Michigan

[snowflake]

Opa, you are just so funny

dido that, welcome back swampduck

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Oh I forgot....

Welcome back swampduck!

 

[Avalon1984]

So sorry for your loss. That kinda thing really sux. If I had room and a use for your rooster I would surly buy him. But I have a BEAUTIFUL FBCM coming as soon as I go pick him up .

Thanks guys. Yeah, pretty frustrating situation. I was so happy when I picked my perfect male-female ratio from his unsexed chicks and now this mess. I think I will stick the one roo in with my “regular roos for a while, that’ll get his mind off things. I hate losing to mother nature, her and I are at a constant battle.

 

[1muttsfan]

Opa, where do you get that stuff? =D

 

[Chickmate]

OMG!! I have four babies! Mama did it!! The EE egg that someone added two days after Mama started setting has not hatched yet, but even if it doesn't, I'm 4 for 5!! I went out to give her some water and see if she would eat some grapes and soft bread and I heard peeping! As soon as I gave her the bread she started calling the chicks to come eat and they all poked their heads out to see what she had. I didn't have my camera with me so I ran back in to get it and these are the best pictures I could get. I'm SO geeked!! Four little black and yellow ones and one all yellow. And wouldn't you know that the one FBCM egg I gave her hatched me a little ROOSTER!!

He has a perfectly round little yellow spot on the top of his head. I'm guessing the yellow one is the ISA egg. Sorry for the poor quality pics, I only have a cell phone camera. I'll get some better ones later when she's off the nest.











Mama eating her well deserved grapes!

 

[Farmerboy16]

OMG!! I have four babies! Mama did it!! The EE egg that someone added two days after Mama started setting has not hatched yet, but even if it doesn't, I'm 4 for 5!! I went out to give her some water and see if she would eat some grapes and soft bread and I heard peeping! As soon as I gave her the bread she started calling the chicks to come eat and they all poked their heads out to see what she had. I didn't have my camera with me so I ran back in to get it and these are the best pictures I could get. I'm SO geeked!! Four little black and yellow ones and one all yellow. And wouldn't you know that the one FBCM egg I gave her hatched me a little ROOSTER!!

He has a perfectly round little yellow spot on the top of his head. I'm guessing the yellow one is the ISA egg. Sorry for the poor quality pics, I only have a cell phone camera. I'll get some better ones later when she's off the nest.

Congrats Chickmate!!

 

[Chickmate]

Parakeet question -
I volunteer at a retirement center. They have a pair of parakeets in a rolling cage. The lobby was getting drafty so they put the parakeets in their small library which gets a lot of use.
I was concerned that the library wouldn't give the parakeets enough 'down time' 'resting time'.
What do you all think about the amount of love and attention that parkeets can tolerate? My concern is that these birds are being loved to death!

Grandma - I used to have many birds, among them parakeets. They can't get too much loving or attention. As long as they get a good 10 hours of covered sleep time at night they will be fine.

 

[chickflick]

Rose, I bet it didn't take you long to walk that dog this morning.

Since I was thinking about dogs, I though 1muttsfann might appreciate this smilie.


Swampducks, glad to see you back.

I responded to this post before, but I guess it got lost in cyberspace! I didn't even attempt to walk the dogs today!! The wind is WICKED! Just the walk to Kristin's house was brutal.
Chickmate... Congrats on the chicks!! How exciting!!

 

[sj3364]

Congrats Chickmate. I've been toying with the idea of letting a broody hatch some eggs. Of course, I need a broody first.

I'm not liking this, whatcha call it, winter thing. Who thought this was a good idea anyway?

 

[Avalon1984]

OMG!! I have four babies! Mama did it!! The EE egg that someone added two days after Mama started setting has not hatched yet, but even if it doesn't, I'm 4 for 5!! I went out to give her some water and see if she would eat some grapes and soft bread and I heard peeping! As soon as I gave her the bread she started calling the chicks to come eat and they all poked their heads out to see what she had. I didn't have my camera with me so I ran back in to get it and these are the best pictures I could get. I'm SO geeked!! Four little black and yellow ones and one all yellow. And wouldn't you know that the one FBCM egg I gave her hatched me a little ROOSTER!!

He has a perfectly round little yellow spot on the top of his head. I'm guessing the yellow one is the ISA egg. Sorry for the poor quality pics, I only have a cell phone camera. I'll get some better ones later when she's off the nest.











Mama eating her well deserved grapes!

Cuteness overload!