Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

[thistlewick]

5 pips

I love how they cheep cheep when I go and check with the flash light

There are 22 eggs in there

I kind of hope I don't have 100% hatch rate bc my brooder can't handle that many chicks

I mean. To be fair, everywhere I ever see that sells chicks packs them in like sardines but I'm not about that life.

I'm not feeling well today, so in order that I don't just keep checking for more pips or zips every 15 minutes like a psycho, I'm watching movies

Deep Cover 1st. Was a fun romp
Old Boy 2nd. I cannot believe I haven't seen this until now.

 

[thistlewick]

Holy crap why didn't anyone tell me not to watch Old Boy

It was a masterpiece but oh my goddddd y u c k but also it's enjoyable to see a film that's been so influential. As I was watching it, I can see what has come after simply because of that film

I'm looking at you John Wick!

For some brain bleach, going to watch Amelie next. But first a trip out for milkshakes.

6 or 7 pips. I lose count every time.

 

[thistlewick]

I should clarify that John Wick was NOT full of sketchy content like Old Boy was. I *love* John Wick, but it would not have existed without Old Boy.

The manga of Old Boy apparently was not as offensive as the film. The director decided to make that choice. Ahem.

Anyway - Amelie was *delightful* and I am glad I watched it. Charming.

3 chicks hatched so far, there are 20 eggs not 22, I can't count. I think almost every other egg is pipped.

 

[thistlewick]

8 chicks so far, a couple trying to zip, rest are pipped.

I think one died after pip, it was the first to pip and it's been long after 24 hours since it pipped. I'm a hands off kinda woman. There was blood on the pip and it dried but who knows. Anyway I am not going to open the incubator.

I have no @(#**@ idea what I am going to do with ~20 more chickens. LALALALALLALAAAA

 

[thistlewick]

14 chicks?? 12?? 13? I dunno I cannot count. I can't really SEE inside the 360, the middle is a dark tunnel and I don't want to blind the poor things with a flashlight.

They are SO CUTE and all crowd to the side when I go in the room. Another one hatched just now. Some still pipped, one trying to zip but slow going. A couple I cannot tell if they are pipped, or just got rolled around and I cannot see. They're maniacs in there, I love it.

Ginger's little chick is DESPERATE to get down and out with everyone, constantly crying trying to get out of the brooder. The one without the eye - we are calling it Sparrow - is erstwhile very chill and doesn't really cry much at all. Late tomorrow they will have so many friends they won't know what to do with themselves.

McMurry Hatchery called to tell me they couldn't fulfill my order this week and was it okay if next week was fine? I ordered only 6 chicks, seems like they treated me like garbage, even if I did make the order in February, because I only ordered 6.

Maybe I should just cancel it and get a refund, I want Dorkings and Speckled Sussex but I dunno.... irked me.