what with our bantams becomming parents and all :). Wish it had been the chickens we hatched ourselves this time last year who’s offspring were hatching but they did all insist on being boys so it made it a bit tricky! 😆
As I type we have three chicks in the brooder, one in the incubator still being a new hatchling and two more eggs that have pipped (have cracks in) so six chicks is looking pretty likely with time for more to follow suit.
This morning started with Scarlett dashing up the stairs calling ‘Mummy! Daddy! Guess what! There is another chick in the incubator!’ which was very cute :). She is getting loads out of the whole thing this year 🙂
I went off to work for the morning. I’ve been slowly coming down with the cold that had Scarlett laid low last week but it has taken so long to come out that I had thought I had unseasonably early hayfever. But it has finally taken a hold of me and I am coughing and sneezing and feeling generally grotty :(. Work was fine though, I spent most of the morning on the enquiry desk and helping various people use the photocopier. It was a good shift with plenty of banter and jollyness :).
Ady and the children did some wax crayon melting art and were all very excited when I rang in my teabreak to report that another chick had hatched without them realising in record quick time. My Dad had also called in for breakfast (cheeky bugger!).
I got home at lunchtime and we headed off to a camping shop where we thought we might be able to get a replacement strap for our tent. We had a nice wander round there getting all excited about camping soon and were told there is no chance of getting spares for our tent but the bloke suggested either buying some webbing and making one or just using a guy rope instead, both of which are good ideas.
On the way we passed The British Wildlife Centre which we pulled into the carpark to have a quick look at. It looked pretty good although not cheap and only open weekends and school holidays. We plan to go back on a nice day though for a proper look as it is well within an hour from home (oh Reading folk- is it suitable for meeting up at too? Could try and get a group price from them?) and easy to get to.
Home via McDonalds for Happy Meals and Mcflurries – it’s been a shite week in places and when Davies asked it seemed a good thing to say yes to. Still only three chicks but another two were pipping so we moved the three hatchlings to the brooder to make way for youngsters :lol:.
Doctor Who, followed by Doctor Who Confidential, another chick hatching and off to bed for Davies and Scarlett. We have two more eggs pipped and a definite two breeds so both our eggs and Tom’s eggs have hatched which is good :).
Ady cooked steak, we watched Pushing Daisies and he went off to bed early (he’s QVCing on the 9am show in the morning) and now I’m taking my cough to bed aswell.