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

[Lazy Farmer]

Great. See you in a month and a half.

 

[daxigait]

@BantyChooks I was liking the humor in your quote not the thought of you being gone for a month and a half..

 

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks I was liking the humor in your quote not the thought of you being gone for a month and a half..

I'm not actually leaving for a month and a half, you silly billies. Even I can't sleep that long.

 

[daxigait]

@mlm Mike @kwhites634 have you ever induced a doe? Some of the big show farms do it all the time, including one of the ladies that helps Mentor me and goats. Not sure if I'm comfortable with the concept of inducing labor or whether I'd rather wait for it. Though I understand not letting the kids get too big if the doe is going late or or showing signs of ketosis. The one lady she's just afraid to be by herself so she schedules when they're going to deliver so that she can have help.
I just have a high dollar dough that's five this year and is known for having triplets or quads and of course she's due on Wednesday which is in the middle of the week when I'm working it's a little bit scary.

 

[daxigait]

I'm not actually leaving for a month and a half, you silly billies. Even I can't sleep that long.

I just didn't want to encourage you to be gone by liking your comment. Sweet for me would you until I get past this first month about a feeding I'm like having a newborn at home. It doesn't matter how much sleep I want the baby has to be fed when the baby has to be fed thus I don't get more than 5 or 6 hours.

 

[mlm Mike]

@mlm Mike have you ever induced a doe? Some of the big show farms do it all the time, including one of the ladies that helps Mentor me and goats. Not sure if I'm comfortable with the concept of inducing labor or whether I'd rather wait for it. Though I understand not letting the kids get too big if the doe is going late or or showing signs of ketosis. The one lady she's just afraid to be by herself so she schedules when they're going to deliver so that she can have help.

No, I never have.

 

[daxigait]

@Farmer Connie I should have asked you about the inducing also see the post a couple back where I was asking about inducing a doe if you don't mind.

She gives dexamethasone a couple of days ahead of time just a little bit to make sure the lungs get a bit and then induces labor. I bet wasn't against giving me the drug to do it I'm just not sure what I think of the whole concept and I'm afraid to do it too soon on the other hand if I lose them all cuz I'm not around to deliver that's scary to especially with this high-dollar doe.

 

[BantyChooks]

I just didn't want to encourage you to be gone by liking your comment. Sweet for me would you until I get past this first month about a feeding I'm like having a newborn at home. It doesn't matter how much sleep I want the baby has to be fed when the baby has to be fed thus I don't get more than 5 or 6 hours.

Now that stinks. So sorry.

BTW, I should be getting goats in a month or two. I'm wicked excited.

 

[daxigait]

Now that stinks. So sorry.

BTW, I should be getting goats in a month or two. I'm wicked excited.

Well I'm excited for you. Goats are a lot of fun they're work because they're more delicate than people think, but they're a lot of fun and they've been great for my pasture management. Aside from the fact I just love them. Big pets.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Went to grab a handful of newly grown pasture grass for the smaller piggies for a distraction cast, and a caterpillar was crimped up in my hand. First it felt like I grabbed a pile of glass. Then it felt like my hand was on fire. My hand turned bright pink in a speckled pattern. I ran to a water hose and the water did diddly squat. Had to finish all my chores before the hard rain comes back. That distracted me from the pain. Now that I'm done, I soaked my hand in ice water and globbed a ton of cortisone 10 on it.
Having an allergic reaction. My veins were turning dark. I just took some benidryl. sucky morning.. raining again. BUTTERFLYS SUCK.