Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Iain Utah]

You guys are on one tonight. Too funny!

Eyeheart, so glad to see you. The picture card of your daughter is adorable! I love that penguin video, too. Teva guy is pretty sure we can fashion something that will work. I am excited to see what he will make!

Marty, LOVE your avatar!!!!

 

[JulieNKC]

Yeah Eye

is really good at utilizing other peeps ideas..

So where's your pics then, lol? And don't think I might not just steal the idea too. I've got 3 kids, one for each letter, if I could get them to cooperate...

 

[Eyeheartquail]

Sorry I missed you Eye!

you nerds!

You are just jealous of our AWESOMENESS!


You need to put down 50 Shades of Grey....

You just wait, in 9 months there will be the "Shades of Gray" baby boom. LOL

Yeah Eye

is really good at utilizing other peeps ideas..

Sometimes I get sad about how uncool you have become.

I'm glad we share a sense of humor and an understanding that I'm slightly funnier.

You guys are on one tonight. Too funny!
Eyeheart, so glad to see you.

The picture card of your daughter is adorable! I love that penguin video, too. Teva guy is pretty sure we can fashion something that will work. I am excited to see what he will make!
Marty, LOVE your avatar!!!!

Glad to see you too Utah. Thank you!

 

[Eyeheartquail]

So where's your pics then, lol? And don't think I might not just steal the idea too. I've got 3 kids, one for each letter, if I could get them to cooperate...

DO IT!!!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Morning Dutch, sadly no, hubby is still very bad off. Walking is a chore, and we have a battle ahead of us. He is far too young for this crap to be happening.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Thanks for the compliments on the birds all. They have grown so much again. We have two very wildly patterned splash who like to be in your face.

Marty, the dilute grey will sun bleach appearing a buff/tan color. The white feathers can stain also depending on what they have gotten into. Stains take forever to wear off too. So yes you can see three colors, but there are usually explanations for them. Her mother gets the buff tones too since the grey is so pale it bleaches quickly. I always look forward to molts. Oh and speaking of molts, the splash can molt some of their color off. No idea why, but it can happen.

Where are your new pictures you promised of all of your geese?

 

[Shannonmeans]

Celtic if my birds are half as beautiful as yours, I will be well satisfied.

Ya'll keep me laughing on here, the more you insult each other the happier you all seem to be. It makes me feel right at home.

Beatrice had an awesome night, I let her graze for about 20 minutes when I got home yesterday on some very fine grass, then she ran everyone else out the pool and had it to herself for about 30 minutes. She got out of the pool and began preening in the late afternoon sunlight. She did a few wing flaps. I cleaned her living accomodations and put her up. She took a dim view of that. I fed her some well watered down feed and refreshed her water bowl. Then I took care of the rest of the critters. When I checked on her before bed, she had normal, fresh green grass poop in several places in her enclosure. Hallelujah! She had eaten some of her food. She was "talking" to me non stop. I also discovered in one poop spot a brown, rubbery, piece of either paper or bedding. I couldn't tell which. I even retreived it and washed it off. Don't laugh! Its not that funny! I couldn't tell for sure what it was but it looked kinda like a big corn flake. I decided not to do any taste test! I went to bed and slept like a baby for the first time since this started. This morning she had finished her food up and was begging to get out. Appropriate poop was much in evidence!!! I of course, had to come to work. I am so happy that she made it. This afternoon, I am going to let her stay out longer and put her up one more night and tomorrow I will try to put her back with her flock. She is one tough little cookie! She is smaller now than they are and her skin is hanging very loosely but I bet she catches right up. She is still telling them that she is the BOSS! If ya'll want me to I'll try to type up a summary of this event and how I treated her (with appropriate credit to all my BYC friends who gave me such sound advice along the way) so we will have it for reference somewhere in case someone else needs it. It may not be neccesary but you never know.

Thanks again everyone for your support, especially you Janet! You were always just a phone call away!!!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Shannon, congrats! Glad she is bouncing back. She will catch up in size quicker than you think. Some hardboiled egg mashed up will help now that her appetite has returned.

Thanks for the compliment on our geese.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Updated Pics:


Ferdinand



Ferggie:


Fiona is getting some pretty feathers:



A couple of my new calls:

Blue fawn and blue butterscotch.





My fearless LGD: Nothing is gettin' by this dog.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Oh and I forgot for GQ:

Pics of my Holderreads order that came a couple days ago.

Silkies, Cayuga (they sent 2 extras so that makes 5!), and 1 Appleyard to add to my trio. I ended up getting 3 Blue fawn, 2 grey, and 1 snowy silkie.







You can see my one chicken that hatched in the background. Who now thinks he's a duck.