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

[Jessimom]

Thank you. I am safe anyway. Saying goodbye to the children did me in. It was when the reality fully hit me. "I am leaving behind Brian!" When I return again, the children will be adjusting to their new routines. Their new lives. I will be ripping off a bandage. Faced again with a house devoid of such a life. A large personality. His presence filled a house, let alone a room.
I cried so much as I hugged them goodbye. I tried not to. Oh, how I tried! But how do you treat it as nothing when a child, still needing a favorite blanket to sleep, loses her daddy? A 13-yr -old yells at his sister, and you are tempted to tell him he is not her father. He is now. No matter how young he is, the reality is that he is the man now.
So I am safe. But I am certainly not sound.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

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HATCHING/INCUBATION

mlm Mike 4/2 eve 7 Icelandic eggs candle 7/7 developing ; air cells good 4/14 I set the 13 Guinea eggs you sent me today.
Sally Sunshine Always hatching!
Fire aka Hero always hatching! shoved 8 under a broody Cochin tonite.
NestingHillsSC aka Tony always hatching!
Casportspony aka Kathy aka Kat always hatching
TJChickens aka TJ Always hatching
DHetzle aka Dennis always hatching
PHAGE always hatching!
jwlpoultry aka Justin Always Hatching!
Auroradream26 aka Jess Always hatching!
Canadachickens aka cc Always hatching
Saris aka Lacie
13/15 Ameraucana eggs 1 Death/1 Clear
8/9 Bielefelder 1 death
LocalYokel aka Yokel 8 of 12 Leghorn still look good. Tossed clears. 6 of 6 RIR look good! I had initially set 15 quail eggs There are 27 now

Venymae @venymae update?

gotro17 aka Shellee @gotro17 I miss you!

Hawk12 aka Kristie @Hawk12 update?

Peachickie aka Nicole Decided to set a dozen guinea eggs today, didn't have room in my cabinet incubator sooooo started up one of the backup 'bators @Peachickie when are these due?

Fire Ant Farm aka Kristin @Fire Ant Farm update?

S5apiotrowski aka Anastasia aka AC 4/16 Our 1st broody hatched 5/6 yesterday. We looked at the 6th egg- looks like died in she'll. smelled horrible. Put it in the trap and caught a coon overnight, so put to good use. We grafted 4 blue andalusians on her last night- currently appears to be successful. We are currently happy as mama ended up locked out of her nest on 2 occasions and we are unsure how long he eggs went uncovered. our second broody is sitting on 6. Started on 7, but one broke open day 1. Another egg ended up with a small crack that was waxed. She is due to hatch next week.

Chicken Hawk33 aka CH aka Seth Day,seven for the chicken eggs in the bator.Day fifteen for my broody muscovy.

Jessimom aka Kathy Currently in lock down I have 6 backyard mix eggs, 6 EE eggs and 4 Blue/Buff Cochin.

Set 4/1 and 4/2 - 5 shipped silkies, 11 auto sexing EE's and 18 frizzled EE's. Set 4/9 - 15 Blue Wheaten Sulmtaler eggs. Set 4/15- 6 BC Polish, 17 BCM, and 24 Mille Fleur D'Uccle, To be set 4/18 - 13 Olive Eggers, 4 BCM, 4 CCL, and 2 Bielfelder Also to be set on 4/18 (12 or so) Blue/Buff Cochins.


HeatherMarieR @HeatherMarieR got an update?

country lovin aka Ty -6 CCL due the 30th.

caeti21 @caeti21 got update?

butterfliesdoku aka Vanessa @butterfliesdoku got eggs in the bator?

sarah25bear aka Sarah @sarah25bear you have eggs in the bator?

CyndiD @CyndiD eggs back in the bator?

bauerdog aka Joanne

Roada Red @Roada Red do you have update for this?

NaJoBeLe aka Nathan 9 eggs went under broody yesterday. And 28 went into the LG sat night. Have another hen that went broody who is currently on a empty nest. Hopefully work will calm down a bit tmrw and I can rejoin the banter.

pjnbill22 @pjnbill22 update?

Mirajane @Mirajane got update?

BantyChooks aka Bubbles aka Banti 7 OEGBx under a broody set 3/29 and 17 eggs (EEx, OEGBx, dark brahma, SLW, GLW, LO, cochin, and turken x) set 4/15.

lindalouly @lindalouly did you set eggs? got update for this?

Shahtir101 I set 27 eggs. Broke one. Candles on day 7 and 5 aren't fertile. So I have 22 going strong! posted 4/15

lozerface79 aka Matt @lozerface79 did you set more eggs Matt?

howfunkyisurchicken aka Nichole EMU! @howfunkyisurchicken update??? miss you!

firedragon1982 @firedragon1982 got update? I think you posted on the HAL?

flocktastic aka Mrs. H @flocktastic

chickygirl7 @chickygirl7 got eggs in the bator?

rlhagan56 @rlhagan56 how did it go? did you set more eggs?

justkat59 @justkat59

shellikirbey @shellikirbey how did it go?

Torch404 @Torch404 how did it go?

billiejw89 @billiejw89 did you ever order eggs from MPC to set?

politicalcenter @politicalcenter update?
They are silver lace Wyondots (sp) and Buff Orpington. We also have a couple of Australorp. We just gathered the eggs and put them in

henhoneygirl @HenHoneyGirl we are missing you, how are your eggs in the bator?

Cochix aka Tricia @COChix

stryker @stryker got an update?

Tao Chick Currently incubating 15 Cream Brabanter. Last hatch 1 Brabanter and 5 Pavlovskaya.

ruthannnall 3/17 22 magpie and mallard eggs into the incubator. Can't wait til day 28. @Ruthannnall got an update?

Laurel Meadows @Laurel Meadows

prizepete 4/2 did my day 14 candle last night, Out of the three that made it to day 14, two died sometime between day 8 and 13... So just one egg... again... I need to figure out if its my birds or my incubator, If its the bator I am going to email brinsea @prizepete

HiddenFlockEC 3/18 Just set my first eggs, 12 Ameraucana and 6 of my mixed flock. Could be Buff Orpington/Rock, Orpington/Silver Laced Wyandotte, or Buff Orpington @HiddenFlockEC

deserteggs22 4/15 set 22 eggs in total. 8 Marans, 2 Olive Eggers, 6 Barnyard Mixes, and 6 Blue Partridge Brahma. I also have 4 Ohiki eggs that I'm going to wait 3 days on so that they will all hatch at the same time.

h2oratt My April hatch was as follows 16 set 10 were fertile 8 hatched

LittleLakePhil 3/19 I set a dozen Khaki Campbell eggs. @LittleLakePhil update?

Coreenelane 3/28/ On day 15 but think I lost alot of eggs to fluctuation of temp. What is the best/easiest controlled heating supply for incubators? I need one and have no idea what or where to get one. @Coreenelane got update?

lizzy14 I just put 27 eggs in our incubator!! This is only our second hatch and we made modifications to the incubator - added a fan this year. @lizzy14

imlovinmyskin Kathy On day 22 of hatch #2 of welsummer eggs. Started with 23, had 8 viable eggs at lockdown. Had 3 moving at candle on day 21 but as of this am (now day 22) still no pips. I think my humidity was too high, air cells seem small On day 11 of hatch #3 due 4/8.. Started candeling on day 10 to hopefully get a handle on my humidity issue. Hatch 3 has 14 welsummer eggs in turner. Hatch 3 is neighors hatch with a different Roo. Wondering if my Roo has a genetic disorder since first hatch was a complete dud..and it looks like 2nd hatch might be too. 4th hatch (due 4/18) went in Turner yesterday ... Will candle in day 7 to chk air cell and make necessary adjustments I will have a successful hatch!! @imlovinmyskin hows it going?

UR-ru-ur-ur aka Joey set shipped RIR 4/6 in refridgerbator

mrleeroy Set the eggs last night (after 12 hours of resting). 10 Cream Brabanter eggs. Expected hatch day is 4/28!

attimus Set 4/8 6am
21 svart hona(put 4 of these under a broody)
4 black Hmong
5 hona/Hmong x

wabbit1964 Incubator #1 my barnyard mutts 37 of 42 eggs made it to lockdown last night due to hatch the 13th. Incubator #2 a friends barnyard mutts due to hatch 4/17 (may run late as I had issues with that incubator temp running low) and incubator #3 barnyard mutts due around 4/29 and turkeys due May 6th.

rossfam06 2 batches!!! Batch 1 16/18 SLP eggs growing and on day 15. Locking down on Sunday. Batch 2 17/17 Silkie eggs growing and on day 7.

kguinness76 12 AC eggs due Cinco De Mayo!!!



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Day 14 Ancona Duck post #83584

@Sally Sunshine I have 20 HRIR eggs progressing well in my IncuView ... today is day 11.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Thank you. I am safe anyway. Saying goodbye to the children did me in. It was when the reality fully hit me. "I am leaving behind Brian!" When I return again, the children will be adjusting to their new routines. Their new lives. I will be ripping off a bandage. Faced again with a house devoid of such a life. A large personality. His presence filled a house, let alone a room.
I cried so much as I hugged them goodbye. I tried not to. Oh, how I tried! But how do you treat it as nothing when a child, still needing a favorite blanket to sleep, loses her daddy? A 13-yr -old yells at his sister, and you are tempted to tell him he is not her father. He is now. No matter how young he is, the reality is that he is the man now.
So I am safe. But I am certainly not sound.

It's never easy to know people whose lives have been turned upside down. It's even worse when you're in that situation. Life will never be the same, and it feels like the end of the world. But it isn't. Time can't erase what's happened, but it sure does take a lot of the sting out of it. When we think of the loss, it makes us sad... but eventually the thoughts of loss will turn into joyful memories... and life returns to some semblance of normalcy. It's easy to become consumed by grief, but one has to keep in mind that it's not what the departed would want. It starts with putting one foot in front of the other, and soon you're off on the journey into the next chapter or your life. It's what we as humans must do in order to survive. Gone... but never forgotten. I hope you and your family find your peace and solace soon.

 

[BullChick]

I won't try to tell you I know how you feel, 'cause I don't; I've never been in that situation. We'll all be thinking about you, though, and wishing you, your sister and her children peace & healing.

I had an uncle who went through the same thing. His wife died of cancer, leaving him to raise four kids ranging from 12 or 13, maybe younger, to about 3, three of them girls. They all came together & did what needed to be done. He had a rough go of it for a while, and made some mistakes, but he remarried, & everything worked out in the end.

Big hugs....

Not sure there's anything I can say except to offer a hug. 

- Ant Farm 

Thank you all so very much. Your love and your prayers have been appreciated. You can't know how much you all mean to me. And the children seemed stunned by the number of people on here that said that they were thinking of them. I have the coolest "coworkers". Also the easiest job to understand. I can so easily explain each person that posts or sends a private message.

 

[kwhites634]

Nite, y'all I'm bushed

 

[harrellkd]

Well it's day 7 and I think Miss Ellie the broody is totally failing. Although she has sat diligently on her eggs, it appears that she is not turning them and they are all growing on one side of the egg. I took the viable ones from her, hoping they will make it and put them in the incubator. I left her a few that I'm almost positive aren't viable and marked an X on one side so I can check to see if my assumption is correct. Has anyone ever had this happen? Suggestions? Here are two photos of the same egg:

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

@MotorcycleChick

I have had the opportunity to experience some significant grief in my life, and this is something I learned, and a way I learned to think about it and understand it that helped me a lot.

Grief is like a gravitational body that you are in an elliptical orbit around. At first, you are orbiting it so tightly and quickly that you are close to the pain almost constantly, and it seems that you can't escape. But as time passes, the orbit gets larger like a spiral, little bit by little bit, and the times in between the pain get longer, and longer, and longer. It gets better. But the important thing is that with a significant loss, you are never over it - you are always in an orbit around it, and you just get longer and longer periods between the times that you are "close" to it. And with experience over time, you are able to approach these times of "closeness" with a certain degree of reflection, and potentially further personal growth.

I still am surprised at times, almost stunned, at how painful it can be to recall my own personal loss, and it was over 20 years ago. But the point, and the reason I'm saying all this, is that one is never "over it", and even if one is advised to "move on", it will always be with you, and will "move on" with you. The important thing to realize is that that isn't some sort of personal failure not to have "gotten over" something that was tragic and filled with grief for you. You incorporate it into your life, and continue as best you can - as a changed person.

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaos18]

Thank you all so very much. Your love and your prayers have been appreciated. You can't know how much you all mean to me. And the children seemed stunned by the number of people on here that said that they were thinking of them. I have the coolest "coworkers". Also the easiest job to understand. I can so easily explain each person that posts or sends a private message.

Although I'd love to hear the easy explanation for me

 

[BantyChooks]

Although I'd love to hear the easy explanation for me

X2.

 

[Chaos18]

X2.