**~~>>Second Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon<<~~**all poultry welcome!

[dsqard]

 

[Razadia]

Rest in pieces Randy, can't say I didn't warn you.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

One of the funniest images I've had in a while was BF trying to shove his giant hand into a banty rooster's body cavity. .

 

[ronott1]

Wolftracks still had hatch issues and to top it off a package was shipped wrong! A refund or new shipment of eggs may go to the buyer that did not get the shipment.

I posted pictures of my Blue egg layers and Blue Australop\Black Penedesencas hatch.

People started locking down too! JD4570 locked down BCMs, OE/EE, RIR, PR and NHR hatching eggs.

Gyreyes posted the details of her new pond! It is in the Gold Country of California, so it of course has a Flume….

HEChicken now knows what a rotten egg smells like. She has never smelled one before and has now had three. Wonders if it has to be with the Duck being extra dirty? Probably just a clumsy Broody Duck! A turkey Poult hatched recently and was found cold and stiff. It’s eyes were open so the old Bra bator was used until the incubator was warmed up! The Poult recovered and is fine now!

Mstricer had one die—probably trapped by the ecoglow.

Chiques chicks tosses eggs that broody hens reject.

HEChicken posted to tell us what her user name meant. She did go into some detail about how and why she chose this username but never did tell us what it meant. A contest to get her a new one was mentioned. I think her name is Heather so my guess is that the user name has something to do with her First name….

Mstricer was frustrated by having 8000 emails to delete….

HEChicken thinks that Turkeys are more dependent on the Mom to take care of them. SilkieSensation has seen Poults eating food off of the faces of chickens and Ducks….

SilkieSensation even has her 9 year old daughter use the Bra Bator trick….

DURR is moving 30+ eggs to lockdown today.

Cmfarm has 318 eggs hatching today…Wonders how they fill all the orders when chicks hatch over such a long period of time. SilkieSensation said the pull them every couple hours and fill orders.

Debs_flock wants to go see gryeyes’s pond in person!

Mstricer has Muscovys going into lockdown today—There better be more than 5!

Gryeyes posted a follow up to the poult getting caught and dying between the eco glow and the side of the brooder—Chicks do not go in reverse! Debs-flock posted that even Quail do this—one had to be extricated from a hole in an egg carton in the incubator at hatch….

Pele accidentally put three more eggs into the incubator……

Yinepu, in a rare moment of Internet function, was tempted by a Swap announcement….Aren't we all tempted by those...

Tazcat70 did not set tutors and is giving the turkeys to a friend. Wonders if Chicks that hatch several days earlier will work as tutors.

Chickenpooplady liked the pictures of my chicks….

SilkieSensation posted duckling pictures saying that resistance is futile, regarding the swap offer….

Razadia, Who has about 6 WEEKS until the baby is born announced that her third Niece was born that morning.

Dsqard posted a picture of Randy as dinner…The bad Rooster had been warned….

 

[dsqard]

One of the funniest images I've had in a while was BF trying to shove his giant hand into a banty rooster's body cavity. .

Pictures????? Please

 

[ronott1]

One of the funniest images I've had in a while was BF trying to shove his giant hand into a banty rooster's body cavity. .

Tell him that it what his index finger and thumb are for!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Pictures????? Please

Nope. Sorry. He doesn't like me to take pictures of him.

I do have a censored "naked carcass" of some of the birds. I think I got them from Mr Heinz? They were delicious.

 

[chickenpooplady]

Rest in pieces Randy, can't say I didn't warn you.

 

[mrheinz77]

Hey all,
You left me in the dust. I'm so far behind I won't catch up. I've had a hard time functioning in my straight jacket.

I was able to candle. My tutors will be without pupils for the second year in a row. I had 3 blood rings and the rest were clear.

 

[ThaiDye]

I'm hopelessly behind. Not even gonna try to catch up. Sick rooster is feeling better. he has had 2 shots of Tylan now & has been force fed several times to keep his strength up. I have been mixing chick starter with vitamin/electrolyte water & dropping it into his mouth 2x a day for the last 3 days. Today he was clucking like a hen & scratching. Also holding his tail up for the first time this week.

Kitty's nose growth has gotten slightly larger. It felt kinda spongy so I took her back to the vet to see if it could be drained again. Vet was only able to get a tiny bit out. Kitty sneezed very hard while with the vet & the fleshy mass inside her nostril is now sticking outside her nose a bit. The sneeze must have moved it by its force. Don't know if that's good or bad. Asked about setting up a fund for donations. They have to check with manager & will get back to me. Overall, kitty acts normal. he eats, drinks, runs, jumps, plays & begs like never before.

We have been having a terrible time financially this year. I have been injured at work & have not worked in 6 months. WC checks are helping (and the reduced pay is balanced by reduced gasoline purchases), but money is very tight. We were trying to set some money aside for kitty's vet bill, but then the septic tank decided it was time to overflow. We saved some money by digging it up ourselves (with the help of some neighbors), but the cost still hurt. At least the tank itself is still in good condition.

My family is in town from out of state & with all that has been happening, I have been too stressed to really enjoy anything. I feel like I've been dragged out into the street & just beat. I'm so upset that I can't share their excitement right now. I think all this pressure is finally wearing me down.