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

[mlm Mike]

Happy Sunday everyone!

 

[Pensmaster]

Happy Sunday everyone!

Morning Mike . Happy Sunday back at ya. Icelandics?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Yeah, me, too - I keep looking at the clock and freaking out thinking, OMG, how is it that late?!" before I remember. But I'm not complaining - I was often scrambling to get just the basics done after work before it got dark, no time to make any other progress on building or projects. This plus the lengthening days mean more time to get the garden transplants all planted (looks like I won't finish that this weekend) and the chicken housing built (which is becoming a bit urgent).

How big your NN get? Hi Kitties!

My biggest NN from the original Ideal Hatchery group is Tank. The babies from crossing him and the GNH hens have almost all outgrown him (which is really saying something) - the boys are about 2.5-3 lbs at 8 weeks (girls behind by about 1/2-1 lb, as is typical for NNs). They are super sweet and personable. After I finished mowing the back (or at least all that I'm going to deal with at the moment), I went to visit them for a while. Tank has a marvelous disposition, and his offspring seem to have taken after him. One of the two largest is super friendly and adores me, and I've tentatively decided to name him Kirk; the other big one that I may keep might very well be Spock. I have a Khan in the hatch after them - fierce little fella.

Kirk:


Spock:


Khan (different parents - Severus Snape x Puppy):




Growth compared to daddy Tank (blue line), 8 weeks (girls are purple, boys are orange):




And Opal says "hi" back (they've both entered the phase where they want to be in the same room as I am, but they just don't want me to know about it

):



OK, break over, back to work...

- Ant Farm

 

[dan26552]

Hello MC! 

Hello Banti! 

  

Not certain how much snow I'm supposed to get. 



 That's what I do, or If I find something live I want to watch, hit pause, do something for a while, then watch and ff through commercials. I remember that was a big feeling point when cable first was becoming available, you'd pay for TV, but wouldn't have commercials. Surprise, they lied.

Hi Mel! What days are the shows? 

 Last fall, I had 20+ roosters, when I got rid of all but three, it was so quiet. 

There, there  , campingshaws, there, there. 

 Nice eggs.

Ouch.  @Sally Sunshine
 you ever weigh Pepper's eggs?

How big your NN get? Hi Kitties! 

 

 

[Pensmaster]

Hello MC! 

Hello Banti! 

  

Not certain how much snow I'm supposed to get. 



 That's what I do, or If I find something live I want to watch, hit pause, do something for a while, then watch and ff through commercials. I remember that was a big feeling point when cable first was becoming available, you'd pay for TV, but wouldn't have commercials. Surprise, they lied.

Hi Mel! What days are the shows? 

 Last fall, I had 20+ roosters, when I got rid of all but three, it was so quiet. 

There, there  , campingshaws, there, there. 

 Nice eggs.

Ouch.  @Sally Sunshine
 you ever weigh Pepper's eggs?

How big your NN get? Hi Kitties! 

 

Well I didn't have 20 roosters but 17 are in fridge. I'm now down to the allowable amount I can have here, 60 and 16 of them are going in fridge in couple months. Depending on how the Altsteriers do against my meat bird the numbers will come down even more. They are not as big but that's what attracted me to them. So far they are laying well.

 

[kajira]

I am so freaking over this mirgaine/sickness/allergy combo thing.

Tylonal and icepacks aren't cutting it today, i've been unable to do more then just kind of lay here and beg my kids not to torture me with screaming, and ask them to get along today.

And, I know, if go anywhere to ask for something stronger than tylonal, they won't give me anything.

I went to the local walk in place, for antibiotics, and they made it clear they wouldn't give me pain meds, when I was asking for antibiotics. ^.^ (I never even ASKED for pain meds, all I said was it hurts to bend my thumb because I got an infection in it from stabbing myself with hay when I was feeding the goats. It was swollen, red, and had infected spots.) I just wanted antibiotics. that was it.

*faceplants*

okay, whine over, back to icepacks over my face.

 

[kwhites634]

Forecast's gone from a storm watch of 5" to a 6"-10" warning for tomorrow evening.
Hurry up @BantyChooks , before we lose our spot

 

[Pensmaster]

Yeah, me, too - I keep looking at the clock and freaking out thinking, OMG, how is it that late?!" before I remember. But I'm not complaining - I was often scrambling to get just the basics done after work before it got dark, no time to make any other progress on building or projects. This plus the lengthening days mean more time to get the garden transplants all planted (looks like I won't finish that this weekend) and the chicken housing built (which is becoming a bit urgent). My biggest NN from the original Ideal Hatchery group is Tank. The babies from crossing him and the GNH hens have almost all outgrown him (which is really saying something) - the boys are about 2.5-3 lbs at 8 weeks (girls behind by about 1/2-1 lb, as is typical for NNs). They are super sweet and personable. After I finished mowing the back (or at least all that I'm going to deal with at the moment), I went to visit them for a while. Tank has a marvelous disposition, and his offspring seem to have taken after him. One of the two largest is super friendly and adores me, and I've tentatively decided to name him Kirk; the other big one that I may keep might very well be Spock. I have a Khan in the hatch after them - fierce little fella. Kirk: Spock: Khan (different parents - Severus Snape x Puppy): Growth compared to daddy Tank (blue line), 8 weeks (girls are purple, boys are orange): And Opal says "hi" back (they've both entered the phase where they want to be in the same room as I am, but they just don't want me to know about it ): OK, break over, back to work... - Ant Farm

I'm thinking the GNH will out do the S&G. As for cardboard holding down weeds here's comparison just be sure not to slip on the cardboard it's real slick when dry. The piles of chicken stuff was from the coop that needed digging out. Nice dry dusty stuff. I will rototill this afternoon if I've got it in me.

 

[BantyChooks]

Why not watch something recorded in Iceland  Like grass decomposing in 20 below temps...Or waves hitting the shoreline.....wait, that can't happen its all ice there... 

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

I am sorry I sent you cold weather, I missed Ralphie again...

Forecast's gone from a storm watch of 5" to a 6"-10" warning for tomorrow evening.
Hurry up @BantyChooks
 , before we lose our spot    

Be right there! Got the video recorder?

 

[Pensmaster]

Forecast's gone from a storm watch of 5" to a 6"-10" warning for tomorrow evening.
Hurry up @BantyChooks
 , before we lose our spot    

Be sure to bring a shovel in case you need to enlarge the accommodations.