The haching eggs have arrived!

Yesterday I said we were waiting for hatching eggs in the post, well, they have now arrived! We have a selection of eggs, some mixed Leghorns, mixed Araucanas, Legcanas (a cross between araucanas and leghorns) and some La Bresse eggs. I'm really excited about having chicks! Dad is tyding out the dining room for the chicks (The incubator will be in there and the chicks will be for around a week - 10 days, it depends if they are big enough.) We'll be putting the eggs in the incubator for three weeks and then they hatch! They'll be going in the incubator tomorrow - they need 24 hours to rest. We have 25 eggs all together! That's a lot!

The eggs - the light brown ones are the La Bresse eggs, the blue ones are araucanas, the white ones nearest the araucanas are the legcanas, and the white eggs nearest the La bresse are the Leghorns.

In other news - we're getting two goats! They are probably going to be This kind of goat - Toggenburg goats. I am really excited, and we're thinking of names, even though it will be ages before we get them.

It's a nice day today and I have been feeding the hens bread and meal worms (Their favourite!), they go absaluetly insane for them! I have also been stroking Gary and Islay today, they have been ouside hunting in the lovely weather. Gary and Islay sleep in my bed every night! They are so warm and furry and keep me warm in the cold weather.
I will post tomorrow about the eggs going in the incubator!
So, bye for now!

Meet the Family

Hi! My name's Sorcha and I am twelve years old and I live with my Mum, Lucy, my dad, Gerry and my brother, Finlay who's seven.
I live in the highlands of Scotland - a very nice place to live! I am home educated, which means I don't go to school, so I am very lucky!
I have three cats called Islay, Gary and Blae, and they are amazing. I will put pictures up of them later. I have six hens called Cresta, No Crest, Mairi, Mocha, Nutmeg and Quinella, they are all very beautiful. I'll put pics up of them too.
I also have lots of alpacas, which are Peruvian camelids (Related to Lllamas and Camels.) and the Alpacas are my Mum and Dad's buisness.
My dad keeps bees, and I have a hive of my own.
We are going to be hatching chicks soon, when the eggs arrive in the post! I am really excited about that.
Let me tell you more about me.
I go to Drama, Taekwon-do (And I am a white belt yellow tags), Scouts and Choir. I like to go on the computer, watch TV, play on my trampoline, cook, spend time with animals, basically just play imaginative games, draw, spend time with friends, ride my bike, go on adventures, write stories (I want to be an author when i grow up.) and do lots of other stuff!
Here are some pictures of my amazing animals:

Sidhe

Crias (Baby alpacas) of this year

Tannara

Barra

Almond

Choccie and Sheenie

Islay 

Gary

Blae

Cresta

That's all for today. :) I will post soon! :) :) :)