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[ChickenCanoe]

@ChickenCanoe Sending you our storms up I-44

I heard them during the night but I don't know how much rain we got. I'll check the gauge when the sun comes up.

Hello all! Day 20 on my first hatch ever! I have 5 external pips, one of which is on the wrong end/middle of the egg. I don't hold out much hope for that one, and won't assist until it has been some time or the rest of them have hatched. I'm pretty excited for this bunch!

I wouldn't worry too much about the wrong end/middle pip. The last couple I had hatched fine on their own.

Or prime rib?

Love some rare prime rib.

I'm hungry now.

For those of you who have Orpingtons, what do you think of them as meat and egg birds?

I never ate any of mine but they're supposed to be a fair meat bird. They were good layers with a tendency to be setters but one of mine never did.

You can laugh and me to now, but I remember my freshman year of college. I used to lift by myself in the afternoon to hide what I lifted till the twit of a baseball player. One afternoon I was benching when a bb guy came in. He glanced my way and visibly did a double take (I was benching 200 pounds finishing my reps). He went over without a word lifted a few reps and left. That evening as I came out of the food line one of the big football guys stood up and yelled across the room can you really bench 200 at which point I seriously wanted to punch someone. I gave up at that point and said, actually I can bench about 225. He sat down without a word. Ego is a killer with young guys.
I never lifted for high weight I just worked for throwing. It would have been interesting to try body building.

I'm laughing with you.

Just went out and sprayed white vinegar all around coop and close as I could to broody without dousing her. Hope the ants stay away now.

No way to relocate the nest to an ant free zone?

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I have no words paddler

Son has good taste!

I have no words either. It's better to just let it go.
Yes. I'm glad he didn't pick something weird.

I candled the abandoned eggs, not looking good. It was a long shot anyway. Luckily my neighbor down the road saved a dozen cochin eggs for me. Wonder if I put half of them in the nest with the hona if she'll set again?

I wouldn't count on a non broody to start setting just cause there are eggs in the nest.

I'm here, watching the Orioles game

How did they do?
I was watching the MLB instant replay team give the Cardinal game to the Mets. Met runner was clearly tagged out at third but he stepped on the glove catching it with his cleat and when Wainwright pulled his hand away the glove stayed on the bag under the foot. They called the runner safe.
The next batter struck out which would have ended the inning but instead, 4 more runs scored which is how much the Mets won by.
http://www.ksdk.com/sports/mlb/card...and-game-too-as-mets-beat-cardinals/308785550

 

[Akrnaf2]

[@=/u/72519/ChickenCanoe]@ChickenCanoe[/@]Sending you our storms up I-44

I heard them during the night but I don't know how much rain we got. I'll check the gauge when the sun comes up.

 
Hello all! Day 20 on my first hatch ever! I have 5 external pips, one of which is on the wrong end/middle of the egg. I don't hold out much hope for that one, and won't assist until it has been some time or the rest of them have hatched. I'm pretty excited for this bunch!

I wouldn't worry too much about the wrong end/middle pip. The last couple I had hatched fine on their own.

Or prime rib?

Love some rare prime rib.   I'm hungry now.

For those of you who have Orpingtons, what do you think of them as meat and egg birds?

I never ate any of mine but they're supposed to be a fair meat bird. They were good layers with a tendency to be setters but one of mine never did.

You can laugh and me to now, but I remember my freshman year of college. I used to lift by myself in the afternoon to hide what I lifted till the twit of a baseball player. One afternoon I was benching when a bb guy came in. He glanced my way and visibly did a double take (I was benching 200 pounds finishing my reps). He went over without a word lifted a few reps and left. That evening as I came out of the food line one of the big football guys stood up and yelled across the room can you really bench 200 at which point I seriously wanted to punch someone. I gave up at that point and said, actually I can bench about 225. He sat down without a word. Ego is a killer with young guys.

I never lifted for high weight I just worked for throwing. It would have been interesting to try body building.

I'm laughing with you.

Just went out and sprayed white vinegar all around coop and close as I could to broody without dousing her. Hope the ants stay away now.

No way to relocate the nest to an ant free zone?

 
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I have no words paddler   


Son has good taste!

I have no words either. It's better to just let it go.
Yes. I'm glad he didn't pick something weird.

I candled the abandoned eggs, not looking good. It was a long shot anyway. Luckily my neighbor down the road saved a dozen cochin eggs for me. Wonder if I put half of them in the nest with the hona if she'll set again?

I wouldn't count on a non broody to start setting just cause there are eggs in the nest.

 
I'm here, watching the Orioles game

How did they do?
I was watching the MLB instant replay team give the Cardinal game to the Mets. Met runner was clearly tagged out at third but he stepped on the glove catching it with his cleat and when Wainwright pulled his hand away the glove stayed on the bag under the foot. They called the runner safe.
The next batter struck out which would have ended the inning but instead, 4 more runs scored which is how much the Mets won by.
http://www.ksdk.com/sports/mlb/card...and-game-too-as-mets-beat-cardinals/308785550

The ONLY way to eat them !

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Morning all... Long night here. I worried about this little chick that I had to put in my incubator yesterday after the ant debacle.

It peeped and peeped but made no progress. I finally decided it's peeps were getting weaker and decided to assist.

I am soooo glad I did! I think it was just stuck. There was no blood at all and that membrane was so tough I could barely break it with my tweezers. Baby is out now, yolk completely absorbed.

Should I let it fluff out in the incubator while I'm at work today then give to broody or give to broody while it's wet? I haven't been outside to check on her yet today as it's still dark .... These eggs weren't due until Sunday!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: They were down 1-0 going into the 8th, when the wheels came off their cart. Nationals won 4or5-0

 

[kajira]

Candled our eggs last night... 4/5 look viable so far... the one I am not sure is viable, has a blood ring in it, but it's not a straight line, and it's got a shadow that could still make it be viable???? Not sure if a blood ring rules the egg out 100%???


One of the eggs is cracked - HOWEVER! Our chickens have eggs of steel, they are soooo hard to crack them all the way open, so it being cracked hasn't harmed the eggs development at this stage, and we've been careful handling it not to hurt it further.

Our new batch of chickens comes tues/wed of next week, and our current batch will be moved outside during the "daytime" starting today.

My daughter is VERY excited to see if these eggs hatch... especially since the dogs killed one of her chickens named white freckles, and one of the eggs is supposedly from her.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I saw something last night I'd never seen in 65+ years of playing / watching baseball. Sherzer on the mound for the Nats. O's batter sends a ground ball up the middle, right at Sherzer, who'd finished off the delivery facing 2nd base (way too many pitchers anymore can't field their position). The ball went through his spread-out legs & he caught it like the whole thing had been scripted. Even one of the Orioles' play-by-play guys remarked at that moment, "Now that's just not right".

 

[kwhites634]

Morning all... Long night here. I worried about this little chick that I had to put in my incubator yesterday after the ant debacle.

It peeped and peeped but made no progress. I finally decided it's peeps were getting weaker and decided to assist.

I am soooo glad I did! I think it was just stuck. There was no blood at all and that membrane was so tough I could barely break it with my tweezers. Baby is out now, yolk completely absorbed.

Should I let it fluff out in the incubator while I'm at work today then give to broody or give to broody while it's wet? I haven't been outside to check on her yet today as it's still dark .... These eggs weren't due until Sunday!

I'd leave it there; maybe put a small mirror in with it if there are no more pipping, so it'll see its reflection & think it has a buddy.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Morning all... Long night here. I worried about this little chick that I had to put in my incubator yesterday after the ant debacle.

It peeped and peeped but made no progress. I finally decided it's peeps were getting weaker and decided to assist.

I am soooo glad I did! I think it was just stuck. There was no blood at all and that membrane was so tough I could barely break it with my tweezers. Baby is out now, yolk completely absorbed.

Should I let it fluff out in the incubator while I'm at work today then give to broody or give to broody while it's wet? I haven't been outside to check on her yet today as it's still dark .... These eggs weren't due until Sunday!

I'd leave it in the incubator to rest. If all goes well and the ant problem is controlled, I'd put it under the hen tonight after dusk.

I saw something last night I'd never seen in 65+ years of playing / watching baseball. Sherzer on the mound for the Nats. O's batter sends a ground ball up the middle, right at Sherzer, who'd finished off the delivery facing 2nd base (way too many pitchers anymore can't field their position). The ball went through his spread-out legs & he caught it like the whole thing had been scripted. Even one of the Orioles' play-by-play guys remarked at that moment, "Now that's just not right".

Caught it with his glove or his cup?

Candled our eggs last night... 4/5 look viable so far... the one I am not sure is viable, has a blood ring in it, but it's not a straight line, and it's got a shadow that could still make it be viable???? Not sure if a blood ring rules the egg out 100%???


One of the eggs is cracked - HOWEVER! Our chickens have eggs of steel, they are soooo hard to crack them all the way open, so it being cracked hasn't harmed the eggs development at this stage, and we've been careful handling it not to hurt it further.

Our new batch of chickens comes tues/wed of next week, and our current batch will be moved outside during the "daytime" starting today.

My daughter is VERY excited to see if these eggs hatch... especially since the dogs killed one of her chickens named white freckles, and one of the eggs is supposedly from her.

I would seal the crack. You can use wax or nail polish but I've had my best success mending cracks with a liquid skin bandage.

 

[kajira]

I'd leave it in the incubator to rest. If all goes well and the ant problem is controlled, I'd put it under the hen tonight after dusk.

Caught it with his glove or his cup?

I would seal the crack. You can use wax or nail polish but I've had my best success mending cracks with a liquid skin bandage.

Does type of nail polish matter? My daughter would get a kick out of using pink nail polish on the crack. It's pretty spiderweby though. I don't have liquid skin bandage though - I could get some today though. I'm going to walmart and could run in and grab some....

Just to understand the logic behind sealing a crack though, especially with chemicals, what are the risks of using chemicals to seal the cracks, vs. leaving it slightly cracked.

 

[Chaos18]

Morning all