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[chickadoodles]

How long have they been in the incubator? What kind are they? I'm excited for you!

By the way, soon you will need a straitjacket.

This is day 18 for them. I just got some EE's and some BAM's for my first hatch.
I already need one according to my kids!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

What's a BAM? Is that an Emeril variety?

Sorry for your losses, Renee. I don't know what to tell you other than I'm sorry.

 

[chickadoodles]

Lol SCG! They are Blue or Blue splash Ameraucanas those were my free eggs. So we will see!

 

[chickadoodles]

Chooks, you and I don't know each other but it sounds to me like you need a girls night out to tie on a good one with some tequila.... Things will look up for you! Just remember they are always darkest before the daylight! I hope you can find some peace thru this storm!

 

[wolftracks]

My garden started out rough because the stupid squirrels dug up the seeds I planted (from Baker Creek, mind you!!) 4 times or more...I lost track. We got a decent amount of early rain, which I thought was great, but the soft soil made it that much easier for them to go to town on my seeds...at least if it hard-baked it would slow down the tree-rats.

I started using clever defenses like piled rocks, but by then the flipping heat set in and the rocks became stone solar ovens, and so I ended up with 2 squash and 5 tomatoes. The tomatoes are starting to produce, but the neighbors' trees are finally cutting off the last of my deep sun and so the plants are lanky. The squash refuse to blossom anything but male flowers. I did get an eggplant, but it was just one the size of my thumb. I'm disgruntled.

I'm finally getting my head together about losing all of my birds. I'm overwhelmed by requests and haven't any idea how to value unique birds. I mean, how do I know what a flock of 2nd gen Chocolate d'Uccles ought to go for? No one has them. I made them. I don't want to be greedy, but I don't want to minimize the YEARS put into this from acquiring the gene, driving on of the first 2 chocolate birds in the country home, learning another language to speak to an imported bird....

What is all my time worth!?!?!?

Oh, the HUMANITY!!!!!!!!

Just kidding...Im not really that traumatized, but it's close. I really am stumped. And sad I can't see these projects to fruition.

And now we're having funky weather and it's about to storm with flood warnings, yet my neighbor is outside making dust-storms as he mows. It looks like PigPen from Peanuts is running laps in the neighbor's yard.

I had better start rounding up chicks before it hits!

Please say you aren't leaving us forever and will have birds again. I'd love some of your birds. Just not in my budget right now. I know what you mean about project birds. I don't want to sell any of the ones from the lavender egg project, but I have no space. And they're youg and not laying yet, so I have no idea what color eggs they'll even lay yet, so basically they're an EE project, but I've been working hard on this and lost 2 of my girls this year to a dog attack.

I hate that you won't have birds

 

[Arielle]

@Renee-- you are putting your family first, that is the right thing.

Maybe someday you can get some of the birds back.

@SCG-- dill you should be able to find!! How does the goat milk taste-- like dill? Make it into cheese!!!!

 

[chickadoodles]

I just candled my eggs and I saw one that looked like I saw a chick in it. The rest of them I do not know because they are to dark to see. So Wed is the hatch day! Come on babies!!!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

I went out to the garden a little while ago, to check on the Sugar Babies to see if one was ripe enough to cut!
This one is good! I will have to sell a few and put some in the freezer. You should try growing this variety, it does not take up a lot of space in the garden or in the fridge! Sugar Babies must like the rain! I wish I could share some with all of you!

I wish you could share too. I wonder if I could grow this type here..I haven't had much luck with watermelon..cantaloupe, but not watermelon.

 

[Cynthia12]

Pretty good. Sold a roo and 3 hens yesterday!!
Brother still on vent, having issues with BP and bleediing? Still need prayers love, thanks, Verna.

Prayers for your brother.

 

[ronott1]

I just candled my eggs and I saw one that looked like I saw a chick in it. The rest of them I do not know because they are to dark to see. So Wed is the hatch day! Come on babies!!!!!

That is because your almost have:

I hope you have a great hatch!