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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
2. Hi, Neighbor!
Sat Mar 3, 2012, 04:11 PM
Mar 2012

The only thing cuter than a baby chick is a baby duck, but only by a little.
We have way too much fun with our chicks.
One of our hens hatched out her own chicks last year,
but she was very protective, and wouldn't let us play with her babies.

We stopped by the local Feed Store yesterday,
and they had 100 gallon stock tanks FULL of these 2 day old chicks.
We wanted to buy them ALL.




Channel 11 (Little Rock) said This has been the warmest Winter (Dec-Feb) since 1951.
It is crazy here too.

Daffys, Crocus, and Forsythia are full bloom.
Beautiful, but it ain't right!
The Peach and Plum Trees are in full bloom.
I'm worried that a hard freeze in early April will ruin any young fruit that sets now.

But, Oh, Well.
Might as well enjoy the beauty
and let Mother take care of the rest.

And what lovely babies they are. Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #1
Hi, Neighbor! bvar22 Mar 2012 #2
What fun it will be to watch them grow. applegrove Mar 2012 #3
... handmade34 Mar 2012 #4
They are adorable jannyk Mar 2012 #5
WE start them on "Chick Starter Food", bvar22 Mar 2012 #6
I just spent two days looking at pictures of chickens EFerrari Mar 2012 #7
We love our birds. bvar22 Mar 2012 #8
I used to love watching them take their afternoon constitutional EFerrari Mar 2012 #11
good for you. so glad you will be farming. mopinko Mar 2012 #9
I can't figure out how to lose the ants without poisoning the garden. EFerrari Mar 2012 #10
Tansy!! handmade34 Mar 2012 #12
Try Boiling Water. bvar22 Mar 2012 #13
I've never seen a mound and there have always been ants here. EFerrari Mar 2012 #14
diatomesceous earth. mopinko Mar 2012 #15
Ripley! EFerrari Mar 2012 #16
2-week update. bvar22 Mar 2012 #17
Fabulous! Thanks. jannyk Mar 2012 #18
Aww, supernova Mar 2012 #19
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