Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Muggsmagee]

I think I need new thermometers. My chicks are just pipping and we are on day 22.

 

[gavinandallison]

My name is Allison and I am here for my husband Gavin - he is a chicken addict ... Gavin has taken three days off work to await his new chicks arrival - the eggs are rolling in the bator this morning and one has started pipping - we can hear the peep peeps ....

Not sure when this all started but there is a " drug dealer " on here and she will give you eggs and we all know when a " addict" gets his or her first eggs it is only the start .... you know who you are Egg Woman

okay I may myself be a addict .

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Welcome to the thread! It baffles me that more people in the real world don't have chickens. They are so much fun and absolutely addictive!

 

[gryeyes]

Special Announcement: Pippage turned into a chick last night, late! Resting after its ordeal, now. No other eggs have pipped yet, though.

 

[featherbaby]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

Well I'm almost certain that Cora is a ROOSTER!

I was taking a stuffed animal out of their brooder and he starts attacking it - s/he was all fluffed up like the roosters do and ..ugh!

Maybe she's just a hen with an attitude!​

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Any more yet?

I have a HUGE Black EE chick that hatched, a chocolate egger (Welsummer x BCM), a white silkie that is almost out, 2 White Orpingtons that have pipped, one more CE that has pipped, and another silkie/showgirl that has pipped. There are about 10 more I'm biting my nails over. Hatching is nerve wracking.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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Yay! Post pictures when you can, please

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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YES! We need pics once it gets its fluffyness

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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http://www.pic4ever.com/images/congratualtions.gif YES! We need pics once it gets its fluffyness

Agreed!

 

[bargain]

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Have you calibrated lately???? And don't forget to start each hatch with a fresh battery, it helps! And then on some thermometers (The Springfield kind - I just junk them on a regular basis...They just are not stable)....Yea, it shounds like it's a little low! Also, be sure to count the hour from the hatch, like if you put in at 8 pm go to 7:59 pm 21 days later... That helps me a lot because I usually set a hatch so late at night and get worried a bit to early.