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

[BantyChooks]

Oh, and apologies to everyone between Ralphie and yours truly... I haven't figured out how to make it just snow on his driveway and house yet.....

 

[mlm Mike]

Look what I woke up to!

Congratulations!

GOOD MORNING, COFFEE CREW! I HOPE EVERYONE IS OKAY TODAY!

Hello MC!

Quote: Cool - I am as well. As long as I'm amusing someone besides myself, Kitty Watch 2017 shall continue.

I sleep on two pillows (a firm one and a squishy one on top), and a firm pillow is next to me on the bed. Night before last, there happened to be a gap between that other pillow and the headboard, and at some point in the night I woke up to find Brooke RIGHT THERE, inches from me, just hanging out (she left a little while later). So last night I made sure to leave the pillow the same way, and sure enough, two nights in a row she has come to visit me. During the evening I have also caught her out more, and she's slowing getting to where she doesn't freak out and run immediately.

Opal has been more playful, and is more confident that I'm not a threat (not that she lets me really close). She hung out on the lower part of one of the cat trees near the bed while I read last night, and when I woke up to the crowing this morning, she was on the tippy top of the tallest tree, waiting for the sun to rise. This morning I found that she has also discovered the artificial christmas tree that I leave up year round and was sitting in the branches - I had forgotten about the value of that as a cat playground!

They seem to at least have an understanding, and last night sat side by side and stared at me from the other room while I settled into bed. Brooke has occasionally scratched the carpet - she stops when I say "Brooke, stop scratching the carpet" - but I think I need another scratching post in the other part of the house that she can use if she doesn't want to be near me.

I'm a quiet person and have a very quiet house, and since they've come, I haven't been running the TV or stereo (use headphones), so I think this has helped. I'm dreading having to take them to the vet (Brooke is due for her rabies shot, so I have to) - I'll probably have to rebuild trust all over again. But I'm waiting for a little while until they at least get comfortable that this is their home (even if they don't like me after the vet).

That's great news!

Quote: Hi Banti!

Morning all, Had the day off yesterday so I took the opportunity to process some excess roosters. First time experience but I made it through it and have meat in the freezer. Mixed thoughts at this point in time but we will see how they taste to see if it was worth the effort.

Hello Nathan! Great job on the processing!

House cleaning day community garden meeting is here tomorrow night.

Sounds enjoyable.

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I hope you didn't suffer any damages.

Quote: Agreed, I read the 95 as 98 the first time around.

. Not ideal but with the high heat the cooler I was less concerned about.

 

[5Sons Coop]

Unless there something special have a hard time giving roosters away here and if I can't get a few bucks for them they go in the freezer.

Problem is way to many city ordnances that don't allow roosters.

 

[BantyChooks]

I can get rid of roos in no time at all, as long as they're one breed, but mutt chicks don't sell... Go figure....

I'm pretty sure that the reason roos sell here is everyone knows the value of a free dinner.

 

[daxigait]

Unless there something special have a hard time giving roosters away here and if I can't get a few bucks for them they go in the freezer.

We have the Turkey Creek swap meet in Joplin, and between the Hispanic population in this area, and the large Vietnamese population in Carthage we get a lot of people looking for birds to eat. They don't pay a lot but it's not bad. We also have a couple of Tyson processing plants near here and the people that work there usually want anything but a white bird to eat.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I have a neighbor who gets together with her mother and sisters at least in the fall to process and make stock and soup. If, I have any extras at that time (and I make certain that I do), I give them to them then I get stock and soup back.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Oh, and apologies to everyone between Ralphie and yours truly... I haven't figured out how to make it just snow on his driveway and house yet.....

Oh, when you figure that out, could you please make it snow on my house and driveway too?!?

 

[BantyChooks]

 I have a neighbor who gets together with her mother and sisters at least in the fall to process and make stock and soup. If, I have any extras at that time (and I make certain that I do), I give them to them then I get stock and soup back. 

Sweet!!

I have two that need to go soon.... They're getting annoying.

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh, when you figure that out, could you please make it snow on my house and driveway too?!?

I'll send you all my snow, deal??

 

[BantyChooks]

Time to go freeze my rear off outside....