Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[UrbanMamaHen]

Okay, I need some advice- I will not mention any names, but I would like to know if anyone feels I did the wrong thing. Please be honest!
Someone lost their Legbar roo the other day. I have several extras, so I offered one of my oldest ones for free if they paid shipping. They said they would and could I send it today because they have off work tomorrow. They also wanted me to wait until almost closing time for the PO so he would not be sitting in the box any longer than necessary, which I did.
I went out to choose from my 3 oldest roos, and I chose the nicest one-he has the least amount of red on him, and he has a nice, straight comb. Our PO closes at 5, so it was after 4 till I went and got him. I checked him over well to be sure he was in good shape, and noticed he had mites on his vent so I smeared Nustock on his vent and under his wings (I have been battling mites since I got Vanilla Ice last fall, but I have 30 birds in my flock so it has been difficult to get rid of them). I barely had time to get my label printed and get to the PO, so I didn't have time to email this person and let them know about the mites. If I could have sent him tomorrow, I would have just waited to hear back, but this person apparently has to work Wed. so I didn't want to wait and mess up their schedule, so I sent him. I then sent them an email to let them know about the mites, figuring that a single bird in quarantine shouldn't be too difficult to eliminate mites from. Now this person is upset at me for sending him and wants to either kill him or send him back. I don't want him to be killed-he is too nice for that, but I have two other roos the same age and a couple more growing out, so I don't really want him back either. I am already out the box and the $18 to send him, so I don't want to lose any more money on one bird.
What would you do about this?
If it happened to you, would you want to accept a free, nice, rare bird that was very difficult to find that had mites, or would you not want anything like that near your birds (if it was quarantined, it would not be anywhere near your birds, anyway).

Please be honest-I want to know what everyone else thinks. I, myself, would not have a problem with it, because if it was quarantined and I still couldn't get rid of the mites, I would kill it-but I WOULD NOT kill it without even trying to eliminate them.

bm6,

I have read some of the replies on your post, and even though I don't post frequently, I hope you don't mind me offering a different perspective on your question - what would I do?

You didn't mention whether this person is an experienced chicken owner or not. But as an inexperienced chicken owner, I don't know how to treat mites in chickens. I have read that it could be difficult to get rid of (as you have experienced), and it could cause hens that are infested to stop laying. This person may not know how to treat the mites, or don't want to take the risk of exposing his flock to the mites (even after suggested treatments have been applied.)

I probably would have declined your generous offer of the free rooster if I had known he has mites. But as you were unaware that the mites would be an issue and made the decision you thought was best at the time, I would thank you for your generosity and ask if you'd be okay if I rehome the rooster. You sent the rooster with the best intentions, and I would not want to cause you additional expense.

 

[babymakes6]

Quote: Thank you for another side. It just bothered me that this person was talking about killing him without even checking to see if it could be gotten rid of.

 

[mendocinosunris]

PMW= Pulse width modulation????? It basically is a on off timer that works really fast. Kinda like a dimmer switch (they don't work BTW) It will pulse on an off anywhere from 10% on to 90% on. The motor is wirred odd..... My son says it is like a 3 phase motor almost. So it needs ALL the electricity to work so that is why a dimmer will not work.

I had not thought about a printer..... hum. I have 2 printers that are broken. We are going to frankenstien them together to make one printer. I might have to take a closer look. The biggest problem is it is plastic..... really it is not strong enough to handle all the weight of the eggs. I need to use all metal gears. We have thought about a microwave...... but those are plastic too.... might be a harder plastic. I don't have one of those to look at either. A VCR has lots of gears, but plastic..... and we gave all ours away right before I started building the bator

I too don't understand gear ratio thing either. Nor do I know where to find some small metal gears to play with.


I have not contacted Ronco. I am sure they would sell me the WHOLE thing. I already bought that for cheaper

well, I found the gear on the Sato parts site, but it's over $20 (they think a lot of their printers), & there's no way to be sure of the dimensions.
But I did find a site that shows how to calculate gear ratios so you can change the speed:http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Gear-Ratio.
Who mentioned checking hobby shops for gears? Great idea! Maybe they'll have some metal ones.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote:

well, I found the gear on the Sato parts site, but it's over $20 (they think a lot of their printers), & there's no way to be sure of the dimensions.

But I did find a site that shows how to calculate gear ratios so you can change the speed:http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Gear-Ratio.
Who mentioned checking hobby shops for gears? Great idea! Maybe they'll have some metal ones.

I have thought of a hobby shop, but all I find online are plastic gears. COF suggested robot kits.... they would be more likely to have metal parts. I have enough on the way to get me through for a long time ($17 each for the WHOLE gear box, motor and timer on the roaster) I will look at the website and see if that will help. I found some in CHINA that LOOK like mine, but I don't know all the technical stuff to order the right thing. If I can find them for $.50 I would buy 1000 LOL

 

[DMRippy]

Babymakes6..... I have a PDF I downloaded form somewhere and I don't know how to put a pdf file on here. If you will send me your reg email I will send it to you and you can send it to the person that got your roo.

 

[Papa Brooder]

wow, so many pages I will never read and think of all the good chatter I will have missed.

For all you folks who claimed from me....

As far as I know I am caught up on orders save 1-2 from tonight and those of you who have requested eggs to come at a later date. My organization is not always the best. So, if you are waiting for eggs from me that you haven't received, would you please send me a PM?


thanks so much and happy hunting!

 

[Daloorashens]

Good morning. I a home with a sick toddler today. She's been running a fever since Thursday afternoon

she has been a sport mostly, but I really think I am ready to go back to work.

I am getting ready to set some of my own eggs to give the incubator a test run. Reading all I can. Fingers crossed that all goes well. So far the temp is holding steady. I am going to let it run another day before I set eggs.

So sorry, we have been doing the same thing here.. all 3 kiddos, one night after another, with high fevers (like 103), poor kiddos!!

Oh yeah, THAT'S gonna work

Have a couple questions...

When you guys introduce your younger ones into the main flock, how old do you let them get? Anyone have any tricks for transition? I recently put some lemon cuckoos in with no trouble, but the lavenders, well that was another story.

I have my grow out pen next to the pen with the older hens, so they see each other all day, everyday... then when I let them out to free range, I do one side at a time, so they all see each other walking around everywhere... Then one night, early evening, so they won't be out long, I let them all out together... usually goes off without any problems, a little bit of chasing, not too much... then I extend the free ranging time together for about a week or so, then move them over... they still get chased a little, but usually not too bad, especially if there are several that I move at a time

So sorry for those of you who lost chicks/chickens, etc... always so frustrating!!

My Marans and Ameracauna eggs are all developing that are in the bator now

, so I will be able to start fulfilling my spring swaps very soon, as soon as the weather is just a tad bit warmer for shipping, woo-hoo!!

Oh, and I updated my swap page again, if I owe you something, please check to make sure you are listed=)

 

[crazypetlady]

Okay, I need some advice- I will not mention any names, but I would like to know if anyone feels I did the wrong thing. Please be honest!
Someone lost their Legbar roo the other day. I have several extras, so I offered one of my oldest ones for free if they paid shipping. They said they would and could I send it today because they have off work tomorrow. They also wanted me to wait until almost closing time for the PO so he would not be sitting in the box any longer than necessary, which I did.
I went out to choose from my 3 oldest roos, and I chose the nicest one-he has the least amount of red on him, and he has a nice, straight comb. Our PO closes at 5, so it was after 4 till I went and got him. I checked him over well to be sure he was in good shape, and noticed he had mites on his vent so I smeared Nustock on his vent and under his wings (I have been battling mites since I got Vanilla Ice last fall, but I have 30 birds in my flock so it has been difficult to get rid of them). I barely had time to get my label printed and get to the PO, so I didn't have time to email this person and let them know about the mites. If I could have sent him tomorrow, I would have just waited to hear back, but this person apparently has to work Wed. so I didn't want to wait and mess up their schedule, so I sent him. I then sent them an email to let them know about the mites, figuring that a single bird in quarantine shouldn't be too difficult to eliminate mites from. Now this person is upset at me for sending him and wants to either kill him or send him back. I don't want him to be killed-he is too nice for that, but I have two other roos the same age and a couple more growing out, so I don't really want him back either. I am already out the box and the $18 to send him, so I don't want to lose any more money on one bird.
What would you do about this?
If it happened to you, would you want to accept a free, nice, rare bird that was very difficult to find that had mites, or would you not want anything like that near your birds (if it was quarantined, it would not be anywhere near your birds, anyway).

Please be honest-I want to know what everyone else thinks. I, myself, would not have a problem with it, because if it was quarantined and I still couldn't get rid of the mites, I would kill it-but I WOULD NOT kill it without even trying to eliminate them.

I have several times gotten birds that the shipper said they treated for mites before shipping, no problem. I check and dust birds if necessary. I bet if this person does not know anything about mites and their flock is exposed to wild birds at all they might have mites and not even know it. I sent a bird to someone 1 time and forgot to check for mites and e-mailed them to check when the birds got there. It turned out not to have them anyway.

You didn't do anything wrong but be too nice. " No good deed goes unpunished" live it, learn it, say it!!

 

[crazypetlady]

Does anyone have CJ's paypal?

 

[madamwlf]

G'morning!!!