Nevadans?

[RulerOfTheSkies]

Here is a slide show movie I made of my chickens.
Enjoy!

 

[SunnyDawn]

Flowers!!! Wow it's been ages! We sure missed your wit on here! Good luck with your new chicks. Can't wait to see pics.


Can't get pics to load Missy but I'm gonna guess it was Sahara? I bet she aced it! Give her a hug from us. She's such a Sweretie!


Pam you got your Octogon!!! How feakin' COOL! CONGRATS! Good luck to everyone hatching!


Wish I could see the pics everyone is posting... :/


You'll all be very proud of me. I went to the Orthopedist today. My GP wants me to see someone in town first that specializes in non-surgical treatments so I went and had ten shots to the spine today. Time will tell if the treaments help but he wants to try a combination of stuff so I'll keep my fingers crossed. I was just relieved to not have to have another Discogram (sounds fun but trust me it really isn't!!!).

 

[Chictaw]

I got her when she was 1 week old, and the man I got her from breeds show birds. He has some that are worth $1,000.00. His must have a lot this small, because we got another one when we got Puffy and it was so small it was no bigger than my thumb. It died about three weeks after we got her. I left her with a neighbor when we went out of town a few days and she didn't take care of her and she was having trouble getting started anyway, so she didn't make it. She would have been a real cutie. I know where Paradise is because I have relatives in Chico so we go that way often.

 

[Chictaw]

I got her when she was 1 week old, and the man I got her from breeds show birds. He has some that are worth $1,000.00. His must have a lot this small, because we got another one when we got Puffy and it was so small it was no bigger than my thumb. It died about three weeks after we got her. I left her with a neighbor when we went out of town a few days and she didn't take care of her and she was having trouble getting started anyway, so she didn't make it. She would have been a real cutie. I know where Paradise is because I have relatives in Chico so we go that way often.

OMG, I'm in love, love, love with this little puff ball! We're these chicks bred to be small or was she just a fluke? Oh, and welcome to the thread. I'm from Northern CA but love my peeps here!
I can't remember if I shared here that I got a Brinsea Octagon 20 incubator with the humidity pump (and turner of course), for my birthday!!!! After my experience a few years ago with the Little Giant (good hatch but required constant monitoring, around the clock during lockdown), I swore I would never hatch again! I started breeding Polish and EE's a couple of years ago with broodies, last year I had 5 and sold some of the chicks and I started getting people who want chicks this year. I realized that if I wanted to sell some chicks and actually work on my breeding program, I really couldn't manage it reasonably with broodies so this year I told my husband I wanted an incubator. He said fine but get a good one! He said he didn't want to see me going through what I did with the last one, he wanted me to enjoy it. What a guy...no wonder I've kept him around all these years!

I was hemming and hawing about the extra money on the humidity pump but after talking with Sunny and others that felt the same hesitance to spending so much money on an incubator and my husband said just get it, I spent the money. I have to say that every time I hear that little thing turn to adjust the humidity I giggle! I'm so tickled that I have nothing to do! I can't wait to see what type of hatch rate I get!

Here's a picture of the eggs I set. After help from Ron and Chickee, I was able to fit 25 eggs. My first layout I only fit 19!
5 Blue Copper Marans (these will be Olive Eggers because I only have an Ameraucana roo) I plan on getting chicks from Sunny but am looking for an adult Black Copper Marans from a nice dark egg so I can hatch pure Marans sooner! Soooo addicted to this dark egg!
4 Polish - Various colors
16 Easter Eggers

I know what you're saying. We've been DIYer's all our lives. Come from a family of builders, we've built our own houses, barns, coops, retaining walls, ponds, etc! But we're getting to the point in our lives when we're considering that maybe we can't just do it all anymore and maybe we should defer some of the heavy lifting. Hope you find someone reliable, I know that's a whole issue on it's own.
My husband and kids are Kickapoo. We have to laugh about the name of the tribe, it's not bad enough our last name is Funk! I would like to learn more about the tribe. My husband is only 1/4 but I'd like the kids and grandkids to know about their heritage.
Awe, she looks so grown up~ I played the clarinet too!

I got her when she was 1 week old, and the man I got her from breeds show birds. He has some that are worth $1,000.00. His must have a lot this small, because we got another one when we got Puffy and it was so small it was no bigger than my thumb. It died about three weeks after we got her. I left her with a neighbor when we went out of town a few days and she didn't take care of her and she was having trouble getting started anyway, so she didn't make it. She would have been a real cutie. I know where Paradise is because I have relatives in Chico so we go that way often.

 

[RulerOfTheSkies]

Video? Comments? Am I being ignored? Sorry, It`s just been a bad day.

 

[Chictaw]

OMG, I'm in love, love, love with this little puff ball! We're these chicks bred to be small or was she just a fluke? Oh, and welcome to the thread. I'm from Northern CA but love my peeps here!
I can't remember if I shared here that I got a Brinsea Octagon 20 incubator with the humidity pump (and turner of course), for my birthday!!!! After my experience a few years ago with the Little Giant (good hatch but required constant monitoring, around the clock during lockdown), I swore I would never hatch again! I started breeding Polish and EE's a couple of years ago with broodies, last year I had 5 and sold some of the chicks and I started getting people who want chicks this year. I realized that if I wanted to sell some chicks and actually work on my breeding program, I really couldn't manage it reasonably with broodies so this year I told my husband I wanted an incubator. He said fine but get a good one! He said he didn't want to see me going through what I did with the last one, he wanted me to enjoy it. What a guy...no wonder I've kept him around all these years!

I was hemming and hawing about the extra money on the humidity pump but after talking with Sunny and others that felt the same hesitance to spending so much money on an incubator and my husband said just get it, I spent the money. I have to say that every time I hear that little thing turn to adjust the humidity I giggle! I'm so tickled that I have nothing to do! I can't wait to see what type of hatch rate I get!

Here's a picture of the eggs I set. After help from Ron and Chickee, I was able to fit 25 eggs. My first layout I only fit 19!
5 Blue Copper Marans (these will be Olive Eggers because I only have an Ameraucana roo) I plan on getting chicks from Sunny but am looking for an adult Black Copper Marans from a nice dark egg so I can hatch pure Marans sooner! Soooo addicted to this dark egg!
4 Polish - Various colors
16 Easter Eggers

I know what you're saying. We've been DIYer's all our lives. Come from a family of builders, we've built our own houses, barns, coops, retaining walls, ponds, etc! But we're getting to the point in our lives when we're considering that maybe we can't just do it all anymore and maybe we should defer some of the heavy lifting. Hope you find someone reliable, I know that's a whole issue on it's own.
My husband and kids are Kickapoo. We have to laugh about the name of the tribe, it's not bad enough our last name is Funk! I would like to learn more about the tribe. My husband is only 1/4 but I'd like the kids and grandkids to know about their heritage.
Awe, she looks so grown up~ I played the clarinet too!

My Husband is 1/4 Choctaw too. He is third generation. His tribe is from Oklahoma, but he was born and raised in Ca. We moved to Nevada about 15 yrs ago. Love it here!!

 

[Chictaw]

Video? Comments? Am I being ignored? Sorry, It`s just been a bad day.

No your not being ignored....just talking Indian talk. Was going to get to you in a minute. Beautiful pictures and the presentation was fabulous. Wish I could do that, but am not to computer savvy. Enjoyed them very much. Thank you for them

 

[Flowers of Abba]

Sunny dawn! I enjoyed looking over your list of members. Thank you kindly. It's encouraging to know your neighbors.

Now for my panic attack vent:

1) I decided to purchase welsummer hatching eggs from Gary farms ALL the way in Georgia. Everyone else had a stinking wait and we'll I don't much have patience ...

2) found my bator dusty on the shelf with little holes in the back

3) speedily ordered a new bator on rush delivery cause the eggs will be here in two days

4) was told by my husband that the stinking storm is coming in early . ( snow snow snow)


So, lets all pray that the eggs don't freeze, the bator is not delayed, the post holds my eggs and they don't put them in that ugly blue open air bouncy jeep. Look I have enough new gray hairs this year!

Thank you all for your ear.
Flowers

 

[laceynoelle]

Flower, I hope everything makes it on time, thats crazy!!

Flamingchicken, Nice pictures!! I love your rock hen who looks right into the camera, like "What? "

 

[wolftracks]

I'm up listening to a loan chick peeping at the other eggs. He's driving me crazy, so I decided I'm just make random posts all over the forums. This chick was pipped last night or early this morning when I was going to set the 83 rggs I decided not to save for the Easter hatch. Yeah right! Took him till just a while ago to come out and play and now I'm up to 124 eggs sitting all over the lace, waiting to go in. We're getting lots of wind and rain the next 3 days, so they'll all probaby stop laying now, but if not.......I'm goona have a whole lotta eggs to try and hatch for Easter.


Where's the fingers in the ears smilie. I'm exhausted, I hurt and he won't let me sleep. He'll go to the door and peep until I go over and tap on the door. geeeezzzz

Sunny I'm glad you are checking out this new DR. I so hate needles, but I also know when the pain starts, ya gotta deal with what can possibly make a difference. I hope it works for you. I hate that my friend hurts too.

I almost close my eyes sitting here and there he goes again. Please let his friends hatch and quick.........