I killed one rooster. One. That's all I could do.
It took me two days to screw up my courage and I chopped his head off with a hatchet. First I was relieved, then the shakes took over and I was totally grossed out. I came into the house, got on Craigslist and posted ads for the remaining roos...
I have 15 black chicks and one yellow one. They are all a week old and share the same brooder pen.
My yellow chick had pasty butt and in cleaning it off, some of the feathers came off leaving a bald spot. Next time I'll be way more careful
Today I noticed two of her her pen mates peck at the...
Anyone interested in Cubalaya chicks?
I had a very successful hatch (go figure) last weekend and now have way more than I can keep.
I'll bring them if anyone is interested.
Not only do I often do things the hard way, but I often break things in the process...using them to do a task for which they were not intended. If I force it and it breaks, it needed replaced anyway, right?
...to try and incubate a paper shell egg?
I got one from a nest box yesterday and marveled (as I always do) at how oddly cool they are. I bet it would leak and cause all kinds of problems. Probably hatch out a misshapen pancake chick...but still...I wonder...
Candling sure would be easy...
Thank you for the quick update. We're planning on attending and soaking it all in.
ZooMummzy,
1 pre-order chocolate chip with chocolate crust cheesecake for my husband, and I'm an easy mark to purchase another when we get there. Buckeye sounds intriguing...
Hi Everyone,
I'm interested in possibly attending the swap. I have 14 hatchery stock Cubalaya eggs on day 12 in the incubator. Anyone interested in them?
I'm brand new to chickens (just hatched my first egg 2 weeks ago) and would love to talk with others in person at the swap. I'm really...
I LOVE this post! I wish I had thought of it. It's so nice to commiserate. ***Squish***Squish***Squich***
I too am mucking through mud and rain tending to animals. We have had steady rain and the ground just can't absorb any more. Finally there was a break and it stopped raining for a few days...
Columbiacritter, Scappoose Oregon? I'm from St. Helens. I think we're both referring to Linnton Feed and Seed. Don't you just love that feed store?
Did they tell you who the hatchery was?
Darklingstorm, Possible captions from despair.com (one of my favorite web sites). Please, please, please take my commentary in the spirit of humor in which it is intended...
Computer Geeks...
1. Not everyone gets to be an astronaut when they grow up...
2. It could be that the purpose of...
So. I had buried under some composting straw in my garden. I had to lightly wash it off. My apologies. I don't recall if it was that wet when I opened it. Here it is with the clot next to it. Poor little thing.
Then I rolled it over over:
Clotted mass: