We Got an Egg!!!!!

So, I was doing homework in my living room on a nice Tuesday afternoon when I hear a thump on the window. It was my brother trying to get my attention. He was holding up an egg! I thought it was I trick but when I came down, it was an egg! I was elated, ecstatic, I was so excited that we had finally gotten an egg.

We were expecting the hens to be laying soon and Tuesday was the day! Surprisingly, it was actually a very moderate-sized egg, it wasn’t small, or soft shelled, or had two yolks. It was an amazing egg! Then, after one started laying, two more started laying also! It seemed like the first layer encouraged the other two. The next day, the same one layed again but we found a different egg from a different layer. (This was the second layer.) The egg was a darker brown and had specks of lighter brown on it. I do not currently have the picture myself so here is a picture of an egg they laid later.

A beautiful egg laid by the chickens. Photo taken by me.

The two layers continued to lay until on Sunday, a third joined. But, this chicken did not seem ready yet because we got a soft shelled egg meaning that it is not ready yet. Here is a picture of the soft egg.

As you can see, I can push the shell inwards without it breaking. Photo taken by me dad.

Then about 5 days after the first egg, the forth came. But like the third, it was not ready because it only laid a yolk. This is extremely normal though. My family and I are extremely excited for the fresh eggs! We just started them on layer pellets so they should start to lay more consistently soon.

It’s National Help a Horse Day!!!

Today(April 26th), is national help a horse day. This is one of the many days of the year that people celebrate. But what is Help a Horse Day?

Help a Horse Day, is a national day that recognizes our faithful, four legged companions, horses. Horses have helped humans so much for a long time but yet, some are still not treated properly, or don’t get any love. I love horses and used to ride. Horses do so much and are just great companions to have. So this sounded like a great thing to write about.

What can you do for Help a Horse Day in the future?  This day is an opportunity to help, raise awareness, or even just give a horse a treat. You could make a donation to an equine organization, or spread awareness by teaching people about horses being neglected and abandoned and ask them to help. Because all around the world, horses are still homeless or neglected and that’s not right. People need to start to make a difference. I sincerely hope, that on next Help a Horse Day, that you will do something to help.

Our faithful companions, horses. Pexels.com

Update on the Chickens!!!!

Hello everyone! As you probably know if you follow my blog, about two months ago I got chickens and made a post when we got them home. This post is going to be talking about how they are doing, their coop,  and them!

So first of all, the chickens are doing wonderful. They are getting along very well and are enjoying their habitat very much. They are getting quality food and clean water.

The chickens in there habitat. Taken by me.

The chickens habitat has a large coop for shelter during a storm. In the habitat there is a roost(provides plenty of roosting space), Lots of floor space, two opening and closing vents, and four nesting boxes with a hatch in the bag that opens for collecting eggs.

The chickens’s habitat.
Photos taken by me.

Also, the chickens are nearing laying maturity! In a few weeks, they should be laying! It will be a very exiting moment and I will make a post when it happens.

They’re Finally Here!!!!

It took a long time, but the coop is done. We have all the supplies. And we have finally got them. We got the chickens! I know it took a long time making the coop and everything but we now have them!

I put this in my old chickens post, but we have gotten 4 Rhode Island Red chickens. All juevinile, but not yet laying. They will start laying probably in a few weeks. Also, a big question and discussion in my family has been names. Now, I know we won’t be able to tell the difference between them, but we will try to think of a way to distinguish them. I am a StarWars fanatic, so I wanted to give them StarWars names. But, my brother and dad want differnt names. The current names are Sarge (My brothers one. It’s wierd, don’t ask me why he wants to name one that), Henrieta (My mom’s), and the third one I want to be princess, in honor of prince, a horse I used to ride. I made a post about him awile back. Now here are some pictures.

 

A photo of the chickens, taken by me

 

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Here is a hyperlink to a video of them!

All About An Animal, Post 1

Introduction

This animal is one of the oldest species on Earth. In fact, it is 550 million years old! This animal lives in the ocean, has an umbrella like head, and HAS NO BRAIN OR NERVOUS SYSTEM! You guessed it! It’s a jelly fish!

Jelly fish live in every ocean of the world and are classified as an invertebrate. They live about one year in the wild and can range anywhere from 2 centimeters, to 2 meters! There are about 2,000 species of jelly fish known to us today!

Diet

Because of the emense amount of sub species of jelly fish, their diets can be very different. Most commonly, they will eat things like fish, shrimp, and crabs. But some jelly fish eat plants and even other sub species of jelly fish!

Distribution

Jelly fish live in all oceans of the world. They are most heavily distributed in salt water, but certain types can live in fresh water. These jelly fish are called hydrozoans, but not all hydrozoans live in fresh water.

Fun Facts

1. Jelly fish are plankton, meaning they drift and float around because they are not strong swimmers!

2. Some jelly fish are as big as a human, and some as big as a pin head!

3. In some parts of the world, a million jelly fish can come together in a bloom!

 

A bloom of jellyfish, Phys.org

 

 

 

 

 

Video of Humphrey and New Tank!

Earlier, I posted a blog about me getting my Roborovski hamster 🐹 Humphrey. Here he is.

A picture of Humphrey, taken by me.

I thought that maybe some of you might want to see him in a video and not just a picture. So I have recorded a short video of Humphrey in his new tank. And that brings me to my second subject of this post, I got a tank upgrade! I was originally keeping Humphrey in a 20 gallon tank which measured in at 360 square inches of floor space. But I learned as of March 2017, the minimum recommended cage size has changed. Now it is 450 square inches. After learning this I went out and got a 40 gallon tank. This measures in at about 650 square inches which is almost double my old one and is better for Humphrey.

Now, here is the video of him and his new tank.

Humphrey in His New Tank!

 

 

 

Dear Prince,(He is a horse 🐎)

Dear Prince,

Prince, you were a beautiful horse and it was a pleasure to be able to ride you. You had white socks on your feet, your thick brown fur, and your white star on your forehead. Prince, you were an amazing horse who really made the farm feel alive. You were a very fast responsive horse and really made everyone that rode you feel as happy as you were. You were a wonderful lesson horse and really changed the farm for me.

Prince passed away a few weeks ago and the farm will really never be the same without him. Rest in peace Prince.

 

Love,

Ben

Meet Humphrey!!!

So as many of you know two months ago I bought Humphrey. Humphrey is now about four months old and is a roborovski hamster.

Robo Facts

 

Robo hamsters were named after an explorer. These are the smallest hamster in the genus Phodopus and are two inches fully grown. They are commonly mistaken as herbivores but they are actually omnivores. These guys will eat plants, incests, and meat. Meaning these guys are also scavengers.

 

Humprhey is getting used to me and is able to be picked up now. Humphrey is very much enjoying his cage that is double the size than the ones in the pet store, which are actually too small.

 

Humphrey’s first day home Photos taken by Ben

Chickens???

So for a while, I have taken horseback riding lessons at a farm. At this farm they keep chickens. So for a while I hung out with the chickens a lot. And by a lot I mean A LOT. So after while I thought it would be fun to get chickens. So now my family will be keeping backyard chickens.

 

We have already ordered the coop and it’s on the way. We will be making the run too. The chickens we plan on getting are Rhode Island Red chickens which lay about 250 eggs a year. These chickens are very friendly and good layers. Here is a picture.

 

Photo from google

 

We will be getting three. I will do a post and a video when we get them.