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

[BullChick]

A little over a month ago, the bulb in the refrigerator blew out. I finally got around to ordering one from Amazon a week ago. It just arrived.
Not only did I forget how nice it is to see everything (except spilled stuff) in the fridge, but the new bulb is LED. It’s so ... creepy! I guess it’s brighter. I don’t know. It’s definitely different!

 

[Razadia]

You obviously have friends with chickens that may be willing to loan you some to bring to the event. You could even go to a feed store, buy chicks and resell them at the festival. Try to do it. You'll be happy you did.
A class planner for our community college continuing education program contacted our 700 member backyard chicken meetup group looking for someone to teach classes. Considering my background in poultry and nutrition as well as a lifetime in adult education teaching everything from Soviet Military Liaison Mission to math, industrial automation and robotics, stone sculpture, gardening, Macaw care to drivers education and everything in between, I applied. I was hired immediately. What followed was almost 10 years in poultry classes for the 3 community colleges, the Humane Society, Gateway Greening, Missouri Botanical Garden, Midwest Heritage Poultry Conference and various other green venues as well as speaking at many of the area city council meetings regarding allowing keeping chickens.

No friends with chickens, but buying chicks has become the plan! I already got in touch with them about bringing young birds that are feathering out and they're game. They still have a few people to call before they go back to me, but so far no one is available, is too far away, or flat out don't want to do it. Public speaking terrifies me, but I really want to do this. I'm going to do what I can to make it work! I'm going to get chicks and feed this weekend. Even if I don't get to speak, I do still plan to go. If I do get to speak, I'll have someone on standby recording.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I was asked to speak at a chicken festival later this month. Unfortunately, they want someone that currently has chickens that they can bring with them to show off and sell some. I don't think I've regretted selling my flock more than I do right now.

Buy 2 chickens, some barn mix.

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh definitely, they never fully went away here this year.

Oh my.

A little over a month ago, the bulb in the refrigerator blew out. I finally got around to ordering one from Amazon a week ago. It just arrived.
Not only did I forget how nice it is to see everything (except spilled stuff) in the fridge, but the new bulb is LED. It’s so ... creepy! I guess it’s brighter. I don’t know. It’s definitely different!

I dislike changing lightbulbs. I'd almost rather walk around in the dark than have to adjust to the different lighting.

 

[kwhites634]

Oh my.


I dislike changing lightbulbs. I'd almost rather walk around in the dark than have to adjust to the different lighting.

Stub a bare toe against the leg of the bed once & you'll forget that idea!

 

[BantyChooks]

Stub a bare toe against the leg of the bed once & you'll forget that idea!

I did say almost. Hi, Whites.

 

[Pensmaster]

Oh definitely, they never fully went away here this year.

Rattlesnake sighting here last Sunday by the neighbors. Far too early.

 

[Pensmaster]

I have some nice assortment of hard wood but befor I even think about it, I need to cast a brass guard for it, and I am waiting for the crucible I have bought from eBay to arrive.
But I can assure you, that thanks to @Pensmaster purplehurt wood will be a part of the handle ....

And thanks to Benny I hope to make a pen or two out of African limba wood,

 

[TJChickens]

Rattlesnake sighting here last Sunday by the neighbors. Far too early.

Here too. I saw one a couple days ago, and a gopher snake yesterday

 

[Akrnaf2]

And thanks to Benny I hope to make a pen or two out of African limba wood,

The world is really small, an American with European origin use an African wood for pens sent by an Israeli with Lybian origin which got it from a wood dealer with Yemen origin!