OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

[cluckitall]

Here's the website: http://www.mthopeauction.com/

 

[chickadee5002]

  Here's the website: http://www.mthopeauction.com/

Thanks cluckitall! I was getting ready to find it! And I hope I see you there! we'll have more chicken fun!

 

[Janalynyorkies]

Thank you chickawawa. Yes, I had seen that website. Cluckitall sent it to me. Oh, we enjoyed your daughter so much. I'm glad Brody came we had told her about him. They really hit it off. I enjoyed today so much. It's been a long time since hubby and I have done something together that we both enjoyed. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks so much to blessedchick and Delcochix for organizing today.

 

[ShayBaby]

So sad. I went to make pip holes for my overdue silkie/showgirls and cornish bantams and saw they were shrink-wrapped. Flipping homemade styrobator loses humidity too quickly. I opened them up quickly but it was too late. All but one were dead, fully formed, yolks mostly absorbed, just couldn't pip out. And one was a gorgeous black showgirl! So no showgirls this time around.. The one cornish that's still alive is malpositioned, pipped at the wrong end, and keeps hitting blood vessels. Probably won't last the night. Which would leave me with a 3/20 hatch.
Also still have 12 quail eggs overdue. One popped out earlier today, one is pipped and rocking, but nothing from the other 11. Started with 32... Ugh. Hopefully I get more than 2/32 there.. Just about to give up on shipped eggs. The quail only came from Dayton, but the USPS rerouted them every way they could to ensure their demise.
Looks like I'm going to have to try to talk DH into the long drive up to Mt Hope (yeah right) if I can't find any good showgirls this weekend. If my lazy birds would get busy, I'd just start my own line with all the NN and silkies I have running around here! *fist shake*

Sorry to hear about your SO, Mandy. Hopefully it's worth the separation. And I agree, we chicken-folk will be here for you! My DH is planning on joining the Air Force once his US citizenship is finalized in a couple months and he'll be going away for boot camp for at least a couple months, probably more like half a year with the fields he's looking to train for. This after my dad served a couple tours in Iraq a few years ago and came back with PTSD..never been the same since. Ugh.
Kiddo would NOT go to sleep tonight, which is unlike him, and I'm sick as a dog. Bad night. Bad night. Short novel of a post.

 

[Rnbwbrite1207]

Thanks cluckitail, only two hours from me, assuming my schedule stays clear I will definelty be out there. Sounds like Delaware was a big hit. A little bummed I missed it but I don't think my husband will let me go to every swap. We just don't have enough space...

 

[minihorse927]

So sad. I went to make pip holes for my overdue silkie/showgirls and cornish bantams and saw they were shrink-wrapped. Flipping homemade styrobator loses humidity too quickly. I opened them up quickly but it was too late. All but one were dead, fully formed, yolks mostly absorbed, just couldn't pip out. And one was a gorgeous black showgirl! So no showgirls this time around.. The one cornish that's still alive is malpositioned, pipped at the wrong end, and keeps hitting blood vessels. Probably won't last the night. Which would leave me with a 3/20 hatch.
Also still have 12 quail eggs overdue. One popped out earlier today, one is pipped and rocking, but nothing from the other 11. Started with 32... Ugh. Hopefully I get more than 2/32 there.. Just about to give up on shipped eggs. The quail only came from Dayton, but the USPS rerouted them every way they could to ensure their demise.
Looks like I'm going to have to try to talk DH into the long drive up to Mt Hope (yeah right) if I can't find any good showgirls this weekend. If my lazy birds would get busy, I'd just start my own line with all the NN and silkies I have running around here! *fist shake*

Sorry to hear about your SO, Mandy. Hopefully it's worth the separation. And I agree, we chicken-folk will be here for you! My DH is planning on joining the Air Force once his US citizenship is finalized in a couple months and he'll be going away for boot camp for at least a couple months, probably more like half a year with the fields he's looking to train for. This after my dad served a couple tours in Iraq a few years ago and came back with PTSD..never been the same since. Ugh.
Kiddo would NOT go to sleep tonight, which is unlike him, and I'm sick as a dog. Bad night. Bad night. Short novel of a post.

I'm sorry about your incubator, that sucks. I how some more quail survived.

I guess it wouldn't have been so bad on me if I(we) would have had more than 1 days notice but he's been out of work since the end of July so I understand taking the offer. Were figuring the return to be mid December. I can officially say this is the first year I can't wait till December and for snow to fly so he can come home. Got him and his friend that got hired dropped off and watched them leave. Bawled all the way home...gah. I feel like a little kid

I don't know if I've told everyone here but he was driving truck for a living and was only home Friday night till Monday morning most weeks and very rare that he didn't get off work on the weekends. Usually only during the winter and it was snowing when he didn't get to come home. So I'm use to him not being around all the time. The past two months have been great to have help and we got a lot done on the farm that we were behind on. I appreciate the well wishes and the help offers from everyone. It's nice to know there are still good people out there. I know I can do it, just may need some moral support at times. I'm use to 5 days, not 60+. The baby silkies/sizzles that are suppose to hatch the 8 can keep me company for the next 8+ weeks in the house at least.

 

[cluckitall]

Oh man, that was a hoot! Just got home and got everyone sorted back into their houses and fed and watered and eggs collected. My two new beauties (thank you, Linda!!!) are in the guest quarters for the night and tomorrow I have to build another pen, whee!!!

It was so much fun meeting everyone -- Janalyn and Chickawawa and Chickadee and blessedchick. And minihorse, you snuck out too quick! By the way, Linda doesn't have silkies -- she has teddybears with feathers. Just the biggest, fluffiest silkies I've ever seen! Man, I came home and mine all look so scrawny in comparison

By sheer luck we set up right next to each other and even at that we barely got a chance to chat :-( I didn't get nearly enough time to visit with anyone else either -- that was too quick! We need to do another meet-up sometime soon

So, three people who've raised polish looked over my tolbunts and gave me three different opinions on sex... I tell ya, these birds are driving me crazy, lol! On the upside, though, I found new homes for thirteen of my chickens, only came home with two new ones, a bag of feed, and a full tank of gas so I'd call that a successful swap! Although resisting Chickawawa's icelandics was HAAAAARD!! The thought of building a whole new run and coop helped keep me in check, though... lol!

Linda, did you find where the baby chicks need to go?

Uh, yeah -- I woke up this morning thinking "Wait... that's not right..." Leslie, I'm so sorry!!! I am horriffically bad at names

So yeah, Leslie's silkies are incredible. Linda's might be, too, but I didn't actually meet anyone named Linda yesterday...

 

[cluckitall]

Oh Shay, that's SUCH a bummer!!! I hate that worse than anything. Even when they quit a couple of days before hatch, at least I can tell myself maybe there was a reason for it...

Mlaff, how are the eggies doing???

 

[cluckitall]

The baby silkies/sizzles that are suppose to hatch the 8 can keep me company for the next 8+ weeks in the house at least.

Now that's a plan!!! See? I don't care what anyone says -- chickens are USEFUL!

And look at it this way -- now's your chance to hog the remote, put your feet up on the furniture, and do whatever you like! I know separations aren't fun, but hey, sometimes they're necessary -- so why not try to have fun with it, right? Chicken sleepover party!!!

 

[Natashka]

Nice lady with blonde hair? She was parked next to us. Had a nice time talking to her. Glad she found a good home for him.


Sorry I missed you. We left around 2:30. Glad we went tho. Will definitely try to make it next year! Thanks to all who spent their time organizing it!

That sounds like her!