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[kathyinmo]

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Yes, in the hatcher. I didn't count the ones in the incubator.

Hatches due tomorrow, the 17th, and the 30th.

Scott (har) was here today. I sent 35 Project eggs home with him. It's great to have partners in this venture!

I have some locals that will take all the barred and black chicks. YAY, that leaves me more room!

 

[kathyinmo]

8PM.
Just got in from locking up the flock. It is getting dark earlier and earlier.

Molting is in high gear. Feathers everywhere.

OH, and I have 3 pips!

Officially, day 21 begins in 21 hours.

 

[kathyinmo]

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LadyHawk, How ya doin' today?

 

[catdaddyfro]

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Cool beans!

Howdy doody everybody in SDWD land!

Just stopped in to holler atcha'll.

Till later on,

Jeff

 

[kathyinmo]

 

[Serrin]

Just popping in to say good evening to y'all!! It's hotter than the Seven Hubs Of H-E-Double Hockey Sticks here today! I swear! The seasons are running a month and a half behind schedule! It's just plain nuts, I tell ya!

Update on the house building project: The porch roof portion of both east and west porches is now complete!!

Denny put up nearly the entire west side fascia boards before he ran out of daylight. So, in very short order [hopefully

] we'll be installing gutters and downspouts. I do hope to get some good pictures tomorrow afternoon and will post them here if I manage to get around to it.

Kathy, good luck on these upcoming hatches! I can hardly wait to see the results of this round. Just out of curiosity, what do the black ones grow up to be? In other words, what should they look like? Will they have any colors other than black in them at maturity? I have six little basic black girls out of my big mutt hatching from last year. God only knows what the crosses were that produced them, but I'm guessing they are the result of Anderberg's BR roo over some of his RIR hens?

They all have these lovely red laced to black neck feathers. And they are by far my sweetest hens in the whole flock, overall. Mightn't your little blacks look a lot like that at maturity? Just curious.

Cyn, how is Ellie doing today? Sure hope you're seeing some signs of improvement with the cooler temperatures.

A closing footnote here: I noticed my little Ellie [Del pullet] eyeballing the nest boxes intently this afternoon. Could it, might it be? She's nearing POL?!?!

 

[kathyinmo]

That is GREAT, Amy! I can hardly wait to see the pictures! WOW, you guys have got alot done on your home this summer, haven't ya. It must feel really good.

How old are your Delawares now? Is it that time already! Time sure flies..... YAY, get some Dellie eggs! WOO HOO ! ! !

 

[Serrin]

Thanks Kathy. And just for you, I'll make an extra concerted effort to get them taken and posted tomorrow. I know how much you enjoy seeing the progress!

The "babies" turned 20 weeks old last Thursday, so who knows? Early bloomers maybe? 'Milio sure made his gender apparent early on if you'll remember.

Maybe my little girls are going to follow suit with their laying careers.

Honestly though, I'd rather they wait until they're a little older and their bodies have more time to develop properly. It seems to me that early bloomers may be prone to more laying issues than late bloomers. Just my humble opinion.

 

[kathyinmo]

Wooo Hooo! Amy is gonna have Dellie eggs!

 

[Serrin]

My! My! Miss Kathy! You're being quite the night owl tonight! Might it be that you are sitting there with your face plastered to the hatcher??!!

Inquiring minds like to know!