JAN 28th HATCH!!! Who's with me?!?

[chkinut]

just put my OE eggs in lockdown lastnight. 15 out of 17 made it! can't wait!!!

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

I was supposed to be locking down yesterday...but when I candled, I found that the vast majority seem slightly under developed so the temps were probably not warm enough. I saw movement in most, though...so thought I would wait till tonight to do a formal lockdown....


got home a few minutes ago and I have a stinker...ewww...now to figure out who before it pops...

 

[GreenGoddess]

I've been reading but have not been posting very much.. I'm trying really hard to get the space cleaned out to put the temporary brooder (I'm selling the chicks that I hatch)..

I will be going into lockdown tonight (about 12 hours early) so it will be dark enough to candle them before I do it and I won't have to open the bator twice... I will give one final count tonight...

I also wanted to ask y'all to pray for my family.. I just found out that my aunt passed away this afternoon.. Unfortunately I cannot be with them at this time, as much as I would like to since they are about 500 miles away... There have been a lot of deaths and heartache on this site in the last week.. We all need to post pics of fuzzy butts to make us all smile!

Goddess

 

[dmiravalle]

Sorry to hear you are going through a rough time. I hope your chickies will all be blessed.

 

[chknmomma]

GreenGoddess

I am sorry as well to hear about the loss of your aunt.

Some new fuzzy butts would be a welcome site for all of us on this thread!!

 

[GreenGoddess]

Thanks so much y'all! I lost one of my 9 month old pullets a few nights ago also so this has most definitely been a rough week..

Now, to bring the conversation back up a few notches....

Hubby and I were sitting here talking about the fact that he told me I can replace the chickens I have lost.. One was the chick I lost due to an impacted crop and the other one I lost the other night that I am 99.9% positive she jumped off the roost and hit the nest box head first.. I've since moved the nest box so it don't happen again!.. Well, of course i had to take it to a higher limit and told him that I also need to replace the two roos I rehomed.. ROFL! He wasn't thrilled with the idea and of course told me (with a grin on his face) that was not was he meant.. I explained to him (in the most convincing tone I could muster up) that I needed to replace all four of them because that's how many I have "lost"... He then reminded me (almost laughing) that he only wanted 4-6 originally and now we have 16!! Of course i had to show him posts of other members saying things like, "one can never have enough chickens!"...

After sitting here for a few minutes he says, "I'm gonna regret saying this!" and walked out the door and tells me to follow him... I followed him to the run and he puts a few marks in the dirt with his foot and says, "If you can get enough fencing to extend the run to here, yu can have 8 more but THAT'S IT!!"

I only wanted to replace 4 and he's giving me twice that!!! My husband loves me!!!

Of course, I need to get the fencing before he will let me keep even one more so, i won't be able to keep any out of this hatch... But, I'm getting plenty of eggs and if I sell enough chicks, I can buy the fencing that i need...

Goddess

 

[chknmomma]

Congrats on the good/fun news. Now you have a goal and a plan!

My husband is so suspicious whenever I open my mouth about the chickens. We only have 3, but I am hatching 5 now. My limit is 6 while we still live here. But we will move to some acreage in the next two years. At that point, he and I both know our chicken population will grow. We probably just don't have the same perspective on HOW much!

 

[CDennis]

I just went into my first lock down ever. I am practicing my hand sitting technique. Me, "is it better when I sit like this" or when I "sit like that"

This is going to be a long few days. Hope I did the calculations right. If not someone tell me quick! I set on the 7th, first 24 would have been the 8th, that would make today 18 days from set and 17 days from first 24. Great...not I am worried. This is going to be a long week. Oh and I put 24 into lock down, 32 originally set. -Cortney

 

[pfmoore17]

I locked down last evening 12 Blue Splash marans eggs.
Thay came from the darkest eggs for plash I have ever seen. I'm psyched!

 

[dmiravalle]

Wanna trade hubby's????

I was just showing my DH my plans and he about stroked out. He just walked away shaking his head, so I told him I took that as a YES!!! picking up my BLRW on Wednesday and my LF LB on Saturday. Yipppeeeee..