Lee Drennen’s Hobby Farm & Garden

[Lee Drennen]

Ok over night another one hatched that will make 2 chicks hatched in a 24 hour period. Now it will be a couple weeks maybe before the next ones hatch. I’ve “Candled” the closest ones to being hatched looks like there’s something in the shells now to wait. I moved the Dark Gray one which I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a Sapphire Gem breed to the Brooder cage this morning all seems well at this time.

[Allen Dewire]

Congrats Dad!!! How many do you think you will end up with??? I don't think I've ever seen a gray one before. This is so cool, Lee...

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[Lee Drennen]

Congrats Dad!!! How many do you think you will end up with??? I don't think I've ever seen a gray one before. This is so cool, Lee...

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Allen

Thanks and here’s a cigar. I really don’t know yet it’s up to Mother Nature. So far it’s been pretty good getting about 1/2 the hatches. I’m going to set Eggs till around March 18 then that’s it I don’t like having chicks in the brooder out in the garage the First weeks of May it’s planting season and garden time plus I have a few things I hope to happen then if all goes well. I’m just glad I can do this stuff again. Here’s some pics of one of my Sapphire Gems and the rest of the crew the wife bought them back in April of 2020 I still have them that’s where the eggs are coming from best chickens I’ve ever raised.

[Allen Dewire]

Beautiful birds Lee! I wish you all the best and thanks for the cigar too, my friend. Maybe I'll light her up on my Birthday! Sure is great to have a garden too. I don't have that luxury where I live now....

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[Jim R]

Chickens are great to keep. For some reason watching them always makes me smile. I hope the hatching continues to go well

[Lee Drennen]

Chickens are great to keep. For some reason watching them always makes me smile. I hope the hatching continues to go well

Thanks Jim. Yes I sit down at the chicken house and watch them for hours very relaxing

[Lee Drennen]

Beautiful birds Lee! I wish you all the best and thanks for the cigar too, my friend. Maybe I'll light her up on my Birthday! Sure is great to have a garden too. I don't have that luxury where I live now....

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Allen

Too bad you don’t have that luxury you could give JR a run for his money growing a garden lol.

[Lee Drennen]

Another Hatch today. This will make 5 so far. More to hatch this week if all goes well.

[adt70hk]

Looking good!!

[Lee Drennen]

Since my last post I’ve had multiple hatches here’s some pics.

[Jim R]

Easter chicks. Little cute fluff balls. Are you intending them to be egg layers or for meat?

[Lee Drennen]

Easter chicks. Little cute fluff balls. Are you intending them to be egg layers or for meat?

Egg layers for sure Jim.

[Jim R]

Egg layers for sure Jim.

Good. We had a friend in Scotland who decided he would raise chickens for his freezer. He said they would have a far better quality of life, taste better and also be allowed to have a longer life. He bought 12 chicks. A couple of years later he still had all 12 and they all had names !:smiling:

[Lee Drennen]

Good. We had a friend in Scotland who decided he would raise chickens for his freezer. He said they would have a far better quality of life, taste better and also be allowed to have a longer life. He bought 12 chicks. A couple of years later he still had all 12 and they all had names !:smiling:

Yeah that’s kinda where I’m at just can’t kill my babies I have a couple that I raised from baby chicks that follow me like dogs and I have feed them out of my hand there treats I can’t seem to see them on my supper plate with mash potatoes and chicken gray lol.

[JR]

Great photos of the chicks Lee .