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

[BullChick]

Duckling says she will eat duck with me.

 

[Pensmaster]

Let me know what they actually write down as a repair.

Will do

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I've had good luck with rechargeable batteries. Over time they will save money.
At work, it was crazy that general stores would always be out of batteries at Christmas time. I couldn't believe the tightwads wouldn't buy batteries for their kid's toys and steal them from the company.

I'm driving 4 hours up into Illinois to pick up birds and buy the guy dinner that's carrying them east.

Nice.
You've been absent a while.
I understand being busy.

Thanks, paddler!

Guilty as charged. I'll try keep my absences a little shorter...

Sounds like a productive road trip. Drive safe!

 

[kwhites634]

Howdy to all you lovers of everything feathered and furry! It's been awhile, so I thought I'd drop by to let everyone know that I'm alive and well. There's been a lot of real-life stuff going on in my house over the past couple of months, so I've been a bit preoccupied. Things have finally smoothed out, but I still have tons of stuff to do. It's been quite awhile since I incubated any eggs, but I peek in on the thread every chance I get. I know I won't be incubating any more until the spring, so I thought I'd give an update on the birds I'll be using for breeding. They're still young, and they will go through a lot of changes between now and breeding season, so it'll be awhile before I can start picking out who will be bred, who won't be bred, and who will be bred with whom. Some of you may remember, I have two families of HRIR. I see potential in many of these birds, and I'm hoping to get a trio from each side. Quads would be nice, but I can raise a lot of babies even if I only have two decent pairs. They look a little rough around the edges right now since they're in the middle of molting, and the cockerels have hit a growth spurt that's made them slender. This intense southern heat isn't helping much, but I know they'll grow into their new bodies pretty soon. I'm really looking forward to see how they look as adults...

Hi, Joey
Happy to see you again; glad all's well in MS. Be thankful you're not in LA lately; those folks are in the hurt locker for real.
It sure looks as though you'll have some nice birds to choose from come Spring. Best of luck with them.
I've borrowed a page out of your construction manual; have a 10x16 shop / equipment building going up, slowly.The difference is I didn't have much of a clue when I dove into it. I've spent as much time correcting screw-ups as I have moving forward, but it's finally starting to look like something, though I'm not sure what yet! I'm not half done, and I'm already wishing I'd made it larger.
We're all looking forward to you being able to be back here on a regular basis; Chaos & I are running out of new material! Take care, buddy.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi, Joey
Happy to see you again; glad all's well in MS. Be thankful you're not in LA lately; those folks are in the hurt locker for real.
It sure looks as though you'll have some nice birds to choose from come Spring. Best of luck with them.
I've borrowed a page out of your construction manual; have a 10x16 shop / equipment building going up, slowly.The difference is I didn't have much of a clue when I dove into it. I've spent as much time correcting screw-ups as I have moving forward, but it's finally starting to look like something, though I'm not sure what yet! I'm not half done, and I'm already wishing I'd made it larger.


We're all looking forward to you being able to be back here on a regular basis; Chaos & I are running out of new material!  Take care, buddy.

PS. Joey, whatever you do, don't read back!!! And don't listen to Sally either, she wants to exact revenge upon me...

 

[teaton]

2 out of 7 so far!!!

 

[BantyChooks]

2 out of 7 so far!!!

CONGRATS!!

 

[BullChick]

2 out of 7 so far!!!

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[rddragonhart69]

2 out of 7 so far!!!

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[Lucky Lemon]

I don't think this chick is going to make it. It seemed to perk up a tiny bit, but I think it aspirated some of the electrolyte solution. It went completely limp and I massaged it rigorously and it started breathing again. It's in my shirt again so I can monitor it. I had to put another egg in the incubator that the broody left (pipped and still breathing at this point). I can't keep opening incubator now because of that one. i hear a faint gurgling sound when it breathes.