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[AmyPaperlady]

I read the "parade for retiring w the chickens" and forgot to quote it...

A lil bit about me...

I cant work yet. Trien to get there. i went insane on my last job. The poultry in general is my therapy. Without the birds i wouldnt have the desire to Live at all anymore. I was my grandmas caregiver, but i had to put her in a home because i couldnt ever get enough time off to unwind. I was SO up tight that i attacked myself repeatedly leaving physical scars. I was almost hosptalized when we lost her, only 4 months after i gave up. It was literally my care keeping her going, not just alive but Living. Grandma suffered alzhiemers as well as a dehabilitaing stroke. I taught her to play the piano and walk again. I hated myself for my weakness and for giving up on taking care of her, for a long time. now days, mostly im just thankful we had that time togther.

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Ah, there's the rub... The deal was that I'd set (chicken) eggs only when Frieda goes broody, since, while she did great the one time I had local eggs for her, she failed with shipped eggs, and proved in July that she'll happily adopt chicks. She's still raising the July chicks, so who knows when she'll go broody again? Her pattern does seem to be that she lays for a month or two after being non-broody, though. If I were set up for quail, I'd get some of those and set them, since I can't give quail to Frieda to brood anyway

May try to talk my husband around to the logic that I need to test the 'bator to make sure I know what I'm doing--I do know someone I can get mix eggs from locally (the same lady I got Frieda's first eggs from) and see if I can sell them as day-olds.

 

[kwhites634]

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Works for me. My husband is 1 of the best fiberglass men in the eastern half of the US so they'll be quality bators once we figure out the guts of them. We studied so many pics online and looked at lots of them in stores (that we just couldn't afford) and I read just about everything there was to read about them so I think we could make a good 1. We know how they work and what you need but designing it and putting it all together is the step we're on now.

Keep plugging away at it; it'll come to you, probably when you least expect it. You'll wake up one morning and it'll be clear as a bell.

 

[FridayYet]

May try to talk my husband around to the logic that I need to test the 'bator to make sure I know what I'm doing--I do know someone I can get mix eggs from locally (the same lady I got Frieda's first eggs from) and see if I can sell them as day-olds.

I'm trying to use a similar logic - I have a nice incubator just taking up space so why not get some local eggs and sell the chicks at the swap?

Good luck!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

On your keyboard........ the bottom row ........ near the right hand side........ yep, there they are..... the comma and period keys, in case you just couldn't find them. There's a shift key there, too, it makes lower case into capitals!

Guess what was waiting for me when I got home this afternoon?

It reminds me too much of the containers at the bank's drive up window. lol


We started back to school today. 1st day of second grade!! It went totally awesome. It's so much better when you don't do work in the morning. lol We are night owl's, at least my son and I am. Dad's a very early riser, early to bed, but he also naps a lot during the day...lol I've been doing a LOT of reading about families that homeschool at night. We've been afternoon starters since the begining of 1 st grade, and fairly "relaxed" method users. I'm really contemplating moving some of the subjects to night on a regular basis and had already decided to dig deeper into the "relaxed" method. NYS requires the equivelant of 5 hours of formal instruction a day for elementary grades, so breaking it up is what sees to work best for us. I just hope the majority of the school year goes this good!!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

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It is about that size

Little bit larger diameter, though.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

It is about that size

Little bit larger diameter, though.

LOL

 

[RubyNala97]

Guess what was waiting for me when I got home this afternoon?

That's so exciting!! Congrats. Yeah, I agree it needs to be tested, I bet you find those local eggs by tomorrow!

It reminds me too much of the containers at the bank's drive up window. lol

I don't know where the second half of your post went! I used to be a night owl too. It's impossible with a baby...I'd never sleep. And he just hit the submit button before I finished typing! Lol I was going to say that it should work good once winter comes because it gets dark by 4-5 pm anyway. And everyone is stuck inside. You can leave the mornings open and relax and not feel like you're whole day is gone. Good luck this year. I know you two will do great!

 

[lazy gardener]

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Works for me. My husband is 1 of the best fiberglass men in the eastern half of the US so they'll be quality bators once we figure out the guts of them. We studied so many pics online and looked at lots of them in stores (that we just couldn't afford) and I read just about everything there was to read about them so I think we could make a good 1. We know how they work and what you need but designing it and putting it all together is the step we're on now.

Sounds like you could have quite the business going in a few years: Build a quality bator, that's designed for home hatching. YOu might start out by looking at the excellent you-tube videos by Rush Lane Poultry.
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I lost an other hen to a predator today. I went around the garden to pick some veggies for supper, and found that a pred had killed my oldest hen. She was a good girl. I scared the pred away. I left the body there, hoping he'd be back, and sure enough... about 1/2 hour later, he came back. I saw to it that he'll not return. I was going to sell off more of my flock. But, the way things are going, I don't think I dare to. At this rate, my flock will be decreased in size without my intervention.

 

[meganhundley]

We all have some kind of baggage, and it really helps to share.   Being a caregiver is really hard, and you need to take care of yourself as well.  It's not being weak or giving up if you just can't do it anymore - we all have our limits and i'm sure you realize that now. What a wonderful gift you gave your grandmother while you could!

Chickens are good therapy for me too - and I'm glad they are helping you find focus. 

I've had anxiety and depression issues as long as I can remember, I developed a chronic skin picking disorder called Excoriation in my early 20's and my arms, especially, are horribly scared for the rest of my life. I have to wear long sleeves everywhere as the scars look like bruises and I've had people ask me if my husband abuses me. My relationship with my husband was rocky to say the least for a LONG time after our 2 children were born. He cheated on me repeatedly which made me think I just wasn't good enough or pretty enough and I thought I was causing the cheating, I eventually realized that it was his insecurities causing it (we eventually worked things out and I'm really glad we did cause he is now my rock) I also developed a drug problem in my early 20's to "deal" with all my problems which in turn made things way worse. I'm in the process of detoxing and recovering now, I have to go to a methadone clinic everyday. Then when I was 33 my father fell in a Walmart parking lot hitting the back of his head on a parking block and he was on blood thinners so it caused excessive bleeding in his skull that caused alot of pressure on his brain. He forgot his birthday, what year it was, where he lived, basic math skills. I was the only 1 that could care for him cause everyone else had full time jobs. I had to reteach him alot of things. Well the part of his brain that was injured caused him to became angry, and he also hated the fact that he couldnt do certain things anymore, like drive to the store for instance (I literally had to take the relay out of his truck that controlled the ignition so he wouldn't "steal" it when I wasn't looking) made his anger worse, and he took it out on me and my daughter. He called us names, was verbally abusive and even started physically attacking my daughter, who, at the time, was only 10. I had to stop caring for him then. I couldn't put my daughter at risk. I made my brother move in with him and start caring for him. After that my family pretty much disowned me cause they couldn't step up to the plate when they were needed and I couldn't handle it anymore. I despised my father after that for the longest time. I've just now gotten back to the point where I can actually talk to him again. It's been almost 3 years now. My counselor at the clinic has said you need to slow down and take care of yourself sometimes, and it made me stop and think, I had spent my entire life up to that point trying to please others and had beaten myself up in the process. And talking about it or, sometimes, a good, hard cry or just plain screaming as loud as you can will help immensely. I know how it is to give up on life. I've given up several times. But I also know how it feels to pick life back up again and some days it's amazing how beautiful life can be. My silkie chicks IMO are an example of 1 of the most beautiful examples of life's beauty. Sometimes you really need to stop and not just smell the roses but notice their beauty as well.

 

[RubyNala97]

I guess yea, i could call em. I just never thought about it. I had read the reveiws Before i bought it, so i was aware this could be an issue. He only hatched twice it in and he had Had it for about a yr an a half.

I know the new warranties cover 3 years now. But I don't know when they went into affect. It sounds like it may still be under the 2 year warranty. I'd give them a call.