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I am OUT of CONTROLL!
Got Home after 11pm Sunday with 11 dozen eggs from my cousin. 20 mixed, and 1-5 of forty different breeds [yes, 40
Five were cracked when I candled, patched 2 and ate the other 3
they were tiny banty eggs so almost had an egg for breakfast
Anyway - Monday pulled 2 clears and put 8 Silver Lakenvelders in lockdown -- due tomorrow so will look for pips when I get home. I set the 130 eggs, along with the 8/12 surviving Marans that came on friday - very poorly packaged:
She has promised to send another dozen for the cost of the postage. I shared our 'BYC egg packaging for shipping' thread.
Yesterday I went to KY for eggs and milk and gathered 41 'test' eggs - I know they are fresh as I got them still warm from the nest [and yes, I keep 'sterilizable clogs for use there
came home and stuffed the 4th bator. A half dozen each of French Blue Marans eggs and Speckled Sussex eggs are due this week, so put the finishing touches on my home-made bator and am letting it heat - adjust - heat - adjust.................................now.
I have also gotten in some "dirt therapy" as the weather is beautiful. Am terribly behind reading posts, but confess, I have been spending my early am
time sitting on the porch with my pretty little flock, ranging in age from 5 weeks, 7 weeks, 3 months and 6 months and integrating beautifully.
Save the Faves -- the "plug in thingy" that converted 12v to 120v so that I could plug in my hatcher on the trip to MD is called an 'inverter'. I got it at a truck stop. They com fron 150watts to 1500 watts, but for a cigarette lighter you don't want to go larger than 300 watts [which is what I have] or it will overheat [ask me how I know] and turn off. If you need more than 300 watts you need to be able to attach it directly to the car battery. Going to be working on an outdoor pen and some raised beds the rest of the week while the weather holds.
Labelled falsely as "Ameraucanas" in hatcheries, but they'll lay you brown, pink, green, and blue-green eggs.
