Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[psue]

no goose eggs here either Marty. But my DH decided we needed more..... my bator aint gonna be big enough

 

[bakingintherain]

feel like i should keep up on the reading now that i am not hundreds of pages behind

it is almost imposible to multi quote on the pad so i had to break out the beast! i have been insanely busy the last couple days getting ready for the valentines day market (SO GLAD IT IS OVER TOMORROW!) and a couple special orders, them my sons birthday party sunday! luckily he has decided he wants a berry cheesecake with a couple "aninjas" on it! glad to be finally sitting/lying down! on top of the stuff i had to finish for the market (10am - 5:30ish) i spent about 4 hours on it, but i have to say i am very proud of it! if only i had i better camera to really capture its awesomeness! i have no fuzzy butt pics to share but here are a few from my day

 

[JulieNKC]

feel like i should keep up on the reading now that i am not hundreds of pages behind

it is almost imposible to multi quote on the pad so i had to break out the beast! i have been insanely busy the last couple days getting ready for the valentines day market (SO GLAD IT IS OVER TOMORROW!) and a couple special orders, them my sons birthday party sunday! luckily he has decided he wants a berry cheesecake with a couple "aninjas" on it! glad to be finally sitting/lying down! on top of the stuff i had to finish for the market (10am - 5:30ish) i spent about 4 hours on it, but i have to say i am very proud of it! if only i had i better camera to really capture its awesomeness! i have no fuzzy butt pics to share but here are a few from my day

Yummy. I need to go get a snack now, lol.

 

[bakingintherain]

No goose eggs here. No duck eggs, and barely any chicken eggs, lol. I might actually have fertile eggs from my goose this year too. Paulla and Jerry have been nice enough to offer stud service from their gander Halloween, so I'll be "renting" him for a little bit.

And I'll be able to see if I can handle a gander and my kids and breeding season hormones and all or if I should wait another year or 2 before getting one.

Yay for the catch up posts! Love them, and love that there are actually posts to catch up on.

Baking - nice to see ya girl, good on ya for getting back here again!

Julie - yeah, my birds are on strike too, and I don't go plug in the light, so I guess I'm waiting until springtime for more eggs. It seemed to me my moms geese don't start laying until mid to late march.

glad to be back!

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy, glad you caught the varment. Third time's a charm.

However, the look on your dogs face is priceless!

X 2, poor dog but he learned his lesson atleast for a little while lol

 

[bakingintherain]

Yummy. I need to go get a snack now, lol.

i got to break out my edible shimmer dust! i am really a glam and glitz girl under the tom boy shell and mud so this cake was really fun!

 

[Iain Utah]

Bakin, yummy looking food! Whatever happened with you getting ducklings? Did the seller back out again?

My only goose who was laying decided to take a break, so no eggs here either.

 

[bakingintherain]

Bakin, yummy looking food! Whatever happened with you getting ducklings? Did the seller back out again?

My only goose who was laying decided to take a break, so no eggs here either.

thanks

they were actually a flock of almost year old pekins, and yes she never got back to me! backed out the day i was suppose to pick them up

 

[bakingintherain]

very empty here, only 3 old hens

but spring is almost here!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Must be getting close to spring! So begins the season of huge multi-quotes...

Come down to auction ! We will do lunch again & buy birds we don't need, and sell birds we don't need! I have Welshies ~ 1 drake & 2 hens, maybe we could swap some males & females?

PSue purdy babies!!!! So many more posts UGH!

So I say OLAH PEEPS!

Happy hatching!


"Are you my Mother?"

Will definitely plan to come down sometime soon. I've got a farm expo to attend this weekend, meaning I have to spend next weekend fawning over my boys because they're feeling neglected.

Oh and NO goose eggs yet! Maybe I have all boys

I am going to get to sex 46 goslings, and as many ducklings Sat ! Yea what fun ~ NOT !!!!!
But I do get 2 free goslings for it though

She has a bunch of different purebreds. Thinking about some Poms or Brown Chinese, or Am Buffs??? Whatcha think?

My goose decided to quit on me. She was going good every other day, now nothing.

Oh yeah - I'm getting my gallbladder out tomorrow, so if I'm posting this weekend and not making much sense, I'm probably high on Percocet.

Feel better, take it easy!

Good luck with surgery, lookin forward to your druggy posts

Oh let the hatchin begin

I hatch all my eggs pointy side down, the whole incubation, until LD on their sides

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So friggin kewl !!!
I listened to my 2 eggs set Dec 28th that are supposed to hatch Feb 19th ~ BOTH HAD HEARTBEATS !!!! (Emu Phil)



Then I listened to the other 2 set on Jan 5th ~ I bought at auction ~ BOTH HAD HEARTBEATS !!!!



I have
3 ~ set on January 19th from Auction
4 ~ set on January 29th from Auction
6 ~ set on January 31st from Emu Phil

and

Just bought 6 more today & are in route this week!

So how many is that now????
So out of the 1st 4 eggs ~ I hear 4

Wow. Going to have to change your name to Emu Goddess!

RG- carefull, get to many of those things and they'll kick your butt all over the place.

How is everyone? I will be setting up my incubator this weekend, and preparing to dispatch 3 or 4 ducks, 2 turkeys, and some chickens.

Going to have ducklings in a few weeks. Just hoping my girls start laying soon because I have a student waiting for hatching eggs for his senior project.

Do you have pics of your cross? Was the mom or dad a canada? I googled some pics of domestic/canada crosses awhile ago, and they were gorgeous. Too bad they are infertile, or I'd love to just have a flock of them, lol. I saved a pic of one I saw googling because it was just so pretty and I want a goose like it.

I told you all I recently lost three of my precious geese...here is what we caught...........


The first night we set the trap, we caught our wild 'barn' cat...we relocated the cat.


The next night we set the trap again and something wallowed it around and set it off. We went to TSC that morning, and picked up a larger trap. This time we staked them in the ground so they couldn't be moved around.

Third night here is what we caught:







...you are probably wondering what on earth our dog is doing in the trap....

That night I had told one of the little ones to feed Rusty ( the dog), so they took his food out onto the front porch and called him...he always comes ...but this time he didn't. I instantly knew right where he was...sure enough I walked out into the backyard, looked into the goose pen where the traps were set and....




Fourth night - we finally caught the little murderer!!



The guys had fun using him as target practice. He cost me about $300.-$400 dollars. Good riddance!

~ Aspen

Glad you got the baddie.

Took pics today.... Hope no one minds my updated flock pics.
My Blue Cayuga Drake that managed to stay away from freezerland!

I am so in love with him. *swoon*

My other Drake ! He is so sweet & a good meaty guy

Butt I don't want you to take my picture!




Now you see me .... Now you don't

Butt Mom! Don't take my picture when I'm grooming!

I'm Ok enough. Have had some medical issues this week, so I've only barely checked in.

I do have all birds in their correct breeding pens for 2 weeks now. The sebbie girl is still mooning over Dude, whos at my moms now. She was in town for my DDs 13th birthday last night, and took him home. Poor girl seems very lonely now.

Baby eats and rests a lot. She's quieter overall now. I think she's a little depressed, so I'm about to put a few extra drakes in with her. I figure she's rather have a couple of ducks than goats as her closest buddy. She does have an OK appetite. She doesn't try to walk as much now. I think she misses the geese at night.

Feel better, Marty!

no goose eggs here either Marty. But my DH decided we needed more..... my bator aint gonna be big enough

feel like i should keep up on the reading now that i am not hundreds of pages behind

it is almost imposible to multi quote on the pad so i had to break out the beast! i have been insanely busy the last couple days getting ready for the valentines day market (SO GLAD IT IS OVER TOMORROW!) and a couple special orders, them my sons birthday party sunday! luckily he has decided he wants a berry cheesecake with a couple "aninjas" on it! glad to be finally sitting/lying down! on top of the stuff i had to finish for the market (10am - 5:30ish) i spent about 4 hours on it, but i have to say i am very proud of it! if only i had i better camera to really capture its awesomeness! i have no fuzzy butt pics to share but here are a few from my day

Beautiful. I'm hungry now!

 

[RiverGoddess]

Your cake is so purdy !!! My daughter decided she wanted to make her own cake for her birthday ~ So who am I to say no..... I am supporting her creativity





So Gummy sharks, jelly beans, green apple twizzlers & strawberry frosting! Took this to her school & was a hit & Krimsan was so proud that this was the cake that she made all by herself!