Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Marty1876]

Morning Iain! Hows the babies? I think of your African Geese a lot. The large sebbies are interested in the goslings. When I have them all out, though, they just want to chase them away from "their" pool! Poor guys.

Poor Kevin. I was up until 2am, but nobody was here. Just think, we could have been chit chatting from 12 - 2 anyway!

 

[Iain Utah]

Hi Marty.

My babies are all good, thanks! I figured out a wrap for Spirit that works great! Hope my vet will let me double her indoor pen size on our next visit (this Friday) as she is getting so big! Teva guy has me playing with different kinds of bicycle tubes and adhesives to fashion a shoe base to the wrap, so we are continuing to make progress on that front too.

Funny that you think of my africans (who also play the pool is mine game with our ducks). I think of you when I spend time with Chicory (Erin toulouse). I need to take new pics of her. She is turning out beautifully.

Where are the new pics you promised to take of your dewlaps??? I just LOVE seeing yours, Dutch's and Celtic's pics.

Shannon, where are the pics of your dewlaps? Weren't you going to email them to me already so I can post them here??

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Happy Fathers Day!

Hubby is out fishing with his oldest, so it's eerily quiet here with just me and the little guy. Glad hubby got out for a while though, we were starting to butt heads with him spending so much time at home.

No silkie ducklings for me this time around. Think I'm either ready to give up on bantams or order from Holderreads. The five that locked down went into the garbage late last night because they were stinking up the hatcher. Three of those had been moving at lockdown. Ugh.

 

[DutchChic]

Thank you Baking, not to many people understand how we feel about letting some one pass on. Mom was diagnosed with MS in 97 with stage 3, but we figured she had it since 86.
In 2004 she had her first neck surgery then in 2006 she had to have another. The 2nd one didn't go good at all, she went septic with a nicked esophigous and went to emergency surgery where she died on the table twice with lack of oxogyn. She suffered with lots of depression and no quality of life. The doctors really didn't want ot help with all the physical pain that she had, to them it was all in her head. Bull Sh*t!!!! She lost the ablity to really walk and enjoy life as she became home bound unless going to the doctors. In her last few months she was on O2 most of the time. On June 24th (friday) we were turned in for a vunerable adult being miss treated by a friend that thought she needed to be in the hosp. The funny thing is when the cops and ambulance showed up they found now wrong doing but still wanted to take her in to the hosp. They bairly got her awake and asked her if she wanted to go and she mumbles F YOU and gave them the finger!!!! YHEA MOM!!! Her sister showed up that night to help. Then on Saturday she started really going down hill so her oldest brother came to see her, and at 1:05 sunday morning she passed on at home and with family just the way she wanted. We were able to keep her at home as I had power of atturney and she had a living will. With out the proper paper work we could have been charged with miss treatment and neglect. I am proud to have kept my word and allowing her to pass on. Just think we put animals down for being unwanted or very ill and no $ to pay for care. Yet we are willing to hold on to a persons life just because we don't want them to go and then watch them suffer by-themselves in a nursing home. Question... what is wrong with this picture. I have worked in nursing homes for many years and they are just drop off sites for the unwanted truthfully.
Sorry if I affend some people but I am very proud to have taken care of my mother myself and let her die in my arms just as she had brought me into this word and cradled me in her arms.

I'm with you on this. Both my grandparents passed at home, and I would never put any family member in a nursing home. I hate those places. Home is where they belong, or wherever they want to be at that time.

Dutch, very interesting! Her topline is obviously wasted at the moment, but I didn't think she had an unusually large head from the picture. Alfalfa is an excellent choice for calcium supplement and weight gain. Plus, it causes them to drink more water, which is good. Another excellent weight gain nutrition supplement is Nutrena Empower. It's a little expensive, but is a top dressing and only needed until you get her in better health. If you really want to go the distance, I might recommend Dynamite brand herbal detox. It is a wonderful natural detoxer. Any don't forget the probiotics.

Yep, got her some alfalfa. But I need to back off....went for a ride last night and she acted like she was on speed, lol. I'm giving her Hard Keeper on her feed at the moment, too. I'll look into those others you mentioned. Stupid farrier took too much off for a first trimming in her case. She has some separation of the hoof wall around her toes...left foot is tender. He didn't leave enough hoofwall on that foot...IDIOT! He won't be back out!

I'm glad your mom was able to go as she wanted. My daughter had SMA, which is similar to ALS but affects babies or children instead of adults. It was a very difficult time, and although the dr's were willing to let me let her go peacefully, they wouldn't allow me to take her home to let her pass there. I think everyone should have the right to choose what they think is best for themselves or the people they care for if they can't make the decision themselves. Death is personal, families and the dying person should have the final say, not dr's or judges IMO.

Oh Julie....that is awful! Harder losing kids....

Why am I still up at 4 AM?

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I was up till 3am...should have checked here to see if anyone was up, lol.

 

[Iain Utah]

Quackers... very sorry!

Dutch, I think you would like Empower. My "bionic horse" tends to get on the thin side when in heavy riding program and empower has really helped him when needed. Uh oh on the alfalfa. I have not experienced that personally, but then again, since they have grown up on it, maybe I just don't know the difference? I hate when farriers do that! Hopefully she will be fine in a day or two.

I have to go to LA for a hearing tomorrow morning (I leave this afternoon) and hubby is in charge of all the babies. So, in an effort to make routine a little easier, we merged our toulouse trio with our dewlaps for the time being. It was a total non-event. WHEW!

 

[DutchChic]

Quackers... very sorry!

Dutch, I think you would like Empower. My "bionic horse" tends to get on the thin side when in heavy riding program and empower has really helped him when needed. Uh oh on the alfalfa. I have not experienced that personally, but then again, since they have grown up on it, maybe I just don't know the difference? I hate when farriers do that! Hopefully she will be fine in a day or two.

I have to go to LA for a hearing tomorrow morning (I leave this afternoon) and hubby is in charge of all the babies. So, in an effort to make routine a little easier, we merged our toulouse trio with our dewlaps for the time being. It was a total non-event. WHEW!

He trimmed her feet a week ago. When her feet are on concrete, there is a gap under the front toe on that one foot that you can slide something 1/4" thick into. So the hoofwall isn't touching the ground around the toe, so no protection for the separation. The other one is flush with the ground. Idiot didn't check for separation, just trimmed her up short. I just need to limit the amount of alfalfa I give her...too much makes a horse hot, especially when they are not used to it.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Hey all!

Early pippers to report! The batch due Thursday has already started pipping. 6 eggs from my flock and the last surviving white runner from my birthday eggs. Out of 14, all were scrambled or infertile, except one. One. Sheesh.

Just cleaned and disinfected the hatcher, getting her up to temp for this batch. Silly ducklings. Right now they're chillin on their sides in the chicken incubator until the little hatcher is up to temp.

What I have cooking:
6 from my flock, one white runner, due Thursday, will be early.
54 chicken eggs, 30 duck from my flock, due Saturday (will probably be early with my luck)
14 (I think) from my flock, due a week after that
24 khaki campbell and 12 from my flock, due a week after that.

That's it. I'm stopping. Unless something really cool like welshies, non-abused silkie eggs or cayugas come my way...

 

[Wulfandwyn]

hi everyone! i tossed two of the eggs ever the weekend, the one that was really cracked and the leaking one. so i think i am down to 35 eggs in the incubator.

 

[psue]

Hey all!

Early pippers to report! The batch due Thursday has already started pipping. 6 eggs from my flock and the last surviving white runner from my birthday eggs. Out of 14, all were scrambled or infertile, except one. One. Sheesh.

Just cleaned and disinfected the hatcher, getting her up to temp for this batch. Silly ducklings. Right now they're chillin on their sides in the chicken incubator until the little hatcher is up to temp.

What I have cooking:
6 from my flock, one white runner, due Thursday, will be early.
54 chicken eggs, 30 duck from my flock, due Saturday (will probably be early with my luck)
14 (I think) from my flock, due a week after that
24 khaki campbell and 12 from my flock, due a week after that.

That's it. I'm stopping. Unless something really cool like welshies, non-abused silkie eggs or cayugas come my way...

hi everyone! i tossed two of the eggs ever the weekend, the one that was really cracked and the leaking one. so i think i am down to 35 eggs in the incubator.

 

[Ally Rose]

What kind of ducks are they?