"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[NonnasBabies]

Here's a few pic of my hatch!!

My last hacth is over!!

 

[Paisaneaux]

Sweet!

 

[grambysfarm]

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Yeah..., unfortunately, it's that time of year. Last year, I walked on one and never noticed. My husband was walking behind me and freaked out. He said, "If you would have seen what just happened you would have just died!"

Second batch of eggs! See you're getting the hang of it. I think after this batch we can declare you an official HATCHOHOLIC. You'd better hurry up and start the "12 Step Program". I figure the 12 Steps must mean 12 breeds. Hmmm, I'm almost to 12, I think we may need to add more steps because I'll need more therapy.

 

[Paisaneaux]

I need them all, me thinks. I have one light brown egg that just cracked. I placed three of my pals eggs in there. One was a bantam, the others RIR (He claims they're NH).
I'm amazed with the way these little guys chase and eat bugs at only a day old!

 

[grambysfarm]

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I'm envious of all of the gardens. I wish I had one.

I hope maybe this fall if we can get moved and settled.

We'll make our Missouri trip a minivacation. My husband loves to travel. I just don't want to pay big bucks on birds that will die being shipped. I've had three shipments of chicks this spring that each took three days in shipment to reach me. A goose won't make it in a box for three days. They may be OK in shipment for two days but I think by the third day they'd be dead or dying. I want my geese to be eating and drinking from the start. Two years ago, we drove to Tennessee to get my first six geese and I've never regretted making the trip to get them.

 

[grambysfarm]

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Yes, they are pretty amazing! Lots of fun!

 

[BayouPoules]

Ahhhh! all this snake talk giving me the shivers,.. only seen one this year so far and it was the Brown Thrashers that saw it first and clued me in. they are guarding their nest out front,.. Paisaneaux I'm so glad the snake didn't "kick" ya back,.. grambysfarm's is right,. you are going to be one big HATCHOHOLIC!



Missi! Those chicks look great! do I see several pullets in those black ones?

Terri Ann,. I haven't even got my Zucchini planted yet,. so YOU are way ahead of me!

and Mayhaw is our favorite jelly too,.. we are planting more tree's this year,.. a couple of different varieties. I'm gonna try mixing some of the mayhaw and the muscadine this year for a "mixed jelly" just a couple of pits for a test run,.. sometime ya know how strong that muscadine cane be.


Gramby We hope your goos trip is a good easy trip and all goes well!


I'm using Cornell Universities method of incubating shipped eggs on this last batch,.. vertical in a carton without turning for 7-10 days so the air cells can stabilize and the growing embryo vessels can form around any loose air cells to sort of secure it in place,.. also doing a dry hatch,...

Julie,..you always seem to have a few Broodies ,... send some of those "Broody Vibes " my way!!!

on a sad note


I feel so badly for all those folks going through such awful weather,..I know ya'll do too .....16 dead,.. may the Lord comfort their families!

 

[amylou22]

Garden pics;

Grambys, only one potential BR roo.

And CHICKIES!!!! I really think I do not want to do chicks again.... but then I see chicks.

 

[BayouPoules]

Beautiful amylou! Just beautiful!

 

[Paisaneaux]

Four more chicks hatched this morning, and six more pipped!
My wife loves the yellow one. I love those blue/green eggs because they're like a box of chocolates....never know what kind of filling they have

Here's a pic of the maran girls enjoying the sunshine and chompin' on grass and field peas:

I went out there with the camera to get a pic of the chicks, and the battery pooped just after taking the tractor pic.