Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[dsqard]

I might have to back out. As much as I've been hatching non stop since Jan 1, I don't really have any eggs scheduled to arrive this week.

I'll look around and see what's available to ship tomorrow.

If you can't find anything, I have "super special barnyard mixes" that I could send for the price of only shipping (I think it is like $15? at least that is what most people seem to advertise). I have mostly pure AM's (BBS, BW and a few lavs) but I have light and dark Brahmas running around and one SLW and one GLW and one lav Orp. They are all mixed up together (haven't had the heart to separate them for pure breeds due to the cold) so what you would get is anyone's guess. I know the boys have all been busy so I can say that they are surely fertile. Just PM me if you are interested.

 

[AK Michelle]

(I just wrote a big long post and lost it. Sometimes Firefox takes me back a page when I hit backspace and I lose everything!

Okay, starting over

I can usually hit ctrl"Y" and page forward and find my vanished post right where I left it. Frustrating, but not always fatal. And still SO MUCH BETTER that Internet Explorer

Wow, it won't be long now!! With goose, turkey, guinea and duck eggs set, we will be setting Call ducks tomorrow, the 12th, and Bobwhite quail on Thursday, the 15th, and chicken eggs on

!!! Seramas, coturnix and button quail will be set on the 19th, 20th and 22nd. Today is your last chance to guess how many eggs will be set!! Link to the contest page is in my signature line!! Only two more hatchers needed to reach 200!

I'm so glad you keep reminding me. As excited as I am I could still manage to forget what day it is

For the past few years that I've had my house, I've had a woodchuck ("Woody") that has munched on my garden and destroyed many of my crops. Woody was a bear to trap - he was suspicious of traps, and wouldn't go in them, regardless of the bait that I used. As an extra bonus, traps that I'd put out for Woody ended up with all sorts of wonderful things in them, notably skunks, housecats and a bobcat. So then I tried shooting Woody. Woody was quick, and smart. Woody would see me IN THE HOUSE grabbing the gun and bolt. Woody could hear me sneak around the house outside, and go running. Woody would hear doors open and go running. I must have shot at Woody 40 times, and never caught him. Boyfriend shot at him probably 10 times, too. Finally, last fall, the boyfriend got Woody with two bullets. When I went out to collect his carcass a few minutes later, Woody was gone. I smelled him, though, a few days later, and was pretty sure he was dead.

The chickens all come out a few minutes later, then the roo makes another strange noise, and all the girls turn to the driveway.

What do I see crossing the driveway?
Woody musta had kids.

We don't have much trouble with ground rodents in Alaska but when I lived in Washington I stepped in the flower bed and sank to my knee in a mole hole

I worked at a grocery store and while I was ringing up one of my favorite little old ladies I was ranting about the moles. She told me to run right down and get some CROWN IMPERIALS. They are bulbs, you plant them in the ground. DO NOT SET THEM ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE AND LEAVE FOR HOURS or your house will smell skunky. Once they are planted you cannot smell them but they permeate the ground and drive away the varmints. Worked like a charm. I planted some in my garden beds and then I planted some around the perimeter of the yard. NEVER HAD ANOTHER MOLE! They were a little spendy but it was worth it to save my garden. I think I had them 6 or 8 feet apart. And when they bloom, PRETTY

And here's the saddle I made yesterday. She looks comfortable enough, so I guess I did okay. Who knew old undies would come in so handy?

Now I ain't throwin' nuthin' away.


(ETA: The elastic came from the old undies. I do not want to know all the ways that could have been misconstrued.

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I have to check out the site you listed for the directions. I bought some saddles, and while they are well made and super cute, they just don't stay on. I have some really nekkid little girls running around out there. Most are doing ok, but I have 2 that just look pitiful. I can't wait till it warms up enough to use the outdoor "bachelor pad" to house the extra roos. Freezer camp can't come soon enough...

Chestnutty is going to have piles of old discolored undies and socks. "I will use these, someday..."
This makes me laugh, because when I was preggers with my 2nd, some lady from work gave me all her old maternity underwear.

1. WHO SHARES UNDERWEAR???!!
2. What kind of person gives old maternity undies to a WORK ACQUAINTENCE? Do you know what kind of horrors happen during a pregnancy?
3. The undies were so big, when I tried them on (over my work clothes), I would have had to tuck the top elastic under my bra to hold them up. I made the other cubie dogs giggle with a little fashion show.

I wish Laree lived closer to me

ok! So I will wait to make my guess on my entry thingy until then! YAY! Thanks Mahonri!

You can't wait, I think this contest closes today.

 

[AK Michelle]

I made it clear to the end, my vat of hot cocoa is now a chilly puddle in the bottom of that ginormous mug, there's just one floatie (marshmallow) left and mother nature is screaming her fool head off.

Don't have too much fun while I'm gone!

 

[Disco Hen]

That's no excuse. You need to get more eggs and join us anyway!! Lots of folks will be having more eggs hatch over the course of this period and it gives us something to talk about...not that we really NEED that...

C'mon! Join us! All the COOL KIDS are doin' it!!

I can't none of my standard chickens have a rooster. And I have three bantam hens, one rooster, but two of the hens are broody, and the other one is the roosters half sister so I can't set her eggs

 

[CayuseRanch]

Don't forget, all guesses for the total number of eggs we will set needs to be in by midnight tonight. Go here to submit your entry.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5FSUpmRmdCWXJZV1BlampFOUxCSkE6MQ#gid=0

 

[BHep]

I might have to back out. As much as I've been hatching non stop since Jan 1, I don't really have any eggs scheduled to arrive this week.

I'll look around and see what's available to ship tomorrow.

I have Sizzles that could ship tomorrow.

 

[kathyinmo]

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[Cattitude]

What a gorgeous girl! I am sorry to hear that she passed on, but I believe our beloved pets wait in Heaven for us. You will be with her again!

Thank you for all the well wishes!
She's on our screen saver:

 

[ChestnutRidge]

Chestnutty is going to have piles of old discolored undies and socks. "I will use these, someday..."
This makes me laugh, because when I was preggers with my 2nd, some lady from work gave me all her old maternity underwear.

1. WHO SHARES UNDERWEAR???!!
2. What kind of person gives old maternity undies to a WORK ACQUAINTENCE? Do you know what kind of horrors happen during a pregnancy?
3. The undies were so big, when I tried them on (over my work clothes), I would have had to tuck the top elastic under my bra to hold them up. I made the other cubie dogs giggle with a little fashion show.

Too funny. What a kind, misguided woman.

I can usually hit ctrl"Y" and page forward and find my vanished post right where I left it. Frustrating, but not always fatal. And still SO MUCH BETTER that Internet Explorer

I have to check out the site you listed for the directions. I bought some saddles, and while they are well made and super cute, they just don't stay on. I have some really nekkid little girls running around out there. Most are doing ok, but I have 2 that just look pitiful. I can't wait till it warms up enough to use the outdoor "bachelor pad" to house the extra roos. Freezer camp can't come soon enough...

I tried paging forward with the regular navigation button, but alas, blank. I'll try this though - who knows? It just might work.

Let's see, it was: http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/make-a-chicken-saddle/.

 

[ChooksChick]

I can't none of my standard chickens have a rooster. And I have three bantam hens, one rooster, but two of the hens are broody, and the other one is the roosters half sister so I can't set her eggs

That's a piteous excuse! You merely have to whisper the phrase, "I need eggs for the hatchalong" and someone will offer you some for the cost of shipping...or perhaps someone nearby has some!

::dramatic mysterious even tone and swinging pocketwatch::

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OMG...I'm in love. Perhaps the lady down the way will let me hatch and keep them for a week and then give them back. Over and over.