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[mjgigax]

No but a tom cat got in through an open window. Would much rather had to clean up after the chicken.

Once, when DH left his truck window open over night, our young cat got in and found the box of Kleenex tissues on the back seat. She must have had a blast because she pulled out every tissue one at a time. It looked as if it had snowed all over the back seat and floor.

 

[NanaKat]

No but a tom cat got in through an open window. Would much rather had to clean up after the chicken.

Once, when DH left his truck window open over night, our young cat got in and found the box of Kleenex tissues on the back seat. She must have had a blast because she pulled out every tissue one at a time. It looked as if it had snowed all over the back seat and floor.

uh oh and awwww! Cats are extreme.

Sure enjoyed the visit today with Rebecca, Mary Jo and Joe. Getting together to visit about chickens is always a fun time. Rebecca looked so good after her surgery. Roger really liked visiting with Joe too. Larry was really impressed with Joe's big truck.

After you left, I transplanted my verbena and snapdragons into 4 inch pots. Then we checked the cows in Prague and worked in the garden planting lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and collards. Next I fed and watered the chickens and gathered the rest of the eggs and moved that white Wyandotte hen to a brood box...she settled down to business just like a duck to water. The eggs are still pipping in the incubator so I quickly moved the fluffed chicks to the brooder. Maybe this will be a better hatch.

Roger has the first of two days of stress tests at the heart hospital tomorrow. It begins at 11 am with fasting after midnight....he doesn't function well without his morning coffee...might be a rough morning.. :/

 

[Zolon]

Then we checked the cows in Prague

That's where I am currently located.

 

[Poco Pollo]

Dan - today is hatch day, and there is one all-white chick out and completely dry. I don't see pips on any of the other eggs yet. I'll keep you posted. The eggs were set in the evening, so I expect to see most of the hatching activity around eight or nine tonight.

 

[Tika75]

Hello. I'm here in Cushing. There are my girls, minus the darkest black one. We lost her in February. :-( I don't know breeds they are. I have been getting one or two eggs a day from the three although last week they through me off. Wednesday I had two eggs, Thursday I had four, and then Friday I had two again.

 

[dunnmom]

Nice to be able to turn off the heat lamps today. My chickies were getting downright hot in their brooder, loafing around with their wings held out from their lil bodies. I hope they'll be well taken care of while I'm at the hospital having my new baby girl later this week. Lots of new beginnings this month. It's exciting!

 

[dunnmom]

Dan - today is hatch day, and there is one all-white chick out and completely dry.  I don't see pips on any of the other eggs yet.  I'll keep you posted.  The eggs were set in the evening, so I expect to see most of the hatching activity around eight or nine tonight.  

Keep us updated on your hatch!

 

[beautifulpirate]

The babies had their first outdoor adventure today...

 

[NanaKat]

Then we checked the cows in Prague

That's where I am currently located.

We have 160 acres north of Prague on Deer Creek...no house...we use as pasture for part of our cattle. We have some really nice neighbor's on the road. The community is friendly. When we bought it, we had to replace all the fences.

Hello. I'm here in Cushing. There are my girls, minus the darkest black one. We lost her in February. :-( I don't know breeds they are. I have been getting one or two eggs a day from the three although last week they through me off. Wednesday I had two eggs, Thursday I had four, and then Friday I had two again.

Lovely girls. Does Cushing have a limit on the number of hens you can have in town?

Nice to be able to turn off the heat lamps today. My chickies were getting downright hot in their brooder, loafing around with their wings held out from their lil bodies. I hope they'll be well taken care of while I'm at the hospital having my new baby girl later this week. Lots of new beginnings this month. It's exciting!

Wow...you are an industrious new mom to be! If your chicks are fully feathered, they may not need the additional heat. At night, you could use a 40 watt bulb in the heat lamp to help them transition thru the nights. I have some of my chicks in a 30 X 30 brooder box in the barn and just have a 25 watt bulb. They are feathered and doing fine. Tests today went really well. Two days of tests were condensed into one day...it is always a good idea to arrive early for an appointment! They worked him in early and decided they could do it all today....made Roger a very happy patient in spite of no coffee. We get the results a week from Wednesday.

 

[NanaKat]

The babies had their first outdoor adventure today...

They look like they are enjoying the sunshine.