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Sad news: Possible tough little cookie

post #1 of 10
4/27/12 at 6:52pm
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I just received a nice little FCM pullet from Ceder Ridge Farm in Kentucky.  She traveled all the way to Arizona and in transit layed 2 lovely chocolate eggs, which believe it or not arrived intact!  After rolling around in there for all that way, those eggs didn't have a chip. I happen to have 2 broodys right now so for fun I stuck one of the eggs under one of them. Hmmm, we shall see!


Edited by KristyAz - 5/28/12 at 9:08am

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post #2 of 10
4/28/12 at 5:45am

That is really amazing.

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post #3 of 10
4/28/12 at 6:48am

Oh wow, ill keep my fingers crossed for yeah! fl.gif

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post #4 of 10
4/28/12 at 8:52pm

Wouldn't that be cool if it does hatch?   fl.gif

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mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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post #5 of 10
4/29/12 at 6:12am

Keep us updated!

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #6 of 10
4/29/12 at 3:42pm
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I will keep you all posted!

Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

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Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

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post #7 of 10
5/13/12 at 1:30pm
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Update: This egg actually developed and is due to hatch next week!  

Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

Purchase Vaccine             How to Vaccinate a Chick?

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Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

Purchase Vaccine             How to Vaccinate a Chick?

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post #8 of 10
5/13/12 at 2:17pm

Very exciting! Can't wait to see what happens!

I've got nine lovely bantam pekins, one Brahma, one welsummer and six hybrid hens! Along with light sussex bantams, black copper marans, Cream legbars, Arucanas, Welsummers, bantam and LF orpingtons, Bantam Wyndottes, Booted bantams, Silver Dorkings, Ixworth and Barnvelders in a field next to me!

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I've got nine lovely bantam pekins, one Brahma, one welsummer and six hybrid hens! Along with light sussex bantams, black copper marans, Cream legbars, Arucanas, Welsummers, bantam and LF orpingtons, Bantam Wyndottes, Booted bantams, Silver Dorkings, Ixworth and Barnvelders in a field next to me!

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post #9 of 10
5/20/12 at 2:59pm

That is so exciting

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post #10 of 10
5/28/12 at 9:07am
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Sad news.  This little one didn't hatch.  That it developed at all was surprising.  It's been 31 days since I placed the egg under my broody and think it's time to pull it back so that this hen can get on with her life.  She is still diligently sitting on it, even with 2 babies to care for that are a couple weeks old now.  Thankfully another hen is helping her with the chicks.  

 

ETA:  The little one got pretty close to hatch.  Looked fully developed, feather footed, perfect.  Who knows went went wrong in the end. 


Edited by KristyAz - 5/28/12 at 9:20am

Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

Purchase Vaccine             How to Vaccinate a Chick?

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Creating a Rainbow Egg Basket

Wife to Adrian and mommy to Chloe age 9, a yard full of chickens,

our kitty Maxx, a Silver Tabby & White Persian & Bentley our Maltese puppy

!!! VACCINATE FOR MAREK'S !!!

Purchase Vaccine             How to Vaccinate a Chick?

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