I'm actually only 45 hours and 48 minutes in- But I have been in high reaserch mode for nearly a month.
Just what I wanted to hear about coops... I'm thinkin of tryin Sally's pallet coop. Seems nice and easy.
Lovely pictures!
Oh wow! I can't believe I'm finally caught up after reading every chance I got for several days.
Firstly thank you to everyone that donated prizes(I'm completely in love with the shakers and the socks) and especially is/has organized this wonderful fiasco.
Also I totally would love one of the cookbooks so if you decide to sell them after the hatch-a-long please let me know. I also am totally in love with the adult coloring books! And my Mom wants one is there some place we can by them?
Okay so I have some questions and please anyone feel free to throw ideas at me. I would like to join the hal but I would more than likely be setting my eggs on the 3rd(as I hopefully have eggs arriving from MPC on the 2nd), can I still officially join?
Would it be a bad idea to wait with the shipped eggs and set on the 5th? I have never gotten eggs from MPC before. This will only be my fourth hatch, first was silkies and bantams(shipped- 3 inferts, 1 early quitter, 5 late quiters, 8 healthy happy birds-one was an assisted hatch), second was two black oegb(100% set and hatch), third hatch and my only previous hal was Halloween(shipped poorly- 20 Sicilian Buttercups and 2 Partridge rocks all but 4 quit by day 8 complete bust none hatched).
If yes than I will be hatching a mix of chicken eggs(not sure how many yet)
*6 eggs for education from MPC(a prize from the Halloween Hatch-a-long(idk if they send extras or not)
This will also be the first time that we will be trying to hatch our own eggs from our flock as we were new to chickens last year.
*some pure silver laced wyandottes from my flock
*possibly some wyandotte/EE mixes
*possibly some wyandotte/Isa brown mixes
*possibly some silkies
Will update as I can. Please let me know if you need more information.
You'll do fine, I have no doubt... lots of little fuzzlebutts are in your future...
Pallet coop should work just fine... when you gonna get some ducks?
Ugh! You just can't catch a break!USPS saga, part deaux:
I reported on Saturday that my eggs showed delivered to Palmyra, WI, to be held at PO.
Called Palmyra WI PO - No answer.
Went to Palmyra WI PO - No box.
Rechecked tracking - Box was in Palmyra...Indiana.
OH NO!
Called Palmyra, IN PO - Box was there, oops, sorry, yes it was marked clearly WI, we'll ship it on.
Tracking showed box bounced back to Louisville sorting, where I am sure the box was handled gently and lovingly for its second time through that facility on Sunday.
This am, box tracking showed arrived in Whitewater (the main PO hub that services this area).
Tracking updated before I could try to pick it up that it is out for delivery in Palmyra - Uh, what happened to HOLD AT PO?
Waited, mail came, no box.
OH NO!
Called Palmyra PO - no answer, repeatedly.
Drove to Palmyra PO - no box. Shrug, try Whitewater. Phone died, drove home, got charger, looked up address, checked tracking, still "out for delivery" in Palmyra.
Drove to Whitewater PO, by this time nearly 5pm (closing time) - No box, Tracking now marked Palmyra, Delivered to front door/porch - 12:52 pm.
Got shooed out the door of the PO because it was 4:59 and they needed to close.
Drove back home, walked the perimeter of the house, driveway, mailbox. No box.
Drove to my 4 neighbors on this dead end little road in the country, no box delivered to them.
So... Shrug? My best hope is that the carrier got here, saw the HOLD AT PO, and took it back to Palmyra after their closing time of 4:00. It's too late to call now (and they don't answer, anyway). Otherwise my eggs are sitting freezing somewhere on someone's front porch. Temps just hit 32 and the sun is down.
Thank you USPS for 5 hours of trying to track down this box Saturday and today, with nothing to show for it but a sparkling clean and heated incubator.
Does anyone know if you can have boxes shipped to hold as other post offices...not serviced by Whitewater?
Who do I talk to about donating a prize I will donate one of my coloring books
I can't wait!
47 and 1\2 hours have passed without incident....
Um...... Uh.... well.... my neighbor has 2 female and one male duck... Mix, black swedish, and pekin..... Soooo....
As soon as the female goes broody.... Again.
Ugh! You just can't catch a break!
Good luck, I hope they actually get there safely.
I can't wait!
47 and 1\2 hours have passed without incident....
Um...... Uh.... well.... my neighbor has 2 female and one male duck... Mix, black swedish, and pekin..... Soooo....
As soon as the female goes broody.... Again.
