Average Amanda
Thoughts and Doings of an Average Girl
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Velociraptor Bunneh Strikes Again!
The squealing noise your sister makes when you jump out and make velociraptor noises at her . . . Priceless
I'm a velociraptor bunneh. Hear me roar.
I'm a velociraptor bunneh. Hear me roar.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
More Info on the Fluffies
So the story behind the fluffies?
Well, some of you know that we had 26 chickens at one point. At one point, we were down to 20, due to some tragedies and tasty dinners.
Our chickens are for egg laying purposes mostly . We eat the eggs and sell the excess to friends and family (To help pay for chicken feed). Now a good laying hen normally only keeps laying for about 2 - 3 years, and it takes a hen about 7 months from birth to start laying, so since our hens are encroaching on their first birthday, we thought it might be a good idea to get a new batch started. We gathered up 32 eggs and put them in our incubator (pictures to come) and waited.
And 21 days later, 13 of them hatched! That's not a very good hatch percentage, but we're still new at this and hope for better success next time. In the meantime, we have some very cute fluffies. They're living in a kiddy pool right in front of our front door (that people hardly ever use). They'll go out to the coop in a few weeks.
A friend of mine also promised me 30 + Americana eggs to incubate (Starting Friday 4/19/13) so we'll have some chickies of a different breed, too. She doesn't have an incubator and so we'll be splitting the hatching. I get some and she gets some. So 21 - 23 days from Friday, be on the lookout for some new fluffies!
Also, we wanted more fluffies than we thought we would need because you never know what gender you're getting from a hatching, and of course, roosters don't lay eggs. So any fluffy that starts to crow will end up dinner. :)
Well, some of you know that we had 26 chickens at one point. At one point, we were down to 20, due to some tragedies and tasty dinners.
Our chickens are for egg laying purposes mostly . We eat the eggs and sell the excess to friends and family (To help pay for chicken feed). Now a good laying hen normally only keeps laying for about 2 - 3 years, and it takes a hen about 7 months from birth to start laying, so since our hens are encroaching on their first birthday, we thought it might be a good idea to get a new batch started. We gathered up 32 eggs and put them in our incubator (pictures to come) and waited.
And 21 days later, 13 of them hatched! That's not a very good hatch percentage, but we're still new at this and hope for better success next time. In the meantime, we have some very cute fluffies. They're living in a kiddy pool right in front of our front door (that people hardly ever use). They'll go out to the coop in a few weeks.
A friend of mine also promised me 30 + Americana eggs to incubate (Starting Friday 4/19/13) so we'll have some chickies of a different breed, too. She doesn't have an incubator and so we'll be splitting the hatching. I get some and she gets some. So 21 - 23 days from Friday, be on the lookout for some new fluffies!
Also, we wanted more fluffies than we thought we would need because you never know what gender you're getting from a hatching, and of course, roosters don't lay eggs. So any fluffy that starts to crow will end up dinner. :)
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Back again! :D
Where did I disappear to ? Here and there in a flood of busy - ness. Running about trying to get things done.
The good thing is, VE is progressing well.
I've also been blessed with many orders on etsy lately, too, so that's kept me busy.
We just got back from Missouri late last night.
And I have a surprise for you all in a day or two.
Hint:
It's fluffy.
Thanks for all you who keep reading despite my long absences. :)
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Nifty
Isn't it cool when you've lost something and pray to find it and it shows up in the next place you look?
Thankful for that. Found my smartphone. ^^
Thankful for that. Found my smartphone. ^^
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Keeping an Average Head
You've heard of getting a big head, right? Of course, everyone I've ever heard say it means it figuratively, and I mean it that way here, too.
On a side note - my head is larger than average, but hey.
Something I've been struggling with lately is having a big head. Hopefully, no one has noticed, since I think it's all been internal, but it's been something I've been thinking about.
There are many things I can do and do well, but what I need to remember is that it's not all me. I didn't give myself any talents - I had nothing to do with that. God is the one who made me and He can take away any of my abilities at any time. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I lost use of my hands. I'd feel useless, but it's not up to me. I hope this makes sense.
Anyway. I'm going to try to be focusing on giving God credit for my talents and not myself. Yes, the work I do is my own and I put a lot of hard work into it, but with out God, I couldn't have put the hard work in in the first place.
Sometimes I think He gave me dyslexia to keep me in focus and help keep my head an average size. If there's one thing that keeps me thinking I'm not all that, it's definitely dyslexia, I make mistakes because of it quite often.
Anyway. Back to working on Viral Execution.
I hope to post some pictures of a new sewing project soon, too, so keep a look out.
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