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[MrsDickey]

You know I don't mind necropsies or butchering or sticking my hand in chicken poo on accident but I absolutely HATE opening unhatched eggs. I don't know what it is but it's not for me.

That's me! Except I don't look when he does the kill. Once I know they're no longer alive then it doesn't bother me. Anything but opening eggs!

 

[Apple Bill]

Hello from Broken Arrow. Pretty sure I said hi over a year ago when I joined, but I've been absent since. We have chicks now so I'm back.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Hello from Broken Arrow. Pretty sure I said hi over a year ago when I joined, but I've been absent since. We have chicks now so I'm back.

Welcome back!

 

[TipihlowLadies]

Hello from Broken Arrow.  Pretty sure I said hi over a year ago when I joined, but I've been absent since.  We have chicks now so I'm back.

Hi and welcome back what kind of chickens did you end up with

 

[mjgigax]

Last year my hatcher wouldn't hold a good temp so DH helped me put a multi turn thermostat in it and now it is right on temp. to the 10th of a degree. I had 52 eggs, my first batch, ready to go from the incubator so I candled them and 38 went into lockdown. Of the 24 Cowetta Orpington eggs I bought 18 were growing. My Blue Copper Marans were all growing and most of my Ameraucana pullet eggs were too. The Ameraucanas were bred by my Marans roo so they should be Olive Eggers. The one Olive Egger hen that I have is such a good layer I want more. My first two Chocolate Orpington eggs also made in into the hatcher!

Thank goodness the hatcher has a window in the front. I am such a "pot watcher"!

Today all 6 of my Blue Copper Marans hen/pullets layed, 3 of 5 Chocolate Orpingtons layed and I got 2 Mille Fleur Cochin eggs too. They must know tomorrow is my birthday. I love those girls.

Jack, (neighbor) called me while I was heading home today. My yearling ewe, Josephine, (part of his flock of Dorper sheep flock,) had delivered a tiny lamb and didn't know what to do. The poor little lamb, only the size of our tomcat was standing across the pasture still covered in afterbirth and very hungry. DH and I roped Josephine and I showed the little ram how to nurse. This was my first experience milking sheep. He got to nursing on his own while Josephine was tied up away from the flock so he got some good colostrum but she didn't accept him. A neighbor with a big flock of Dorpers took the little guy and he will get fat and spoiled there. We were surprised that Josephine was even pregnant. She isn't a year old yet and not completely grown. Next year she should know what to do.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Last year my hatcher wouldn't hold a good temp so DH helped me put a multi turn thermostat in it and now it h=is right on temp. to the 10th of a degree. I had 52 eggs, My first batch, ready to go from the incubator so I candled them and 38 went into lockdown. Of the 24 Cowetta Orpington eggs I bought 18 were growing. My Blue Copper Marans were all growing and most of my Ameraucana pullet eggs were too. The Ameraucanas were bred by my Marans roo so they should be Olive Eggers. The one Olive Egger hen that I have is such a good layer I want more. My first two Chocolate Orpington eggs also made in into the hatcher!

Thank goodness the hatcher has a window in the front. I am such a "pot watcher"!

Today all 6 of my Blue Copper Marans hen/pullets layed, 3 of 5 Chocolate orpingtons layed and I got 2 Mille Fleur Cochin eggs too. They must know tomorrow is my birthday. I love those girls.

Jack, (neighbor) called me while I was heading home today. My yearling ewe, Josephine, (part of his flock of Dorper sheep flock,) had delivered a tiny lamb and didn't know what to do. The poor little lamb, only the size of our tomcat was standing across the pasture still covered in afterbirth and very hungry. DH and I roped Josephine and I showed the little ram how to nurse. This was my first experience milking sheep. He got to nursing on his own while Josephine was tied up away from the flock so he got some good colostrum but she didn't accept him. A neighbor with a big flock of Dorpers took the little guy and he will get fat and spoiled there. We were surprised that Josephine was even pregnant. She isn't a year old yet and not completely grown. Next year she should know what to do.

Awe!!!

I found where I planted my blue salvia- it didn't make it. Are you coming to the Coweta auction this week? I can get it from you there. I really want some it is so beautiful! It was so hot when I finally got it planted, it kind of limped through the summer but didn't survive the winter.

 

[mjgigax]

Awe!!!

I found where I planted my blue salvia- it didn't make it. Are you coming to the Coweta auction this week? I can get it from you there. I really want some it is so beautiful! It was so hot when I finally got it planted, it kind of limped through the summer but didn't survive the winter.

I won't get to come to Cowetta till June
I teach school. I am temped to leave from school and head that way though. If I leave East OKC at 3:30 I would get to Cowetta at 6;30, hmmmmmm......It is a possibility.

My salvia is coming like crazy this year. I will be able to pot up several new plants. I bought one gallon plant about 5 years ago and from that I have 2 large areas that grow into big bushes every year and have shared with several people.

 

[kelielliott]

I can't look in the eggs either. I feel as if I am being to invasive.

Silly question
I just put a dozen or so eggs in the incubator. If they hatch, some are half banty cochin/silkie. Is that considered barnyard mix or sizzle silkie? Does it takes generations to get the sizzle? I'm just hatching for fun. Also hatching our one silkie that's laying! Finally the one from @bardies is laying!

 

[DBerryhill]

So I seem to remember a big event mentioned last year...POOPS? Will there be one this year? Any word on when?

 

[Apple Bill]

Hi and welcome back what kind of chickens did you end up with

Thank you both.

Ones on sale at Atwoods...

Pretty sure 1 is an EE, two are RIR, then there are two small black ones with just a hint of white/yellow on their belly. No idea what they are.