Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[puglady]

Thats right! I could do Uzo and Margaritas!
Except with that combination I think I'd be very sick

 

[ProfTi]

Well hubbies home and has a new job waiting on Monday, so no more over the road crud. It'll be nice to not have everything falling on my shoulders, but now we need to remind him who's the boss! LOL! Guess there will be a few struggles reworking our pecking order. We need a sign that says DON'T LISTEN TO THE ROOSTER HE'S ALL NOISE. IT'S THE HEN THAT IS IN CHARGE.

Hubby also doesn't understand why the gosling he carried around and cuddled the first weekend of its life won't go near the other geese. Poor little goose thinks he's a human now. He runs around and hides behind our feet anytime another animal comes near. He's even more spoilt since my hubby got home yesterday. Every time I turn around he's cuddling that goose. He's a brat! He's bonded to us now. When he gets older he will be an even bigger PITA. Hubby just doesn't understand about animals! I told him if he keeps that darn goose in the house he's cleaning up after it. He took it in the shower this morning! So I asked him what he was naming his new pet? The plan was not to keep anymore than one gander and three hens. If its a male I'm not getting ride of George. He's a good gander. If its a girl I'm wondering how it will react to the other geese when it's older. Man what a conundrum. He couldn't bond with a turkey? I have no problems keeping more turkeys. Merry even crawled in his lap yesterday for a cuddle.

On the bright side I have two more broody turkeys! I love broodies! They are so cute. Plus they take all the work out of raising babies. And if you keep playing with them they babies will trust you too. And today is turkey hatching day! I love turkey hatching day!

So....about that RB Tom...... I think you need a new breeder. Will trade for midgets!!!! Maybe we could trade my pair, I want to go more into the Blues and Midegts.

 

[kraftyladies]

Anyone have any hatching eggs from a good white egg layer like White Leghorns or Black Minorcas? I really didn't want anymore, but people seem to like the large white eggs in their eating egg asst. Mine are getting older, so I guess I better think about replacing them. PM me if you do, we could swap or something.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We keep a few white egg layers just for variety. White Leghorn and a brown Leghorn but no Roos

 

[kraftyladies]

We keep a few white egg layers just for variety. White Leghorn and a brown Leghorn but no Roos

yep, that's my problem, just hens, no way to replace.

 

[cluckitall]

Pictures!!! Finally... it was a pretty morning for it

My little $25 portable tractors -- I realized immediately that to stay within budget, plywood was going to have to go. So they have tarps instead They also had to be light enough to move single-handedly. This one is made to hold 4-5 adult chickens. The footprint is 4x8 feet on this version -- the next one will be about 5 1/2 x 8 (I like the wider angle better -- it makes for a sturdier coop. The smaller one below is made with the wider angle.) The tarp folds out to cover about 2/3 of the coop for rainy/snowy days. Days like today, it's their little shade retreat







The "coop" section has hardware cloth flooring, and also a triangular insert (not pictured) that I can put in to shut them into that area for pen moving and in case of emergency. Eventually I need to figure out how to incorporate nesting boxes. The one thing I would definitely change if my budget could stand it would be to be covering these in 1" chicken wire, not 2" -- it's a lot sturdier and more predator-proof (honestly, predators aren't a huge problem around here, thankfully). The next roll of hardware cloth will also be 1" weave instead of 1/2" -- more room for the poop to fall through!








This is the smaller model, made for pairs or trios. It has a footprint of 4x5 feet. The roost placement on this one is bad -- it's set too high, making it a) short and b) not enough headroom. I happened to have a door already made from another pen I'd built which I reused, which dictated the height of the cross-piece and thus the placement of the roost. This one will end up being used for a bantam breed Sahwithchicks, those are the buff brahma eggs you sent me!







The isbars, needless to say, aren't in anything that could potentially be tipped over by a stray dog I'll post piccies of them next!

 

[flocksalot]

I came in the house to see somebody heard it was turkey hatching day and wanted someone to come play with him.

He has siblings, but still is always looking for love elsewhere. We always have one that must get out every chance it gets. Guess I need to remind hubby to close the lid on the brooder. It sure is cute though.

 

[cluckitall]

Isbars!!! They're in solid metal




I love his lacing






The boys I prefer the one without the brown on his wings -- eventually Brownie will get pulled out and kept as the emergency back-up roo. Right now, though, he's the elder so in he stays.


Little blue hen



The family











You lookin' at me?

 

[cluckitall]

I came in the house to see somebody heard it was turkey hatching day and wanted someone to come play with him.

He has siblings, but still is always looking for love elsewhere. We always have one that must get out every chance it gets. Guess I need to remind hubby to close the lid on the brooder. It sure is cute though.

Oh my gosh, that's adorable!!! I can't wait for baby turkeys!

 

[flocksalot]

Right now he's walking back and forth across my chest and strutting for me while making cute little musical noises. Who couldn't love a turkey! They are so sweet and awesome.

I have two hatched and 4 pipped right now. More turkeys to love!