Tuesday 5 August 2008

And so the rain continues....

It has been an interesting few days, we hatched some eggs over the last few weeks only 1 phesant survived, a duck hatched but later on died. When we first got into all this incubation stuff a lady did say be prepared for deadstock - it has to be when you have livestock. It's sad but we are learning from our mistakes, like for instance, when one of the builders was doing a job for a poultry fancier, he gave the builder some eggs - he passed them onto us, thanks said hubby straight into the incubator 21 days later 3 of the 6 eggs began to hatch, we now have 3 fluffy smokey coloured yellow bellied chickens! Haven't a clue what they are, hubby chatted to builder said 3 had hatched of the 6, builder said those eggs were for eating! Not sure what poultry fancier man would say about hatching his prize fowl! oops.

On another note we have recenly registered and become a Caravan Club CL, 5 caravans allowed waste and water facilities available, no showers no toilet. So things ticking over bookings coming in and bookings going out - too much rain slippery grass cars getting stuck not good for business, one such campervaner came looking for us round the house peered into downstairs room, meanwhile my 20 year old daughter getting changed doing hair and make-up all wihtout tee-shirt on, knock at front door nice european gentleman needs some help with bikes, he was very wet we offered cup of tea, daughter comes out of bedroom which is off kitchen and gentleman apologized for looking into her room but claimed it was a nice sight! Daughter very embarrassed, but will get over it, the joys of country living and running a holiday business, so time to don the mac and wellies and go egg collecting... and so the rain continues.

2 comments:

Lane Mathias said...

Your poor daughter! I suppose that's called mixing business with pleasure - sort of:-)

Am amazed that the eggs hatched if they were for eating. Shows how fresh they were!

And yes, it's raining here and I sure do wish it would stop!

Frankies' Cornish Farmyard Ramblings said...

thanks lane,
there is more to hatching chicks and how it works. The lovely visitors had a tour in the rain and patted the donks, Amazing how bad i am at languages but they still know what i mean!
Frankie