Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

Oz, you have got the cutest kiddos! Congratulations on them!

yes we are incredibly lucky to have them in our lives

 

[ozexpat]

day 10 candle of "the uncle" delivery


anticipated set viable
sally sunshine WFS 36 33 White Faced Spanish 6**
sally sunshine B 3 3 Blue Partridge Brahma 1**
piglett NE 11 11 New England Whites/mixes 8
piglett S 2 2 Silkies 0
piglett BO2 24 23 Buff Orpington 22
La Palma Chicks BBR 18 18 Banty Barred Rocks 17
La Palma Chicks BBC 10 10 Banty Barred Cochin 2
La Palma Chicks NH 4 4 New Hampshire 3
La Palma Chicks SF1 12 19 Swedish Flower Hens 8
La Palma Chicks PR1 6 19 Silver Pencilled Rocks 14
La Palma Chicks RR2 12 1 Rhode Island Reds 2
Phage AM 3 3 mottles americauna 0**
Phage M 6 6 Maran 1**
Phage BLRW 8 8 Blue Laced red wyandotte 2**
Phage CL 6 6 crème legbars 5**
OGM SA1 4 1 Salmon Faverolles 1
OGM PH 2 2 Houdans 1
OGM C 5 5 BBS Cochin 3
OGM PR2 20 17 Silver Pencilled Rocks 13
OGM SF2 5 5 Swedish Flower Hens 5
Rarefeatherfarms BF 18 19 Breda Fowl 12
Hangtown Farms bp 3 3 black penedesenca 2**
Hangtown Farms we 3 3 white empordanesa 2**
Hangtown Farms cp 6 6 crele penedesenca 3**
SurvivalSeeds SA2 30 32 Salmon Faverolles 21**
Dblott1 BB1 18 20 Black Bresse 7
mullinschickenranch BB2 12 15 Black Bresse 10
icpb123 MH 6 6 Mottled Houdan 4
juddlisa BCM 30 36 Black Copper Marans 27
323 336 13 202
** eggs within packaging sustained visible damage in transit

 

[Bens-Hens]

The mind boggles are those set figures!

Pigletts Orp's are rocking it!

 

[ozexpat]

The mind boggles are those set figures!

Pigletts Orp's are rocking it!

those are set figures following any broken eggs removed - the anticipated just helps me space manage

sallys eggs got beat up by usps as did hangtown farms. Phages eggs were beat up in my travels

the damage to a box strongly correlates to egg viability even if eggs look intact

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: so the viables at candle are 6 wfbs? thats terrible! I knew I should have ran to the market for a larger box! I am so sorry oz or used two boxes! I am sorry!! aweeee!!

 

[ozexpat]

so the viables at candle are 6 wfbs? thats terrible! I knew I should have ran to the market for a larger box! I am so sorry oz or used two boxes! I am sorry!! aweeee!!

oh stop it

your eggs were well packed
i bet i get a pair or trio

if not then next time.


you have been most generous Sally

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Well seriously I am upset! lesson learned say no more, double boxing works but making sure they inner boxes are far enough away from the outer box! Let me know when you go again, only a doz in a box next time! its well worth the extra cost to ship in two!

Do you think the air flight has alot of effect on them as well?

 

[ozexpat]

Well seriously I am upset! lesson learned say no more, double boxing works but making sure they inner boxes are far enough away from the outer box! Let me know when you go again, only a doz in a box next time! its well worth the extra cost to ship in two!

Do you think the air flight has alot of effect on them as well?

it does for sure but most of that is handling as well

 

[ozexpat]

The drama continues

Bernie showed up out of the blue yesterday requesting his share of the yet unsold copra money.

He decided to take a job in Batangas on Luzon to support his wife while she is at school.

He leaves Wednesday from his hometown and wont be returning.

While he needs to look after his famlyl, it has really screwed me as the transition plan would have been bery different if we new he was not coming back. There were many tasks left that he is the only one with knowlege of. Some of that was precice locations of the grow out/free range 20 x 100 pens

Aljay is stepping up.

He is being forced to speak English with me which will help his school. His reports are getting better as he learns what I want. Dominic is older and more mature. He gets what Mrs Oz wants.

The guys did the candling - a difficult task considering the sheer numbers of groups and breeds. The report was very clear.

I quail are slow to build up but hoping the egg laying increases to twenty a day this week and thirty a day the next

The tankal will be ready for the pigs in about a week and a half. The pinoy way is to build the walls first and then go back and concrete the floor. Saturday morning should see the final hollow blocks laid and the fill started to bring the base of the floor up to 4" below the top of the floor. Then on Monday and Tuesday they will be laying the reo bar. On Wednesday - Friday mixing and pouring concrete and Saturday stuccoing.

Early the following week the septic will be connected as well as underground electricity.

Once its completed the second phase will commence - a 24 x 24 area with 3 additional grow pens the boar pen and service area. A month from now we will take a major break from construction.

 

[Tomtommom]

The drama continues

Bernie showed up out of the blue yesterday requesting his share of the yet unsold copra money.

He decided to take a job in Batangas on Luzon to support his wife while she is at school.

He leaves Wednesday from his hometown and wont be returning.

While he needs to look after his famlyl, it has really screwed me as the transition plan would have been bery different if we new he was not coming back. There were many tasks left that he is the only one with knowlege of. Some of that was precice locations of the grow out/free range 20 x 100 pens

Aljay is stepping up.

He is being forced to speak English with me which will help his school. His reports are getting better as he learns what I want. Dominic is older and more mature. He gets what Mrs Oz wants.

The guys did the candling - a difficult task considering the sheer numbers of groups and breeds. The report was very clear.

I quail are slow to build up but hoping the egg laying increases to twenty a day this week and thirty a day the next

The tankal will be ready for the pigs in about a week and a half. The pinoy way is to build the walls first and then go back and concrete the floor. Saturday morning should see the final hollow blocks laid and the fill started to bring the base of the floor up to 4" below the top of the floor. Then on Monday and Tuesday they will be laying the reo bar. On Wednesday - Friday mixing and pouring concrete and Saturday stuccoing.

Early the following week the septic will be connected as well as underground electricity.

Once its completed the second phase will commence - a 24 x 24 area with 3 additional grow pens the boar pen and service area. A month from now we will take a major break from construction.

That's really kind of lousy of him, I am sure he knows he puts you in a bind like that. And requesting money from something that's not sold yet... seems... tacky. I understand he has needs and family comes first, but after all the oportunities y'all have given him, it seems rather ungrateful.

Glad to hear the others are stepping up.. hopefully they will learn a valuable lesson: Coco beach is an oportunity best not taken lightly. Speaking English is a huge benefit.. the things they're learning are invaluable. Not to mention having a roof over your head, food in your belly and a solid income, without having to resort to working sweatshop type situations.

I really think there will be a day Bernie will have some serious regrets leaving..