BYC Café

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.
Every day we get at least one severe thunder storm rolling through. The ground is completely saturated and I need to cut the grass.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cafe', and thanks DL. Maggie hates the Elizabethan collar , but is doing well.

I need to cut the grass.

Me too.

 

[sourland]

"Keep Maggie calm for two weeks"? That's a joke, right?

 

[LaFleche]

Interesting, we just measure inches here.

Feel free to convert to your heart's content.

 

[LaFleche]

So are you keeping the firewood? Oak is the best firewood out there!

Plum, walnut, cherry, pear, apple and ashtree and beech as well, and they smell better, at least to me.

With all these nasty oak processionary moths leaving their noxious cocoons in the trees for years, we switched to other types of fire wood, but thankfully all our own.

 

[LaFleche]

Back form the dentist and brought a fresh pot of coffee for all in need (like me!).

"Keep Maggie calm for two weeks"? That's a joke, right?

Didn't the vet hand over some tranquilizer at least for the first few days?
Glad she is doing well.

 

[DobieLover]

Maggie hates the Elizabethan collar , but is doing well.

I hate those things too. Far more often than not, my dogs have not needed them and I take them off.
Glad she is doing well.

 

[DobieLover]

Astrid is about three days away from fully dependable grafting to the broody nest. I think I'll wait until day 7 after candling to give her the viable eggs. You can just make out her head in the bottom corner.
I still need to remove that chick perch and make and install chick ramps for the two open sides of the nest box.

All in all her timing is perfect. She'll be setting for one day longer than the incubation of the eggs began.
Again, Sour, I can't thank you enough for the exemplary aim and the early delivery. To show my deep gratitude I will gift you the first confirmed cockerel from the brood!

 

[aart]

I asked that everything over 4" be chipped up.

Did you mean under 4" @Sally PB ?

Maggie hates the Elizabethan collar

There are other options.
I used a stiff close collar, kept them from bending the neck far enough.

 

[aart]

I think I'll wait until day 7 after candling to give her the viable eggs.

Is she on fake eggs?
Will you give her the partially incubated eggs on day 7?