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

[Tomtommom]

I always tell people when they think they have found a name they like for their baby, is to go to the back door and yell the name!!

My mom and dad both worked. They had 7 kids to support. Luckily we had a grandmother to come home to. The smells that would come out of that house--mmmmmmmmmm! DH and I try to pay cash for everything. If we do put something on the credit card, it gets paid at the end of the month. Our kids did without but they survived. In fact my daughter loves to go to second-hand stores, flea markets, etc.

I love your way of disciplining Tomtommom!!! We don't believe in 'time-out'!

Lisa

Credit cards can be marvelous things, if used right. I have a handful.. my emergency fund when needed. The cash back ones are great: charge what you have cash for, pay at the end of the cycle and woo hoo $25 to pocket.

I used to have savings, before I met my fiance and had kids. Now, not so much... but that's ok, we have all we need. We are constantly improving on the house, which is badly needed.. so that's where most extras go. Glad to say the tax return this year paid off the debt from last year (paying out of pocket for funerals is NOT something we expected to have to do). Again, good thing there's such a thing as 0% APR credit cards. It's the folks that charge frivolous things that they have no money for... those worry me. But I tell you, a weight was lifted when it was all taken care of.

Discipline depends on the kid. I don't spank the toddler.. he has not a clue what it means and just laughs about it. But a firm 'no' and a look in the eyes... goodness, his lip will start trembling!

The step-son... we tried the time-out thing, pointless. He gets an occasional spanking, hand to the booty, and that's after plenty of warning.. with him it hurts his pride, more than anything. I find talking works best, now that he's older, but sometimes he's so far gone you have to get him back with a spanking. We've had our struggles for sure, took us both a while to figure eachother out... but now, sad to say, I know him better than either one of his parents. He looks up to me for guidance, something he needs very badly. He likes to play his parents, something I can see straight through

My friend's very young nephew is autistic and does not speak at all. A therapist suggested they try sign language and he has begun to respond! They are only at a very basic stage, but there has been great relief that he can now communicate his needs.

I am blessed with a very, VERY stubborn son. No surprise, both me and his dad are stubborn as can be. He refuses to sign. His therapist tries to bribe him with things he likes to do.. she'll stop and he HAS to sign 'more' for her to continue... and this little goober wont do it. Only after a lot of prompting he will sort of sign and say 'mo'. He wants to talk, not sign. She's been working almost a year on 'more', 'all done', 'food' and 'please'... he's not gotten anywhere with it. He much rather walks to the fridge and tries to open it, if he's thirsty or hungry, instead of asking. She takes toys and repeats sounds to him. She repeats 'mama' over and over. He's not doing it. Stubborn child

He speaks Gibberish very well, he can ramble on and on like he means it, waving his arms around, wiggling his fingers. So dead serious about it too.

I'm sure one day he will start speaking when we least expect it and say something eloquent and we will all be just amazed.

 

[Beekissed]

On day 22 here and no signs of anything...how long do you all normally wait over hatch due date before you scratch the hatch?

 

[lazy gardener]

Can you candle again? Have you tapped? Float tested? Otherwise, if you don't want to intervene, I'd give it 2 or 3 more days. I heard someone actually had a successful hatch (from one egg) at day 31.

 

[lazy gardener]

Can you candle again? Have you tapped? Float tested? Otherwise, if you don't want to intervene, I'd give it 2 or 3 more days. I heard someone actually had a successful hatch (from one egg) at day 31.

I do hope that if you scratch the nest, that you do an eggtopsy to try to figure out what went wrong.

 

[pogmobum]

Can you candle again?  Have you tapped?  Float tested?  Otherwise, if you don't want to intervene, I'd give it 2 or 3 more days.  I heard someone actually had a successful hatch (from one egg) at day 31.

X2

The latest i heard of was day 35 so theres always hope

 

[enola]

Congrats on the lovely granddaughter! Give her kisses from me!

Do the float test again Bee. When you see them jiggling in the water, you will sleep better tonight.

Let us know......

 

[Tumbleweed Farm]

Bee, keep us posted! So many of us have been watching, hoping, and waiting for this. The best to you for a decent hatch.

 

[Beekissed]

I thought the whole idea about "lockdown" was that the eggs were not disturbed so they could settle into the proper hatching position. If one were to lift, float and even try to put them back in the same position as beforehand, how will that affect that "settling"?

 

[Tumbleweed Farm]

Personally, I would not float them. It won't change anything except possibly to mess their positioning up. What is destined to happen at this point will happen--I would not disturb them.

 

[enola]

I have never worried with lockdown. I stagger hatch all of the time. When I have chicks hatch I remove them after they dry off. I don't like them rolling pipped eggs around in the incubator. I don't lose chicks to shrink wrapping. Proper humidity levels prevent shrink wrapping. When chicks sre drying off they roll eggs all over the place whether you open the incubator or not.