Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[incubatingisfun]

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cool i really want to hatch but i cant unless i get a chicken coop for christmas fingers crossed

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

To hatch with a broody outside, I would wait till May.
Last year we did Feb. with them going out in late April I think.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Hey everyone.. I haven't had time to drop in for a while...

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Well, because we had a broody we could not break, after trying for 2 whole months, we now have 8 chicks with two more on their way

Its looking like a 100% hatch rate again!
Now I have to deal with chickens in the house for a long time

 

[Ban seabhag]

I can commiserate .....We now have a house chicken because the Russian Orloff was suffering in new company from separating issues and not eating properly. She's fine now but doesn't REALLY want to go back out....

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Ut-oh.... she need a silkie for a companion??

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Bummer. we have had our first egg chick loss.
To date we have 100% hatches with our hens, which I found to be rather amazing to say the least.
Especially in winter!

This last egg finally zipped its shell, and a tiny airhole, and then just seemed to fade.
I did finally dampen the membrane, and then open it up.
I knew it was probably too late, but figured why not!
He looks fine, but is taking his last breaths as I type this.
I have him all cuddled up in a damp cloth in a heated wrap.

The good news is, I have 9 chicks bouncing all over the kennel, eating and drinking and snuggling with mama.
After the milk run tomorrow, we are gong to snag a few more bags of wood chips, and get them moved into the indoor coop.


Oh, and I have just finished making a real (gluten free) Christmas Pudding!!

ETA
Its a half hour or so later. The chick is still alive. He is now sitting in my bra

 

[Eveil]

I got my first chocolate egg today from my BCM's yaa!! I got one yesterday but it was not really chocolate it had a film over it but todays is really dark and lovely. will post a pic when i stop working every day sigh all most makes you hate the holiday season all most

 

[BirdBrain]

Nice.

Steve must love that!

Jeanette, we just started getting BCM eggs and they are SO lovely.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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he would do the same if he were me

I would prefer to do the oven treatment, but our oven is broke, so I have to improvise the old fashioned way.

Well, hubby wants to try hot buttered rum tonight.
I told him to make 1/4 sized portions though, as its not something I normally drink. I am a half a glass of Zinfandel kind of person.
We have to head out to the farm at 6am to get milk before the creamery does their early pickup, and I do not want any after affects.

This will be the first time getting back into a vehicle for me since the accident. Thinking I better trim my finger nails tonight.
If I stop for a minute to think, I can see the moose and feel it and the windshield exploding in my face