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

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: None - I'm such a light weight compared to you. But it's on the list for tonight...

GOOD MORNING, CRAZY COFFEE CUSTOMERS! IT'S FRIDAY!!

Thanks, MC!!!! Happy Friday!

Swedish Flower Babies. There's 2 more in the bator but they will need bathes.
@cree57i

Quote: Yeah, my little weak one was also dead this morning. It wasn't meant to be. At least he was warm and surrounded by his little friends when he died. One of the things about a big group of chicks like this is that when they're little it's a bit harder to make sure you've watched each one and they are all ok - heck, it's murder just getting a head count!!!

I wish you were a bit closer, and I'd come over and we could learn together - I can butcher chickens but I read a lot about ducks (thinking I could take you up on that), and got very intimidated. I'm just so behind on housing for all these chicks, I don't think I can drive down right now.

Maybe you could come up here with one or some of them/all of them if you can't get your husband to do it with you? I have a cone and scalder, a holding pen, and a fish-cleaning table on which to clean them. And I can do as much of it as you want if you just want to watch at first (not that I know what I'm doing). I could get some ice and if you brought a good cooler, you could make it home with them. It'd likely be an all day affair (it takes a lot longer than you'd think), but we could totally do it. Whaddaya think?

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That's it for me - I can spend hours taking care of what could be considered some pretty gross chores, and I find it relaxing. It's very different than my work life, which is mentally taxing and stressful, so it really does help me unwind.

Quote: I'm with Dax - I never minded laundry. Dishes, on the other hand, are evil.

@DwayneNLiz My son's trying to convince me that "giving me a chore every time I talk back doesn't work. I ended up with 100 chores." LOL

I told him, then it did work, because you remember it. So, everytime you talk back today, you get to do another chore!

He's crying that I'm so mean.... and I said "that's okay, it works out great for me, so keep on talking back."

He's not amused.

You are so awesome!!!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Dishes and laundry are pretty equal on my dislike list.

Hi Kristin

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Incubating w/ Friends Hatcher List

Birthdays: deserteggs22, Oct. 2, MommaHen2Four, Oct 6, heatherfeather 7, Nov 29

Sally Sunshine AKA Sally
I set the Crele Orph eggs I found, the nest of OE eggs, a few marans and of course serama again this morning, to the same bator since it had plenty of room... uggggg,
So I am due about the 21st and 21 days from now or sooner for serama

BantyChooks AKA Banti or Bubbles
Sixteen North American House Hippos set 2/18.

Chaos18 AKA Trouble, Ginger, or Chaos

MotorcycleChick AKA MC, Meebrong, or Abi
Seventeen unicorn

eggs were set on Monday night. I put sixteen eggplants, eight hippos, and a dozen frog eggs in the incubator. I expect them to hatch around the eighth of March.

daxigait AKA Dax
First candling started with 96 twelve pulled infertile, 84 left ten are question mark too dark to see clearly.

mlm Mike AKA Mike

attimus AKA Zach
Hatching is on hold. Currently watching Marek's rip through my flock.

Leave a LightOn AKA LaLo

DwayneNLiz AKA Liz

heatherfeather7 AKA Heather

campingshaws AKA camping

country lovin AKA TyAnna

Roada Red AKA Dale

Akrnaf2 AKA Benny

Honora

metel AKA Melody or Mel
50 seramas set 1/22

Pensmaster AKA Peter

kajira AKA Kaj or Em

Phage

chicken hawk 33 AKA Seth

Auroradream26 AKA Jess
I have the first turkey eggs of the season in and will probably be hatching them every week from now until they stop laying lol. Also 4 silkie eggs under a broody and 2 random chicken eggs in the bator, just in case my broody's eggs fail so she can have SOMETHING to get her off the nest lol

Fire Ant Farm AKA Kristin
First set has hatched - all 10 NN x GNH, and 4 of the 6 Marans x Ameraucana eggs. I CURRENTLY have 6 Naked Neck (mostly Puppy) eggs and 5 Olive egger x Ameraucana eggs on day 10 (OMG, is it really day 10 already?!). I also have 6 more naked neck eggs on day 3 (mostly Puppy eggs again, a few from Switch).

duluthralphie
Hatches weekly.
Breeds:
Toads
Legbars---- Cream- Crele/gold and whites.
Partridge Chanticler
Cuckoo Marans
Appletinis
Sliver laced Polish
Silver Yokohamas
Speckled Sussex
Dominiques
Guineas -pearl
Self blue and blue slate Turkeys
Bronze Turkeys
Black turkeys
Royal Palm Turkeys
I really want welsh harlequins, runners, and calls but I have to wait a little longer before fulfilling my dream and purchasing them due to the fact my basement is not yet perfect for free range ducks.

dan26552
My first batch hatched and I'm setting duck eggs tomorrow.

NaJoLeBe AKA Nathan
I have 41 mixed breeds in the bator as of last night.

minihorse927 AKA mini
Swedish flower, Isabel leghorns, ohiki, chocolate Easter eggers, and calls set 1/22

ChickenCanoe AKA CC
I'm setting eggs today, February 5 and February 13.

(Tag: HatcherUpdate)
Please tag me if you'd like to be added or if you have updates.


Phew, that was a massive update! NOTE TO SELF never get a month behind on notes and shtuff again

Is this a list of who's hatching?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Dishes and laundry are pretty equal on my dislike list.

Hi Kristin

Folding clean laundry appeals to my CDO side.

I'm home because the guy is going to work on repairing my roof today, but I have work to do from home, so I'd better get to it - I have an exam to write.

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Is this a list of who's hatching? 

No, it's a list of catfish owners in eastern Russia.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Oh, @BantyChooks - I'm done hatching for a while (hatched 30 total this January/February).

 

[The Duck Ladie]

No, it's a list of catfish owners in eastern Russia.

I'll take that as a yes. In that case, you can add me.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Shalom Benny. I hope you know I was not laughing at you, but the common way even here people get thrown by baby goats and lambs being called kids. I wonder if it is because of how they sound? Either way we need a different term.

Dear Dax, you can laugh on me how much you want! I am not that sensitive! Dang, if it is funny I will laugh too!

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh, @BantyChooks
 - I'm done hatching for a while (hatched 30 total this January/February).

Danke!

I'll take that as a yes. In that case, you can add me.

@Article Editor

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Incubating w/ Friends Hatcher List

Sally Sunshine AKA Sally
BantyChooks AKA Banti or Bubbles
Sixteen North American House Hippos set 2/18.
Chaos18 AKA Trouble, Ginger, or Chaos
MotorcycleChick AKA MC, Meebrong, or Abi
Seventeen unicorn

eggs were set on Monday night. I put sixteen eggplants, eight hippos, and a dozen frog eggs in the incubator. I expect them to hatch around the eighth of March.
daxigait AKA Dax
First candling started with 96 twelve pulled infertile, 84 left ten are question mark too dark to see clearly.
mlm Mike AKA Mike
attimus AKA Zach
Hatching is on hold. Currently watching Marek's rip through my flock.
Leave a LightOn AKA LaLo
DwayneNLiz AKA Liz
heatherfeather7 AKA Heather
campingshaws AKA camping
country lovin AKA TyAnna
Roada Red AKA Dale
Akrnaf2 AKA Benny
Honora
metel AKA Melody or Mel
Pensmaster AKA Peter
kajira AKA Kaj or Em
Phage
chicken hawk 33 AKA Seth
Auroradream26 AKA Jess
Fire Ant Farm AKA Kristin
duluthralphie
dan26552
My first batch hatched and I'm setting duck eggs tomorrow.
NaJoLeBe AKA Nathan
I have 41 mixed breeds in the bator as of last night.
minihorse927 AKA mini
Swedish flower, Isabel leghorns, ohiki, chocolate Easter eggers, and calls set 1/22
ChickenCanoe AKA CC
I'm setting eggs today, February 5 and February 13.

dale changed his username, and you can probably remove many of the hatcher names

@DwayneNLiz My son's trying to convince me that "giving me a chore every time I talk back doesn't work. I ended up with 100 chores." LOL

I told him, then it did work, because you remember it. So, everytime you talk back today, you get to do another chore!

He's crying that I'm so mean.... and I said "that's okay, it works out great for me, so keep on talking back."

He's not amused.

you're my hero, when i grow up i wanna be just like you!!

Normal morning drama. Teenager is being a butt face. His sister hit him because he threw himself on the ground in front of her, and the baby is upset that there's so much drama, and the toddler wants to jump into the middle of the fray.

What else is new? LOL