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

[Sparkypatriot15]

omg where is everyone? its been 34 minutes since the last post and the thread hasnt blown up my computer yet!

 

[cochins1088]

Here are some pictures for Sally cause she DOES exsist, haha. Her name is Lucy.

I did not take pictures of her when she first arrived. She was disgusting and the only thing on my mind to was to get her clean!

Here she is right after her bath.


Here she is this morning.




I need a better picture of her legs. They're huge! They are about the size of a half dollar coin!

 

[cochins1088]

I've heard her sneeze a couple of times, so I'm going to isloate her for a while to ensure that she won't spread anything to my chickens. I think that her lungs might be screwed up. I could hardly breathe in the turkey shed even with a mask on. I don't know how they can live their lives like that. The ammonia was horrible.

I'm thinking about putting 1 old buff orpington in with her just for company. I don't think that I will, but if I do lose the orpington, it won't be a devistating loss and then I will know that I can't keep Lucy with the chickens.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

today has been terrible…

right when my parents were about to drive me to the quail place, my mom decided that she hated the fact that i love birds and hatching chicks and that she wasnt going to let me ever hatch chicks again. she said that they were stinky and ruining her life and she started yelling at me that i could never hatch or raise quail or chickens or ducks again

then when i left the room i overhead her talking to my dad and i quote her exact words: "wasnt she just supposed to have those original four birds and no more? Moe, Aqua, Cappa, and Joey? and that coop and brooder of hers are smelly and ruining my house and yard!" and then… the worst part that made me burst out in tears while she said it… she said she was just waiting for my birds to die so she could get rid of them and never have to see chickens again

does she not realize i love those birds like family and ive never enjoyed something so much as i enjoy watching those little embryos grow into adorable chicks? i cant believe she said that… i am still crying. i spend hours with my birds every day loving them and now i realize my mom is just waiting for them to die

 

[cochins1088]

today has been terrible…

right when my parents were about to drive me to the quail place, my mom decided that she hated the fact that i love birds and hatching chicks and that she wasnt going to let me ever hatch chicks again. she said that they were stinky and ruining her life and she started yelling at me that i could never hatch or raise quail or chickens or ducks again

then when i left the room i overhead her talking to my dad and i quote her exact words: "wasnt she just supposed to have those original four birds and no more? Moe, Aqua, Cappa, and Joey? and that coop and brooder of hers are smelly and ruining my house and yard!" and then… the worst part that made me burst out in tears while she said it… she said she was just waiting for my birds to die so she could get rid of them and never have to see chickens again

does she not realize i love those birds like family and ive never enjoyed something so much as i enjoy watching those little embryos grow into adorable chicks? i cant believe she said that… i am still crying. i spend hours with my birds every day loving them and now i realize my mom is just waiting for them to die

Sparky, I am so sorry!

My mom hates my chickens, but she puts up with them because thankfully my dad likes them.

I can't even imagine.. I'm very sorry.. If there is anything I can do, let me know.

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

Sparky, I am so sorry!

My mom hates my chickens, but she puts up with them because thankfully my dad likes them. 

I can't even imagine.. I'm very sorry.. If there is anything I can do, let me know.

My mom hates my chickens and everything to do with them even though she doesn't have to do anything with them.. My dad an sister like them but if mom doesn't like something then we all have to obey her

 

[Sparkypatriot15]

And thanks Cochins

 

[mikkles]

I'm sorry Sparky! that's so hard when family makes something you love sad! my daughter feels that way about my dogs! altho with her I think its more of a "sibling rivalry" she gets jealous of the time I spend with them..

i have an incubation question...trying out a new Bator....can't seem to get it EXACTLY 99.6...It seems to be either 99 or 100...so my question is...is it better to b on the high side or low side for a decent hatch...eggs aren't shipped just from my lil flock.. which as a side note..my Roo, Bubba...may be a butthead sometimes but he Sure does his job!! at the 7 day candle, all 19 eggs were veining and looking good and the 8 other eggs from him that I've hatched all did GREAT!

 

[cochins1088]

I'm sorry Sparky! that's so hard when family makes something you love sad! my daughter feels that way about my dogs!

altho with her I think its more of a "sibling rivalry" she gets jealous of the time I spend with them..

i have an incubation question...trying out a new Bator....can't seem to get it EXACTLY 99.6...It seems to be either 99 or 100...so my question is...is it better to b on the high side or low side for a decent hatch...eggs aren't shipped just from my lil flock.. which as a side note..my Roo, Bubba...may be a butthead sometimes but he Sure does his job!! at the 7 day candle, all 19 eggs were veining and looking good and the 8 other eggs from him that I've hatched all did GREAT!

Try to get it as close as you can.

If you can't, then both 99 and 100 should result with successful chicks. I'm not sure which I'd prefer.

 

[Bitterroot]

Such a small world! Hubs is combat engineer as well although in the last several years he has been doing multiple different things. Currently he is with a boat company building floating bridges, and he has dabbled a bit with EOD. Not something I like, but something he assures me is completely safe...uh huh, not buying it. Last tour to Afghanistan they were doing route clearance...not a safe job either. Engineers are still here, MPs are here as well as a chemical school. He went through basic and AIT here in 95. And will now be retiring here. We've come full circle I guess. They very recently changed the MOS numbers so I have no clue what he is anymore.

The fort is huge now. All locked up tight. We used to could drive through the ranges out the back gate no problem no checks, now there is security everywhere and every road out has a gate. The surrounding community is still growing but business wise there's not much. One reason we chose Rolla instead of Waynesville or St. Robert.

I'm genuinely grateful for his service, and for your sacrifices. No fake emotions there to bump my post count, I really mean that. Thank you.