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Meet our baby chick!

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Meet our broody hen Honey.  Someone recently posted on Facebook some fertilized chicken eggs, so we let Honey sit on them. This was both to make the most of her broodiness, have a homeschool lesson in chicks, and to hopefully get a new hen out of the deal.  When I came out to see her with them out in front of her, I was a little concerned.  We candled her eggs to find out if any were viable. From that, I found there was one potential. I wasn't holding my breath. It takes 21 days for eggs to hatch. On day 22, I  told Brendon I would give that egg one more day to hatch. That evening he came in and asked if I had wondered why Honey was being broodier than normal. (Umm no, I wasn't. Broody is broody.) Then he led me outside and lifted her up.  Eeek a chick!!  Seriously this has been such a fun experience! And the best part is momma hen is raising the chick, so literally all we have to do is provide shelter, food, and water! (FYI chicks are easy to kill when you raise them heat lamp

Balloons, Camping, Mercy, and Chicks

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Seriously this should've posted a couple weeks ago... Oops :)  These last few weeks have been so busy!!  On Good Friday, we sent off balloons for Austen, our tradition on the anniversary of his passing.  Easter weekend we went camping. I began the week with the crazy sleep experiment to see if I could reverse my circadian rhythm. And we ended with camping - because what's better for sleep than being in nature? The second night I slept like a rock. It was amazing. I'm not entirely sure my sleep experiment held but it helped for a time... I'm still deciding. Camping was way fun though! Adeline was my snuggle buddy. And we came home to meet Mercy Belle Wideman!!  I love this precious momma! Speaking of mommas, we decided to let our broody hen sit on fertilized eggs. After candling all six, only one has potential to hatch. I'm hopeful but not counting on it. It's been a fun experience nonetheless! xoxo