Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Marty1876]

Good morning, hatching friends.


All of my babies are doing great. Hubby built me another great pen for the new duckies, so each have their own place now. We took duckie for their first swim last night and they loved it. We also took goosies for their 1st swim... but they didn't get it was supposed to be fun.

And I think I'm going to be up to my eyeballs in fertile eggs... I did a 48 hour check on air cells and discovered that 10 of 13 cayuga were detached and the other 3 had wonky cells. So, they are all propped up now. Only the oldest 4 of 15 eggs from the ancona set were detached. Almost all of the eggs were showing a nice fertile glow. I may not be tossing that many on day 7 after all, which means with my new set of eggs, I could easily have over 50 eggs developing in my bators by the end of the week.

That is totally awsome! I've only got 40 in now. (I know, I'm kinda slacking!)

 

[ChristineR]

Do you listen to TBTL?!

Good deal. I just want something lightweight that secures easily. I'm really paranoid of fire. Set myself on fire as a small child. Not awesome.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Oh yes, big surprise on the Pekins.

And I too, am a thumb twirler.

la la la la la

i feel like i should just sit here and twittle my thumbs.

i cant candle. its only day 5.
i dont have anything hatching.
i don't have any babies.
and i am losing my mind waiting for my geese.
im going to email marry ann and see how her hatching is going. hopefully i can get babies thursday.

i keep checking my email waiting to hear from ideal.

if tsc didnt have a restriction on their min poultry purchase (6) then i would haver fluffybutts right now.
even tho they only had pekins in the duck bin (big surprise there!)

 

[Marty1876]

NO! I'm NOT going to be okay. Although, being a stay at home mom, I don't have a lot to get excited about most days... so just give me this moment.


Sucks the little one is sick!! The flu just went rampid this year since it wasn't cold enough to kill germs. Bummer!!

I was a home mom until Julia started kindergarden this year. (Shes the baby) At school (where I work) one entire famiy w/5 kids were all sick today, and about 10 kids (out of 72 in our small schoo) were sick. Makes it easy for me, but its so bad for them.

 

[Iain Utah]

Hey Marty, wasn't it you that was bidding on the magpie eggs? What is the latest on that?

 

[country_girl011]

Oh yes, big surprise on the Pekins.

And I too, am a thumb twirler.

oh well i will just wait on my FREEEEEEEEE ducklings.
sounds much better then 4.86 for a pekin duckling for real?
and straight run at that.
come on people order from a hatchery and you can get what breed you want AND what sex for about that price.!!

come on duckkies and goosies HATCH HATCH HATCH!!!
and come on sebbies everyone iis waiting on you!!!

 

[JulieNKC]

Oh yes, big surprise on the Pekins.

And I too, am a thumb twirler.

Hmmm, maybe I should run to orschelns to get some chicken feed.....
No minimum there. They had ancona, khaki, pekin, rouen, and WH ducklings there last year I think. I got my EE girl out of the fryer bin there last year for .50. Luckily for me my kids are sick so I'm stuck home today though.

 

[stillmecle]

Hey Marty, wasn't it you that was bidding on the magpie eggs? What is the latest on that?

I started the bid and then Marty started bidding against me without either of us knowing. I told her if she wanted them, she could go for it. If I see that she is losing the bid though, I am jumping back in,

 

[country_girl011]

Hmmm, maybe I should run to orschelns to get some chicken feed.....
No minimum there. They had ancona, khaki, pekin, rouen, and WH ducklings there last year I think. I got my EE girl out of the fryer bin there last year for .50. Luckily for me my kids are sick so I'm stuck home today though.

seriously they have anconas ???
i may make the man take me there this weekend then!!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Really? Where is there an Orschlens?

Hmmm, maybe I should run to orschelns to get some chicken feed.....
No minimum there. They had ancona, khaki, pekin, rouen, and WH ducklings there last year I think. I got my EE girl out of the fryer bin there last year for .50. Luckily for me my kids are sick so I'm stuck home today though.