INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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Update for anyone up at this insane hour: I'm fairly sure I counted 6 chicks in there!!

Well, it could have been 6 voles for all I know. I was mostly asleep.

are there more to come? What about the pipped one that turned around in the shell?

Yep! One pipped that I can see. That one is out now.

Great!!!
They are!

I knew I counted wrong, there are SEVEN in the bator!!

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Congrats, Banti!

Morning y'all. River is down, I noticed yesterday. I'm sure it's down in Crowley by now. DH can tell me when he passes through to get our new pup.



Love an impulse dog.

I realized last night that my pup-sized kennel has the world's meanest broody on six eggs. So I've got a fun job today.

Lab puppy!

Basically my guess at what went down is this: just before our vacation the dandilions were letting their seeds go out into the wild blue yonder. One probably got sucked in while she was breathing and lodged in there, then just festered. It's happened with foxtails, I'm not surprised if it happened with her and a dandilion fluff.

Its not fun getting it out.

How is she doing?

 

[DuckGirl77]

They would be easier to eat that way if they did.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@heatherfeather7

That trainer could lose their licensing, hoping she even has it

that was an asinine move on her part and completely Unneeded when their are so many other training aides, and probably older, more experienced riders OR SHE COULD HAVE RIDDEN THE HORSE AND YOUR DAUGHTER TAKEN THE ****** VIDEO

 

[kwhites634]

Can I ask the folks with HORSE experience a question? My daughter has been riding since she was 5 (she's 9 now). Her pony that she has ridden for the last 3 years lost his eye this summer and she had to switch to a new pony. She's done great adjusting to him even though he is a very jumpy horse and her other pony was very laid back. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago her riding instructor asked her to ride another pony for a video for the veterinarian to pin point a problem he was having with his hind leg. While she was on him he freaked out for no reason and started bucking and threw her. Knocked the wind out of her and bruised her back, cut her elbows and palms up too. Her worst fall to date. She got back on the pony she's been riding the next week and had a total meltdown, crying, panicking... she's so scared now (he isn't even the one that threw her). Anyway, she told me today that she thinks she wants to take a break. Advice? Should I let her take a break or should I push her to keep riding and overcome her fear? I KNOW she loves it! (I have no horse experience and am scared of them personally, but I have never let my fear stop her from riding.)

She should have gotten back on the horse right away, but that obviously can't happen now. I'd say let her hang around the barn, making friends with all the horses and develop a real closeness with them. Helping to take care of them, like grooming them, mucking out their stalls, making sure they always have access to fresh water, and bringing them in from the field if they're on pasture board ill help her and help the stable owner, as well. I'm sure her fear would disappear pretty quick.

BTW, because her other pony is blind in one eye is not usually a reason to quit riding it once it's become accustomed to its new situation, 'specially with a calm horse/pony.
One man's opinion, but something to consider.
Good luck, whatever you decide.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

SORRY done now.
i had been looking into doing lessons and one of the things you are protected for is using your brain and not purposely putting someone in harms way (ie using bad/damaged tack, or a bad/damaged animal) grumble grumble

 

[DuckGirl77]

Alrighty, I gotta run. See y'all later.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Alrighty, I gotta run. See y'all later.

have a great day!!!

 

[Chaos18]

Alrighty, I gotta run. See y'all later.

By Fred.

 

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At least this time I know what's wrong! Good morning despite that though, it's my MiL's birthday.

Okay folks, update on the hen: managed to catch her finally, and got a good look. It could be a foreign body in the nasal passage (unlikely but not unheard of) or just avian pinkeye.

Having looked at it up close, the eye is swollen shut and is leaking clear fluid. Deffo pinkeye. Thanks @kwhites634 for convincing me to look into it more on my end, while the foreign body thing is a possibility with these things it IS a pretty uncommon thing. I've only heard of it being common in places like West Texas and farms out in the boonies.

Hope it is the pinkeye. Have a good time with MIL birthday.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

just being hands on is good therapy, and the trainer knew that other horse had an issue hence needing a video- she put your daughter in danger on purpose,

what she SHOULD have done was LUNGED THE HORSE on a long line rather than put A 9 YEAR OLD ON AN INJURED HORSE

lol they hatched last night

This pony has not been ridden regularly in at least a year due to his lameness; they did a video of him lunging but he would not repeat the issue; he only does it with a rider on his back. The vet was there to do a field surgery on the pony right after the video. I guess if I had fully understood maybe I would have said no; but hindsight's 20/20 as they say. My daughter rode this pony a few times when she was 7 and he was very calm, so I guess I didn't anticipate a problem.

Agreed 100%

She should have gotten back on the horse right away, but that obviously can't happen now. I'd say let her hang around the barn, making friends with all the horses and develop a real closeness with them. Helping to take care of them, like grooming them, mucking out their stalls, making sure they always have access to fresh water, and bringing them in from the field if they're on pasture board ill help her and help the stable owner, as well. I'm sure her fear would disappear pretty quick.

BTW, because her other pony is blind in one eye is not usually a reason to quit riding it once it's become accustomed to its new situation, 'specially with a calm horse/pony.
One man's opinion, but something to consider.
Good luck, whatever you decide.

Thanks. I asked her instructor about her riding her original pony, and I think she has reservations because she has never had a horse with this issue. However, he is very calm and doing pretty good with his lack of the eye. My daughter body clipped him and he never moved once; just relaxed and let her love on him etc. He is pretty bonded with her too.

SORRY done now.
i had been looking into doing lessons and one of the things you are protected for is using your brain and not purposely putting someone in harms way (ie using bad/damaged tack, or a bad/damaged animal) grumble grumble

You are fine. I understand. Her instructor would not intentionally put her in harm's way, it really was totally crazy as he's usually very calm. However, I agree that someone else should have done the video given that he hasn't been ridden in so long.