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

[BullChick]

 

[Razadia]

And no one that have show birds, close to SOP, will leave them outside exposed to the elements especially in winter.( I think.....)

It doesn't really get cold enough for it to be a worry here. At least, here in the southern half of the US. I can really only speak for those I know and what I've seen. I'm sure there are folks that fight their birds that use the same methods. As much as I wish that 'tradition' would die out.

 

[Razadia]

Ugh, sinus infections suck. I'm hoping I'm over this before I start work.

 

[BullChick]

 

[duluthralphie]

It doesn't really get cold enough for it to be a worry here. At least, here in the southern half of the US. I can really only speak for those I know and what I've seen. I'm sure there are folks that fight their birds that use the same methods. As much as I wish that 'tradition' would die out.

I keep my showbirds inside for at least 2 months before a show. Otherwise the sun destroys the feather color and texture. So as much as I hate to say it..Bennie is correct.....Proving even a blind squirrel can find an acorn now and then.....

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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That just made my day Wicked! I've been having a rough one today I am tired not in a joking mood but that made me laugh enough to pee myself!
Thanks.. I needed that! NOW TURN OFF THE DARN FANS!

I got to get my new tablet setup with my Emojis and pictures and crap this one has empty files it's fast as Lightning but I don't have any tools to slap you back with.. hubby clause got me a new one.
As to everyone else, I hope everybody has a fantastic New Year's. Especially a safe one!
Back to the mammal pens.. they are creating a noisy Ruckus!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Everyone in my contact list seems to have texted me in the last few days. Everyone is sick, and miserable.
My family is at my mother’s for a belated Christmas. I stayed here for several reasons. I don’t like my family, and the used swing set I was supposed to get two weeks ago (but frozen to the ground), was going to be arriving this weekend. I couldn’t really use those excuses, so I said I was needed here to keep water available for the birds. No way did I want to move eleven birds into my basement.
I’m still dying(sick), but don’t feel so awful. But I’m getting nervous about this guy bringing the swing. He has great reviews, but I haven’t heard from him yet. At least I haven’t paid yet.

The grandkid gave us the plague last week...

 

[Christinecam]

make sure you are well prepared BEFORE diving in
lol

can you make a MHP? one of the heat pad caves?

That’s a great idea! I’ll look into doing this!

 

[ronott1]

The grandkid gave us the plague last week...

I live near a plague zone! The Sierra Nevada mountains have it. There are a couple of cases a year here.

Anti biotics cures the plague. It will not cure influenza though. Sorry about the illness!

 

[daxigait]

@BantyChooks I did enough winter growing up. It says it feels like 7 out there right now. Tomorrow's high is 15. The problem here are the swings. Last Thursday it was 68° then it dropped that night, and we have only made the thirties twice since then. It is hard on the animals when it is quite warm than ice/snow and cold, and now colder heading for zero. They shiver because it is too much of a shift. When I first moved here I could not understand calling thirty cold, but if it was seventy earlier that day or weeks of 50-60° before plunging to single digits and near thirty I understand now. Give me just cold or not the swings are harder.