She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[FridayYet]

I know... I've seen her in action...

Just don't ask her to be subtle...

Who me?

 

[WVduckchick]

WV  any good news today ?

X 2 

Sorry folks. Came home after work, dog hopped in my lap, and we dozed off. Went back to the hospital, hubby had another procedure done to remove more fluid, seems to have helped, but the nights always seem to be worse. So we'll see

I've got shipped eggs on the way, too.  If they get here Saturday, I'll hold them for a day of rest and set Sunday, maybe Monday, depending on the time.  7 days seems way too long for me to not turn, so they'll sit in the incubator for a day without turning, and I'll probably turn gently day 2, then turn as normal day 3.  

Last time I did shipped eggs it didn't go well.  (5/29) so I'm hoping for a few to hatch out of the dozen I ordered.  I'm hoping ordering from the next state over at a higher altitude will help, too.

I must have missed it, but what are you getting???


Oh and Amy -- awesome cakes girl! You could make money doing those for other people! Do you? Happy birthday to your boy too!

Off to bed, see you guys tomorrow. Please nobody fall through the ice tonight, huh!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I only have 21 chickens and 3 turkeys. I am not free ranging them at the moment because I am planting my garden. Without the meat ones. They do eat a lot. I do give them cabbage and other fruits and veggies every day too.

You're doing awesome for them!! Sell those babies!!

 Who me?

Nah... the OTHER sniper that puts SC under a chair...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Sorry folks. Came home after work, dog hopped in my lap, and we dozed off. Went back to the hospital, hubby had another procedure done to remove more fluid, seems to have helped, but the nights always seem to be worse. So we'll see
I must have missed it, but what are you getting???


Oh and Amy -- awesome cakes girl! You could make money doing those for other people! Do you? Happy birthday to your boy too!

Off to bed, see you guys tomorrow. Please nobody fall through the ice tonight, huh!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

And K calls ME bad?!?!?

Nice cake!!!

As to why on the water temp... heat causes expansion, pushes outward through shell... cold causes contraction, thus sucking in through the shell... make sense?

Oh no made perfect sense. Same logic as washing your face in warm to open your pores and scrub it and rinsing in cold to close your pores. Just not something you think about with eggs and egg shells....lol

Sorry folks. Came home after work, dog hopped in my lap, and we dozed off. Went back to the hospital, hubby had another procedure done to remove more fluid, seems to have helped, but the nights always seem to be worse. So we'll see

I must have missed it, but what are you getting???


Oh and Amy -- awesome cakes girl! You could make money doing those for other people! Do you? Happy birthday to your boy too!

Off to bed, see you guys tomorrow. Please nobody fall through the ice tonight, huh!

Hope everything is ok.

Not usually for money....lol Family hits me up and I do one for a couple friends annually. As a matter of fact my niece sent me a pick of a bb shower cake a couple weeks back. No- Will you make this Aunt Amy? Just a pic of what she "thinks" she wants...lol

 

[Ravynscroft]

Oh no made perfect sense. Same logic as washing your face in warm to open your pores  and scrub it and rinsing in cold to close your pores. Just not something you think about with eggs and egg shells....lol

Hope everything is ok.

Not usually for money....lol Family hits me up and I do one for a couple friends annually.  As a matter of fact my niece sent me a pick of a bb shower cake a couple weeks back. No- Will you make this Aunt Amy? Just a pic of what she "thinks" she wants...lol

Yeah, it does sound weird for eggs, lol...

Next time someone hands over 'what they think they want' hand them back the 'wishful thinking bill'...

 

[BlackwoodHollow]

No NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO MO DUCKS I don't care how cute they are . they like most women nice to look at and talk to but I don't have to keep the DUCK

Thank you. Actually I make my own butter cream icing and my own fondant. It tastes good and it's quite cheap.

Wow, Amy! Supermom, indeed!

You ain't got nothing on Friday girl she walks right in the middle of them and smacks em . slips In all sweet and nice then makes em mad then walks out pretty as you please

Right? Isn't that why we all love her?

Thaaaaaaank you. Remember I'm a newbie, and according to someone red enough to glow... So I have way to many photos of my first ones..... Lol

We've all been there, I think. Nice Av, btw.

Nah... the OTHER sniper that puts SC under a chair...

THIS is why we all love Friday.

x2! Good luck, WV. Good vibes your way.

Next time someone hands over 'what they think they want' hand them back the 'wishful thinking bill'...

Sounds like my FIL. He works for these folks whose favorite phrase is, "while you're here and you have your tools go ahead and. . ", and they expect the work for free. One day, after hours of "while you're here", when they went to write the check he said, "Well, you know, while you're here and you have your checkbook out. . . " I died when he told me.

 

[BlackwoodHollow]

@RubyNala97 I read the article and loved every bit of it. It makes perfect sense. I'm so glad you guys are here. <3

 

[AmyPaperlady]

oh and yes that to learning to ship is part of it . seems like Ravyn has shipped the most . I have bought off ebay several times . never shipped though . Ravyn and me live close to one another and I have hatched her eggs .Ravyn has nice chickens and call ducks I don't do ducks

But... but...

Must... not... look... Too... cute...

 

[sjturner79]

" Hi I'm Dee and I'm now a hatchaholic...I think..... previously known as chickenaholic, blondaholic, talkaholic, and Birds Momma".  Please welcome me into your insane horrible humored flock with open arms. LOLOL!!!!!

Sorry, but after conversing with SC, I kinda felt like I fit well here and honestly, need your advise on my first hatching experience.  I am already planning for my second set into the  bator and im only on day 3 of my first set!!!!!!! I am doing SO much reading and learning about incubating and hatching its ridiculous. I never realized how much of a science it is!

I have gone back a few dozen pages and read so much of your guys post, I hope you don't mind me butting in?

My flock has their own FB page called  Bird and the Fluffy Butts is you wan to know anything about my flock. and anything else? hell just ask.

After reading everything I can on hatching and finding that people do opossite things to get the same results, it seem that there is no one thing that works everywhere for everybody.

Hi guys, I'm going to jump in here, hope you don't mind! I'd categorize myself somewhere between the 2 thread starters. I love to candle, and I'm pretty good at leaving things be once lockdown has come. I will assist a stuck chick if I need to though.
Along with some EE's and OE'S, I have 1 marans hen laying a nice dark egg for me about every other day. I really want to hatch some of her eggs, so the eggs I'm going to set next week are going to be older than your normal "7 days or newer" eggs. I'm keeping a damp towel over them in a Styrofoam egg container, tipping opposite ends twice a day. The air cells appear to be maintaining, eventhough the air in our house is so dry. (Cold here in Michigan, furnace running).
I've heard of people hatching old eggs or even refrigerated eggs. I'd love to hear some tips from those that have some experience with this.
Thanks ~ Megan

For keeping older eggs - heated house max 14, cooled house up to 28 days still gives better than 70%, and refrigerated eggs I got 100% at 5 weeks and 75% at 7 weeks. None of these were turned.