Yeah, it's no fun to go it alone... but the key is to block all out the distractions. In kumite, the only people in the room are you and your opponent. Same applies to kata... only your opponent is invisible to everyone buy you. Block everything else out, and the stress goes away.
I glad to hear that the feathers are starting to grow back. My first winter with my birds I was feeding a 16% layer mash, we had a really frigid winter that year & my girls starting picking & eating each other feathers. Did some reading hear and went to an All Flock Raiser that is 20% protein. It helped a lot, having been feeding them that every since. I just offer oyster shell on the side. This year I've experimented with fermenting some of the All Flock Raiser. I do a 3 bucket system, using one bucket a day. Each pail ferments for 3 days. Right now I feed them in the AM with this then they have free choice of the dry all flock in the hanging feeders. I've been amazed with the results, my birds went thru their molts so much faster & they have layed the best I have ever had birds laying in the winter months. In fact, out of 24 laying hens in one coop I average 17-21 eggs a day. That is better than what they layed thru the summer last year. Best of luck with your birds
It's funny to watch them, especially after they hatch. They'll run around chirping up a storm, then suddenly collapse and fall asleep. Not much different than human babies...Oh yeah, he's already totally doing that... I thought they were supposed to be tired and rest after hatching! He's acting like he wants to go for a run!
Yes, he will get the others going. I have a video of one of my first hatches with a chick seeming to run over to another egg and cheer him on, it was the cutest thing I ever witnessedThanks! Cream Legbar, from my backyard.
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How do you know its a boy?
Two others (not in the photo) are starting to zip, I think (enlarging the pip) - I think they hear him! They are synchronizing pretty well - we'll see how the ones that are pipping at the wrong spot do (they're all from one pullet with rounder eggs).
I can see how this is SO addictive!!!!
- Ant Farm
This is how it works. Really. Anybody can add to this that sells chicks. I hatched 14 today. They were already sold 2 days ago before they even hatched. I hatch every week. The way the chick bizz goes at least for me is that some weeks there sold before they are even hatch. But sometimes you could have 2 weeks or more weeks of chicks. But then for some miracle you get 2 or 3 calls and they are all gone. Back to 0 Which I like. HAHA
That was a very cute video!!! I loved it when it laid it's head on the other egg like come on already!!!Yes, he will get the others going. I have a video of one of my first hatches with a chick seeming to run over to another egg and cheer him on, it was the cutest thing I ever witnessed
OMG!!! That is awesome!!
