Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[konachicks]

Beautiful eggs! I cannot wait till my girls start laying!!

 

[trsturself]

So jealous of all the egg talk! We haven't had more than 1 egg a week in over a month! I was going to worm the girls again today but can't find where I put the stuff! I remember paying for it but not what I did with it when I got home. I'm sure it rolled under something in my messy car. I have so many boxes in there for work I can't put anything in my trunk right now. Argh! I need to do it on a nice day like today!

The first eggs are so exciting. I can't wait for our new girls to lay.

 

[rnchick74]

I think I feel an egg in Gizmo!!! Her abdomen is a little enlarged - she's not egg bound, as she is active & not in distress. Here's hoping tomorrow is the day for a beautiful blue egg to be in my nest box!!!

 

[trsturself]

I have to vent to you guys since this is the only place my friend won't see.

So a few weeks ago I ask our friend (the one that has her chickens and 3 cats here) what she was doing for Thanksgiving. Her answer, "coming to your house". Ok, guess we're having company. That's fine since we would be alone this year. So on Sunday she mentions that she's going to do a small Thanksgiving with her mom first since she'll be alone if she doesn't. I have invited her mom here but she said she won't do that. So it's nothing new that her mom would be alone, she knew that when she invited herself to our house. Anyway, I get it, that's fine. I tell her we'll eat later, at 4, so they can do that. Then she says they'll bring the stuffing and they just bought a peach and cherry pie and they'll bring those (I'm allergic to peach, which she knows, and don't like cherries). I tell her that I'll have to get a pumpkin pie since DD has been craving one for weeks. She says she'll bring that too.
Yesterday I find out from DD (her and my friend's daughter are best friends) that they are doing brunch and then will leave at 2. Which will put them at our house at 3. Perfect. I get a text from my friend at 3 that they are just leaving her mom's. They live an hour away! Fine, they'll get here right when we sit down. Which they do, I'm carving the turkey as they walk in. They bring a dish of stuffing in and say it needs to cook for 30min! Seriously! Guess we aren't having stuffing with our meal! Then they say they aren't even hungry and don't eat more than 2 bites each! AND they didn't bring the pumpkin pie! DD was ticked and had to leave the room before she even found out they didn't bring the pie. We were wondering what she was mad at and their daughter said, "She's mad that they cooked all day and we're not hungry." My friend replies, "Well that wasn't unknown, we've known it would be that way forever." WHAT!? I didn't know!! I thought when you said you're doing Thanksgiving at our house that means you'll be EATING with us! I had such a hard time not walking out myself. I just stared at my food and kept breathing. Had to make a conscious choice not to let it ruin my evening. When my daughter came back down I took her out of the room and explained that I was mad too, that they were being very inconsiderate but that I had made the decision to enjoy my meal anyway. I told her we had picked the food for our favorites not theirs and we made it for us not them. We both made it through the meal and said goodbye. The plus side is they took their 3 cats with them! Not before they ruined my dining room table cover and bathroom cabinets though.

I hate confrontation so I acted nice, but this will definitely change my opinion of her. :/

 

[chickadee5002]

I have to vent to you guys since this is the only place my friend won't see. 

So a few weeks ago I ask our friend (the one that has her chickens and 3 cats here) what she was doing for Thanksgiving. Her answer, "coming to your house". Ok, guess we're having company. That's fine since we would be alone this year. So on Sunday she mentions that she's going to do a small Thanksgiving with her mom first since she'll be alone if she doesn't. I have invited her mom here but she said she won't do that. So it's nothing new that her mom would be alone, she knew that when she invited herself to our house. Anyway, I get it, that's fine. I tell her we'll eat later, at 4, so they can do that. Then she says they'll bring the stuffing and they just bought a peach and cherry pie  and they'll bring those (I'm allergic to peach, which she knows, and don't like cherries). I tell her that I'll have to get a pumpkin pie since DD has been craving one for weeks. She says she'll bring that too. 
Yesterday I find out from DD (her and my friend's daughter are best friends) that they are doing brunch and then will leave at 2. Which will put them at our house at 3. Perfect. I get a text from my friend at 3 that they are just leaving her mom's. They live an hour away! Fine, they'll get here right when we sit down. Which they do, I'm carving the turkey as they walk in. They bring a dish of stuffing in and say it needs to cook for 30min! Seriously! Guess we aren't having stuffing with our meal! Then they say they aren't even hungry and don't eat more than 2 bites each! AND they didn't bring the pumpkin pie! DD was ticked and had to leave the room before she even found out they didn't bring the pie. We were wondering what she was mad at and their daughter said, "She's mad that they cooked all day and we're not hungry." My friend replies, "Well that wasn't unknown, we've known it would be that way forever." WHAT!? I didn't know!! I thought when you said you're doing Thanksgiving at our house that means you'll be EATING with us! I had such a hard time not walking out myself.  I just stared at my food and kept breathing. Had to make a conscious choice not to let it ruin my evening. When my daughter came back down I took her out of the room and explained that I was mad too, that they were being very inconsiderate but that I had made  the decision to enjoy my meal anyway. I told her we had picked the food for our favorites not theirs and we made it for us not them. We both made it through the meal and said goodbye. The plus side is they took their 3 cats with them! Not before they ruined my dining room table cover and bathroom cabinets though. 

I hate confrontation so I acted nice, but this will definitely change my opinion of her. :/

That IS very inconsiderate of your friend. You who are keeping all her animals and treating her how a friend should be treated and she doesn't have the decency to treat you the same. People like that drive me crazy! And everyone wonders why I want to be a hermit :/ that is a lot of work keeping someone else's chickens not only your own. You also took a risk with taking in her chickens, what if they would have made your chickens sick? Would she even fell horrible about that?! Probably not :/ it is very disappointing when people act that way to their "friends". Me on the other hand have no problem with confrontation lol I tell everyone how it is that's why most people wont ask me my opinion on anything I hope for your sake that this will be a one time ordeal

 

[wermnmnmnm]

Still getting 4 eggs a day from my 4 chickens... light in the coop does the trick... we gave eggs to our friend and he said he made delicious eggnog from my babies eggs... Love sharing eggs with friends...

 

[autumnhearth]

I have to vent to you guys since this is the only place my friend won't see.

So a few weeks ago I ask our friend (the one that has her chickens and 3 cats here) what she was doing for Thanksgiving. Her answer, "coming to your house". Ok, guess we're having company.

I hate confrontation so I acted nice, but this will definitely change my opinion of her. :/

Wow. Invited herself, showed up late, didn't bring what was asked, didn't eat and thought it was all expected? I would be ticked, but it is very admirable that you were able to keep your calm and be good example to your daughter, that is definitely in keeping with the Thanksgiving spirit

I forget the original story of why you are boarding her chickens. Are they looking for a new house? Could your flock's health issues be coming from her chickens?

 

[autumnhearth]

I also thought I'd share a funny with yall. My two older girls (9 week old Ameraucana mixes) I got locally are too funny! Do they head back to their coop at night when the sun goes down???

NOPE! They come to my front door EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AT SUNSET TO HAVE ME CARRY THEM BACK TO THEIR COOP!!

That is too cute and funny! Spoiled girls must love their mama!

Speaking of squealing when you see eggs...apricot laid an egg today!!! I squealed when I saw three eggs in the nest box. She hasn't laid since early September, so I am SOOO thrilled.

Ooo which one is hers?

 

[christine9]

@trsturselfsorry to hear your thanksgiving did not leave you or your daughter grateful for those friends. It's a shame that people can be so inconsiderate and not respect what you are trying to do for the holiday at your house. It seems more and more that people are truly selfish ano don't even appreciate the people they call friends. You're obviously such a good person to be taking care of all her animals, not to mention your own! I really hope one day it dawns on her how great of a friend you are.

Being in retail, it makes me feel that it's just a sign of how selfish we are as a society. People are so consumed with themselves and their things, we can no longer celebrate thanksgiving. We forget that we really have things to be thankful for and maybe we should should act in a way that we will make people thankful for us.

 

[christine9]

Ooo which one is hers?

The cute little light one on the right. I forgot how creamy it was. She is getting used to peppy and his extra attention. I'm guessing the egg means it's not stressing her out as much as I was worried. She has some more hiding places now and I think Peppy is pulling out less feathers because she doesn't quite look like she's molting anymore. Oh, Apricot!