MarineCorpFarmr Egg BOMB, A new Beginning! Follow along in his journey to a new flock!

[Sally Sunshine]

Had to share with ya'll what surprise I got for my mom (she has the beginning stages of Alzheimer's, so she lives with my family so I can take care of her...and I tend to spoil her a bit

). She has been wanting a Talbot Polish Frizzle since she saw a pic on the internet. Couldn't find anyone who had eggs or chicks, but...I did find someone local who had a couple of special needs Talbot Polish pullets...one has a crossed beak, the other a back problem (the person I got them from thinks because her tail is crooked). Told Mama I wanted to take her somewhere as a surprise. When we got there, she spotted the Polish out of the dozens of different breeds running around and fell in love. Picked up one of the girls, and that's when I told her she was coming home with us...and my mom started to cry. These two girls will never have to worry about not being taken care of because they are disabled...they are not part of our happy family

very cool!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Figured out how my kitties keep getting singed fur.

lol oopsies

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Jays you candle? I just threw out .5 my brahma eggs, at least we have some fertility in them. The CCL are all viable THANK GOD! I have a zillion ppl wanting to pic up chicks and no chicks for them!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: this is cute too sad when power goes off

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Jays you candle?  I just threw out .5 my brahma eggs, at least we have some fertility in them.  The CCL are all viable THANK GOD!  I have a zillion ppl wanting to pic up chicks and no chicks for them! 

A few. The light on my phone only goes so far on brown eggs lol. Got busy last night didnt get in till 0400 so didnt get eggs set. But I got the painting done on the brooders. And got em moved into place. Setting tonight. Lockdown tomorrow for the first batch. 14 going in. Need to make some progress on a hatcher tho.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: awesomeness!

 

[Penny Hen]

DH stories are a trip...

Mine came home yesterday, and I was holding the cross beaked Polish on my lap...she was snoozin' away (I cannot even begin to describe my shock as to how gentle, sweet, and cuddly these two pullets are!). DH just looked at me, rolled his eyes, and said "Lord have mercy"...and continued walking into the kitchen. Mama said "Isn't she gorgeous? And they are PETS, not food." DH said "THEY???" and Mama said "Yep, "they"...we've got her sister too". More eye rolling from DH. I could tell he was mad, so I gave him the silent treatment for an hour. Finally he said "Baby, is something wrong?" (Duh, that would be why you GET the silent treatment). Me: "Nope, nothing." Door slam. DH: "What's wrong with you?" Me: "Well, let's see. First you tell me you don't care if I get more chickens. Then I hatch eggs and you act all ****** off because it means more chickens. Ignore the whole incubation process until you see an egg with the number 2 written on it, and claim it as yours. Then, once they hatched and start peeping in the brooder, you complain about the noise. Then we have company and you want to show off the new chicks...the same ones you've been complaining about. I kill and process Zeus because he attacks our son, and my mom, and go get another rooster from down the road. You had no problem with it. Then when all the pullets wouldn't stop beating him up, and I told you I had to go get him a girl, you get mad...until you see her, and then you're ok with it. Now with these two new ones, you're ****** off...yet you said "I DON'T CARE IF YOU GET MORE CHICKENS"!!! So which is it? I can have more chickens, or I can't? What is the problem with these two new ones?"
Silence for about a minute.
DH: "Your mom said they're pets."
Me: "Yes, that's right. One has a crossed beak, the other a spine injury. So they can't be bred, and can't be eaten...they are special needs chickens."
DH: "Do they lay eggs?"
Me: "Yes, they lay eggs. Not yet because of their age, but yes...these two chickens will lay eggs."
DH: "Oh, well that's ok then."

Are you sure your DH isn't my DH's long lost brother?

 

[Penny Hen]

Good morning! My morning's not so great. Power went out about an hour ago, my boys are arguing over everything and I'm apparently only going to get one cup of *hot* coffee due to the power issue. Gggrrr. I'm sure my bator eggs will be okay but my NYD chicks are in an outdoor brooder (15 of them) with a silkie mama and her 3 chicks. Do y'all think they'll be okay? Usually they get the power back on within an hour but with being Sunday, who knows.

Hey you probably have this solved by now but for next time you have a power outage: Have a way to heat water, Colman stove, gas grill, charcoal grill. Set you regular coffee maker up but leave the lid open. When the water is hot pour slowly over the grounds. It won't all go at once but as the water level drops you put in a bit more until it is all in. Viola! Hot coffee. From a fellow Javahead who can be an Ogre without her coffee

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[roostereggs]

Well, by the looks of that, you have PLENTY more space for chickens. Now get off the computer and go get some eggs in the bator!!!

 

[abmaddox1981]

Morning everyone!