Rant time.
I was supposed to start tutoring a student today at 11:00 at our public library. He told me he had a Saturday In School Suspension and wouldn't be here until 11:10. Its about 11:30 now. How long do I wait for him?
WV, you sure are tempting me but I HATE owing eggs. I already owe 2 swaps because the girls quit laying and I batch I sold and 2 offered as prizes for the NYD hatch. UGH!
I turned my incubator on to do some test hatches (just the styrofoam one) but since I set several groups of eggs, I needed to turn the cabinet on so the styrofoan could be used as a hatcher. So far I have 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Icelandic, and one BCM hatched. A bantam Langshan died pipping. I have...
I'll need to double check my SOP ( I can't remember manure (fill in appropriate synonym)). They are big birds that lay well. This is Gary Underwood's line. There have been 2 or 3 outccrosses in the 99 year history of the line. The most recent was to introduce the Rose Comb in the 1970's. I've...
Here's my RIR story.
A friend was trying to talk me into getting RIR and I kept refusing. I had heard stories of the roosters being mean. Finally I gave in and got 6 juveniles. I still wasn't sold on them but figured I'd hang on to them for a while. As they grew, so did my passion for them...
Take a sharpie and trace around the red and write the time. Do this at frequent time intervals. I had a small puncture wound and ended up in serious medical trouble. I now get Cellulitis when most people wouldn't.
I'd get him to the doctor. By tracing the outline of the red, the medical...
Shellie, PM your e-mail address to me and I'll pass it on.
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Bobbi Porto3:39pm Feb 13
I'm in Florida... They called me because I ship a lot... Not mine, thank goodness... Writing right on the box with at least a phone # is a great idea.
I've used that e-mail...
Bobbi Pronto posted this on Facebook
RED ALERT!!! These shipping boxes are in Memphis, TN (hub) with NO LABEL!!!!!
If you shipped chickies yesterday please let me know so we can get these birds where they are going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not kidding... pass...
Sign ups are open for the Feb/March Egg Swap https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/743738/4th-annual-easter-hatch-online-hatching-egg-swap Sign ups close Sunday Feb 17. Please spread the word.
I have had issues with Muscovy eggs but my crested crosses multiply like rabbits when I set their eggs. The only time I have problems is if they get the double crested gene.