Cuckoo Marans eggs in the hatcher. They have been in the incubator for 18 days. On day 18 they get moved to the hatcher with higher humidity to help soften the eggs shell. Then with luck on day 21 they should start hatching. I candled them tonight and have 3 unfertile eggs out 12. We also have 30 Black Copper Marans, 24 Splash Marans and 12 more Cuckoo Marans eggs in the incubator.We are working on getting Golden Marans eggs in the next few weeks. Marans are the chickens that lay the dark brown to dark chocolate color eggs. More on marans in another post.

 We moved the 4 week old broilers outside on Friday Feb. 13. They have a 250 watt heat lamp in their brooder box. It is still freezing at night so they need all the heat they can get at night. They are still eating and being very active so as of now it has not affected them to much.

The pigs have completly destroyed their house the other night, so now got to build them a new bigger house. It look like they tried sleeping on top of it. Today I was looking at it and they have completly tore it apart, just pieces of lumber scattered in their area. They have made a new home under a tree, so they are staying dry and warm.

  Boer goats are starting to fill with milk. One doe looks like she will be giving birth this week or next, udders are filling in. She is also the biggest one. LOL They have been getting grain in the morning and free choice of 3rd cutting Alfafa. So they are getting a high protien diet to help make all the milk the new kidds will need. Withn out the high protien diet they would not make a high quanity and quality milk to feed their young.