Official Squatch Watchers

[Parront]

Good morning everyone!

I heard from Stacey. She is well just swamped with real life stuff. She thinks about us all often and is going to try to pop in to say hi soon.

It is nice to hear about Stacy. Tell her Hi for us!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I have to laugh.....it is snowing again here.

I need to go clean the ducks water dish. I will try to get a pic or two of the thick snow slide hanging off the low side of Bitty's house. It is INSANE!

 

[Grammy60]

Happy St Patrick's Day! Good morning everyone. We had snow here too, but not Snow-maggeden like @21hens-incharge ! It is melting already, the creek is running and the ducks love all the mush! Even the chickens like getting out in it when it is not piled so high! Last year's March snowstorm broke down all the trees around here that were going to break, no falling branches this time!

Good morning Parront have a great day

 

[21hens-incharge]

So we can all have that look.

Adding a blurb....All that snow hanging off the back is unsupported. It isn't touching the fence or ground....yet.

 

[Parront]

So we can all have that look.

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There you got the face you expected! The coop has a high snow-load roof, looks like.

 

[Parront]

Good morning Parront have a great day

Good morning! 3 duck eggs today, looks like I will be building a new duck pen so I can get some pure bred ducks. But, then I would have to stop eating them and selling them! I guess I need more ducks.

 

[21hens-incharge]

There you got the face you expected! The coop has a high snow-load roof, looks like.

That one I knew would be ok. The giant nearly flat duck run roof had me worried.

Yes you NEED more quacklings!

 

[Parront]

That one I knew would be ok. The giant nearly flat duck run roof had me worried.

Yes you NEED more quacklings!

They are so cute when they are little. I only need more ducks, not Bad Boy Drakes, though! I really wish there was a way to sex them in the egg. Then I would only eat the male eggs!
We have been wishing for this for generations: https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/ipd/frostonchickens/exhibits/show/poultryfarming/item/135
But, soon I hope we can really do it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-ovo_sexing
Probably not for us hobbyists, though.

 

[21hens-incharge]

They are so cute when they are little. I only need more ducks, not Bad Boy Drakes, though! I really wish there was a way to sex them in the egg. Then I would only eat the male eggs!
We have been wishing for this for generations: https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/ipd/frostonchickens/exhibits/show/poultryfarming/item/135
But, soon I hope we can really do it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-ovo_sexing
Probably not for us hobbyists, though.

Being able to sex in the egg before incubation sure would solve a lot of troubles!

 

[Parront]

Being able to sex in the egg before incubation sure would solve a lot of troubles!

The big guys can do it now. I want a home test kit!
https://www.poultryworld.net/Eggs/Articles/2020/2/SELEGGT-stops-day-old-chick-culling-538185E/