Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[SewChaos]

Took my littlest one for a follow-up appt for a sinus infection, she was still having headaches. Not a sinus infection. They think she's having migraines. She's only 7, which is two years earlier than normal onset of migraines in kids. We had a bunch of blood tests done to rule out anything else, and now we're going to see a neurologist next week. It's not been the best week.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: LOL, I probably have around 250 chicks right now that haven't been moved outside yet and 2.5 filled shelves in my 380 cabinet incubator. Dang, I still have about another 50 chicks, 25 turkeys and 5 ducks living IN the house.

 

[Bettacreek]

Took my littlest one for a follow-up appt for a sinus infection, she was still having headaches.  Not a sinus infection.  They think she's having migraines.  She's only 7, which is two years earlier than normal onset of migraines in kids.  We had a bunch of blood tests done to rule out anything else, and now we're going to see a neurologist next week.  It's not been the best week.

Ugh! Good luck! Migraines suck. I can't imagine them for a baby!

 

[krazykat0373]

I generally have tolbunt eggs................

In fact, hate to say this around here, but I have had them for breakfast on more than one occasion. This morning I had a fried Isbar egg. It's difficult when I mostly deal in rare breeds. It's hard not to look at every egg as a potential chick, but I can't hatch them all.

And the CCL lay HUGE eggs.

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

I generally have tolbunt eggs................

In fact, hate to say this around here, but I have had them for breakfast on more than one occasion. This morning I had a fried Isbar egg. It's difficult when I mostly deal in rare breeds. It's hard not to look at every egg as a potential chick, but I can't hatch them all.

And the CCL lay HUGE eggs.

Yowser! I could never eat my eggs- If I cant hatch them they get sold or given as extras in swaps

My Legbars lay some big eggs also

73 grams to be exact

That is a regular Black Copper Marans egg (not a pullet egg either) next to my Cream Legbar egg. These are my typical size also- not double yokers.



Just another reason I love the Cream Legbars

Edited to add that my life is so pathetic it has come to me weighing and taking pictures of my eggs

 

[krazykat0373]

Quote: mine!

 

[Brookhavens]

Took my littlest one for a follow-up appt for a sinus infection, she was still having headaches. Not a sinus infection. They think she's having migraines. She's only 7, which is two years earlier than normal onset of migraines in kids. We had a bunch of blood tests done to rule out anything else, and now we're going to see a neurologist next week. It's not been the best week.

Make sure they check her teeth for any new ones coming in. My son had severe migraines during his teenage years. We saw several doctors and specialists they just wanted to keep running tests and doping him up with all sorts of meds. Turns out his wisdom teeth were the cause. Not one of the doctors we saw suggested it could have been his teeth. His dentist recommended we have them removed after x-rays showed that they were impacted. We scheduled the appt. and had the surgery done. It was several months after that my son said, "Wow Mom, my migraines are all gone. Maybe it was my teeth"? He is 25 now and to this day has not had another migraine.

 

[SewChaos]

Make sure they check her teeth for any new ones coming in. My son had severe migraines during his teenage years. We saw several doctors and specialists they just wanted to keep running tests and doping him up with all sorts of meds. Turns out his wisdom teeth were the cause. Not one of the doctors we saw suggested it could have been his teeth. His dentist recommended we have them removed after x-rays showed that they were impacted. We scheduled the appt. and had the surgery done. It was several months after that my son said, "Wow Mom, my migraines are all gone. Maybe it was my teeth"? He is 25 now and to this day has not had another migraine.

I'll be sure to mention that. At 7, she's a little young for impacted teeth. I have had migraines since I was a kid, so I'm not surprised. It's just tough to watch her in pain and having to be poked and prodded.

 

[kitchenchick]

I was going to say something about back problems too. I have a stacking brooder like that. It is about 12 inches off the ground and I STILL have to get on the floor to get the bottom brooder feed and watered. The top is too high for me too... I have to step on something to get up to the top. Just thinks to think about.

I would also make the door in 2 parts. My chicks like to jump out ALL the time and my door is smaller but big enough so I can get a Gallon waterer and feed through the door.








Maybe this week I am going to get some 4 x4 crates and put one on top of the other. (they have tops too) I am going to cut a door on the side to get in to feed and water. I am going to try to add nipples. Much less mess but the babies do drip more water than the big birds. I will get some pictures when I get those done. They are going to have legs too. I just can't bend over like I used to.

Love this and the others, too but this one looks like something I can do, but where's you heat source?

 

[kraftyladies]

I eat my eggs, I refuse to buy them. That is the reason I wanted chickens in the first place. We went on vacation last year on our yearly mountains trip. DH and I cook breakfast for everyone. No one was laying, all molting, too young etc. we usually go thru at least 2-3 dozen during that time. It hurt my feelings, but I had to some. I only used maybe 4 eggs when making muffins. They just don't taste the same.
Rare breed or common, they will get eaten in my house.