Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[cracrzy4chicks]

I do believe I can foresee another incubator in my future. Surely DH will understand the need to have one for incubating and one for hatching, right? Hmmmm...what excuses can I dish out today...? I'm thinking of, "But lovey, we won't be keeping all of the chicks we hatch. If you hatch and sell enough of them you can buy that new scope for your crossbow. "

Smart lady !!! schmooze him

 

[chickenbelle]

and us men will fall for that

Good to know.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Just placed an order for a 5 drawer hatcher cabinet. Each drawer will hold 24-30 goose eggs at once.

Maybe that will keep me ahead of the egg rush hour around here.

 

[DMRippy]

day 20 for dmrippy's lav/split amer's and I have one out and another zipped!!! first one is lav!!!! yay!!!!
AND I gave my blue silkie pullet 2 eggs to hatch as she went into her first broody spell. She has both of them growing! one blue copper and one lav orp!!!! yeah!!!!!! they are also due tomorrow!

YEAH! I am going to have babies all over the place

The Wheatens are going out the first of the week. I was going to ship them yesterday, but I didn't want them to travel an extra day since you are so close.

 

[crfarm]

YEAH! I am going to have babies all over the place

The Wheatens are going out the first of the week. I was going to ship them yesterday, but I didn't want them to travel an extra day since you are so close.

can't wait!!!! very excited!!!!! love these muffed birds. lol

 

[crfarm]

yep I have a bunch of claims going out tues too.

 

[cluckitall]

Good Morning All

Got up and before I had coffee I put eggs in incubator. 14 BCM, 6 Silver Phoenix, 4 Naked Neck, 6 White Silkies, 14 SUPRISE eggs and 8 Australorp. WHAT A STRANGE MIX..... I have NO IDEA where I'm going to put them all. I need to downsize on the number of breeds I have, but I don't know where to start. I love them all. AND, I still have new breeds coming this spring from the swap

I really need intervention - I just keep hatching and trading and buying and hubby can't keep up with new pens. Being a chicken lover is hard work!!

Nice to set here and read about others with the same problems = we are not a help group, we are an enabling group!! At least I have learned the new Chicken Math - It helps when I have to explain my addiction to anyone....HA!

Hiya RedBrush Farm! I just put mine in the 'bator at 11 pm last night -- we can be hatch buddies! Totally hear where you're coming from on coop space -- I just keep telling myself I've got at least a few months before they need to be separated, so I have time

I got some great idea yesterday, too -- it was wonderful getting to go see Lloyd's set-up at Sunnyside Up, and see how many spaces he's managed to make for chickens. Creative problem-solving is great I have a whole entire barn to work with; the problems are dividing the space effectively and outside access -- the 12x12 horse stalls all have small external doors in them because the previous owners had dogs, but the rest of the barn doesn't have any easy way to provide an outside run. So I'm thinking two of the stalls will be for turkeys (and maybe a chicken contingent if they get along), and most of the other chickens will get small freestanding moveable coops outside. My "official" chicken shed with attached run has my motley crew in there, and there's room for a few more to get added

Chicken math is a strange and wonderful thing!

 

[crazypetlady]

and us men will fall for that

Oh I have seen you guys fall for mch less than that, wait did I say that out loud?

 

[debs_flock]

yep I have a bunch of claims going out tues too.

How are things looking in your lav. orp pen?

I'm trying to patiently wait for.......................

Deb

 

[WVstruttin]

Oh I have seen you guys fall for mch less than that, wait did I say that out loud?

been there, done that