White House on the Hill
Jan 5, 2019
Was it her fault?
We lost one of our Ayam Cemani chicks in a weird way. He or she was stuck underneath a mama Silkie and we're trying to figure out exactl
White House on the Hill
Dec 29, 2018
We bought rare breed hatching eggs from eBay. Will ANY of them hatch?
We bought Ayam Cemani hatching eggs off of eBay to hatch them out over winter. We tried to hatch out some eggs through eBay a couple years a
White House on the Hill
Oct 11, 2018
Our chicks deserved better
Our chicks were doing so well! Almost too well... we've always lost a few chicks when they were in the brooder, but this time was going
White House on the Hill
Sep 28, 2018
5 PEACOCK eggs didn’t hatch. Let’s Investigate.
It's now 40 days since we put the peachick eggs (round 2) under the broody Australorp hen & in the incubator (later to be moved unde
White House on the Hill
Sep 25, 2018
BEHIND THE SCENES of Murray McMurray Hatchery
The first hatchery we ever ordered chicks from was Murrary McMurray Hatchery in Fall 2016. Now, two years later, we have the privilege of to
White House on the Hill
May 22, 2018
This chick was TAKEN by our barncat
We got 19 chicks last week from a Heartland Hatchery chick day's event. 3 died early on, 7 of the chicks (3 turkeys, 4 chicks) went unde
White House on the Hill
May 17, 2018
First it was ducklings, now our chickens are raising TURKEYS!
After bringing home baby chicks and turkeys from Heartland Hatchery chick days... we test out our broody hens to see if they'll raise th
White House on the Hill
May 14, 2018
Will broody hens ADOPT our hatchery chicks?
We don't NEED more chicks... but when Heartland Hatchery comes to our town, we just have to get some more! We went to the local farm sto
White House on the Hill
Apr 28, 2018
Look what HATCHED
We had a fun surprise out in the coop today! We have 3 different broody hens sitting on small batches of eggs and one of the batches are sta
White House on the Hill
Mar 25, 2018
We MIGHT have an addiction
We took a trip to Heartland Hatchery and few days ago (see: https://youtu.be/mIIZqciha08) and came home with some new chicks and ducks. In t
