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

[kvmommy]

There appears to be a lot of losses and injuries going on here. I'm very sorry! I hope the Yorkie and roo get better and I'm sorry about the loss of the hen and roo. Well, the eggs in my LG have really large air cells so I started adding water. They are growing at an alarming rate. And...looks like I have about 6-7 more goners...but I didn't pull them yet. I'm waiting til Lockdown. The development seems a bit behind..but thats ok. I'm not going to start fiddling with the thermostat. But the hovabator is super stable now...after them early crazy temp swings.

Oh and when I was upset about my dog snapping at me, someone said she wouldn't remember when I let her back in. I just wanted to say you were right...she came in as happy as can be like nothing happened. And now we're sitting on the couch eating smoked oysters with Laughing Cow cheese on ritz together. I feel bad she's been crated all day the past 2 days because I've been very busy. My best friend left her husband after he cheated on her multiple times and moved to Fla. Well, she finally started dating a great guy and was getting on her feet with the 2 kids and her husband called her. Said he was going to kill himself if she didn't come. So her and the kids came back...which is great for me. And when she got here, his Navy chief was waiting for her. Her husband was in ER and getting locked in the Psych Ward. They won't tell her what happened except that he threatened to kill himself on a couple of occasions. But her husband had multiple contusions on his face and he said they took him to the back room and told him that she and her kids were there as a surprise. He was excited and when he walked in, 3 guys from his command jumped him from behind and beat him and took him to the hospital. The hospital won't talk to her and neither will his command. But his story doesn't make sense, but then again the contusions all over his face doesn't reflect a normal submission...it looks like he really was beaten. So...I've been spending lots of time with her and her kids. Her 5 year old son has been acting soooo awful since they separated and now he's here and can't see his dad, he's even worse. I just feel soooo bad for them. I love them just as if they were my own family.

Sorry...had to vent.

Is it hatch day yet??? I'm starting to get antsy. The urge to candle every egg all day long is killing me. Must hatch an emu. And peacock. And basque chicken. and....oh gosh..my husband is going to kill me!

 

[NotAFarm]

Well, today is Day 13 (312 hours). My picture was rushed on this particular evening (these pics are all my Easter Hatch eggs which are 2 days ahead of the rest), so it's not-so-great.


But look what happens in Photoshop when I "equalize."

Much more interesting! I managed better pics for Day 14, so - until tomorrow!

BTW, I think my air cells are definitely a bit small, but others have air cells which are huge, so I am just staying the course on that one...

That is one awesome Easter Egg you have there! Very cool effect!

 

[rarely bored]

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 triple digits

Yippee for the no freezing! I think freezing is done here too, but surprises can happen. I hear ya' on the heat! 110 for days

... ok, been there done that, There was one year, in the early '80's when my area had over 30 days in a row over 100. It was miserable!!! Thankfully our summers are milder now.

. All this talk of coffee makes me want to make a pot. Unfortunately we only have mom's gross non-dairy creamer.

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.

hard freeze on June 26th!!!! That's harsh!

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.

Really?? I bought dehydrated milk for that situation but

. Even organic dehydrated milk tastes like nasty dehydrated milk. Next time I run out of half and half will you remind me to use the evaporated milk?

Temps are down in the hatcher and I added water, just in case I didn't kill them all. The only eggs I can see through are from my Silver Phoenix and I didn't see any movement at all.

Sure do hope they are ok.

 

[thebirdguy]

What a week!!! I have been very busy at work and not much time to be on BYC... I am caught up (I skimmed a lot!!)

If you posted a picture for the cutest baby picture and haven't pm'd me, please do so.. I will work on getting a page/poll up by the end of the weekend.. I'll leave it open for voting until Wednesday and announce the winner Wednesday night...

I'll accept entries until Sunday morning...

 

[debs_flock]

Cutest baby contest entries.





Deb

 

[Cynthia12]

Hope the yorkie's ok.

As far as the roo goes, I'd keep him around another 2 weeks or so see if he gets better. If not, he's probably not going to be able to breed effectively. I had a hen once that got bit by a snake and she couldn't walk (it was her fault for messing with it). I was terrified I'd have to put her down (she's my favorite hen). She improved and was like new again in a few days. They're pretty resilient, give him some good food, a quiet place (indoors?) to rest and see how he does.

Thank you! Whew, got the blood work back. His white blood cells are high, vet says because he's going potty lots, he probably has a bladder infection. So, on antibiotics for 10 days. He's actually eating a little bit! He's back to following me to which ever room I'm in, but not himself as of yet. The vet says give the meds a few days and hopefully he is back to his bouncing off the walls doggy that he is.

 

[Cynthia12]

OK here is my pics for the cute pics contest............... http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii547/javachickgirl2/chicks/missyspics035.jpg http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii547/javachickgirl2/chicks/missyspics039.jpg http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii547/javachickgirl2/chicks/missyspics194.jpg

Love these!

 

[Cynthia12]

and here is the pics for the incubater contest http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums...digree baskets for hatching eggs/105_0326.jpg http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums...digree baskets for hatching eggs/105_0328.jpg http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii547/javachickgirl2/104_2498.jpg

LOL..and that's a lot of eggs! What are you going to do if you get a 90% hatch??

 

[Razadia]

Or if one of us wins that lottery tonight we should "gift" everyone on this thread with emu eggs

SCG, it's funny you should say that, cuz that's what I was thinking about doing if we won.

We didn't, but that's not to say we may not still have around 46 million heading our way if a friend wins. I may get to do it.

 

[Cynthia12]

Thanks Everyone for good advice on the sweet little roo guy

He was just so pretty and perfect and sweet he will make a good breeder but if he can't stand right he probably wont. I'll keep him though I think. I'm already pretty attached

I sold a White Crested Polish Top Hat Pullet to a lady about 3 months ago and after she had her for about a month she contacted me and said it had been attacked by a hawk

! She wasn't injured so much as having wounds but seemed to have brain damage

. She sent her back to me to see if I could get her to eat again. The lady had been force feeding her "Boost" mixed with crumbles to keep her alive. She was like a zombie!!! Well after about a week she finally started to move around and eat again so I kept her for another week till she was acting pretty normal and sent her back

. The lady had her for about 10 days and then contacted me again to say she was acting like a zombie again

!!! I told her to bring her back and I would see if I could do anything with her

. Well after a few days of wondering what to do I realized the Boost had really high Iron in it. The poor little lassie had Iron Poisoning! From what I read it causes your Central Nervous System to shut down and it turned her into the Zombie. I kept her quite for about a week and now she is acting normal again!!! She won't be going back this time but staying here with me

! You can really get super attached when you are caring for an injured animal

! I sure hope the little Yorkie will be alright

Melissa, you know I love all of your cute little smiley thingys, what ever they are called...lol..I remember liking getting on during the Christmas hatch and seeing them. Makes for a fun page!! I think of you as a very fun person!