Posts by Iain Utah

Although it's been a while since I posted an update on Spirit, I wanted to share an important milestone.  Spirit turned 1yo yesterday.  He continues to live outside 24/7 in his own backyard pen with his...

What a bummer about losing all of the eggs!   I'm glad you at least have a few babies!

Quote: Originally Posted by psue  Sebastopol babies hatched this morning, Thanks to a hubby who separated my hatcher and incubator.... I will wait till tomorrow to candle all the eggs that got to hot. I just...

It looks like a white-fronted goose.  Very pretty picture!

Glad to hear Sammy is on the mend.  It's a regular thing for one of my geese to show up with a limp or a scratch (or bite wounds on feet from frisky play in pool), but they always rebound quickly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lydia  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed      X2!

Yay for gathering eggs and new babies hatching!!  It is turning into a pretty good hatching season this year.    Barb, congrats again on having babies from Gloria!  By the way, I love the colorful text in...

Quote: Originally Posted by JulieNKC  The thing I hate most about hatching is selling the babies, I think. And not because I will miss them, although sometimes that sure is the case, but because of the people, lol....

RG, congrats on hatching 2 more buff dewlap girls from my trio!  Now, gosh darn it... time for the tables to change where I hatch the girls and you hatch the boys.

Hi Julie and Quackers.   Thanks for the compliments on my girl.  She's as sweet as the pastry she is named after.  Glad to see you guys are having great hatches!  Hope everything else is going well,...