Simulated Natural Nest Incubation~Experiment #1 So it begins....

[Tumbleweed Farm]

Ladies that must have been horrific! So sorry--memories you will never forget.

 

[Beekissed]

You know...it must have been very hard for my folks. I'm the youngest of nine children and all our clothing, bedding, furniture...well...everything was gone. I don't know if they had insurance on that old house. But something wonderful happened in our county and small community...people gave us a place to live and the donations for clothing was overwhelming. Now, this is back in the 70s and no one had much back in those days, so when folks give enough that a family of eleven people can be clothed, have beds to sleep in and have a place to live...well..that's nothing short of a miracle.

Bad things happen all the time and one can choose to get stuck on that event or in that place all their lives...or they can choose to see the good that came of it. I always try to choose the good things to remember and put the bad or painful things behind me, where they belong. It's hard to keep rolling smoothly down the road if you leave a nail in your tire, so those need to be plucked out, the tire patched and the car of our lives put back on the road if one is to get anywhere and enjoy the trip.

 

[Tumbleweed Farm]

You know...it must have been very hard for my folks. I'm the youngest of nine children and all our clothing, bedding, furniture...well...everything was gone. I don't know if they had insurance on that old house. But something wonderful happened in our county and small community...people gave us a place to live and the donations for clothing was overwhelming. Now, this is back in the 70s and no one had much back in those days, so when folks give enough that a family of eleven people can be clothed, have beds to sleep in and have a place to live...well..that's nothing short of a miracle.

Bad things happen all the time and one can choose to get stuck on that event or in that place all their lives...or they can choose to see the good that came of it. I always try to choose the good things to remember and put the bad or painful things behind me, where they belong. It's hard to keep rolling smoothly down the road if you leave a nail in your tire, so those need to be plucked out, the tire patched and the car of our lives put back on the road if one is to get anywhere and enjoy the trip.

Oh Bee, Dear--that is awesome! I am one of six children--my father split when we were babies and Momma raised us on welfare in the projects in the 50s. We were poor but Momma kept us in church and we turned very well and hard working. The Lord is good indeed!

 

[Oldmomma]

keeps us grounded our stories.

 

[Beekissed]

As promised...a pic of the Hootie Bunch right before they left with their new owner. I am currently downloading a vid of them in the brooder up to YT and will post it as soon as it's done also.

 

[Beekissed]

Almost forgot....a few pics of how the heating pad is being used right now...a little brooder for the RIRs and duckling....they LOVE it.

 

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[aussie pete]

thanks for the pics & video, Bee was great to see. was a great experiment & i was grateful to be able to follow to a successful conclusion

cheers Pete

 

[Beekissed]

thanks for the pics & video, Bee was great to see. was a great experiment & i was grateful to be able to follow to a successful conclusion

cheers Pete

Hey, Pete!

Got a broody or two now, so am going to use one to hatch out those WR eggs. I only had two young WR hens but one died off the roost the other night of liver failure, so it's a rush order on hatching more of the same....so stalking my remaining WR and hoarding her eggs until I have a clutch to place under that broody.

Seems like I've had chicks forever this season...I'm not used to it. Started with meaties, went on to Hootie, then some TSC chicks and a duckling, then the second Hootie Bunch, and soon more ducklings will arrive and after that~hopefully~this broody will have a hatch of WRs.

Shew! Never dealt with so many young birds in one season, in so many different batches, in all my life. I'll be glad when it's over and probably a little sad too...they sure are cute.

 

[LindaB220]

Almost forgot....a few pics of how the heating pad is being used right now...a little brooder for the RIRs and duckling....they LOVE it.

Ok, I'm planning on getting a sunbeam heating pad for setting this up. What kind of wire did you use? 2 x 4" fencing bent? I saw that other guy's set up with board and a grill. And I do have grill but this seems more homey. Heating pad attached under the wire? Then covered?