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

[SunnyDawn]

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OH NO! More rain?!! Oh dear this does not sound good! Let us know as soon as you can that you and the kids are ok! Now I'm gonna worry til we hear you are ok!

Gratuitous chick pic:

OMG! That is freakin' adorable!

Okay, I'll admit it, I'm really just an attention..............ummmmmm....................I don't think the filter will let me post that word........................how about lady of the evening?

Deb

LOL!!! I'm used to the phrase "attention hog". I couldn't figure out why you were worried about finishing that sentence until I scrolled down. Literally laughed out loud. hahaha

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Me too! It's getting harder though. They would make awesome ornaments! I wonder if there is such a thing as a banty emu? I can just picture a bunch of these eggs laquered and hung on the tree.

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LOL! Yea, I've got tomatoes, leeks and a bunch of other things sprouting but they will get moved to bigger pots and left under grow lights for awhile before I consider moving them outside. Well I may try a few of my tomatoes and egg plants in the hay bale cold frame DH just built for me as soon as they are tall enough but I will add some heat sinks first! Last year we got a hard freeze up here on June 26th.

I'm going to bring my incubator home from the preschool today, which means I'll get a chance to candle my eggs. Woot!

Oh good!




So has anyone heard from Grumpypantsmomma? I sure hope she and the kids are ok!

 

[ChooksChick]

Argh! I am out. My incubator came unplugged during the night. Eggs ice cold this morning. My dogs bed is near the area, I think maybe he knocked the plug out. Sadness!!

Plug it back in and walk away!! I know I told the story of my broody who sat on the wrong nest in an 18* October fluke, right?? Well, I had seen her off of the nest mid-morning, and when I went to lock them up around 7, she was on the wrong nest (full of golf balls). I flipped! I put her back on and searched and everyone said put her back and hope for the best. I got chicks! It's amazing how resilient mother nature has designed this system. Have faith.

You know it is not going to be a really good hatch when the boxes come in looking like this

I actually have an Anaheim pepper that I left out in the garden in a pot and it did not freeze

I did not cover it or protect it at all

Last summer was brutally dry and hot with 110 for days so this spring is moist and wet and I hope the summer stays below the tripple digits

THAT is why I double-box and ship in major foam. Holy moly.

I'm alive!! I think. Had a problem with the bator being unplugged again, so this time I just switched the plugs out. I'm still tired and I've been awake for a while now. All this talk of coffee makes me want to make a pot. Unfortunately we only have mom's gross non-dairy creamer.

A great save when all the real milk and half-and-half are gone is to keep a few cans of evaporated milk around- not sweetened condensed, evaporated. It actually is VERY good.

ME ME ME!!! I will take them....how do I get there? LOL bet its huge road trip...silchins sound awesome and I love love love my broodys.!

If you can pay the shipping and for a box, they are totally yours. Super-sweet, but I'm out of room and I don't want him breeding in my separated flocks. I don't want him eaten, of course, though she can go in wherever. I'm happy to send them as a pair. She's just decided to sit again, but I can pull her off. She'll do it again within weeks of arriving, I'm sure!!

PM me your zip for an estimate if you're serious!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

 

[kathyinmo]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

 

[Melissa Rose]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

I am so very sorry for the both of you

 

[NotAFarm]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

Sorry to hear that SCG

 

[Wisher1000]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

Oh, Honey, I'm so sorry, you don't deserve the heartache. If it helps any, we all love you!

 

[Melissa Rose]

Question about injured roo. I have a Blue French Marans young roo about three months old. He is really pretty and I was going to keep him for breeding. I have a gentleman that comes over to get extra roos for his family when I have them and he was over about a week ago. He steped on the little roos leg and hurt it pretty bad. I don't think it is actually broke but it could be. It has been a week now and he still has trouble putting his weight on it fully and loses his balance when he does. Should I reconsider keeping him for breeding? Has anyone had a chicken injured like this that fully recovered? Sorry if it is the wrong thread to ask on but with soooo many wonderful chicklet caretakers here I thought it would be a good place

. Also I have Swedish Flower Hens and Blue Laced Red Wyandottes hatching today and here are the first ones out

They are in with my Legbars that hatched yesterday

 

[Grumpypantsmomma]

OH NO! More rain?!! Oh dear this does not sound good! Let us know as soon as you can that you and the kids are ok! Now I'm gonna worry til we hear you are ok!

OMG! That is freakin' adorable!

LOL!!! I'm used to the phrase "attention hog". I couldn't figure out why you were worried about finishing that sentence until I scrolled down. Literally laughed out loud. hahaha



X2!



Me too! It's getting harder though. They would make awesome ornaments! I wonder if there is such a thing as a banty emu? I can just picture a bunch of these eggs laquered and hung on the tree.

LOL! Yea, I've got tomatoes, leeks and a bunch of other things sprouting but they will get moved to bigger pots and left under grow lights for awhile before I consider moving them outside. Well I may try a few of my tomatoes and egg plants in the hay bale cold frame DH just built for me as soon as they are tall enough but I will add some heat sinks first! Last year we got a hard freeze up here on June 26th.

Oh good!




So has anyone heard from Grumpypantsmomma? I sure hope she and the kids are ok!

We're Good! Kids stayed asleep and I managed to get the animals safe and warm, We finally got a break of sunshine this afternoon hoping it stays and the creek goes down

it hasn't made it to the house yet!
The kids ended up sleeping with the hubby and I all night, i was up and down every hour to check on the creek, so i am off for a nap with the kids! be back later

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[SunnyDawn]

I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words regarding Black Betty.

As predicted, she passed away very quickly last night. I am just glad that it was swift.

So sorry. Glad she didn't have to suffer and very glad she wasn't your special favorite. Still sad to lose a hen.