A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[frustratedearthmother]

Is that a Naked Neck roo?

 

[Chic Rustler]

Is that a Naked Neck roo?

I'm not sure. I'm hoping it's a hen, but it's a little suspect.
Funny story, that was the first chic I hatched. It looked sickly and had no feathers on it's neck. I figured it was deformed and desti ed for death. Then I remembered the fella I bought the sexlinks he s from had a Turken rooster. Evidently they can carry a fertilized egg for weeks because I did hatch any eggs for quite some time after I got the hens.

 

[Chic Rustler]

The wife canned some dilled green tomato relish today. Hopefully it's as good as it looks

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I'm not sure. I'm hoping it's a hen, but it's a little suspect.

Who knows with those birds? I have one hen and I love her. Ugly as she can be - kinda so ugly she's cute - but a wonderful hen. Lays big ol' eggs and hatched babies this year too. And she's the only hen out there fierce enough to actually raise chicks that survive! I want a dozen of 'em!

 

[Chic Rustler]

I don't need a nn roo. If it started crowing your welcome to have this one.

I may be too attached to eat it

 

[frustratedearthmother]

For your sake - I hope it lays instead of crows. But I'd love a NN roo!


OH - and the relish looks great!

 

[Chic Rustler]

We will see how good it is. She's completely new to canning. Cant wait to try it in a couple weeks

 

[Mini Horses]

The relish looks good in the pics!

It's amazing how quickly chickens grow and mature. Of course it seems a lot longer when you're waiting for eggs, right? My little 4 day olds are showing wing feathers already. There are a lot of other things I would like to grow up that fast!

Your birds are looking good! I know you were waiting on the first eggs...should be soon. My group of 2 mo olds have a while but I'm already anxiously awaiting those lovely colored eggs.

Seeing everything come together makes all the work and wait worth it.

 

[baymule]

Kudos to your wife! Canning is rewarding, it is so good to open a jar of something that you grew and canned.

 

[Chic Rustler]

I'm a lucky guy indeed....now if I could just get her to make me some pickled eggs