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Sorry you have been unwell @karenerwin hope you are feeling better soon. Eggciting news :jumpy:jumpy:jumpyI managed to hatch all 5 of my eggs in the oven :jumpy:jumpy:jumpyand snuck the first 3 under Doris the Slightly Dim Silkie Friday night and the following 2 Saturday night - she accepted...

OK I have wonderful news :celebrate:celebrate:celebrateI was a bit worried over night as wondered if my oven had some turn itself off after a certain number of hours safety thing :lol:. Got up this morning and it was still on, quick peek no chicks :hitThen about 9am saw that the temp had dipped...

Sorry lovelies I haven't abandoned you I promise! Must to bed, will try to be on more! Help! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/urgent-help-what-do-you-think.1308566/#post-21327835

Sorry been awol again, crap raining weather, school holidays stuck inside (no money waiting for first pay!!) with a cranky 4 yo plus new job so been a bit crazy! Counts are down with 2 less hens and now Doris broody too and been a bit slack checking the secondary hatching spot so not really sure...

Thanks all! AFter running around collecting all the eggs I could find I ended up with 5 of my blues and worked out a few that were the silkies. I asked all around the village and everyone was using thier incubators but one of my neighbours has 2 pretty huge ones and they are on so he has put the...

:hit:hit:hit:hitfirst loss to predators today - a small crappy dog :mad:. His owner is a friend of our neighbours and she was lovely and came around with our neighbour and Edwina (my only Araucana hen :rant:hit) then we found Hermione the Warrior Silkie dead under a tree. She is lovely and is...

That is 2 eggs from 2 hens not one :lau

That is odd about the Marans, mine are also my strongest - the only chick I had make it from one hatch was my Marans roo! Also can't believe how well they are laying - 2 pretty much every day - I know it is first season but pretty impressed!

This summer I'll be doing that nice and early! Big girl pants is the way forward! Yep I'll be doing that - I'm SURE it makes him feel better too :lau:lau 11 yesterday, not been out yet today!

Oh Kris tell tell fascinating - would love to hear your recipe and what you did! Oh no - do you think it was the turkey then? My poor hens they are really looking raggard. Please please give me some advice / kick up the butt on getting rid of the 3 too many roosters, I really have to for my...

So sorry about your hen Karen :hugs:hugs:hugs:hugs

I thought my egg count had gone down but with being away and then so sick last week I didn't think too much of it. I knew something was up when I yesterday there was only 5 eggs. I went and looked in the little coop where the silkies were (they wanted to go back with the rest of the flock so I...

Nope, still procrastinating! Very sick of the huge Orp eating all the food and being very randy so he'll be first to get the chop! Just need to organise some help for the first time. Will be when I get back now, off this afternoon.

Thanks Karen, i hope so too!

Thanks for asking Penny, still not right at all but some improvement on yesterday. Hoping it will be much better tomorrow before the drive and meeting lots of new people! 10 today so got a couple of dozen to take away with me! See you all next week if I don't get back on!

9 again today - happy with that!

No no will actually be working from home with a bit of travel the next couple of months then very occasional during the season. Couldn't find a more perfect job being able to set my own hours for the most part and just be available to answer the phone at any time (get a day off a week). I'm...

Fabulous! What is that huuuuge blue egg??? My Araucananas are no where near that big (or bright blue!) I think I got 8 today (sorry been pretty unwell the last few days so just collect 'em and box 'em!). I'm selling between 2 and 4 dozen a week - up to 4 this week - could have sold a 5th but...

I think I got 9 today.

No really!!!??? So sorry Penny :hugs:hugs