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[youfordz]

Deal!! She's got beautiful Spitzhaubens I'm sure her JG are just as nice.

I pulled out a few eggs since I am not seeing any pips today. One the egg looked half empty the other was chirping (so maybe some will still hatch). And the 3rd one had pipped but died in the shell. This is a mix of chicken & guinea eggs 4 different kinds of eggs total.
The humidity in the house is at 55% I am certain the rain is drowning my hatch this wk!!! Now the question is how do I take humidity out of the house so I can keep the humidity down in the incubator. The past few wks I have only put water in the cabinet incubators if it gets below 35%. The humidity in the hatcher is at 55%.
In our old house I would use damprid to draw down the humidity in the laundry room. Maybe I need to put some of that in the room with the incubator. I am going to give the eggs until tomorrow afternoon, hopefully a few more show progress soon.
Mitzi how is your hen doing today after her trip to the vet?

It was one of my baby Bantam Faverolles, thank you so much for asking-did anyone tell you that you're one of the nicest people??
She's still the same. I sort of wish I'd have pushed him to empty her crop out but I'm sure it would've just done the same thing again today. I think it probably is pendulous crop after reading about it. Maybe she won't have a severe case of it and I won't have to put her down. I'd seriously do surgery on her and will look into that at the vet school here. For parrots they do surgery, I don't see why they can't for a chicken. All our pets have a price tag on their lives, I'd do quite a bit for these little Faverolles.

!hello helllo hellloooooooooo, iiiii'mmmmmmm baaaaccccckkkkkkkk!!!!!
i'll hang out for an hour or so, then going to park it before i have any issues real or imagined.
mefordz is going to be a new,,,,,,,,,, person!

i hope this isnt too risque for anyone.

Too much leg, Jim. You see the way the leg is stuck forward? Just like Angelina Jolie's leg. And look what a big deal that became.
easy now! mefordz had a problem over stuff like that!

 

[tgperg]

Chicken peep will swap for all most any thing..

Sweet! I'm going to go take some picures.

 

[BBAcres]

Sooooo I would totally love to buy a Silkie bird at POOPS. Adult.


Just throwing that out there. LOL

 

[mjgigax]

What all are people using the DE for? I know for bug control, but do you let the chickens dust in it?, or put it on them?

I sprinkle/poor some in their favorite dust bathing spots. They gladly put it on themselves.

 

[mjgigax]

surely you jest!!!!!!!

If someone doesn't like blue birds they haven't seen that roo!

 

[CityClucks]

I shouldn't make jokes about him. he is a good guy. I have been increasingly frustrated and worn out by my job and today, with his full support, I resigned. I'm sad but relieved, ( and a little worried about the future).

Wow - what a huge step - am so glad you have such a supportive partner. I did the same thing several years ago - it is scary, but I am sure things will work out for the best for you.

 

[mjgigax]

Chicken peep will swap for all most any thing..

We swapped a couple loads of composted chicken manure for a load of very pretty landscape rocks! Now that was a deal. I need to post the picks of the rocks and planting we did last weekend.

 

[Ksane]

MJ, I missed the post about you resigning and just saw it when someone quoted it. You did the right thing. And that very 1st morning when you open your eyes and realize you don't have to go back to that place you'll be so relieved.

Sooooo I would totally love to buy a Silkie bird at POOPS. Adult.
Just throwing that out there. LOL

Brandy! Betsy will be there with Silkies! Here's the 2 I got from her at the Chicken show in Shawnee last year.
They're just adorable and I've really enjoyed them. Not a single problem with either of them. They're just nice nice girls.

 

[jcatblum]

Mj I quit work last May & haven't ever looked back. If teaching was only interacting with the kids it would be an enjoyable job. The bad part is when the admin makes you so crazy you want to leave. Maybe you could just tutor for a while. Most national tutoring places even have full time tutoring positions from home.

 

[Ksane]

Makes you wonder if the people who got the chicken manure are bragging to their friends about the rocks they unloaded on some couple & snapping pictures of it lol