Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[Sahwithchicks]

Thank you

  Hey, we are close enough to meet a talk chickens sometime.  PM me and we can work on being friends IRL. 
Luckily I have a supportive DH.  HE is excited that I finally have an addition to rival his.  We are always paitiently wating for our turn on the iPad.  He is addicted to collecting coins, me chickens.  Everytime he gets a new coin I get more eggs! Maybe you can work on a similar deal... 

Thank you, that sounds lovely! Another reason I like chickens so much, chicken people are my kind of people we should definitely work something out.
My husband doesn't really have any thig I could use for bargaining. He likes expensive toys; like he wants a new 4wheeler, new guns - not a toy, but he has a huge collection - that kind of stuff, so he doesn't buy them often enough for me to compare them to my chicks and eggs. I think, or ope, I finally explained it to him well enough for him to consider being more understanding. I might have to try again when we are so POed at each other.

 

[DMRippy]

Happy Birthday!

I believe it is no coincidence that the day the world was predicted to end we have snow, sleet, ice, and freezing weather!

God has a sense of humor.......

It was the first day of Winter too.... kinda ironic don't yeah think!

 

[Herducks]

I had 2 more chicks in my incubator this morning, another Maran and another barred rock! That is 5 so far from my secret santa eggs!

 

[coldupnorth]

Figures i turn 35 and the worlds sapose to end . Happy birthday to me lol

Happy Birthday!

 

[MrsMoonCat]

Happy Birthday Gabrielle! Have a beautiful day

 

[Sahwithchicks]

I don't know how I missed it... happy Birthday!! I haven't seen any signs of impending doom- so I think you can celebrate!!

 

[RedBrush Farm]

Had 5 of 6 NJ hatch from cjwaldon

Last batch had all girls. Here are pictures I just took. What do you think -- boys or girls???
I'm still not good at the auto sexing. I think they would need to come out green and purple for me to make a positive ID....

They refused to hold still, but these three look the same.



And the other two look alike....


Basically, three have a lot of cream color and the other 2 have only a small patch on their head..

 

[babymakes6]

Had 5 of 6 NJ hatch from cjwaldon

Last batch had all girls. Here are pictures I just took. What do you think -- boys or girls???
I'm still not good at the auto sexing. I think they would need to come out green and purple for me to make a positive ID....

They refused to hold still, but these three look the same.
boys


And the other two look alike....
girls

Basically, three have a lot of cream color and the other 2 have only a small patch on their head..

 

[RedBrush Farm]

YES - I was so afraid I was going to have all girls again....

Thank you for the help. I will get the hang of this one of these days. I have always had to wait weeks or sometimes months to see if a chick was roo or hen...

 

[debs_flock]

Side sprigs..... are genetic. And will breed forward and pop up when you least expect it. I don't breed birds with side sprigs.

Yes, I bought a group of chicks from a well known breeder. They weren't extremely $$$, but they certainly weren't feedstore birds either. I ended up keeping five, we ate about fifteen, all with side sprigs. It's one of the easiest things to can cull for. Although you sometimes have to look pretty close on the pullets. The few I kept are just up to POL now, so I will be watching those F1's like a hawk. I may end up having to cull them as well and the adults. I did hunt down a second line and am currently raising those unrelated babies.

Figures i turn 35 and the worlds sapose to end . Happy birthday to me lol

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

May the days get longer from here!!!!

Yes, nice long days, more eggs laid, during chores during daylight, the mud drying up, not having to wear three layers of clothes......................

Quote:

I hate Ice... I don't mind snow but hate ice...

It has it's place, like in a cocktail

My juvenile pair choc Wyandottes just showed up. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD BEEN SHIPPED!!!! I have no tracking number. The postmark on the box says they were shipped on 12/19.

Well at least they made it safely as I didn't even know to be looking for them.

That is exactly the way I got a box of 24 dead chicks. If they don't tell you they're coming, you can't start hounding the post office for information. I ALWAYS drive down to the sorting hub and spring my birds out of warehouse jail. The only deaths I've had with live birds, is if I let them sit there waiting for the one truck run per day that comes up the hill (apparently I live in BFE).

We actually got in a huge fight last night about chickens. He says chickens are all I care about, and I was mad because its like the only hobby or fun I have, and I tired of him complaining.
I am a stay at home mom, who has very little money to go out and do things for fun, I don't have ANY friends here- we have lived here for a year and I have no idea how to meet people when I don't work. My options for fun are very minimal. Chickens are not only enjoyable for me to watch, hatch and care for, there's also a lifetime of learning and research which I love. He gets to go to work, make friends, and hang out them after work any time he wants (because he does what he wants) so I don't think he realizes how bored and lonely I can get. I love being home with my kids, but it is nice to have something for myself.
I hope he starts trying to understand... I don't plan on stopping just because he won't understand. Sigh.

My DH & DS ask me what I want. DS asks what DH wants. I say flat what I want starting around Nov, but still here..............what do you want, you haven't said anything.....................then I say, I told you, I even showed you the ad!.................

The being alone with your hobby, I totally understand

Family/friends would have no problem with it if it was a hobby they would like. Then it's logical you are interested. "If you like what I like, you are a fascinating/focused person. If you like something that doesn't interest me, you are strange/obsessive".

Just like what interests you, this isn't practice, it's the only life you get here on Earth (maybe none after today

).

Deb