Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[ozexpat]

Hi guys!!!

Its that time of year where I can finally get going with chicks again. Its been bloody freezing here, in Alberta and still freezing in the AM! Hope everyone is doing well??

So I had my incubator filled with my mixed breeds as I havent been able to separate yet but posted an ad on Kijiji saying that i was getting the incubator going. My phone went off the HOOK! My husband then bought me a dozen Duck eggs to try hatch as its been a life long ambition to have some! got home and didnt have room in the bator. phone still going like crazy for orders. SOOOOO i squashed 42 eggs under 3 broody hens and switched out them for the ducks and turkeys....phone still going like crazy.

After a lot of debate and believe it or not me saying no no no for a while My husband and I have invested in a Sportsman which should arrive on Friday!!! EEEEEK omg! my mother inlaw and sister inlaw were saying he is willing to do this GO FOR IT! lol

Now i am waiting for chicks to hatch on saturday under the broody hens and then my ducklings and Turkeys to hatch on the 19th I think it is! I am no doubt going to drive you all nuts asking about ducklings. Have been doing my research (mainly you Sally! thank you) but still very nervous all the same. Nervous about my incubator arriving too as I have never ordered an expensive bit of equipment before!

i am so happy to see you are going for it!!

well done

 

[Waffle]

Thanks Oz. I think it helps that the nearest Hatcheries are all the way in Edmonton. Maybe it might be worth looking into a little more deeply. If I had Cornish giant eggs I could make a bomb I think! Hows you and the Family?

 

[ozexpat]

Thanks Oz. I think it helps that the nearest Hatcheries are all the way in Edmonton. Maybe it might be worth looking into a little more deeply. If I had Cornish giant eggs I could make a bomb I think! Hows you and the Family?

i see a booming business in your future.

the kids are finally and legally ours. another 6-12 months and they shall be here

everyone is well. these pics were this morning before they went off to swim with whale sharks

 

[winteree]

i see a booming business in your future.

the kids are finally and legally ours. another 6-12 months and they shall be here

everyone is well. these pics were this morning before they went off to swim with whale sharks

wow that is awesome

 

[ozexpat]

wow that is awesome

the second pic is the volcano accross the bay from our lanai

its whale shark migration time. my kids could swim before they could walk.

 

[winteree]

the second pic is the volcano accross the bay from our lanai

its whale shark migration time. my kids could swim before they could walk.

it must be pretty cool to live there

 

[ozexpat]

it must be pretty cool to live there

i wish i lived there, mrs oz cant wait to get back to work here after 5 years over there

its all a matter of perspective

the tropics sure are nice. 25 bucks a week for a live in maid/cook has a lot of appeal.

 

[winteree]

i wish i lived there, mrs oz cant wait to get back to work here after 5 years over there

its all a matter of perspective

the tropics sure are nice. 25 bucks a week for a live in maid/cook has a lot of appeal.

lol's i don't feel so bad about only getting 20-50 bucks a week now

 

[ozexpat]

lol's i don't feel so bad about only getting 20-50 bucks a week now

mrs oz has a maid, 2 gardeners and 2 nannies - it adds up. oh and 1 ton of feed a month.

 

[winteree]

mrs oz has a maid, 2 gardeners and 2 nannies - it adds up. oh and 1 ton of feed a month.

ouch