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

[rossfam06]

Anyone like my big Brahma? Here are my first babies after a year of not breeding! Look at ddozeeee feet!!!

OMG!! I am in love!!!!! Look at him!!! . How has eveyone been? We have been better. Had our truck stolen from the college campus my husband takes class at. but now I get to drive a 2016 Toyota Camry and I love it!!!! I just hope the insurance company does not screw us over. :/

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Sorry your truck was stolen, good luck with the insurance company!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Going crazy.

 

[Jessimom]

Duckling seemed to want to potty train today. I put cloth training pants on her. Sooo glad I have plastic pants too! She swore she didn't have to go. Then told me when she was done peeing a minute later.

I dealt with that, then noved on to the next challenge.
This morning the ducklings finally learned to swim.

. Duckling learned that when I say "keep your hands out of the water" she can say "awww" and pet their heads. I learned they poop fast.
Then I had to clean the brooder. The tub was drained, and the bathroom gets warm fast with the door shut. That dealt with, I began. Duckling had to be put in het playroom. She was getting too grabby. I was going to wait until naptime, but I've put it off long enough. It had to get done! Refilling the brooder was a trial. The liner I put down wasn't working, and I had already put in the pine shavings. I finally got that all settled, and then it was time to get the ducklings. Which were in the closed barhroom. In the playroom with a baby gate up. That is one of those stupid new ones that don't have a little plastic knob to make it easier to raise to latch. I had poop on my hands. Oy!
Then it was time to go outside. Duckling was running around with her clothes. She did not want to get dressed!
Outside, the dog had the runs from too many treats. Anyone ever see the pig looking container of treats that has a nose you push a treat into, and it goes flying through the air? Duckling had to practice. The dog didn't mind!
Then the dog realized that the drake was following me around closely. The dog playfully went after him a few times to keep me to himself. Jojo the duck finally goosed the dog!

Duckling wanted something under the stove. Mopping the kitchen floor and cleaning underneath the stove are two other things I have been putting off. They are now done.
As bad as my back hurt this morning, it hurts so nuch more now! I need a back massage!

Your day has been WAY busier than mine.....How do you teach a duck to swim? I hope your back feels better soon!

 

[kwhites634]

OMG!! I am in love!!!!! Look at him!!!

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How has eveyone been? We have been better. Had our truck stolen from the college campus my husband takes class at.

but now I get to drive a 2016 Toyota Camry and I love it!!!! I just hope the insurance company does not screw us over.

Hey, Ross! Been too long. I've had trucks & cars I've left the keys in, hoping someone would steal them...never worked

 

[Jessimom]

Going crazy.

I also have an LG. Mine spikes when the room gets too cold, or if I open the bator for more than a second or two. Highest it's gone is 103, but not for long. I have an egg shaped thermometer which I feel gives me a better idea of the temp INSIDE the eggs. That has NEVER gone above 102, even though the bator is 103.

What have you been doing to the incubator when it spikes, do you turn down the temp, then when the temp drops to much you adjust it higher? I found if I just open up the bator when the temp climbs, and a throw in a COLD wet sponge, it helps. I like the temps mine has been running at 99% of the time, so I do NOT TOUCH THE DIAL NO MATTER what a temporary spike says.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Good

Duckling seemed to want to potty train today. I put cloth training pants on her. Sooo glad I have plastic pants too! She swore she didn't have to go. Then told me when she was done peeing a minute later. I dealt with that, then noved on to the next challenge.
This morning the ducklings finally learned to swim. . Duckling learned that when I say "keep your hands out of the water" she can say "awww" and pet their heads. I learned they poop fast.
Then I had to clean the brooder. The tub was drained, and the bathroom gets warm fast with the door shut. That dealt with, I began. Duckling had to be put in het playroom. She was getting too grabby. I was going to wait until naptime, but I've put it off long enough. It had to get done! Refilling the brooder was a trial. The liner I put down wasn't working, and I had already put in the pine shavings. I finally got that all settled, and then it was time to get the ducklings. Which were in the closed barhroom. In the playroom with a baby gate up. That is one of those stupid new ones that don't have a little plastic knob to make it easier to raise to latch. I had poop on my hands. Oy!
Then it was time to go outside. Duckling was running around with her clothes. She did not want to get dressed!
Outside, the dog had the runs from too many treats. Anyone ever see the pig looking container of treats that has a nose you push a treat into, and it goes flying through the air? Duckling had to practice. The dog didn't mind!
Then the dog realized that the drake was following me around closely. The dog playfully went after him a few times to keep me to himself. Jojo the duck finally goosed the dog!
Duckling wanted something under the stove. Mopping the kitchen floor and cleaning underneath the stove are two other things I have been putting off. They are now done.
As bad as my back hurt this morning, it hurts so nuch more now! I need a back massage!

good for you!!! That's awesome! Wish I could get all that done lol

 

[BullChick]

Your day has been WAY busier than mine.....How do you teach a duck to swim?  I hope your back feels better soon!

You put them in water that is deep enough that they Kinda have to lift their feet. One smarty pants just walked back to the shallow end of the tub. Even Duckling seened to realize that that was funny.
In clearer English, you make sure that they have a shallow end. I let them play in the shallow end for almost 5 minutes before putting them one by one in the deep end. In the shallow end, they got used to the water and began to paddle 1 foot at a time.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The guy who taught me most of what little I know about pool had a table in his basement. We were classmates in HS & he was supposed to be tutoring me in math; I learned more about pool than I did about math. He showed me a great way to practice: line up 2 balls in front of each pocket, on the edge of the pocket & touching. Line up the 3 remaining balls with the side pockets, also touching & lined up with the pockets. Cue ball is shot from any angle, as long as it's behind the normal "break Line" for lack of a better term). The object is to sink all the balls in the fewest number of shots, without scratching. It taught me a lot about draw, angles, making the cue ball follow the object ball, banking, etc. Frustrating, but loads of fun. I think the best I ever did was 8 shots.

Sounds good. Practice, practice, practice. I played horribly in the practice game when I got there yesterday. I went in the other room and shot 4 more games by myself. I finally started hitting most of the shots I should have. I think part of it was my eyes adjusting to the dim lights. After being outside all day and going into a bar, old eyes don't adjust so well. Maybe I should take a nap in a dark room for an hour or two before I go.

I like practicing tight cuts (like near 45 degree angles), running balls down the rail, banking and 3 rail kick-ins. Most of those you'll see in a game more than once.
When I run a ball tucked against the rail the length of the table past the side pocket into the far corner, I like hearing the other team gasp.