November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

[matt1jsh]

Hi guys, thought i'd start a thread for people setting eggs now, for an early oct hatch.

I'm off on a road trip to collect 6 lavender and 6 black mottled d'Uccle eggs tomorrow, and hope to have a fun successful experience.

I am still nurturing 6 month old silkies from my last hatch in August and already miss the daily routine of hand turning eggs.

My partner thinks i'm crazy.

Well Here Goes


WISHING EVERYONE WHO JOINS IN GOOD LUCK

 

[DeannaA]

Max says eat roast beef for the holidays. Or ham. Or chocolate ice cream and pizza. Pizza is yummy. Or Chinese food. Or a grilled cheese sandwhich, everyone like gilled cheese. Become a vegitarian for a New Years resolution. Lamb, mmmmm, yummy lamb. Or fish or shrimp or lobster or crab or peanut butter and jelly. Or candy, lots and lots of candy. Cake. eat cake with lots of frosting. But just make sure you have a


Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!

 

[DeannaA]

Here are some of my babies that hatched over the last 2 months. Seramas and Sillkies.

 

[chickydee64]

What a great read this morning....................
Beautiful babies and great pictures..........................

Deanna, I love your kind of crazy....lets me know I am not alone..........................

Hiedi, I cannot stand the wait either to know what you received...........

A little off topic but would shout this from the roof.( if I could get up there)
I am cancer free for the first time in 4 years.........got my results yesterday............

For sure taking pic's this morning......I don't care if nothing else gets done.......
It is my experience that my dirty dishes have always waited for me>.........

 

[DeannaA]

SARA LAID AN EGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know if it fell into the basket or she moved to the basket. She came to my bedroom door, where I was waiting, and did one quick egg song. She waited until I found it. I saw her egg and picked it up, then she walked away. I think she was very proud of it and wanted to be sure I saw it. Then she went back outside. She is the only chicken that is like this with me. She is very special. I can hear her outside telling everyone.

 

[familypendragon]

Here are my first two CCL x GLW girls

The oldest likes to bite my lip.. I think she is waiting for me to barf predigested worms at her or something... LOL! Not happening sweetheart

And just for fun - here is what my oldest son did today instead of cleaning his room like I thought he was - yep that was permanent marker, LOL!

Snidely Whiplash

 

[familypendragon]

I'm so bummed...my wheaton eggs didn't arrive today...by the time I get them, if they arrive Monday, they'll be on the road for 4 days!

That stinks! I got lucky - mine shipped Saturday and arrived Monday! MAKE SURE that when they arrive you take a pic of the box before opening it showing how WELL it was labeled etc. Take a pic of you opening it to show how secure things were packed inside. Take a pic of any cracked or broken eggs. And take a pic of the air cells of some if they are rolling etc. You can use those to get reimbursed at USPS.com if they've made your eggs non-viable. Sadly, I've had to do this for almost every shipment I've gotten - EXCEPT my wheatens. I've been fully reimbursed for eggs up to $50 and full cost of shipping since with Priority mail you now have an automatic $50 insurance coverage per package included.

 

[MrsJenSmith2007]

A pip!! A pip!!! My very first little pip!!! LOL It's in one of my eggs set to hatch tomorrow! It's been rocking all over the place, That little girl/guy isn't playing around!

 

[DeannaA]

I have been having a lot of problems with BYC. I inly typed that last one once. I clicked on quote but this is all that came up. I have been having a lot of problems with the quote as well. It's getting really annoying.

I have a 2 month old frizzle bantam cochin that is mating with Jack, my 2 month old mix with a bad leg. I also have a RIR that is 4 month old, trying to mate with my laying hens. Now I understand when people say it looks like a rodeo. One of my older roosters is trying to mate with my 4 month old hen. No where near laying. My 2 month old Mille Fleur D'Uccle is mating with anything that moves. Up until 2 weeks ago I never saw any of them even trying to hold their hand, now it is like chicken porn everytime I walk outside. What is going on? I feel sorry for some of them. Poor Cinnamon. She just started laying and she is all of their favorites. She is always sneaking in the house. I don't blame her. It's the only time she gets rest.

 

[familypendragon]

Gave weak chickie her vitamins, we'll see if it helps.

Here are the 11 babies so far!

And here is weak chickie snuggled in the arms of their momma bear to keep her from getting trampled