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

[kwhites634]

Isn't that obvious? The liquids that my food contains of course.

I was a cook for 10 yrs but that was my job at the time.

I bussed tables my last two years of high school, later delivered pizzas for two different outfits, Some of the things I've seen go on behind the kitchen door would gag a maggot, and I wouldn't eat pizza for a while after being around it so much. To this day, I'd much rather eat a simple meal at home than go to a restaurant.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Just checking in. Saw Sally`s post and figured I better let all of you know I was still breathing.

I know it's late but can someone help me out here?

I'm collecting eggs to set on Saturday and right now it's mostly colored eggs because I want some nice EEs from my flock, but sometimes in the nesting box after they throw all the shaving out we get broken egg on some of the good eggs, it's not a lot but it still concerns me. Should I be worried about this or should I just be fine?

ROOSTING issues talk of nest boxes need to be lower! see starting post #939
Coop Nest Boxes, Ramps, Doors ETC IDEAS! post #59272
Bucket Nest Boxes post #46681

Today I got my f2 Olive egger eggs for the Easter hatch!!! And they are beautiful!!! They were also packaged amazingly! There were styrofoam only the sides of the box, and then the eggs were in wrapped in 2 layers (paper towel and bubble wrap). And they were in all in a bed of wood chips. I got 8 eggs, and only 2 are cracked. But it all works out because my incubator only holds 7 eggs, and now I have room for my Silkie egg. Here they are:

Day 20 and I see some wiggling, no pips yet. I am not feeling good about my chances now. On lockdown I saw many incomplete CAMs, apparently I am cursed with them....... So out of 25 eggs that I thought were perfect though with some small aircells I feel I will be lucky if I get 5 chicks.....

my Phoenix eggs are also late, I'm feeling very grumpy and disappointed.

Told you I was in trouble with this one...

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got it!

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I'm back! Lol this new job has been cray Cray so I've had zero spare time...and it's warming up so I'm outdoors as much as possible.

I successfully vaccinated chickens against coryza. It's non egg transmissible so I still hatch healthy chicks

Collecting for the incubator now! I'm trying to figure out if I could put it in the shed? I mean surely someone out there runs a bator outside?? I don't have a garage so I'm thinking of using the shed. What do y'all think? Day off today!

BJ !!!!

sweet

OK Sally.I'm having a little bit of trouble getting the humidity up very fast..I'm at about 62% on day 19..air cells look pretty good.my temp in it is 100..I thought I seen a pip on side yesterday evening but so small I can't tell for sure but no change in it this morning..

belowin chaos post @shellikirbey

Quote: Thanks!

Quote: me either, thats fires counter lol

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[good day to all the good people!

yums!!!

Cold....was -12 last night...-2 now....but temps are on rise today...I think last night may be the last sub zero night of the winter....

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wtheck Benny! lol

Ok so the computer is acting up but I think I can attempt to post an update on the hatch. I have 7 out so far and a whole lot of pips. Day 21 starts in about an hour.

awesome!!!!

Come on babies!!!

Day 21 for my first batch that had to be treated. I sure hope they hatch.
My shipped chicks arrived and the post office called at 6:27 and then someone else at 7. I guess all those peepers got attention. My friend has been sent to get them.
Look what was by the dumpster at one of our warehouses yesterday. I am not sure yet if I am going to use it as a shelf, or cut the top layer and make a two-story coupe that shares a split run for breeding. Like the old saying goes one man's junk is another mans treasure. it is wider than my full size pickup bed.

thats awesome!!! dang!!!! thats perfect!

Sally! Sally! @Sally Sunshine this is it! Lock down for my duck and goose eggs!!
Quote: Firedragon!!!!! yayyayyay finally!!! I cant wait to see it!!! sweet!!! sara just gave me three eggs today!!! they are huge!!!

Holy moley.




I don't know WHO laid it but WOW. It's the size of a goose egg!

sweet!!!

100% hatch from the broodybator aka marshmallow the silkie. 4 silkies and 3 polish babies.

Quote: oh what a cutie!!! Tony! congrats on all the littles!!

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no eggies yet?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! post #53845


3/3/16 10:45 PM Tuesday

BIRTHDAYS!
BDAYS DAX 3/5, S5apiotrowski 3/8, karenerwin 3/14, Shahtir101March 22nd, country lovin March 24th

Making Bators:

Canadachickens, fire 4th cabinet, CliftonFarmer cooler, lazyacre cooler, shahtir101 coolerbator louly coolerbator Bantychooks coolerbatMoor
Attimus bator build post #57021 post #58232 post #59461 post #59887 post #63164 post #63581
Joey Ur-ur-ur-ur post #58273
mrleeroy update post #57336
Chaos18 post #60710
tao chick post #63312
Taos genius microwave turner starting post #1516 post #1520 post #2150 post #35831 post #1790 post #43486 post #48591post #51403 post #56355 post #58607 post #58920 post #60294
Coop expansions:

Silverhair, chaos18, hippiestink,Fire Ant Farm @Fire Ant Farm do we get updated coop images?
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HATCHING/INCUBATION


granny hatchet 2/10 I put 50 eggs in today and had room for 22 more. LOL I opened all of todays eggs as it was freezing out and didnt see any thing watery. no ice except for the fact I have an egg eater and found a frozen yolk. they will be due March 3rd. LOCKDOWN ! 39 eggs. Some I cant see through so not knowing if they are good or not. 6 no good. 2 infertile, 2 stuck,

ChickenLady2014 aka Lisa jumping on the band wagon. Set 23 eggs in the bator tonight. 6 Icelandic, 6 SFH, 7 EE mixes, 2 Silkie & 2 Chantecler/EE x Ice mixes. Wish me luck, got get practiced up for EHAL. Also have 3 Icelandic on day 18 under my Silkiebator

Fire aka Hero always hatching! shoved 8 under a broody Cochin tonite. Be like fisheye surprise as those eggs I put under her were off the free range group. God only knows what combo they'll be.
Sally Sunshine Always hatching! cochin legbar marans ducks projects serama olive eggers etc.
NestingHillsSC aka Tony always hatching!
Casportspony aka Kathy aka Kat always hatching
TJChickens aka TJ Alays hatching
PHAGE always hatching!
Hatch update: lots hatched - about 50. Sorry I did not get a pic of them and now they are all gone.
BUT- there are about 30 in the bator on day 9 ish and about 100 waiting to go in tonight.
Breeds are:
Bcm, BF, CL, swedish black, dwarf olansk, mottled orpingtons, bss orps, and a bunch of other rare breeds.
Theses are not mine. Hatching then feeds my hatching addiction, and helps out my friend by hatching for her! Totally win win!
DHetzle always hatching
jwlpoultry aka Justin Always Hatching!
3/6 2 Brown Chinese/ White Chinese goose eggs
3/7 30 Texas A&M quail set
3/11 19 Idaho Blueback Pheasants set Feb 18
3/12 13 Rhodebar, 7 barnyard mix, 3 Rhodebar/Lav orp
3/26 1 Brown Chinese/White Chinese goose egg
3/27 1 Toulouse goose egg
My eggs from MPC just arrived!! 4 Ameri-flowers, 4 Super Blue egg layers, 1 Easter egger, 2 Olive egger, 1 Blue/Black/Splash Maran and 2 Black Copper Maran
Canadachickens aka cc 13 Auraucana went into lockdown day 17.

mrleeroy My update is a successful (3-day) hatch. Locked down 7 eggs and got 7 chickies! The other 32 are due 3/3. Also I candled the eggs from set 2 yesterday (day 14) and didn't pull any of 32.Good evening everyone. Just thought I'd hop on and give a quick update on my hatch. 24 out so far and 6 more pipped. 2 of them aren't doing anything though. 8 hours into day 21. Hoping everyone is hatched in the morning and I can get a good group photo. Hope everyone is well and has a great night!

J&TRanch 1/12/16 12 self blue Cochin bantams (shipped) day 3 (going to candle today to see how many are viable).... And 18 eggs arriving in the mail tomorrow @J&Tranch My shipped self blue bantam Cochins are doing good. I had to throw out a stinker and a seeper

So out of those 10 remaining, 7 are developing nicely

They're on day 7. I ended up receiving 16 shipped from GA, they looked good considering the single digit temps- only 3 saddles and none cracked. They're on day 3 today, will candle Wednesday maybe.

Saris aka Lacie Day 14 update. I removed 8 eggs, I have 8 going strong from Chicken hill poultry and 17 going strong from Papa Brooder. So 25/33 shipped eggs going good.Day 20 and I see some wiggling, no pips yet. I am not feeling good about my chances now. On lockdown I saw many incomplete CAMs, apparently I am cursed with them....... So out of 25 eggs that I thought were perfect though with some small aircells I feel I will be lucky if I get 5 chicks.....

my Phoenix eggs are also late, I'm feeling very grumpy and disappointed.

TJ Only one of the Guinea eggs was fertile and it's developing in the mind reader bator (what am I going to do with one Guinea?!) along with 2 Serama eggs from my silkied Seramas and Tobin's one porcelain d'Uccle egg.In the R-com are 13 shipped Serama eggs from two sources.

LocalYokel aka Yokel 13 Dominicker 5 Leghorn, may be White or Brown, mostly Whites in that coop.(Not the cheery oldish dude Whites) Hope the Doms and Leghorns are fertile. 7 RIR 2 out of 3 eggs under broody bator are alive/developing, 1 RIR 1 Leghorn, tossed the other.
4 out of 5 Leghorn in bator showing veins! I have 5 White Leghorns in the bator right now Due the 25th

Venymae possibly fried her eggs at 113 degrees!! OH MY

Daxigait Hatch 1: 3 ccl, 7 Swedish flower hens, and 8 EE that were set on the 7th. Hatch 2: set 2/22 12 Ameruacana, and 2 blue black splash English Orpingtons
Replacement chicks ordered for next week. 3/1 Lockdown on the first group (ccl, Swedish flower hens, and EE)!

gotro17 aka Shellee The surrogate hatch for @Jessimom was reasonably successful with 1 Brahma and 6 silkies. We have our theories the Brahma eggs may have gotten bacteria... I'm also pegging wonky humidity dips in the beginning. I tried the "dry" method until about day 14 when I couldn't stand 30 degree variables anymore. Back to what worked last hatch, keeping humidity around 38%...until lockdown then 68-70... Always 100 degrees.

Hawk12 aka Kristie none of my last batch made I. I'm trying to pretend it never happened. I had the temp set too low and humidity too high. It was rough

My current batch should hatch this Saturday. I have 9 that are still kicking. They are brahmas again. Trying to get a big enough breeding stock. Right now I don't have a rooster and there will be no breeding without one I'm halfway into day 21 and no pips. There is movement by some of the eggs when I shine a light on them though. I've done everything right this time around so I'm a little concerned why I haven't any pips??

deserteggs227 eggs in lockdown all 7 still kicking 2/17 It's the morning of day 21 here,2/21 and all 4 of my Barnaul eggs are pipping. And my huge double yolker's air sack looks kinda funky. Is that normal?

Peachickie aka Nicole 100% hatch from the broodybator aka marshmallow the silkie. 4 silkies and 3 polish babies.

Auroradream26 aka Jess Looks like my hatch is just about over. I still have 1 egg that's pipped and making noise in the bator but that's all that's left. I did a quick candle to all the others before pulling them and doing eggtopsies. Looks like 13 quitters. 4 about halfway, the rest, full term. I'm assuming they were too weak from the temp drop in the bator to actualy hatch. Most didn't even pip. If this last one hatches fine, I'll have 17 poults from the 30 eggs
ambe0487 2/1 I put the eggs in lockdown this morning because I will be busy getting ready for the snow storm that is suppose to hit over night here, day 18 actually starts at 3 p.m. 29 eggs, which comprise of 6 Isa brown/Legbar mix, 9 EE/ Bresse mix, and 14 Buff Orp. @ambe0487
Update?

Fire Ant Farm aka Kristin

slordaz barnyard mix, now RIR is matured too we are gonna play guess whose the daddy game as both roosters were on all of the hens, patiently trying to get spring here faster so can build the new coopsat 23 eggs at 2 am this morning 2/3 Lockdown is Wed Feb 10th (before bed) 6 are questionable 1 clear
19 looking good @slordaz
How did everything turn out? got an update?

S5apiotrowski aka Anastasia aka AC 13/18 BCM Hatched. 1 non-pipper, 1 early quitter, 3 died after pipping (humidity too high, eggs rolled by other chicks, I think the drowned) 2/3 Welsummers Hatched. One still alive/working on it, has plenty of air, but breathing looks difficult. Don't think it will make it. 1/2 Easter Eggers hatched. 1 was a clear. 1/5 mixed breeds hatched. 3 clear. 1 died in shell - mal-positioned and pip didn't break through internal membrane.

Chicken Hawk33 aka CH aka Seth setting a goose egg 2/16 we have a goose embryo.day four and we have a.heart.2/20

Jessimom aka Kathy Ok, I set a 22 eggs last night, a mix of Silkie, Sizzle and Frilkies plus some Cream legbars. I got them last week and really couldn't wait any longer. They are in the death bator being hand turned, temps are holding right at 100. My 4 silkies babies that hatched yesterday are still in the LG. For the easter hal, I just received some Apenzeller Spitzhauben eggs and some bantam EEs These will go in the LG.

HeatherMarieR
13 chicks have hatched out so far. 11 of them are Bantam Cochins, and 2 are OEGB.

country lovin aka Ty 2 marans and 4 Olive eggers are going into the the bator-in-the-box for lockdown! 4 marans and 2 Olive eggers are on day 10. 2/25v1 marans and 2 Olive eggers are in the bator-in-the-box for lockdown 3/3. Gonna try to fix a couple issues that should make the coolerbator run smoother for EHAL.

campinghaws aka campin aka Sharon 20 eggs in the bator and 6 under a broody. The 7 hona eggs are good. 11 EE eggs are good. Two clears. Down to 18 total.

Tao Chick
My hatch update 6/12 hatched on 2/26 & 2/27. I added 4 from my SIL's hatch so I'm growing up 10 chicks.
I set 18 Cream Brabanters on 2/28. The seller had sent them earlier than I expected so I scrambled to get them into my incubator. :-( I've already tossed 5 weeping eggs (I should've done so many things differently) She agreed to send me some more. I'm building an incubator out of a mini fridge. I'll use the MacGyverBator as a hatcher depending on when/how eggs are doing.

caeti21 12 conturnix quail placed 2/21 24 rir eggs 2/21 Thank you again,Jack @LocalYokel
6 pth SLW (they are the slow developing ones )still alive and growing they were placed 1/30v
3 pth bantam mixes(1/30 for 1 ) 2/10 for two
2 pth ameracauna eggs(2/5)(2/6) Last night i was able to move a few of my 1/30 eggs into lockdown when i candled them they looked fully developed and were moving , so fingers crossed and i was able to move my normal lockdown ones in as well so here they are 2 pth americaunavvv5 pth slw 3 pth

butterfliesdoku aka Vanessa Well my hatch is complete (day 23). I have 26 beautiful baby chicks for a total hatch rate of 85%. Because all of the chicks BUT ONE have muffs that means the father of most was my Easter Egger and the father of the one chick was the Silver Sebright/ Thai mix.
Thank you!!! My next hatch is due the 8th

sarah25bear aka Sarah I had Thursday and Friday off spent the last 2 days cutting down 2 trees 4 bushes digging out 3 grape vines pulling a lot of grass and weeds in the garden starting a few more seeds ... Lost A meat bird to unknown cause ... And tonight the eggs go into lockdown ... I work the next 6 days in a row so I will post when I see anything plus I will have an update about what goes into lockdown in a few hours... 6 eggs have hatched and 4 pips left time to get ready for work they will all be out when I get home in 12 hours then warm up the brooder ... And get ready for the next batch of eggs to go in

CyndiD I have10 WH duck eggs being shipped to me next week. Is there a site I can read that will help me prepare the eggs for incubating?
I have not received my SWH eggs yet!! tomorrow or the next day???
I will be setting SWH duck eggs and Pekin duck eggs.... AND Australorp over LH, WCBP and NH chicken eggs.
My SWH duck eggs should be here tomorrow and I will have to set them 1 week early for HAL, oops, ordered them 1 week too early...

TrilliumAcres Thanks to your answers a few day ago and all the very valuable info that Sally Sunshine has put together I have 5 babies in the incubator with 2 eggs to go. First pip yesterday morning and first chick at around 6 pm last night. I woke up to 3 more chicks this morning and one more just hatched a few minutes ago. This is my first chick hatch ever and I am so excited! So THANK YOU ALL! Your wisdom is greatly appreciated! @TrilliumAcres
how did hatch go?

Meaghan Just put two duck eggs in the incubator this morning 2/15. First time experimental hatch! I set literally 10 or so breeds/mixed breeds. I got eggs from friends and my girls. There are 50 eggs total.

Math I incubate with the LG 9200.I set backyard mixed chicken eggs on Monday, February 15th for friends of ours. I set an incubator full. I think it was 68. Our friends need to replace brown egg layers.

bauerdog aka Joanne The bator is all cleaned out and waiting for the next batch. For shipped eggs, should I ask for them to be shipped on Monday the 29th for setting on Saturday the 5th? It takes 2 to 3 days for the eggs to get to my place....just worried if I ask for wednesday, they may be held up by the good ole USPS

DON956 Just set 48 eggs at 12pm central time. 2/19
12 RIR 12 Delaware 12 Plymouth Barred Rock 12 Golden Sex Link Due on the 11th of March,
Just candled the 48 eggs set 8 days ago.
1 unfertile
1 blood ring
1 stopped developing
45 eggs left but one has a hair thin crack but still developing and moving around inside ( don't know how I missed that one when setting them) 13 more days to go.

Chicknlvn . so it's my first time incubating. Today is day 7 so this morning I candled all my eggs (36 total), marked air cells and pulled blood ring/cracked eggs. Now for some reason I can't get my humidty to stabilize.... it's up to 38 and I can't get it to come down and stay down.

billiejw89 2/25 7 babies Hatched

kissofcrimson 2/23 Sadly the black Silkie didn't make it that I tried to help but the paint is doing fine. I hatched out 2 white silkies and a splash Ameraucana. My first ever hatch is doing great so far. 30 more eggs to go lol

Akrnaf2 aka Benny Sal. Count me in! Theis is my second setting! 4 Rumples Aracauna 5 BPR 3 PPR This time I am hopping for an higer percentage, of sucsseful hatches!

Chaos18 Nothing currently in the bator but I have 16 Dom eggs shipping out on the 29th and will be picking up 16-24 (Silver Pencil Rock and Partridge Rock) eggs on the 4th. I currently have 12 Ancona eggs cooking on day 2.

Roada Red I have 14 of my flocks eggs in the incubator today is day 8 and they are starting to form and they are mixed with my EE rooster and americauna hen that is also mixed with barred rock salmon faverole and silver penciled rock 3/1 I have 14 chicken eggs I set a few days ago if that counts also

NaJoBeLe aka Nathan As far as status goes I plan to let my shipped eggs sit and recandle tonight. Will prbly try to set them this weekend. Need to clean out the bator and do some tweaking but should have a chance to get it ready by sat/sun. Plan at this point is to set the 12 Partridge Rock eggs I had shipped and do a staggered hatch with my Partridge Rock mixes for the HAL. First time with a staggered hatch so we will see how it goes. Should work out ok since I have the loose air cells I plan to use a egg carton and will use the auto turner for my eggs. Update on the shipped eggs with loose air cells..all but 3 seem to have reattached. Still plan to do the styro cartons with bottoms cut out for incubation.

pjnbill22 We put. 9 midget white turkey eggs down this evening and hubby just went in to check the temp/humidity before going to bed. Everything looks great, but he heard a tapping sound. There are eighteen chicks in the room, but they were all sleeping. There are also 30+ assorted chicken eggs due to hatch tomorrow or Saturday in another incubator- I guess we have an EE who wants to get the worm, because one egg has a good sized pip hole in it and it keeps rocking back and forth! We're going to bed excited as if we were going to be grandparents again! I can hardly wait for morning

Mirajane My Mille Fleur eggs came today from Georgia to here in California. All 12 are intact, and 3 have bad saddle cells, 2 others minor saddle cells, and they are looking great for such a long trip! My Ayam Cemani eggs I set yesterday, and 10 are in.

Cynthia12 Got my Shipped eggs today..anyone else get some EE eggs from the Hutson family in Colorado? For the hatch a long? Let me know..would love to compare as we go along with the hatch. I can almost guarantee fertility on these. Had 29 hatch out of 32 that went into lock down...they sent 36.

BantyChooks Setting some bantam eggs (Some of my own, some from a local source) on 3\5. (Easter HAL) I'm really hoping I have a good outcome this time!

lindalouly quail hatch I will be setting tomorrow at 4.. 11 eggs total in my bator...2/28

Shahtir101 I got me a broody serama! She has 3 eggs under her right now and my friend is going to bring me more serama eggs to put under her tomorrow! That means I won't set for the EHAL, but will still be around the same time. Set 6 more serama eggs

Finnie am running a practice batch of chicken eggs in a styrofoam cooler-bator I made over the weekend. (I didn't want to run a test hatch in the Incuview, and then have it occupied when the turkey eggs are ready.) Plus I was kind of curious to see if I could make a diy that really works, so I just did it.

lozerface79 aka Matt 13 eggs and counting. We are calibrating the bator and putting the eggs in tonight! 3/3

billiejw89 I set 22 eggs 4 days ago!2/29! I ordered one of those candlers off amazon and I was super excited to try it. I'm amazed at the difference vs. flashlight. 21 of the eggs look great I could see veins very clearly. 3 of the eggs look clear for now but I'll test them again in a few days.
Looks like our fertility rate went up! Last time I set 12 eggs and 5 were clear.

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[lindalouly]

I've worked in a production kitchen for over 20 years. I still cook every night. We rarely go out to eat.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
Isn't that obvious? The liquids that my food contains of course.

I was a cook for 10 yrs but that was my job at the time.

I bussed tables my last two years of high school, later delivered pizzas for two different outfits, Some of the things I've seen go on behind the kitchen door would gag a maggot, and I wouldn't eat pizza for a while after being around it so much. To this day, I'd much rather eat a simple meal at home than go to a restaurant.

At home you know EXACTLY from what the meal is done from, and WHO made it!

 

[BullChick]

Quote: My grandfather was a baker. He didn't enter the kitchen in his home. I still believe a man is supposed to be a man, and a woman is a woman. I would prefer to be in a dress most, if not all, of the time. I should not be the one lifting furniture and building things as long as my husband is around and able. I am to cook, clean and raise the children.
Of course that is what I believe. Not what I have lived. Much to my sadness,

Quote: I am putting off condoments as long as possible. Duckling is 19 mos. If she really doesn't like a food, I will teach her to use some flavoring. I told me mother off for having her dip her grilled cheese in ranch dressing in a restaurant. Thankfully, Duckling didn't want to do it here.

Quote: Your work.

Quote: Would you believe the neighbors/ 2 aunts and a grandmother taught her to have one? They thought it would be funny.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I really want you to see this clip!...

[VIDEO]

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I'm unleashing the incubator first thing in the morning :yiipchick Brinsea octagon 20 advance with humidity pump. Eggs should be here in the morning too, ready to be set on Saturday I have pre warned the postie of their arrival and that he must be careful with them or he will be getting a
12 Columbian black tails, 6 bantam black orpington and 6 bantam pekin. Lavender, black mottled or white for the pekin depending on what she had to send today.

First hatch of the year and I'm super exited e

 

[LocalYokel]

I really want you to see this clip!...

[VIDEO]

Looks eerily familiar

 

[Chaos18]

My grandfather was a baker. He didn't enter the kitchen in his home. I still believe a man is supposed to be a man, and a woman is a woman. I would prefer to be in a dress most, if not all, of the time. I should not be the one lifting furniture and building things as long as my husband is around and able. I am to cook, clean and raise the children.
Of course that is what I believe. Not what I have lived. Much to my sadness,

Would you believe the neighbors/ 2 aunts and a grandmother taught her to have one? They thought it would be funny.

For that view point I like you even more than I did.

And this is another perfectly good reason why I dislike neighbors. My wife asked me the other day if I would be willing to move into a bigger nicer house, that had a neighbor very close, versus live in our current slightly smaller, slightly older house with no neighbors and lots of property. I told her I'd take the small house on lots of property and no neighbor any day.