North Carolina

[Miss Lydia]

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speaking off bators, and I don't have one, i had 9 broodys this spring and summer

but Green didn't you get a cabinet bator, did you use it yet?

I do have it, not allowed to use it yet! It's the "Bower 610". It's nice to look at and dream! I'm gonna refinish it this winter hopefully. And when I find the million dollars to get my farm. It"s on like Donkey Kong!!!! Lol

If you find that million let us know so we can all come and celebrate..

 

[BHep]

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I have a Dickey 3x1... holds 294 eggs in the turners. Plus you have the hatching tray, so as many as can fit. LOL

Dickey.com

 

[BHep]

P.S. Power is back on..........water is back on.. Its all good !

 

[ramirezframing]

glad to hear you got power back.

to all new flockers

 

[Miss Lydia]

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How are you 2 new little ducklets doing?

 

[vfem]

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Hooray! Thank goodness!

 

[BHep]

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How are you 2 new little ducklets doing?

Doing good... So calm & quiet. Feathers are growing back.

I will get new pics tomorrow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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How are you 2 new little ducklets doing?

Doing good... So calm & quiet. Feathers are growing back.

I will get new pics tomorrow.

Muscovies are very calm and quiet ducks, I love em to pieces looking forward to seeing how much better yours look now..

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

BHep - glad to hear you all are doing well and finally have power/water/etc... We were fortunate here (especially since we have a co-op electrical company) and only loss power for 2 hours. There is a LOT of tree mess to clean up, but we are happy that no trees fell and apparently our chickens were happy to get the coop opened up again as they gave us THREE eggs yesterday!!

That's the first time we have seen eggs matching the number of layers we have!!

I am getting more excited as our Marans which were hatched 3/17 are getting close to their time of laying!! DD is VERY happy to have the eggs!! Yesterday she ate FOUR scrambled eggs (granted they were bantam size, but still...we have a growth spurt coming on I think!!

) Sadly, I have not had the privileged of tasting any of our eggs

as my wonderful all day "morning" sickness is really doing a number on my ability to withstand smells!!

Poor DH is on his own for his meals until this passes...

it's that or risk making him lose his appetite when the smells get the best of me!!

Just a reminder so you all don't worry, I am flying "home" this week to attend a wedding, so I may not be around. I don't want any of you to worry!! DD and I will be flying to Ohio and spending some time with family and friends. The key will be whether or not I can keep our "secret" a secret

until DH is ready to announce it to our families.

Here's a hope and a prayer that I am able to suppress the queasiness long enough!! Ginger, catnip and peppermint tea..you all are going to be my best friends!!

Tink also managed to weather the storm...she has had her first treatment for worms and as soon as her coat dries, I plan on putting some revolution/frontline (can't remember which it is...lol) on her. She's still looking for a good home, although DH is still talking with the rescue group...for some reason they want to adopt her into a home where the woman insists she gets declawed first...I keep explaining that she is in NO condition to have any traumatic surgery (my feelings about declawing aside). I am leaning towards keeping her and "fixing her up" and then sending her out to SCM's grandma. She is such a loving cat who's had a hard life so far...she deserves to be loved on and to curl up in someone's lap and "talk" to them. Maybe it's my "maternal instincts" getting the better of me??!!

to all the newcomers!!

HT - Thank you for the pictures of ChickenStock!! Sure wish we had been closer...it looked like a LOT of fun!! I will say I am glad I didn't go though, because those cupcakes looked absolutely sinfully delicious!! I probably would have caved and tried one then I would have been in double trouble!!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[mayberrygirl]

Ok, pics... I have finished the chicken wire (this is doubled halfway the sides on the inside - I do know the risks of chicken wire)
Front:

Untitled by mayberrygirl74, on Flickr

Back (I need to add the nesting box support for now that is what the bucket feeder is doing, LOL):

Untitled by mayberrygirl74, on Flickr