Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today - Page 2370

He's so enthusiastic, but it seems I get more work and less enjoyment from the deal. Hubby don't clean brooders.

Either way, it's nice to have someone who supports me in my eccentric interests.

Hi peeps,

Dutch, I'm really sorry to hear about your horse's injury....I hope that he heals up good as new in time.

Utah - those baby ducks are beautiful!! Still amazed at how well you did to get them out.

Chicken (the duckling) went to his new home today. His new owners picked up a girlfriend for him this morning (the girlfriend is named Squeak.....Chicken's actual name is Bubble....so it's Bubble and Squeak). The girlfriend (Squeak) is very very pretty - kind of a blue fawn mallard but perhaps with something else going on. Unfortunately the seller clipped her wings this morning and did a shocking job of it - looks like a dog's brekkie. Anyway, apart from that she is a little stunner. I've received reports this afternoon to say that it was love at first sight between her and Bubble (formerly known as Chicken). Apparently they spent the afternoon strolling round their new backyard together. We are going to visit them tomorrow. I have peas to take and also a box of crickets. Bubble's foster mother, the chicken, was a bit lost after he left. She went and sat on a box and went all grey in the face and droopy and miserable looking. But she seemed to have perked up by the afternoon and picked a fight with my silver drake just to prove that she didn't need no darn ducks for her friends anyhow.

Han, the solo chick, also went to his home today. Another friend was incubating some eggs from the same pen for my friend and a few of those hatched so actually Han is not solo and has some siblings to live with. It was kinda sad to see Han go, as he was a real little character and loved nothing more than hanging out on the computer keyboard as you were trying to type, and especially standing on the touchpad, causing random and rather startling screen effects. But I won't miss the half hour of desperate peeping we went through before he settled down each night.

Today is my hubby's birthday so we have spent the day doing nice stuff. We went riding on Segways round the lake this morning which was jolly good fun, then we went out for lunch. We are about to go out for dinner to a secret location (it's a very nice local restaurant).

Better get my 'going out' gear on and head out the door!!!

well the alfalfa pellets so far are not a big hit with anyone.

they may end up in the barn for the horses and i may just have to get layena pellets are something.

ill give it a couple more days. but i doubt anyone touches them.

in eggy news.

ONE more week till eggs hatch,

and then like 10 more days until other eggs hatch.

and not getting any eggs yesterday set me back a little from where i want to be.

still going to set eggs today. but not as many as i wanted 2.

going to be under 2 dozen.

Here are the three button quail that have made it.....

And check out those big feet for their tiny size!  LOL

Lol, I know the feeling. Hubby wholeheartedly keeps encouraging me to get more pets. He wants goats/sheep next, plus his turkeys, etc. I am the one who takes care of them all though, and am about to my limit so NO.
 

ROFL, love the names. 

Try soaking the alfalfa pellets first. 

1 more week for me until turkey/woodcock hatch, still a long time for ducklings for me.
 

Cute! 

Wonder if they have big pee pees too. 
 

CG, for what it is worth, my geese will always pick the grass hay out and leave every last trace of the alfalfa.  I am told alfalfa is not tasty at all to waterfowl.  Your horses, on the other hand, will LOVE you for feeding the pellets to them!!

 The good news is they are full grown in about 6 weeks.  Only need two weeks of brooding.  And they are way cute and tiny.  If you want, I'll give you the ebayers name, I totally reccomend him and his eggs.  Very healthy youngsters, and sure to please.  He also sent excellent infomation, since they are differnent than other quail in a few important areas.