French frogs

[Ravynscroft]

We're a bit behind so I got up early to get more done - then got stuck on a chart of a tiny preemie born before thanksgiving weighing just under a pound.  So much effort goes into saving these little ones and there are so many complications.  Poor thing is still in the hospital.

I'll probably spend a few more hours on that chart, then hope the next ones are easy so I can make up some time!

Ugh, those are rough...

 

[frmboyinthecity]

I'm good.  Working too much because my co-worker on the project is a slacker.  But I like what I do (most of the time) but I wish I was outside working on projects, instead.

Safe travels - hope you get home soon!

Thanks! I head home Friday night, then I will be home for a little over a week.

 

[frmboyinthecity]

We're a bit behind so I got up early to get more done - then got stuck on a chart of a tiny preemie born before thanksgiving weighing just under a pound.  So much effort goes into saving these little ones and there are so many complications.  Poor thing is still in the hospital.

I'll probably spend a few more hours on that chart, then hope the next ones are easy so I can make up some time!

Premies and sick babies are heartbreaking. I had a niece that was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. She had a rough 7 months as her little body tried to fight.

 

[frmboyinthecity]

Ugh, those are rough...

Agreed!

 

[dan26552]

 

[FridayYet]

Premies and sick babies are heartbreaking. I had a niece that was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. She had a rough 7 months as her little body tried to fight.

That's so tough. The hospital I used to work at did quite a few infant heart transplants. There's a great picture there that I used to walk by all the time, with a bunch of the little recipients



I must be getting old - most of these kids are adults now.

 

[abbevilleoz]

We're a bit behind so I got up early to get more done - then got stuck on a chart of a tiny preemie born before thanksgiving weighing just under a pound.  So much effort goes into saving these little ones and there are so many complications.  Poor thing is still in the hospital.

I'll probably spend a few more hours on that chart, then hope the next ones are easy so I can make up some time!

My hat is off to you, indeed!

 

[abbevilleoz]

Oh, no... not saying that... I think the blue color messes with the sex linkage as a chick, not anything to do with once their feathers come in... WV's Katherine is barred so with a solid roo chick down should show a head spot if it'sa boy... I don't recall if she said that one had one or not... but if feathers are coming in barred, then I believe it is most likely a boy...

Sex links should be distinctly identifiable at hatch...

Gotcha- I'm bouncing to and fro on that kippenjungle website reading. I learn it better if I work for it instead of getting a quick fix from you! But I do appreciate the quick fixes don't get me wrong!
So the solid blue daddy genes may muddy the sex link barring patterns? I'm thinking back to my black sex link layers. RIR roo x BR Hen. Easy to sex at hatch but the barring on the males really was cuckoo best I remember. So do you loose the distinct barring lines, too? When you breed solid to barred.

 

[FridayYet]

My hat is off to you, indeed!

Thank you, but the props go to the surgical services and quality departments of the hospital I work for. They made the decision to participate in the database and have in-depth analysis of their surgery cases in order to look for ways to make things better for their patients. It's a totally voluntary and costly program and I'm glad to be a small part of it.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Gotcha- I'm bouncing to and fro on that kippenjungle website reading. I learn it better if I work for it instead of getting a quick fix from you! But I do appreciate the quick fixes don't get me wrong!
So the solid blue daddy genes may muddy the sex link barring patterns? I'm thinking back to my black sex link layers. RIR roo x BR Hen. Easy to sex at hatch but the barring on the males really was cuckoo best I remember. So do you loose the distinct barring lines, too? When you breed solid to barred.

No, it doesn't blur the actual barring, just the spot indicafing barring on the head in the chick down... but they will only inherit 1 barring gene...

Oh, and yes that was an Araucana and yes, he is mean... at least he's decided to try to kill me, lol... but I also got him after he was already 4 or 5 months old... acted squirrely in the beginning...