The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I have to say @JaeG , you've made me start to think about raising quail someday.... gotta get the chickens sorted out first though...

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Went to close the pop door tonight, and sure enough, skunkie was in there again. Just walking around checking things out... 2 bantams were on the floor under the nest boxes, and even they didn't seem even slightly worried. I now that it's getting in under the gate to the run. Just a matter of time to try to find a way to fix it.
Is it weird that this skunk was giving off no odour whatsoever?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Here are a few of my new quail chicks that finally finished hatching today. The two wild (dark) ones are completely nutty and freak out if I even speak to them! I had to help one baby hatch today because, despite 85-87% humidity, it took far longer than it should at the pip stage, so started to majorly dry out. It was pipped when I checked on them yesterday morning, and it was still doing nothing this morning. I chipped off a bit of shell but there were still active veins, so I waited until this afternoon before helping some more as his membrane was getting pretty tough and tight.

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He's the little one smooshed in the middle of the snuggle:
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There are three pale yellow chicks as well which will be ivory coloured when they grow up.

I heard coconut oil helps those dry membranes.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning all

 

[007Sean]

Good morning everyone

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good Afternoon Friends

Thanks again for the well wishes regarding my employment situation

Now the realisation has hit me that I can’t do this anymore, I so much do not want to do it; even moreso than before the realisation

It is taking all my resolve to not just walk out! Anyways, just popped in to say hello in case you think I have dropped off the planet and now back to what has been an exhausting day

Blooie, I notice every fly fart as well. I can't wear ear plugs because then I can hear my heart loudly and am afraid I'll hear it stop. Guess I need a bell.

Here are a few of my new quail chicks that finally finished hatching today. The two wild (dark) ones are completely nutty and freak out if I even speak to them! I had to help one baby hatch today because, despite 85-87% humidity, it took far longer than it should at the pip stage, so started to majorly dry out. It was pipped when I checked on them yesterday morning, and it was still doing nothing this morning. I chipped off a bit of shell but there were still active veins, so I waited until this afternoon before helping some more as his membrane was getting pretty tough and tight.

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He's the little one smooshed in the middle of the snuggle:
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There are three pale yellow chicks as well which will be ivory coloured when they grow up.

Awwwwwe!

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good morning all!

 

[bruceha2000]

Hi all
Went to the city last night to work on cleaning the house. Slept for a few hours ... then got a call from CJ asking me to come home to make coffee. Argh! View attachment 1344266

Coffee isn't that hard to make!

 

[N F C]

Morning all

@Teila dig deep and hang on until something better comes along (and it will).

Still no word from the company on an account being set up with a food supplier so the restaurant opening is in limbo. Such a stupid situation to be in. I'm frustrated with the whole thing.

Good news is, no super cold weather or snow predicted for today!

 

[Blooie]

All of these work issues are bringing out the Mama Bear in me - that feeling of "Hey, knock it off! Those are MY friends and you can't treat them like that!"