EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Fire Ant Farm]

Wakey wakey; y'all

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AN AMAZING MORNING TO ALL OF MY PEEPS! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS/HAD THE BEST DAY EVER TODAY!!

Thanks, MC!!! Good morning!

I have just finished my first cup of hot coffee in days!

Duckling woke, but thought it was still night apparently. She went back to her room.

I will now have another cup of hot coffee!

Good morning friends

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I agree. I was just sharing the info. I'm sticking with my mason bees and wild honey bees and buying my honey form a local beekeeper instead.

Good Morning all.

First off, I did not give JJ vancomycin, @Fire Ant Farm I knew it was a antibiotic of last resort, I did not know the history and why, thanks. The reason I have it here is because it is an antibiotic of last resort, I also knew it was semi specific to certain bacteria and not a good broad spectrum antibiotic.

Had I used it would not have mattered on the food chain, as JJ is a dead end bird if he lives. He will never farther another poult and is not going to be eaten, he will be cremated. He has never laid and egg

. Unless and eagle or coyote gets him and someone eats them it is out of the food chain.

I am thinking he threw a blood clot and has had a stroke. His actions are more like human like a stroke than anything else I have seen. He can lift his rear up but not his front. his head lays on the floor and drools. My Wife the nurse thought he had a broken leg because he could not bear weight on one side. The bones all look good. I have no idea if a turkey has hemispheres in their brain and which side each hemisphere controls.

Either way I am going to give him a day or two in the house. If he does not get better I am going to build a gas chamber and lie him in it. I assume it will take a can or more of either to fill the chamber. I know the ugly connotations of gas chambers. When ever I use one I think of the holocaust and the terrible "showers".

That said I find it the easiest way for me to put down birds and the ,most peaceful way for them. When I buy my case of starting fluid each spring I am sure the guy in the farm store thinks I am nuts. No one needs that much starting fluid.

It will be an act of mercy on my old friend when I lay him in the chamber. I will miss him. But I am not going to dwell on it or bother any of you anymore with it. I am in grieving is all..


@daxigait thanks for asking for my best story about him. I have so many, he truly was a feathered dog to me. The time he went around and around the house trying to figure out how to get inside because he heard us inside and wanted to be with us.

I have a couple pictures of him, I know I am boring some of you, sorry...
Followed by a short video, the video shows his personality. JJ was my secret Service agent protecting me from the young Toms. In the video there are two royal palm toms that want to attack me from behind JJ is keeping them away from me, as he does not allow any thing to attack me.












Actually tow videos, the first is JJ and a rooster trying to fight to be boss, neither one was real bright.

This one is short but it shows JJ trying to drive the "mean" toms away from me.

Thank you for sharing this - it brought a tear to my eye. (I didn't mean to imply that you shouldn't use vancomycin on him, I just wanted to explain why Banti had found all that scary language about it being prohibited.) I like the video of the "fight" with the rooster best - "You wanna fight, huh? OK, I think I'll sit on you."

You and WWD and JJ will be in my thoughts today.

@kajira I think you missed the whole point of the education your DH was giving your DS on the fence. That is a useful skill for a youngster to have.

Let's say he is at a field party and 3/4 hammered on the beer his friends stole. He tries to evade capture and runs into a cyclone fence, with this skill he gets away scot-free.

Or he is caught in a compromising position by a angry father with a shotgun...again escape is possible.

There are countless other reason like this to learn to climb a cyclone fence. I think you should be thanking your DH instead of bawling him out for this skill he is imparting to your son........

this was "Patty" I got her and Barry from Bill and Sheree Paterson-he is my chicken vet and friend. Got them as a gift when we lost Consuela our mutt chicken. Her and Barry-named after the Pattersons (Bill + Sheree= Barry and Patterson was Patty) were quite the pair. Barry will miss his old girl. I am so sad I never got a bird from them-some hatched but didn't make it.

This is Barry.
I will miss her but I tried everything

It was the humane thing to do. Bill has a trio of birds for me. I haven't decided if I want them. I have not had luck with the Malaysian line but maybe this was meant to be.

I will know in the next couple days.

I'm so, so sorry, mel.

Quote: OMG, I love it.

One of my rescue greyhounds had a call name AND registered/racing name of "Froggy". Yeah, she was a goofball - she fit her name.

I probably will get worst of mom of the year award here, but I got tired of my teenager harassing his sister. I finally told her "if he doesn't respect your words, and you try at least 3x to use your words nicely, you're allowed to defend yourself."

Next thing I know, he's on the ground because she punched him for tickling her after she'd asked him to stop nicely 3x.

@microchick , 19 days is about when I start losing my mind, every time. I find myself looking for pips every 5 minutes. You are not alone.

(I would keep the cats away if you can, JMHO).

So, no surprises, after busting my backside with hard labor yesterday, followed by staying up until 1:30 to finish baking bread, I did NOT wake up early this AM. (And everything sorta hurts, too, but a good kind of sore.) Took care of the chicks, made coffee, and since yesterday was apparently the designated "poop in the nest box" day, I ate a bunch of (washed) eggs on toast this AM (since I don't store those). I need to get moving, so much to do. those 6-1/2 week olds are REALLY ready to move outside, gotta finish the site and make tweaks to the tractor they'll be using (needs a new roof and a new tarp, and then I've gotta drag it across the yard). I think I'll sit here for a moment more to make my "to do" list. Puppy is already out of the paddock and inspecting my work from yesterday.

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

Good morning friends 

Good morning Mel. Forgot to tell you. The friend that was going to the bird show on super bowl didn't end up going. After checking schedule they found out it closed at 12:00 and they didn't get around in time. Anyways they did end up ordering some frizzle silkies that will be in at the beginning of the month. The show is here in Auburn at the fair. I'm going to try and make it to that.

 

[microchick]

I built a cage to put around my incubator. The incubator is sitting under my kitchen cabinets so the cage is made to slide around it. It has three sides. No top or bottom. I set an O ring screw into the wall and run a wire around it at night to secure everything in. I have a heavy paving brick wrapped in a wash cloth wedging it in from the front. DH asked me if I really thought it was enough to keep our big Tom from pulling it away from the wall so I scrounged up the head of an 8 pound sledge that had lost it's handle and added it to the ballast. You have to understand, when I say Big Tom cat, I mean Jimmy weighs good 18 pounds and looks like a dwarf mountain lion.

But as my way of thinking goes, if one fail safe is good, three or 4 are better. Since I'm in the house right now during the day, I or my husband can keep an eye on things. At night, the felines are banished to our hobby room.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I built a cage to put around my incubator. The incubator is sitting under my kitchen cabinets so the cage is made to slide around it. It has three sides. No top or bottom. I set an O ring screw into the wall and run a wire around it at night to secure everything in. I have a heavy paving brick wrapped in a wash cloth wedging it in from the front. DH asked me if I really thought it was enough to keep our big Tom from pulling it away from the wall so I scrounged up the head of an 8 pound sledge that had lost it's handle and added it to the ballast. You have to understand, when I say Big Tom cat, I mean Jimmy ways a good 18 pounds and looks like a dwarf mountain lion.

But as my way of thinking goes, if one fail safe is good, three or 4 are better. Since I'm in the house right now during the day, I or my husband can keep an eye on things. At night, the felines are banished to our hobby room.

Oh wow. OK, that looks pretty safe to me.

 

[mlm Mike]

I built a cage to put around my incubator. The incubator is sitting under my kitchen cabinets so the cage is made to slide around it. It has three sides. No top or bottom. I set an O ring screw into the wall and run a wire around it at night to secure everything in. I have a heavy paving brick wrapped in a wash cloth wedging it in from the front. DH asked me if I really thought it was enough to keep our big Tom from pulling it away from the wall so I scrounged up the head of an 8 pound sledge that had lost it's handle and added it to the ballast. You have to understand, when I say Big Tom cat, I mean Jimmy ways a good 18 pounds and looks like a dwarf mountain lion.

But as my way of thinking goes, if one fail safe is good, three or 4 are better. Since I'm in the house right now during the day, I or my husband can keep an eye on things. At night, the felines are banished to our hobby room.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I need to get moving or I'll solidify right into this chair. See you guys later!!!

 

[Pensmaster]

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 (I love that movie!)

Thanks, MC!!! Good morning!





I agree. I was just sharing the info. I'm sticking with my mason bees and wild honey bees and buying my honey form a local beekeeper instead. 

Thank you for sharing this - it brought a tear to my eye. (I didn't mean to imply that you shouldn't use vancomycin on him, I just wanted to explain why Banti had found all that scary language about it being prohibited.) I like the video of the "fight" with the rooster best - "You wanna fight, huh? OK, I think I'll sit on you." 

You and WWD and JJ will be in my thoughts today. 
Oh, um, now that you mention it, I learned to climb a chain link fence as a very young child (though no parents were present). Then again, I was a climber, I climbed everything. 
I'm so, so sorry, mel. 

OMG, I love it. 
One of my rescue greyhounds had a call name AND registered/racing name of "Froggy". Yeah, she was a goofball - she fit her name.  

@microchick
 , 19 days is about when I start losing my mind, every time. I find myself looking for pips every 5 minutes. You are not alone. (I would keep the cats away if you can, JMHO).

So, no surprises, after busting my backside with hard labor yesterday, followed by staying up until 1:30 to finish baking bread, I did NOT wake up early this AM. (And everything sorta hurts, too, but a good kind of sore.) Took care of the chicks, made coffee, and since yesterday was apparently the designated "poop in the nest box" day, I ate a bunch of (washed) eggs on toast this AM (since I don't store those).  I need to get moving, so much to do. those 6-1/2 week olds are REALLY ready to move outside, gotta finish the site and make tweaks to the tractor they'll be using (needs a new roof and a new tarp, and then I've gotta drag it across the yard). I think I'll sit here for a moment more to make my "to do" list. Puppy is already out of the paddock and inspecting my work from yesterday. 

- Ant Farm

On the bee issue. I'm thinking of getting some wild ones for garden and helping them survive here. They don't collect pollen for honey so the Buckeye pollen paralysis won't be a problem.

 

[daxigait]

Thanks, I now realize you have told us this before, I'm just not with it today. Sorry. How did the milking go?

She has a beautiful butter soft udder. She is giving a half gallon and a pint which is fine for a young first freshener. Nothing like my Saanen, but good enough.

 

[Phage]

2 things:


I am the innocent one..


and

Welcome back Sally!

Ralphie innocent Ralphie innocent

He is a comedian too

 

[daxigait]

Morning Dax how's the mother hen warmer coming along? Did the rope work?

I have them under a heat lamp inside. My goal today is to construct a brooder in the big coop. I will put the mhp and rope in it. I have been too busy, and I wanted them to be a week to ten days old before I moved them out. Doggy pads and paper towels are easier in the small space.