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

[shahtir101]

What did you wind up doing to keep your egg/chick warm?

The broody decided to take it under her again. I am going to let nature take its course tonight and check and see what happens on the morning.

 

[rIrs roost]

I did it for 25 years as a grown man, while I was working another job at night. There's decent money to be made taking care of lawns if you treat your customers right...if you call $30 per hour decent money...I know I do

X2 I worked in landscape for my cousin after I got of of my first job. I made more money doing yards then building cabinets. I did both for years.

 

[kwhites634]

The broody decided to take it under her again. I am going to let nature take its course tonight and check and see what happens on the morning.

I hope the broody comes through for you. I'm sorry that MC was the only one to give you a straight answer earlier, instead of cracking jokes. I couldn't reply to you 'cause my 'puter was acting up. By the time it straightened out enough to reply, MC was already working on it, so I stayed on the sidelines.

Good luck

 

[flocktastic]

O.K. CH
You evidently aren't going to respond to me, and I'm not going to sit here 'til sunup waiting on you.
I've tried to help you by giving you suggestions, but all I get is excuses why you can't try them. I don't know what else I can do for you.

And "I don't have time for a job right now" certainly is not the right answer, unless there's a medical reason why you can't work.

If you don't remember anything else, remember this: The Lord helps those who help themselves"

You're of an age now that you should know that nobody's going to hand it to you; you have to be willing to work for it. It all comes down to how much "want to" you have inside, and you're the only one who can decide that.

I've got to agree with whites...now, I don't know you personally so this is about as unbiased as it gets. But at your age, as whites mentioned, unless there's a medical issue, even a part time job should be something to look into. And if it means saving your family home - I wouldn't let anything keep me from helping support my family. It only gets harder as you get older.

2 examples - my dad's dad was killed in an accident when my dad was only 12. My dad was expected to not only go to school, but help support his two younger sisters and mother. (I must also add my grandma started taking in people's laundry, doing seeing and repairs for people and even rented the only other bedroom they had, out to strangers to make ends meet when my grandfather was killed.) My dad rode his bike all over and did jobs from delivering newspapers, delivering items for a dental lab, scooping elephant poop when the circus came to town - if there was money to be made, he was there.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Anyone can give excuses. Please don't take this wrong way - this is just an honest, tough love response.

My own husband - used to work in the oil field - our life is BUSY - we have 6 kids between the two of us, I have lupus, we've got kids in karate, dance, fiddle lessons and church choir. One in college. My husband was laid off like many of the other oil field workers. He took a mechanicing job - way less pay but it all adds up. He also does seasonal work to help make ends meet - he cuts firewood and delivers it to people and he also does fence work and anything you can think of that needs done on a farm for other people that need help (processing/working cattle, building fence & repairing it, welding) - I'm not saying you may be able to weld but my point is, you find what you can do and you do it. And you don't give up and you don't make excuses.
I can say this because I've been the person at the cash register, setting necessities aside because I couldn't afford everything we really needed and I've gone months in the past without medication for my lupus because we needed diapers and formula. But we didn't let it stay that way.

I also baked breads and baked goods over the holidays and sold them locally. We do whatever it takes and we CANT give excuses - partially because we just don't make excuses, but we've got a family that depends on US. I'll run myself ragged providing for them and my husband is the same way.

Instead of thinking of what you can't do or why - think of all the things you CAN do and DO THEM. Every time you have a negative thought or come up with a reason you can't - find a way you CAN.

I live in an oil field town - people are literally FIGHTING with each other to mow someone's lawn and make some money. I'm sure you're a smart kid - start making a list of what you CAN DO - all excuses aside. And schedule adjustments will likely be necessary and are possible. I wish y'all the best of luck - now take action!

 

[lozerface79]

I got a couple buyers lined up for the chicks!!

 

[country lovin]

@Sally Sunshinedo you remember what you sent me. I'm assuming the 7 blue are cream legbar and the white are sapphires but what are the 2 huge brown and he big blue/green ones?

 

[lozerface79]

Guys i dont know what to do. It zipped about halfway 3 or 4 hours ago. It stopped. Its still moving around but not finishing the zip...

 

[daxigait]

Zip should not take long. You could try assisting watching for blood. Lots in help links on assisting. Good luck

 

[daxigait]

Night all! Night @chicken hawk 33. I did not mean to disappear, I just cell asleep in my chair. Headed to bed for what is left of the night.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I've been so swamped (still am) - 1000 posts behind, can't possibly catch up. But.... an update...

LOCKDOWN for the EHAL!!!!!

Weight loss looks great (11-13% at 18 days, right on target), air cells look good (though with two there wasn't draw down on one specific side, so it was a little hard to predict pip location). Moved them over to the R-Com, which I'm using as a hatcher (which had been set up for a few days with the calibrated thermo/hygro in it to best determine settings/offset).




Worked on getting the brooder built (something came up yesterday, so I got delayed). You know you need to stop when your drill bit overheats and begins to burn the wood (smoke and all) - it was a sign from God to STOP AND TAKE A BREAK ALREADY!!!

Meanwhile, the babies went outside last weekend, and they've been doing fine - their first night outside was a freak 38F after nights in the 50s-60s for weeks, but, of course, with their great big MHP, they were totally fine (I put a towel on top to extend the reach of it. I've been putting them to bed each night for a few nights because the MHP is elevated and they're taking a few days to learn to get up there in the evening (I don't want them to get into the habit of sleeping on the coop floor). The Cream Legbars (9 days older) have all gotten it now, and put themselves to bed tonight (on top of the MHP, which they prefer). I only had to put the little Aloha NNs "to bed" under the MHP tonight, @Blooie , I never cease to be amazed by this!!!!

Here's the arrangement on the first night outside - 38F (previously only experienced as low as 50F) - there are TWENTY 4-5.5 week old chicks comfortably snuggled under there!!! (it's BIG):




Tractor coop is working well as a growout pen. Here's a cute photo of three of the Aloha NN boys from today "standing guard" overhead (Day 4 out here, first time they've gotten to the top level). They are from the shipped eggs I hatched recently:



And although they are all scared of me (not a lot of handling while in the brooder), I've been sitting in there with them a bit each day to get them used to me. One single CL pullet has decided that she's my little buddy - she MUST be one of Paula's girls, Paula's girls all acted a bit like this in the brooder, more friendly than the others. (Just like their sweet Mama, may she rest in peace). She jumped on my knee yesterday, and today it was my shoulder. Here's a selfie I got (@Sally Sunshine ):



OK, that's all I can think of (beside the fact that I have WAY TOO MUCH STUFF TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT IN!!!!!!!!!)

Sorry I can't do a read back. Hugs to everyone who needs them.

- Ant Farm