June Hatch a Long

[monitagabel]

So those of you who dont have me on face book let me update you on my day yesterday. I have a 2 yr old beagle who is in hunt mode 24/7 most the time she hunts squirrels. We have no rabbits here. So yesterday afternoon I see her coming across the yard with something in her mouth. I yell at her to drop it, which she does, and I go to inspect. She is notorious for eating things she shouldnt and then of course I get the wonderful job of cleaning it up. So I make it to the "thing" and I see this soaking wet critter. Only thing dry is it's head



So I am thinking it's a baby squirrel. So I post the picture on face book, and several people say "it's a baby squirrel, my Mom used to raise them" So of course I believe these people. They tell me to warm some milk and keep the little fellow on a heat pad ( It's shivering like crazy). And then feed warm milk with an eyedropper
So I put it in the sunshine and after about 30 mins I warm it up some milk. I reach down with the dropper to give it some milk and the dang thing comes to LIFE, JUMPS up and out of the cooler and lands right on my bare foot, which made me instantly release the 3 cups of coffee I had earlier. Then proceeds to run UP my left leg to my knee. I am jumping and hopping, I am sure I dislocated something! And then it run off down my hall into my spare bedroom. When I finally catch my breath, and change my clothes, I head to the bedroom. I chased this critter, which I know now to be a CHIPMUNK all over this room. These things are as fast as greased lightening! At 10pm last night I give up, open the door to the room, and go to bed. So 7am this morning I am sitting at my computer reading emails and catch something out of the corner of my eye. It's the CHIPMUNK and it runs down the floorboard to my woodpile I have here in the house. So I think, if I open the door, rattle the wood a little it will run back the way it came, and out the door! WaLah! So I get the door propped open, get the broom and start tapping on the wood pile, I hear a noise behind me, turn around AND, my rooster has brought my whole flock INSIDE my house!!!!!! So now I have a crazy freaked out chipmunk, 3 screaming chihuahuas, 1 rooster and 8 hens all in my house!!! I seriously feel like I am stuck in the movie Caddy Shack!

That was the most hilarious story I have heard in a long time..... i know it probably wasn 't funny to you and i am sorry you had such a rough day but i wanted to thank you for sharing.

 

[ceocka]

So those of you who dont have me on face book let me update you on my day yesterday. I have a 2 yr old beagle who is in hunt mode 24/7 most the time she hunts squirrels. We have no rabbits here. So yesterday afternoon I see her coming across the yard with something in her mouth. I yell at her to drop it, which she does, and I go to inspect. She is notorious for eating things she shouldnt and then of course I get the wonderful job of cleaning it up. So I make it to the "thing" and I see this soaking wet critter. Only thing dry is it's head So I am thinking it's a baby squirrel. So I post the picture on face book, and several people say "it's a baby squirrel, my Mom used to raise them" So of course I believe these people. They tell me to warm some milk and keep the little fellow on a heat pad ( It's shivering like crazy). And then feed warm milk with an eyedropper So I put it in the sunshine and after about 30 mins I warm it up some milk. I reach down with the dropper to give it some milk and the dang thing comes to LIFE, JUMPS up and out of the cooler and lands right on my bare foot, which made me instantly release the 3 cups of coffee I had earlier. Then proceeds to run UP my left leg to my knee. I am jumping and hopping, I am sure I dislocated something! And then it run off down my hall into my spare bedroom. When I finally catch my breath, and change my clothes, I head to the bedroom. I chased this critter, which I know now to be a CHIPMUNK all over this room. These things are as fast as greased lightening! At 10pm last night I give up, open the door to the room, and go to bed. So 7am this morning I am sitting at my computer reading emails and catch something out of the corner of my eye. It's the CHIPMUNK and it runs down the floorboard to my woodpile I have here in the house. So I think, if I open the door, rattle the wood a little it will run back the way it came, and out the door! WaLah! So I get the door propped open, get the broom and start tapping on the wood pile, I hear a noise behind me, turn around AND, my rooster has brought my whole flock INSIDE my house!!!!!! So now I have a crazy freaked out chipmunk, 3 screaming chihuahuas, 1 rooster and 8 hens all in my house!!! I seriously feel like I am stuck in the movie Caddy Shack!

Omg I can't quit laughing. That is the funniest thing I have heard all week. Thanks for the great laugh and the tears flowing from my eyes from laughing cuz I can so picture this happening to me.

 

[CGinJCMO]

Quote:
I know a silkie breeder in California, MO but didn't know anyone else was closer to me in JeffCity. It's always cool to learn of more chicken people here in the JeffCity area.

CG in Jefferson City, MO

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

So those of you who dont have me on face book let me update you on my day yesterday. I have a 2 yr old beagle who is in hunt mode 24/7 most the time she hunts squirrels. We have no rabbits here. So yesterday afternoon I see her coming across the yard with something in her mouth. I yell at her to drop it, which she does, and I go to inspect. She is notorious for eating things she shouldnt and then of course I get the wonderful job of cleaning it up. So I make it to the "thing" and I see this soaking wet critter. Only thing dry is it's head



So I am thinking it's a baby squirrel. So I post the picture on face book, and several people say "it's a baby squirrel, my Mom used to raise them" So of course I believe these people. They tell me to warm some milk and keep the little fellow on a heat pad ( It's shivering like crazy). And then feed warm milk with an eyedropper
So I put it in the sunshine and after about 30 mins I warm it up some milk. I reach down with the dropper to give it some milk and the dang thing comes to LIFE, JUMPS up and out of the cooler and lands right on my bare foot, which made me instantly release the 3 cups of coffee I had earlier. Then proceeds to run UP my left leg to my knee. I am jumping and hopping, I am sure I dislocated something! And then it run off down my hall into my spare bedroom. When I finally catch my breath, and change my clothes, I head to the bedroom. I chased this critter, which I know now to be a CHIPMUNK all over this room. These things are as fast as greased lightening! At 10pm last night I give up, open the door to the room, and go to bed. So 7am this morning I am sitting at my computer reading emails and catch something out of the corner of my eye. It's the CHIPMUNK and it runs down the floorboard to my woodpile I have here in the house. So I think, if I open the door, rattle the wood a little it will run back the way it came, and out the door! WaLah! So I get the door propped open, get the broom and start tapping on the wood pile, I hear a noise behind me, turn around AND, my rooster has brought my whole flock INSIDE my house!!!!!! So now I have a crazy freaked out chipmunk, 3 screaming chihuahuas, 1 rooster and 8 hens all in my house!!! I seriously feel like I am stuck in the movie Caddy Shack

Welcome to a normal day at my house, minus releasing the 3 cups of coffee. Not really that bad but hey some day you'll thinkm back on another bad day and think. "Least it wasn't as bad as the chipmunk attack of 2013."
Finally moved Broody to her brooding pen I made. She content and when babies get into her way while she eating, since they ALL eat exactly where she is pecking she just beak-sweeps em away. 8:1 though she loses more than she gain I think. She took the move well. So far. Only 1 male SL in the bunch and either pullets or BA's. Cept the FF i think theres 3. Now gotta do some MORE bird moving so this W/E is ready for hatch.

 

[jnjmanning]

So my cat hunted for 30 mins, I heard some squeeks of distess from the chipmunk, but alas, the cat gave up!!!!! He went outside where the hunting is much better. I wasnt really looking foreward to him catching and killing it. I mean I saved the dang thing in the 1st place!!! LOL

 

[EggieRowe]

. If you ordered the one from the 1588 digi from gqf you will love it I replaced a older hova with the 12v digital and luv it , it is very very consistent and I also like the 12v dc capability to run it in a car or on a battery during outages it works quite well

I have the 1588 and didn't know there was a car adapter, sweet!

 

[CGinJCMO]

Hmmm think thats everything except 1 thing been nagging me since I read a post. To lazy to retype like 20 letters but can type 65 to explain that he's too lazy

. Errr ok.

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Yeah, I thought the same thing after I typed it but there was the deleting that was involved too so 20 would have been 40...next time it looks like I start yelling in the middle of a sentence, you all will just have to consider the fact that I may have just had a kitten on the keyboard again. LOL

Actually the kitten has screwed up the display on the computer and I guess hubby will have to figure out what key was pressed and show it to me so I can fix that. The kittens like sleeping on me so I read BYC while they sleep then they get up and walk across laptop.

CG
So my cat hunted for 30 mins, I heard some squeeks of distess from the chipmunk, but alas, the cat gave up!!!!! He went outside where the hunting is much better. I wasnt really looking foreward to him catching and killing it. I mean I saved the dang thing in the 1st place!!! LOL

My cats didn't even know/care abut the squirrel that got in our house two years ago. DS2 grabbed it by the tail to prevent it from going under the couch. Well, squirrel didn't like that so he whips around an sinks his teeth in DS2's hand. DS2 starts screaming "Get it off! Get it off!" I rush into the living room, shove my knuckles into the squirrel's mouth to pry it open. Now those teeth are in my knuckles. I'm a little calmer so hubby can think of a way to extricate my hand. Hubby stuffs socks into the squirrel's mouth and I'm able to remove my hand and throw it out the door.

CG

 

[pickitfarm]

Alibabe - Did you you get your incubator in today?

 

[el pollo rey]

Ok EL I tried your way to respong. To much work today and Muscle relaxers tonight and a wee bit of the Apricot Brandy for the shoulder. To much stress is what that posting type gives me.
  Broody guinea still on nest. But either way she sits, north or south, she misses 4-5 eggs. Maybe late hatches when they come. Gonna try when she leaves nest to get in incubator ASAP. A week left for her max I bet.
 Broody BA has 7 I think and 1 unhatched. 1st few she broke, too many my fault. But except this last 1, no pip or chirp. She would have hatched 100%. And more FF in the bunch e .
   Pulled 4 of the 50 guineas due the 10th clears. D10 guinea eggs so well developed. Somehow counted wrong (AGAIN ) 5 rouen eggs A OK. from 10. Set with the D10's. Too early for the 16 guinea and 6 Rouen eggs set Sat Ugggg. Or BY eggs (All browns).
 Shipped /local/BY due Sat look ok. Bad saddles but as my brother would say "Run it." Hoping my luck will hold. No bets though.

 Leaving seed guinea egg in coop didn't work.
 Rouen is still laying in 2nd nest spot. Gonna try let her set if she will.
 Still no sign, if I could even tell, of missing guinea #6. 6 gray/pearl I can only tell the 2 males from others LOL. HOPING so hard she sitting somewhere.

 Hmmm think thats everything except 1 thing been nagging me since I read a post. To lazy to retype like 20 letters but can type 65 to explain that he's too lazy .  Errr ok.

Oh wrong end of the lifelne but prolly gonna process 3-4 meaties a day til Thurs. 2 Bigger birds will feed my family (9 people) and saves alot on feed with all my chicks coming into the world. Trying save back a few to cross with birds make meat strain. And 1 lil runtyu hen that I will prolly have issues processing cuz she looks SO GREAT. If only she was a WR.

lol it sound like you need a work load relaxer !

 

[pickitfarm]

We moved our BR roo along with two of our BR hens to a coop and pen hoping to get some fertilized eggs. We have one hen with him in another pen and he did not waste time when we first placed her. We could not find where she was laying any eggs. Well after moving, DH found 3. It has been over a week since we first caught them breeding. We have a broody and want to hatch if possible. How can we confirm fertility. Do we have to have her sit on them a few days before being able to tell?