Pipd's Peeps!

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Hope you all had a relaxing day yesterday!

My incubator's running steady as of this morning, so we are ready, set, go on the first batch of the year! Approximately 21 days until babies!!

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Hope you all had a relaxing day yesterday!

My incubator's running steady as of this morning, so we are ready, set, go on the first batch of the year! Approximately 21 days until babies!!

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Can't wait to see these chicks!

I'm still having issues with my guys. I separated Rebel to confinement the last few days to give Cheddar some regular chicken time. If Cheddar gets out of the coop before I get out there, they tend to start brawling. Cheddar gets very tired as his comb gets paler. So, I worry even if the fighting is not resulting in blood. Lately he has been retreating, but Rebel is not. Maybe I should have chosen a different name for him.

I learn a lot from you. If I go silent, it's just because I fell off for a bit, but not because I don't want to read all about your adventures.

Sorry about Morena.

 

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Sorry to hear that your boys are (/were?) still being butts, Maizie! Sometimes it can be so frustrating to have multiple males together.





Y'all, I am now done with the semester! Officially the last day is tomorrow, but I've turned everything in and gotten my final grades back for all of them. Straight A's again. This puts me in a very strong position for getting into the dental hygiene program, which is exciting, but of course I'm remaining reserved until I actually receive notice that I'm in. That was a lot of work, but will hopefully be worth it in the end!

I have so many pictures and a few updates, but I'm pretty wiped because I was trying to get some things done today that I'd been putting off, and I may have over-done it after the last 9-ish months of not being as active while I focused on school. So, I'll work through pictures and updates in the morning after a good night's rest.


For now, I'll leave y'all with an update on the eggs: 15 went in, 6 were clears, 1 super early quitter, and 8 went into lock down yesterday. The clears are not a big surprise because I realized part way through collecting the eggs that Gus III had a big clump of poo in his vent feathers that was probably impeding him breeding his girls, and the dates on the clear eggs track with about the date I trimmed that off, so fertility actually looks really good from them despite the early clears. And I'm already seeing draw down and potentially some internal pips in our 8 locked-down eggies, so peeps are on the way!!