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[DBerryhill]

@Poco Pollo I love the pic and I'm jealous of the mud. It sprinkled here down in sw ok, but stays sooooo dry. I miss rain and mud.

On the note of kids pictures... I just finished candling what's in my bator and starting lockdown...my 5 year old ran out and showed me this.

She told me she wanted the chicks to have a picture so they can remember being in the eggs. She is already chicken crazy.

 

[Kassaundra]

"so they can remember being in the egg" that is soooooo precious.

 

[Poco Pollo]

@Poco Pollo I love the pic and I'm jealous of the mud. It sprinkled here down in sw ok, but stays sooooo dry. I miss rain and mud.

On the note of kids pictures... I just finished candling what's in my bator and starting lockdown...my 5 year old ran out and showed me this.
She told me she wanted the chicks to have a picture so they can remember being in the eggs. She is already chicken crazy.

I'm smiling so big my face hurts. I love this!

 

[TipihlowLadies]

What day DO you remove eggs from turner TO hatcher

 

[NanaKat]

1. RFDTV Farm News Report this morning showed a map of the United States showing which states have reported cases of the Avian Flu (H7N9) that has migrated from China into Canada and now into the US. States around us with reported incidents include Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri. Since this flu can be contracted by humans, here is some information for you to save:
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Another link
http://www.flu.gov/about_the_flu/h7n9/

 

[NanaKat]

Hiya Fellow BYC'ers

I got all moved into a place in Purcell and retired from the job on March 1st so enjoying a break for a while till I decide whats next, I did find out that I can have up to six hens here in town but no roosters so will be building a pen soon and looking for layers for it, I guess I will look to make some sales as soon as I have a place to put some birds, it feels weird to be without chickens LOL

Bill, It is good to hear that you are settled IN TOWN

!! Congrats on your retirement...may your days never be empty...there is always something to do. Six hens will certainly be a reduction from your past responsibilities.

Originally Posted by Poco Pollo

What day DO you remove eggs from turner TO hatcher

I move eggs on day 18 to stationary cardboard egg cartons so the eggs are vertical and not kicked around like footballs as the others hatch. I poke holes in the bottoms of the egg cups so the air can move around the eggs.

 

[NanaKat]

@Poco Pollo I love the pic and I'm jealous of the mud. It sprinkled here down in sw ok, but stays sooooo dry. I miss rain and mud.

On the note of kids pictures... I just finished candling what's in my bator and starting lockdown...my 5 year old ran out and showed me this.
She told me she wanted the chicks to have a picture so they can remember being in the eggs. She is already chicken crazy.

Such a sweet thought too!

When I first got chickens, I used to tack up pictures of gorgeous roosters in the hen house to encourage my hens.

 

[miohippus]

Is it possible she has/had an impaction and instinctually ate a bunch of gravel to try to relieve it? Maybe she needs/needed extra time for it to grind up.

And doggoneit, Peng and Pong are finally starting to show flashes of that deep rooish red. Drat! I'm convinced that Ashtree cursed them into a sexchange. Or maybe Rinda *looked* at them...

don't know for sure but this morning she is all cleared out

 

[artsyrobin]

1. RFDTV Farm News Report this morning showed a map of the United States showing which states have reported cases of the Avian Flu (H7N9)

i got this info fro a friend in washington state-

according to vets, virus is killed by oxine, lysol and bleach- so follow biosecurity, spray pens, don't let your birds free range- the virus is spread by migrating waterfowl, don't let your birds have access to ponds frequented by wild waterfowl.

 

[artsyrobin]

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that is fantastic!!


Get to meet bardles today to pick up sweet Puzzle! I hope her daughter enjoys him! He is a sweet boy!