Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[Hurley]

My BYC Easter Hatch lineup:
24 Iowa Blues (including 5 pullet eggs)
15 Olive Eggs (OE x IB)
14 Easter Egger (Btm Lv Am x IB)
3 Ameraucana (Lav/Split/White 2, Wh/BWh 1) (Thanks, DMRippy)
5 SBEL (Leghorn x Lav Am) (Thanks, DMRippy)
14 Silver Sussex (Thanks, crfarm)
8 Blue Marans (Thanks, crfarm

Looks like a total of 83 eggs, 52 home grown, 30 shipped.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Which reminds me, I need to go order more foam shippers.  Wish they made them for bantam eggs.

Have you looked at http://southernfarmhatchery.com? They have them for quail and pheasant.

 

[tazcat70]

Well, today was a bad day. It started out ok but really has gone out with a bang. I got stuck on a two hour call this afternoon. During this time my cell phone kept ringing. I finally got off the call at 530, and listened to my voicemail. Turns out that my son had gone into one of his autistic fits. Screaming, throwing things, breaking furniture (he is a big kid, 5'11 at 13). It has been many years since he has been like this, and I was shocked to hear this. I tried to call his teacher, but of course it was too late. Then I texted my DH to see if my son had told him about it. He hadn't but told my DH that he hadn't been taking his meds for at least a week (I suspect my ex's influence here with his anti big pharma stances). Now I have to find out how to get him back on his meds. I scheduled an emergency therapy session for tomorrow, and I have to try to convince the school not to boot him out. I thought we were done with this phase of his life. Apparently his meds help him to live a normal life; more than I suspected. I can't stop crying, I had to leave work early as I could hardly function. My whole existence with my son has to do with being able to believe that he will be able to live a normal life in the future. I take it really hard when something removes some of that hope.

To top it off, tonight was the night I set to float test the eggs I had set. All were high floaters, no movement. They are two days late on fresh, not shipped eggs, so I wasn't expecting them to pass any test. I opened them up and they all died a week ago when the bator spiked to 104. It also spiked to 109 (why would an incubator even go that high!!!!!) I am not hopeful for the eggs that are in the other bator. They were in Spike when it went to 104. I am still holding out hope though. The new bator has been great. Steady temp at 99.5. No spikes or anything. I feel like crying.

Sorry for the rant...

My youngest son is special needs too. His doctor hasn't wanted to give us an actual diagnosis. He is 4. He also has those type outbursts. Thankfully it is usually only here at home or wal-mart. God, I hate, HATE taking him to Wal-mart.

I hope today was much better.

 

[tazcat70]

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That's how I feel right now!!!!!!! and the rest~

Our realtor just called me to let me know that they let a few couples look at the house before market as it doesn't officially go on until Monday and one couple have offered above asking and are paying our closing costs they want the house so badly!!!!! 

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy!!!!!

The craziness and hard work has paid off!
Now I can just be at the farm and focus on art and chickens and turkeys!!!!!

I MAY even be able to participate in the backward swap now. I wasn't going to because I didn't want to put up any woodworking offers when I still owe some from previous! So if I can bust them out and get them finished I'll be offering wood goods and eggs for the easter backward swap!!!!!

SOOOOOO relieved! Being a landlord an hour away does not suit us!

That is so awesome!!! Congrats!

 

[madamwlf]

Have you looked at http://southernfarmhatchery.com? They have them for quail and pheasant.

Did not know that. Wish the pictures were a bit better.

 

[cluckitall]

Oh wow, AUC!!! I missed that earlier -- congratulations!!!

 

[mama2my4]

My youngest son is special needs too. His doctor hasn't wanted to give us an actual diagnosis. He is 4. He also has those type outbursts. Thankfully it is usually only here at home or wal-mart. God, I hate, HATE taking him to Wal-mart.

I hope today was much better.

Amen! My littlest is almost 4 and recently diagnosed. She does not do well anywhere that is overly bright and noisy.

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

Help !! I recieved these today. I'm worried about setting them with the rest of my eggs. They are really really dirty. How do I clean them ?????

 

[madamwlf]

Help !! I recieved these today. I'm worried about setting them with the rest of my eggs. They are really really dirty. How do I clean them ?????

Wow, that's all I can say.

 

[ssterling1776]

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