INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[leslea]

My first ever experience with shipped eggs and instead of them leaving at the post office and calling me to pick up they were just sitting outside my front door. No ring of the doorbell or knock at the door...they must have literally tipped toed to the door because my dog didn't even bark that anyone was here and I was home all day watching over hatches and babies in the office right at the front door!! GEESH! So here it is!



As far as I could tell none broken or cracked! I can't see air cells though. .I put them gently in a carton and didn't want to disturb them just yet. I'm letting them sit til sometime tomorrow. .hopefully my last two that have external pips will have hatched and I'll get the bator cleaned .. temps back up...eggs marked and weighed and in they go! There are 14 of fellow BYC Wynette Blue and Black Copper Marans & 2 of her Olive Eggers..
DMRippy didn't have me on her calendar unfortunately so she is sending hers today. I hate to try this with a staggered hatch but I'll probably just buy another bator to use as a hatcher for the first set when they're ready. Ugh..already stressed over the fact $$ spent and things just not lined up like I tried so hard to plan for. I should have followed up with reminders over the weekend and would have avoided this but I hate to be a pest! Ya know!
Wish me luck!

I second the suggestion to file a claim. Priority Mail is insured.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

The chick was doing really good around 12-2 last night/this morning. He was starting to walk around so I took him o his "bed" as he was walking dangerously close to the heater. Put him in a box with his bed and everything. The alarm didn't go off at 4 and he went from 2-6 without food. He was weak again, by still peeping his little heart out, which is still an improvement over when I first brought him in. If he starts moving around I might put him in the box with a hand/toe warmer. If all else fails I have my incubator warming up. So I can stick him in there too. He is getting feed every hour. The space heater is turned all the way up and it is like a sauna (sp)- I woke up sweating!

 

[leslea]

It's nice to see some of our long, lost members posting again ~ and it's great to have so many new people join us!
Originally Posted by SallyinIndiana
On a more personal note, Baby Sally is here.

SallyinIndiana~ I'm confused!? Did you have your baby? Is her name Sally? I just recently remember you mentioning that you were expecting, so that's why I am perplexed. Plus, you're referring to a human baby, and we've been used to hearing about tons of chickens and goats, etc.! Plus, your announcement is so understated!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!

Too Much Excitement!
This evening before dark I brought my six hens out to the side yard to help me to yard work. We spotted some turkey vultures circling above, luckily looking for dead things. All of a sudden a large animal was there, and I screamed --all I thought of in that split second was Great Dane, but it was a large doe that raced by us just a few feet away at top speed! The area we were in is a pathway around 6' wide to the open back yard. I was afraid that one of my hens had possibly been trampled, but they all stood up tall like statues and we're no doubt thinking, "What the heck?!" I was worried that a buck might be chasing the doe, so I kept scanning the yards. I noticed that my Jubilee orp and bantam orp had moved a little far away from the rest of us, so just as I was going to get them, a big dog appeared across the street and had just spotted them. I started screaming, and amazingly, the dog turned around and went the other way! I can't even scream very well, so it must have been my crazed appearance that scared it away. After those back-to-back episodes, I decided it was time to herd the hens to their back fenced-in yard.

I love baby pics. I hope Baby Sally is a human baby. Did I read something about a hippie homebirth, too? I had two of those. I don't think I'm much of a hippie...just a little crunchy per our previous convos. Anyway, don't mean to be belated in congrats, just wasn't sure what was being announced, either! Fill us in, Sally. <3

M2H, I got a laugh out of your dog-attack preventative measures. Did you wave your arms into the air to appear taller and more formidable?

 

[leslea]

The chick was doing really good around 12-2 last night/this morning. He was starting to walk around so I took him o his "bed" as he was walking dangerously close to the heater. Put him in a box with his bed and everything. The alarm didn't go off at 4 and he went from 2-6 without food. He was weak again, by still peeping his little heart out, which is still an improvement over when I first brought him in. If he starts moving around I might put him in the box with a hand/toe warmer. If all else fails I have my incubator warming up. So I can stick him in there too. He is getting feed every hour. The space heater is turned all the way up and it is like a sauna (sp)- I woke up sweating!

Bless both your hearts. Hang in there.

 

[BlossomSilkies]

Good Morning Indiana'ers,,

I want to thank browncow15 and bradselig for helping me build up my flock. Everyone is doing fine. Here is most of the flock this morning enjoying a breakfast of their regular feed and some dandelion greens. Back behind the barn you can see the new coop being built. We are a bit behind since my husband has been spending a lot of time with his mom, she was hospitalized last week and has very bad lung problems. She is home now and doing ok. He did work on the doors yesterday and I have the interior design all drawn for him.

I am still on the look out for Marans and EE's and Ameraucanas and will always take young ISA Browns. Please PM me if you have any available.

 

[Leahs Mom]

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Will you send the cover back?

I have found in the past that when I deal with someone that has authority there that they are very willing to help, refund, etc. Problem is when you get one of the "young'uns" that don't take the initiative to get you to the right person. When I was young and working like that I'd always try to get people a refund, etc...took initiative. But I think that many young folks today just "follow the rules in the rulebook" and don't take initiative to think outside the box.

Glad you got to the right person.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I love baby pics. I hope Baby Sally is a human baby. Did I read something about a hippie homebirth, too? I had two of those. I don't think I'm much of a hippie...just a little crunchy per our previous convos. Anyway, don't mean to be belated in congrats, just wasn't sure what was being announced, either! Fill us in, Sally. <3

M2H, I got a laugh out of your dog-attack preventative measures. Did you wave your arms into the air to appear taller and more formidable?

Another home birth (non-hippie) person

 

[Leahs Mom]

Good Morning Indiana'ers,,

I want to thank browncow15 and bradselig for helping me build up my flock. Everyone is doing fine. Here is most of the flock this morning enjoying a breakfast of their regular feed and some dandelion greens. Back behind the barn you can see the new coop being built. We are a bit behind since my husband has been spending a lot of time with his mom, she was hospitalized last week and has very bad lung problems. She is home now and doing ok. He did work on the doors yesterday and I have the interior design all drawn for him.

I am still on the look out for Marans and EE's and Ameraucanas and will always take young ISA Browns. Please PM me if you have any available.

Beautiful! Can't wait to see photos of that new coop

 

[raisinemright]

SPRING HAS ARRIVED, WHAT!!!!

 

[leslea]

SPRING HAS ARRIVED, WHAT!!!!

WOOT