Chat N Chicknfun Thread

[lilmynx13]

My MS keeps me up at night at times.. that and with 2 young kids this is about the only adult convo i get (ones turning 5 yrs the other 9 months) she sent her grandpa EEs.. shes so excited to get up there and see the chickens.

 

[chirpingcricket]

Super bummed tonight.

Today was my second warm day of the year.....so lots of work to do, and you think I would be happy....but...

FIRST

I smushed one of my 6week old chicks. Broke his neck in the coop door.

TOTALLY MY FAULT, I saw him there....I was just thinking slowly.....had so much work to do....

I am trying to make myself feel better because 1. Even though he didn't LOOK dead immediately....I kinda think it was like when you cut off their head....so I am hoping he didn't suffer. And 2. It was at least an 'extra' male, so I might have ended up culling him anyway. At least I didn't get a pullet. *sigh*

SECOND

even though I DID test out my incubator before setting the eggs.... It is acting all sorts of screwy. I think it has starting breaking or something. And I am really worried that I already killed all of those lovely lovely eggs. But, if they aren't dead yet, I am not sure that I am going to be able to keep them alive with the incubator being to horrid.

And

1. I live in a small town, so nope, I can't run out and get another one, need to mail order
2. Spouse says, no mail order, if it is busted, let us just rebuild it (hear me scream at that STUPID suggestion)
3. Even if I did mail order a new incubator, I feel SO bad to go back to the lady I got these eggs from and say "I killed all of the eggs, could I have more to try again?" I guess I shouldn't care about having to say that....but I DO
4. I KNOW it is stupid...and I have incubated before (using this same incubator) and so I know that no hatch is ever 100% (OK, I guess some people get that, but I never have), but to loose ALL of these super lovely eggs breaks my heart!!

THIRD

one of my sons was a royal snot today, for most of the day, and two of the other ones had moments

My love, you need a long, long, long hot soak in the tub asap. Add some salt if you got extra, doesn't matter what kind of salt. Bummer day in sooo many ways for you today....hang in there, just to show 'em you can!

 

[Alaskan]

My love, you need a long, long, long hot soak in the tub asap.  Add some salt if you got extra, doesn't matter what kind of salt.  Bummer day in sooo many ways for you today....hang in there, just to show 'em you can! 

I do have two tubs in this house...

But one is in the boy's bathroom....and that room is
1. Nasty and 2. Has no lock
And the other tub I used as a chick brooder and haven't cleaned yet! (I know, horrid of me)

But thanks for the thought

 

[chicknfun]

Super bummed tonight.

Today was my second warm day of the year.....so lots of work to do, and you think I would be happy....but...

FIRST

I smushed one of my 6week old chicks. Broke his neck in the coop door.

TOTALLY MY FAULT, I saw him there....I was just thinking slowly.....had so much work to do....

I am trying to make myself feel better because 1. Even though he didn't LOOK dead immediately....I kinda think it was like when you cut off their head....so I am hoping he didn't suffer. And 2. It was at least an 'extra' male, so I might have ended up culling him anyway. At least I didn't get a pullet. *sigh*

SECOND

even though I DID test out my incubator before setting the eggs.... It is acting all sorts of screwy. I think it has starting breaking or something. And I am really worried that I already killed all of those lovely lovely eggs. But, if they aren't dead yet, I am not sure that I am going to be able to keep them alive with the incubator being to horrid.

And

1. I live in a small town, so nope, I can't run out and get another one, need to mail order
2. Spouse says, no mail order, if it is busted, let us just rebuild it (hear me scream at that STUPID suggestion)
3. Even if I did mail order a new incubator, I feel SO bad to go back to the lady I got these eggs from and say "I killed all of the eggs, could I have more to try again?" I guess I shouldn't care about having to say that....but I DO
4. I KNOW it is stupid...and I have incubated before (using this same incubator) and so I know that no hatch is ever 100% (OK, I guess some people get that, but I never have), but to loose ALL of these super lovely eggs breaks my heart!!

THIRD

one of my sons was a royal snot today, for most of the day, and two of the other ones had moments

AAAWWWWW, Alaskan, sorry to hear all that!!!!!
You need a hot bath with quiet!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Yeah, I agree- gonna post the thing I posted earlier

 

[silver1313]

lilmynx13

 

[silver1313]

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[chirpingcricket]

Oh boy, finding myself reading forward 1 page and backwards 2 pages to catch everything. Slow refresh tonight, not just me, heehee.....

 

[silver1313]

Alaskan

 

[chicknfun]

Quote:

spoken like a true chicken lady!!!!!!!!

 

[lilmynx13]

some times i feel chicken stupid when i read the forums on here.. @alaskan my dad got all down in the dumps the first ship we had of EE's that my daughter bought him didnt make it. he fell in love with the little cockerel. named him joker and every thing.. the rest of the small order didnt make it either him and mom were devistated. some times luck and nature are cruel