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

[Sally Sunshine]

The cranberry peppermint makes me hungry!

lol the cranberry chutney smell is driving me insane!! and I never had chutney, perhaps I should give it a go!

 

[BullChick]

@kwhites634
1) They wolf down their food so quickly! Should I get something to make him slow down? Like the maze bowls or the puzzle feeder where he has to open one door, slide another...
2) He’s been fed the typical amount (1.5 C ), but I actually pay attention to him all day (as opposed to having him kenneled all but a few hours). What can I do to satisfy his food drive that keeps him running to the kitchen for anything he can get?
3) I know firsthand the dangers of rawhides. Marrow bones are bad too. What is best for aggressive chewers ( my previous big dogs had whatever they wanted since I didn’t know the dangers firsthand yet!)? Toys are fun, but he’s been hiding them instead of chewing for a while.

 

[kwhites634]

... though I keep forgetting my questions.

... though I keep forgetting my questions.

Boy! Do I know that feeling! Get ready; it only gets worse.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

He’s pretty good! I have the fence up from the turkey pen. It’s about 24’x28’. I let him run loose in there today. I got a few pictures I really like without a leash or line. Especially this one!
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He is good at escaping rooms. He ain’t never caught a rabbit, but getting over, under and around barriers wasn’t his issue! He stole food off the counter with me right there.
He’s having fun hiding his toys everywhere. I just gave him a few more.
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He has no real interest in the birds. Any dog has to be watched though.

I am so happy to have discovered an online hunting supply store located nearby. The nearby was coincidence. I wanted a nameplate instead of a tag, and I needed another long line (old big dog supplies are likely in the garage) for exercising him. For a while anyway.

great news, great image too! maybe a shock collar would be easier for him to find his boundaries.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I couldn't decide whether the top image was soap or something edible; very pretty, & girly

LOL thanks whites

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I still dont get this forum. I swear I went back three times and when I comment I get lost. ugh I need to make soap have a good day yall

 

[BullChick]

great news, great image too! maybe a shock collar would be easier for him to find his boundaries.

I respect sometimes it’s best, but don’t feel it’s appropriate for him.

 

[Pensmaster]

Is anyone on here still incubating? I have 2 more batches of eggs due in the next couple weeks. I probably won't set again till late December or January.
I need to get busy building another building.

Yes I have 16 eggs in lockdown now due Thursday
Working on a new coop with alternate garden spaces.

 

[BantyChooks]

I had a stray beagle attack a flock of chickens when he somehow squeezed into the run. He didn't kill any but terrorized the whole flock and pulled out a lot of feathers. When I discovered it, he was standing on top of the rooster barking. The rooster was covering two hens that were cowering in a crevice between a raised bed and the coop. There were 11 hens in that flock that had been laying regularly. I got one egg and a shell-less blob that day and not another egg for 2 months. None of the birds would even come out of the coop for 3 days.

CC! Long time no see. Good to have you back.

 

[Pensmaster]

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Cleaned up and individually wrapped 5 loafs of soap today. A bit over 100 bars, many more for tomorrow. I can't stand sitting at table like that, need a butt cushion cause my back and tailbone are sore as heck.

Agree with Whites. That top one looks delicious.
Have you looked into The Purple Cushion. Bit pricey butt it works really well for long sits.