Stella's Social Club

[kathyinmo]

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Shawn, I really enjoyed your pictures! I hope you post more photos frequently!

 

[debs_flock]

Deb, I posted this on the NorCal thread but I am posting it here too. Yes, Kelly I am double posting. Ban me.

Wow, it does match perfectly, doesn't it? I hadn't noticed. It's a $5 flashlight. Our power was out here for about four hours on Tuesday night (the day it arrived). There are still flashlights sitting all over my house. I'm hoping the eggs that were cooking at the time in all the styrobators are all still fine. Temp dropped about 10 degrees before we could get the generator up and running, despite me wrapping everything in quilts as soon as it went out. The worst hit, one was right in the middle of a hatch (two chicks were already out). It was a bad hatch, only 11 chicks out of 23 eggs. I think that drop in mid-hatch really hammered them. The power was back up around 11:00, but went back out again sometime between 2-6 while I was sleeping.

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Oh, I'm sure it will be just fine.
I just had to express my love of Brinsea.

Hope I didn't hurt your feelings.

Nope, believe me.................I did a lot of debating between brands. It was a big investment.

 

[The Sheriff]

Oh, I thought it was something Brinsea!

I hope it works well for you. I have had so-so hatches in mine. It does great at incubating but hatching is not as good. But I have the smaller one that hold 190 eggs. I am anxious for this next hatch to see if it works better on non-dark eggs.

 

[debs_flock]

I'm planning to hatch in my Genesis, so I don't muck up the cabinet.

 

[Mahonri]

mlmddh, (Mike & Debie) I grew up on a small family beef cattle farm but we always kept a few dairy cows so we'd have milk for the house and then we'd sell to a few neighbors.

I milked one or two cows morning and evening from the time I was 9 or 10 until I moved away at age 18.

That's one part of farming that I do NOT miss. I'll never have a dairy goat either, just for that reason.

When you have to milk an animal, there are no vacations and you can't skip.

With my chickens, I can give them extra feed and water.... or find someone who can do that... we couldn't find many folks willing to do our milking for us.

 

[Mahonri]

Okay, here's the new toy..........

First the 80# box arrived. You can see the old setup, along with the brooder where the chicks spend their first week so I can watch them.

Got it set up!

A peek at the top shelf, you can't see it actually holds 7 rows of eggs.

I've already got all three shelves filled, with a half tray of overflow in the bottom that need hand turning.................(but one whole shelf locks down this next week).

I am GREEN with envy!

Congrats!!! I can't even imagine how much that cost!!!,...well, yeah, I can, but without roos, there is no use for one of those for me now.

 

[mlm Mike]

mlmddh, (Mike & Debie) I grew up on a small family beef cattle farm but we always kept a few dairy cows so we'd have milk for the house and then we'd sell to a few neighbors.

I milked one or two cows morning and evening from the time I was 9 or 10 until I moved away at age 18.

That's one part of farming that I do NOT miss. I'll never have a dairy goat either, just for that reason.

When you have to milk an animal, there are no vacations and you can't skip.

With my chickens, I can give them extra feed and water.... or find someone who can do that... we couldn't find many folks willing to do our milking for us.

Thank You! People really don't understand how their milk and dairy products get to the table. Dairy farmers do not get a day off, no sick days, no vacations, no bad weather days. I honestly do not know why anyone would choose that type of farming. We enjoy are fresh goat milk spring, summer, and into fall. Then its time to dry them off and take a vacation. God Bless the Dairy Farmers!

ETA: My wife's cousin is very blessed to have the Amish and Menonite neighbors to do the milking in emergencies.

 

[BlueWater29]

Dar, I helped milk forty cow today. Your right everyday morning and night.

 

[drumstick diva]

I love your pictures Bird Guy -

 

[kathyinmo]

I love your pictures Bird Guy -

But nothin' will ever be better than your avatar, Sweetie!