Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JazminesZoo]

Mine haven't started laying yet, but hoping it will start soon!

So what do you have that are going to start laying, do you have anything laying now?

 

[ChristineR]

OMG you guys. My husband just told me he has a tick on his...



Pee pee place.

LOL

That happened to my neighbor's young son, too. He was complaining about something bothering him all day, but he also had the chicken pox so she didn't bother looking until bedtime.

 

[Iain Utah]

I got NADA Jaz. I have 6 girls total. 1 cayuga (16 weeks), 1 ancona (14 weeks), 2 anconas & 1 SA (10 weeks), and 1 SA (6 weeks). My breeder cayuga and ancona drakes are both 16 weeks old.

Right now I have them all together with a bunch of excess drakes between 10-14 weeks old. That is why I keep asking questions about how to set things up so that my breeding pairs stay pure and my community coop stays peaceful.

 

[mrgreenjeans53]

Gray-son.........Gray-daughter? Graygirl? or maybe....Graycee? Just a thought/suggestion....lol.

 

[jerryford]

Found this cute surprise yesterday.

Wonder where I can get more of these eggs?

I want some of those eggs too

Why would you want just one egg ??

thats a little bator

 

[DutchChic]

Morning all.

Never got on yesterday, spent the day driving to other cities to work on my dads stuff all afternoon, and finally got home late and just ate and went to bed.

All my babies are doing well. My midget white turkeys ordered were due this week, but hatchery had to reshedule for June, due to a bad hatch. Glad I'm not the only one having turkey hatch troubles!

Goslings are all doing well. Duckies all smell (but well). Chickens are growing. I noticed today that one of my pheasant is a victim of picking, and either I'll put the two together alone, or something. Anyone have pheasants? Are they pickers??? I'd guess so, quail can be.

Bought the girls a new above ground pool yesterday at a wal-mart on the way home. They are very very excited. I'm just glad no water birds can get into it.

School is out now, so I'll actually get to check in more.

I want to say to EVERYONE that I miss you all, and I'm sorry I've been gone so much the last few weeks.

You know how it goes. Seems like work is over, do chores, then lots of other details to finish. Somebody has talked to me and wants to buy my dads house. Since we don't plan to live there at all (its only a 2 bedroom) we're also trying to go through stuff and clean. He was a bit of a pack rat I'm afraid, so its gonna be a busy busy summer, trying to do that on top of everything else. Oh well, at least he didn't brood ducks!!!

Totally understandable...sorry you have to deal with all of that.

im going to school to be a vet tech.
1 more year to go

Awesome! I would love to have been a vet, but I'd have been a poor one. I'd have treated animals whether owners could pay, or not, and I'd have rescued animals from bad owners.

ok my morning update is no good at all.
lost 2 more babies in the night.
the other 1 that had been upside down. and another who was quite the entire time. i expected him to go . he just seemed so weak. barely moved never peeped.

the upside down one i didnt expect he seemed to be doing good. i guess he just swallowed too much fluid.


the other 6 seem to be doing good.
everyone had a little more fluid in their egg than i would have liked since humidity has been soo high here. im going to start cooling the other eggs everyday after this hatch.
but the extra fluid has everyone sticky. well ok they arent sticky nemore they are more crunchy now lol.
but still fiesty. this just means they will get a bath earlier than usual.
they all have about a dime sized yolk to absorb. so they should be out when i get home from class.

looks like a grey. 2 snowys. a black magpie. a blue bibbed. and the other is either a blue bibbed or magpie i cant quite tell yet

That sucks, CG. I have a grey, a blue fawn, and a butterscotch all out and doing alright. I've noticed with the assisted hatches, the babies don't get their feet under them for a bit. These guys are all gung ho and trying, but lack coordination. They will get there, though, I believe.

ill keep that in mind.

lol.

pretty much all i have left is .
pharm.
techniques 1 &2
surgery.
dentistry
the externship.
and the capstone(its the last class we ever take before our boards kinda a review class)

I can help with all but the dentistry....never got into playing around in people's mouths, lol. I'm a scrub, so surgery is a breeze for me.

Found this cute surprise yesterday.

Wonder where I can get more of these eggs?

Awwww....cute baby! Makes me miss mine!

 

[country_girl011]

dutch glad your hatch is going good.
mine not soo great.
i had 2 babies break a vein too early.
so i staunched bleeding with flour.
have another who popped out whil i was at class and busted his dime sized yolk.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Woohoo! Goslings are on their way! Shellie dropped they off somewhere around 12 -1 and I have been on USPS tracking them since! Oh! And she sent me a extra gander! 2 geese, 3 ganders. Will probably run all 5 together in spring... Or should I seperate in spring?

 

[DutchChic]

My new buff dewlap and her 6 packing peanuts all arrived safely.

This gosling is as old as the last two I got, so easy peasy merge into the group...

My mother loved the Copper Marans chicks...all big fat healthy chicks.
I'm done shipping in birds for now....or even eggs. I have what I wanted/needed. Well....I say that....there is one more thing I want, but they are VERY expensive

But I want them really bad.....

Butters spent the night with his group, and did just fine. I love it when that happens! Just need to get these 3 new babies up and going so they can go in with them. I have 2 more Call eggs under the broodies due in a couple of days. Last group of Call eggs under broodies, total of 14, due the 9th. Just silkies and sizzles in between them.

 

[DutchChic]

dutch glad your hatch is going good.
mine not soo great.
i had 2 babies break a vein too early.
so i staunched bleeding with flour.
have another who popped out whil i was at class and busted his dime sized yolk.

That stinks...sorry about your losses

You lost 2 due to busted yolks? Ouch! Mine aren't in the clear yet...they still have to get up on their feet. But they are fiesty and strong.