➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[ShrekDawg]

It's perfectly acceptable to have a prior commitment that you disclose in a job interview. Not a big deal. They aren't going to pay you for that time off but it isn't a valid reason to defer looking.

Okay, thank you This is helpful. I will start looking and applying then. I just didn’t want to apply and then not be able to attend the wedding, you know? But it doesn’t seem like that will happen so I’ll start applying and hopefully I’ll get one soon.

Although I do need a resume first...

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When I bring in something new I get rid of something... So when I go to buy something I think what am I willing to get rid of and get rid of it before I buy something new... really slows down buying stuff.

Thank you, this is helpful. Hard when I go to a show though and buy it there or they have a new really cool must have vinyl or merch bundles online or whatever....

But I guess I could still plan ahead and get rid of one thing beforehand haha

Since I usually know when I’m going.

 

[jwyles]

The chicken bug is biting and I'm not adding anything to my flock this year, so I'm doing some early research for next year. I hope y'all don't mind me picking your brains here. I can start a new thread but would rather ask here first. Anyway. My current chickens don't lay well in the winter and I've read that Delawares do, but I'm curious as to how well they do in high heat and high humidity. I've read up on the breed and about half the sources call them heat and cold hardy and the other half states that they don't take heat well. And I'm left confused. Anyone have some personal experience they'd care to share?

 

[CSAchook]

The chicken bug is biting and I'm not adding anything to my flock this year, so I'm doing some early research for next year. I hope y'all don't mind me picking your brains here. I can start a new thread but would rather ask here first. Anyway. My current chickens don't lay well in the winter and I've read that Delawares do, but I'm curious as to how well they do in high heat and high humidity. I've read up on the breed and about half the sources call them heat and cold hardy and the other half states that they don't take heat well. And I'm left confused. Anyone have some personal experience they'd care to share?

Hmmm I think @rjohns39 raises Delawares. And he is in Tennessee. Very hot. Bob, if you have time, we would love your input.

 

[jwyles]

Thanks @CSAchook

 

[NanaKat]

The chicken bug is biting and I'm not adding anything to my flock this year, so I'm doing some early research for next year. I hope y'all don't mind me picking your brains here. I can start a new thread but would rather ask here first. Anyway. My current chickens don't lay well in the winter and I've read that Delawares do, but I'm curious as to how well they do in high heat and high humidity. I've read up on the breed and about half the sources call them heat and cold hardy and the other half states that they don't take heat well. And I'm left confused. Anyone have some personal experience they'd care to share?

I had 3 Delaware hens years ago. They were purchased as chicks from a local breeder. I live in central Oklahoma. They laid well in cold weather after their moult. Summers here are high 90s to mid 100s. All three hens handled the 90s better than the higher temps....laying slowed to their low range of three eggs a week. Admittedly all my other layers slowed down on egg production too. Life expectancy here was 6 years. One hen made it to 8.
Hope this helps a little.

 

[jwyles]

I had 3 Delaware hens years ago. They were purchased as chicks from a local breeder. I live in central Oklahoma. They laid well in cold weather after their moult. Summers here are high 90s to mid 100s. All three hens handled the 90s better than the higher temps....laying slowed to their low range of three eggs a week. Admittedly all my other layers slowed down on egg production too. Life expectancy here was 6 years. One hen made it to 8.
Hope this helps a little.

Helps a lot! Thank you. Did you find your's particularly noisy?

 

[Tesumph]

I think these custom built bearded dragon habitats are so cool. We bought my daughter a bright yellow baby dragon from a breeder a few years ago and had plans to customize a setup for her as she grew but we ended up rehoming her to someone with more experience. As she reached adulthood she didn't want to eat switch to a mostly vegetarian diet like recommended.as in she wouldn't touch anything that didn't move. I took her to an exotic reptile vet (drove an hour and a half to find out that yep she was a little underweight as expected length for her age. ) we ended up rehoming her and They wound up having to feed her live pinky mice! That's a complete side story lol. But anywho... not sure if I missed it or if it was there but I'd suggest at least a two foot depth from front to back on your custom enclosure that way a big lizard can stretch out any way he or she feels.

Btw I live the design you've come up with! Makes me miss our beardie. She was fun until she got carnivorous.

IV is a little underweight too, in my opinion. I don’t think she’s unhealthy but I wouldn’t mind some chunk on her. We have the same issue.. she loooves worms/mice but can be picky with her vegetables. Silly lizard.
Yup, the dimensions of the tank are 4x2x2ft, which will be 8sq. ft, almost twice as much as her current 40 gallon tank.

Somebody looks like a camel with his IV fluids this morning.

@biophiliac
He weighed in at 4 lb 3 oz today.
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The little dummy ate something that he shouldn't have that was accidentally spilled on the floor.
It upset his tummy a little bit too much.
He is fine now.

It took me way too long to understand what I was looking at.
Thought that was a mutated horse hoof lmao.

As a person with lots of stuff... It's very hard to throw it away... It's easier to donate to someplace that can use it... and that's not easy either
Stuff takes the place of other things that are missing in a person's life
It's very complicated and if you can throw stuff out you can't understand why some people can't.
But one has to start somewhere and work at it

I’m addicted to throwing things away. When we moved, I threw out so much STUFF. It was awesome. So liberating.
My basic rule of thumb: if I forgot that I owned it and/or haven’t used it in over a year, I offer it to my massive family. If they don’t want it, it gets tossed.

 

[Tesumph]

My A&M orientation is tomorrow. I get to sign up for classes on Thursday. Lots of anxiety and fear of the unknown, but I’m just going for it and trying to roll with the punches.
Next semester is going to be wild.

 

[jwyles]

@Tesumph that will be an awesome beardie home! She will love all that space! Even enough room for a pool to dip into. Ours loved to play in her water.

Suggestion: mouse veggie wrap???

 

[jwyles]

@KDOGG331 decluttering feels great. It's like a new beginning when you get done. I have a problem with throwing things away so it always makes me feel better to donate. Unless it's obvious garbage of course. But there's nothing like a space that's free of clutter and is organized. It'll be a great goal to set and a great way to feel motivated to get your new start.