Sigh. I knew it was coming, but it is still hard.... Emma, my 7 1/2 year old EE, is slowing down. She doesn't run as fast, and although she still roosts high up, she is the last one down.she still has quality of life, but I have my doubts about her surviving the winter..... I just wish she was still young.
Aw, Bubbles... so sorry. It's never easy seeing an old friend go down, human or animal. I know your pain...
Sorry about your quitters, but that comes with the territory... so to speak. It's best not to put the other eggs at risk, so removing them is the right thing to do. Here's hoping you have 10 happy, healthy chicks from the remaining eggs!
* Update on my hatch: took out 3 quitters last night. After horror stories of eggs gone bad I am sure I can smell something off. So to be safe I took the eggs out I'm sure weren't developing anymore. Down to 10 viable.
** None of the eggs were stinky when I smelled them up close so I'm still not sure what I am smelling. I do have three boys so .....
Good morning, Billy, CC, Tao, and anyone else who hasn't checked in yet!
Just checked on my week-old Barred Rocks, and they're starting to get wing bars. See, this thread isn't all about hunting!
Sigh. I knew it was coming, but it is still hard.... Emma, my 7 1/2 year old EE, is slowing down. She doesn't run as fast, and although she still roosts high up, she is the last one down.she still has quality of life, but I have my doubts about her surviving the winter..... I just wish she was still young.
* Update on my hatch: took out 3 quitters last night. After horror stories of eggs gone bad I am sure I can smell something off. So to be safe I took the eggs out I'm sure weren't developing anymore. Down to 10 viable.
** None of the eggs were stinky when I smelled them up close so I'm still not sure what I am smelling. I do have three boys so .....
Good morning, Billy, CC, Tao, and anyone else who hasn't checked in yet!Just checked on my week-old Barred Rocks, and they're starting to get wing bars. See, this thread isn't all about hunting!
e that's great! It'd be nice if babies would stay that size and somehow laid eggs bigger then they we're. Could you imagine the chicken math that would start. ?
good morning! hope you're feeling better today.
Yes it would... but laying an egg bigger than they are would be akin to G.W. Bush's "fuzzy math"... as well as chicken math!that's great! It'd be nice if babies would stay that size and somehow laid eggs bigger then they we're. Could you imagine the chicken math that would start. ?
