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How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*
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Sometimes I can guilt trip myself for not being on top of things. I became afraid of spiders 8 years ago when we bought our first house on foreclosure. The house sat dorment for a year and the spiders went NUTS. They were everywhere. Dropping down by my head when I least expected it. HEEBIES. They were in the showers, basement, office area...between windows. The house was riddled with them. It has taken me almost this entire 8 years to like them again...errr...at least live with them. We live in a different house now. I let a spider live in our kitchen window for 4 months. She got pretty big, and I had to tell company "the story" whenever they went near the sink...I was always afraid someone would kill her without knowing she was our pet. It was sad the day we found her dead. Like our own lil Charlotte.
You gotta know your spiders, which are safe and which aren't. There Brown recluse everywhere around here. We've all been bitten some time or another. DH got bit for the first time this year and he now has a new respect for spiders. I go around every few months and clear out all the ones that have taken up housekeeping to keep them down to a minimum. It's the ones that hide that I watch out for. When DH got bit we where cleaning out the shed and he ws just picking stuff up and running his hands over it. There was an old dresser that was in there before we moved here and it was riddled with spiders. He proceeded to rip the dresser apart to toss it in the fire and one got him on the leg. 3 days later he was at the ER and the doc said it wasn't a BR bite when we knew it was and gave him the wrong antibiotics. It started a staph infection and went completely thru his leg. It was horrible and gross. After several weeks with the right antibiotics, draining it and using peroxide, neosporin and keeping it wrapped it finally healed. I had one climb up my shirt while I was watching TV and bite me. Got me on the back and it was so bad the doc wanted to cut it away. I refused to let him cut a hole in me and it eventualy healed too. They are so painful it's unbelievable. So if you don't already know what they look like, look it up. I've only seen 1 black widow in my life but thousands of brown recluse. They hide in things that are usually not disturbed. Behind pictures on the wall in blankets and sheets that are stored, closets, cloths in the closets. Under beds dressers.
My mom has a pet spider that hangs above her computer - it's a big red spider -
Sometimes I can guilt trip myself for not being on top of things. I became afraid of spiders 8 years ago when we bought our first house on foreclosure. The house sat dorment for a year and the spiders went NUTS. They were everywhere. Dropping down by my head when I least expected it. HEEBIES. They were in the showers, basement, office area...between windows. The house was riddled with them. It has taken me almost this entire 8 years to like them again...errr...at least live with them. We live in a different house now. I let a spider live in our kitchen window for 4 months. She got pretty big, and I had to tell company "the story" whenever they went near the sink...I was always afraid someone would kill her without knowing she was our pet. It was sad the day we found her dead. Like our own lil Charlotte.
You gotta know your spiders, which are safe and which aren't. There Brown recluse everywhere around here. We've all been bitten some time or another. DH got bit for the first time this year and he now has a new respect for spiders. I go around every few months and clear out all the ones that have taken up housekeeping to keep them down to a minimum. It's the ones that hide that I watch out for. When DH got bit we where cleaning out the shed and he ws just picking stuff up and running his hands over it. There was an old dresser that was in there before we moved here and it was riddled with spiders. He proceeded to rip the dresser apart to toss it in the fire and one got him on the leg. 3 days later he was at the ER and the doc said it wasn't a BR bite when we knew it was and gave him the wrong antibiotics. It started a staph infection and went completely thru his leg. It was horrible and gross. After several weeks with the right antibiotics, draining it and using peroxide, neosporin and keeping it wrapped it finally healed. I had one climb up my shirt while I was watching TV and bite me. Got me on the back and it was so bad the doc wanted to cut it away. I refused to let him cut a hole in me and it eventualy healed too. They are so painful it's unbelievable. So if you don't already know what they look like, look it up. I've only seen 1 black widow in my life but thousands of brown recluse. They hide in things that are usually not disturbed. Behind pictures on the wall in blankets and sheets that are stored, closets, cloths in the closets. Under beds dressers.
My mom has a pet spider that hangs above her computer - it's a big red spider -
They're alive! I just candled my eggs (day 3) and I can see a little dark spot. It wasn't there before incubation- which means the eggs are maturing! The BO spot was even moving around
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How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
Well, 2 eggs in lockdown, no pips yet. 31 eggs still in the bator after evicting a rotter.
New years is not looking so good, down to 3 eggs from 12, they were shipped, so...
Jan 5th still has 28, but 8 are FBCMs that I cannot see into, but the one I broke was certainly fertile!
How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
Well, 2 eggs in lockdown, no pips yet. 31 eggs still in the bator after evicting a rotter.
New years is not looking so good, down to 3 eggs from 12, they were shipped, so...
Jan 5th still has 28, but 8 are FBCMs that I cannot see into, but the one I broke was certainly fertile!
My NY hatch still hanging in there. Have tossed nine eggs, but thankfully all appeared to be non starters or infertile. Would rather have that than blood rings! Have 15 with visible chickies still moving around in there! go chickies go! I have to get the brooder ready soon!
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Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
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Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
Yep! And I have EE's and Frizzled EE's in there along with some barnyardy mix things. Neat! I am keeping my fingers crossed !!!!!
Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
Yep! And I have EE's and Frizzled EE's in there along with some barnyardy mix things. Neat! I am keeping my fingers crossed !!!!!
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How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
Well, 2 eggs in lockdown, no pips yet. 31 eggs still in the bator after evicting a rotter.
New years is not looking so good, down to 3 eggs from 12, they were shipped, so...
Jan 5th still has 28, but 8 are FBCMs that I cannot see into, but the one I broke was certainly fertile!
My girls are starting to lay more and more. I have FBCM's that are about 3 months....along with BCM's. I can't wait for spring, I will have OE's laying, and I can't wait to breed my FBCM's back to the OE's for darker OE eggs. I'll set you up with more when you are ready in the spring.
From one enabler to another.
How did your hatch turn out? I'm chomping at the bit!
Well, 2 eggs in lockdown, no pips yet. 31 eggs still in the bator after evicting a rotter.
New years is not looking so good, down to 3 eggs from 12, they were shipped, so...
Jan 5th still has 28, but 8 are FBCMs that I cannot see into, but the one I broke was certainly fertile!
My girls are starting to lay more and more. I have FBCM's that are about 3 months....along with BCM's. I can't wait for spring, I will have OE's laying, and I can't wait to breed my FBCM's back to the OE's for darker OE eggs. I'll set you up with more when you are ready in the spring.
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Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
Yep! And I have EE's and Frizzled EE's in there along with some barnyardy mix things. Neat! I am keeping my fingers crossed !!!!!
You must share pics of your frizzle EE's! Keeping my fingers crossed.
Wow featherz! Is this the same batch you were hoping for at least 2? Come on chickies!!!
Yep! And I have EE's and Frizzled EE's in there along with some barnyardy mix things. Neat! I am keeping my fingers crossed !!!!!
You must share pics of your frizzle EE's! Keeping my fingers crossed.
Mine were shipped eggs too so that's why I am hoping for at least two to actually make it out. I usually try to get eggs as local as possible, but my local source has 'purebred' chickens that turn out very crossed looking.
I don't want to show them, but I do want purty chickens.
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