Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Goin Quackrrs]

My dad and I had raised sheep for 15+ yrs and we went through 2 guard dogs. Our first was Possum and she was a Great Pyeranse( spellling wrong bare with me) but she had no concept of fences. One winter day she was accross the Hwy and on her return trip home she was hit by a woman who was taking her dogs to the vet. We had to put her down as her injury's were to severe. The woman was so tramatic that she wanted to pay all the vet bills but we declined. Then #2 was a cross of a GP and a Marama, she too had no concerpt of fences. They both could just our 4' and 5' fences at a sit position. Any of these dogs do have a large range that they will protect. We have 80 acres and they both would protect the next farm accross the dirst road and the farm next to us for a total of 300 acres. They both stated that they never lost a chicken,duck,rabbit,goose,or calf when we had them. Now they have to lock everthing up because of preditors. Our Crossbreed died from liver and kidney falure from someone leaving out poison. We figured it had to be done on purpose. We then tried a few other breeds and they never worked out and we ended up selling all the sheep as my mother was getting alot worse with her surgery's and MS.

The pyrenees I work with tends to wander as well. We had to search all over for her once. She was taken to the shelter by whomever found her and even though she had a chip, it had migrated under her skin and they couldn't scan it. We were lucky to get her back.

GQ, congrats on a wonderful hatch!!! Hope they find someone soon to help out at the farm.

Marty, how are you holding up? How are your dewlaps and sebbies doing? What is the latest on your pekins that are cooking in bator??

I hope my run of bad luck is over. Between Spirit's regular visits, No. 1 (my african) getting bit by a dog, Ginger (buff girl) getting shipped with a horrible abscess, and Piper (buff boy) having a sprained hip... I have been to the vet more in the past six weeks than I have in over a year with the rest of my menagerie. And Spirit's next vet appt is in 2 days, which I am actually excited about as she is doing GREAT!! She has gone 4 days without splaying, rolling, or feeling any discomfort... and she RAN over 12 feet during turnout yesterday. RAN!

I've got chicken eggs pipped. Waiting impatiently.

Sounds like Spirit is doing amazingly well! So happy!

how awesome!!!! I dont think any of us ever hoped she would RUN!!!

yes... but never ever for a week again with that one a weekend is ok but NO more week

Lol. My grandparents had me for every summer as a kid. I don't know how they did it.

Ok, here goes.......



Simon, Maddie, Marcel, Marceau and Simone


Son's blue Runners




Sandy


African boy


Adeline


Marcel, Simon and Marceau


Simon


Hmmm, need a bigger pool!


My grey saddleback Sebastopol, Mother Goose


Mother Goose, her man King Cole, and Daffy the duck.

 

[Marty1876]

Dutch Chic - The babies are beautiful!

Iain, I'm down to two Giant Peking eggs (they are such horrible hatchers, can mini ducks possibly be as impossible as Jumbo ducks?? - remember, I've been hatching goslings all spring it seems, and ducks of every type, and etc, but this is my THIRD BATCH of Jumbo Pekings, and I still have just one single duck) lets hope the darn things hatch!

I'm gonna stalk down all my babies this afternoon and take pics.

 

[JazminesZoo]

YEAH UTAH !! doing the

Dutch VERY PRETTY PICS ! I love how you put the names in order so we know who is who

My fave is Marcel ~ Such beautiful contrast colorings! Its funny HAHA

How out of all of my geese I love my 2 dark ones the Wild & toulouse/chinese cross ~ Who I have named
Samson & Delilah

I am not a fan of all white geese I have found out, so eating my embdens is going to be easier. Don't know if I will be able to eat my dark ones & the colored sebbies I have. I am planning on keeping just 3 trios & the rest will be sold or to the freezer.

I took pics of the 5 Anconas Eye

gave me the other week

 

[JazminesZoo]

Iain, I'm down to two Giant Peking eggs (they are such horrible hatchers, can mini ducks possibly be as impossible as Jumbo ducks?? - remember, I've been hatching goslings all spring it seems, and ducks of every type, and etc, but this is my THIRD BATCH of Jumbo Pekings, and I still have just one single duck) lets hope the darn things hatch!

UGH! I bought 10 dozen Pekin eggs......

 

[JazminesZoo]

Dutch your Blue runners look like my Blue Cayugas! I found the Black indian runner look like the beetle sheen of the cayugas too!
Same color & markings ~ I want a blue goose!!!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

19 ducklings who should be moving to their new home on Monday:


The eggs that were forcedfully jammed into my mailbox today:


Waiting to go into the bator:

 

[JazminesZoo]

Goin what are they?

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

YEAH UTAH !! doing the

Dutch VERY PRETTY PICS ! I love how you put the names in order so we know who is who

My fave is Marcel ~ Such beautiful contrast colorings! Its funny HAHA

How out of all of my geese I love my 2 dark ones the Wild & toulouse/chinese cross ~ Who I have named
Samson & Delilah

I am not a fan of all white geese I have found out, so eating my embdens is going to be easier. Don't know if I will be able to eat my dark ones & the colored sebbies I have. I am planning on keeping just 3 trios & the rest will be sold or to the freezer.

I took pics of the 5 Anconas Eye

gave me the other week

UGH! I bought 10 dozen Pekin eggs......

From the lady in Yelm, perhaps? I'm waiting on a paypal invoice from her.

Goin what are they?

Ducklings are runners, khaki campbells, khaki campbell/khaki runner crosses, blue swede and pekin/swede crosses. All from my flock.

The eggs are rouen. Impulse buy.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Here's the mugshots of my 19 ducklings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6227060/user_id/121573

 

[Marty1876]

UGH! I bought 10 dozen Pekin eggs......

If its regular Pekings, your golden, they are fine hatchers. I'm trying to get a little flock of the Jumbo Pekings (English stock) and so far so bad. I just one a pair, just one freaking pair!

Here's the mugshots of my 19 ducklings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6227060/user_id/121573