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[Cynthia12]

Shinx, I cried when I read your post. I've had to put them down, and it is so much harder when you have worked with them for a while. But reading your post, I could feel how you are feeling..I'm so sorry.

As for me, I had a fusion in my C 5, 6, 7 vertebrae in Oct. My bones were really soft because I have Osteoporosis, so I've had to keep a soft neck brace on since then. I am weaning off now, it's so nice to feel progress in my being able to turn my neck. I would say, working with hatching, and handling baby chicks has helped me through this time. They are such amazing little things. So precious. I just love them. And, I love knowing where they are going when I let them go. I am so happy Lisa got a couple. I know she loves her chickens..So, Shinx and Elk, I'm hoping you get some of mine, because I can see how much you love them too.
Shinx, again, I am so sorry.

 

[Sphinx]

Thanks for the condolences, Cynthia. As sad as I am about it, I do feel an overwhelming sense of relief, and rightness. I know we did the right thing. She wasn't happy, she was suffering. Her leg hurt, I could tell, and it was steadily getting worse.

That's scary that your osteoporosis is so bad so young. I hope the fusing helps. It sounds like a good sign that you're already starting to wean yourself off the brace.

I definitely want one of your lav americanas when they hatch. I will love her and squeeze her (gently) and call her George.

Today I went to visit my grandchickens. I raised my first batch of chickens from day olds, and last August, I hatched four EE/BCM chicks for my SIL. She sold off the two cockerels, but kept the two hens. I saw them today, and they are so beautiful. They look like purebred BCM except both have bears, and one has a pea comb. Anyway, I had told them not to expect an egg til February, but when I went out to see them, I found their first pullet egg in the nest box!

 

[Cynthia12]

Wow, how fun..and, that's a pullet egg? Nice size. So, these are your SIL and you found the egg? Maybe I'm reading this wrong...Fun that you found it though. Speckled too.

 

[UtahChickenDad]

Sorry for your loss. She will be missed, as we watch your camm for hours each day and enjoy it very much while we are still awaiting chicks for us. It has given us a great idea what to expect as they grow. We are hoping the get ours around Feb 15-20 . Thanks again for the cam.

 

[the-bird-man]

bird-man - That's cute! I love how animals bond with people like that. I wonder how he ever got his hands on a badger, or even what inspired him to have one? Our neighbor across the street had pet racoons when he was a kid, and I have a friend who had a pet skunk a while back.

Cynthia - Okay, I must have missed this. Why in the world are you in a neck brace?

Sphinx -

Lisa - Hope your basement doesn't flood! I've even seen some mild flooding in fields a little north of here, so I'm really hoping you guys don't get slammed much more. I love snow and winter, but I don't like when it causes problems for people.

well i think he just found it as a baby i think and i guess he thought it would be a cool pet and took it home. his other love in life was wine so he may of been drunk at the time. the mail man would refuse to deliver mail on the street too. this man is the same man that gave my dad wine to feed to the chickens and i guess chickens make angry drunks

but people payed extra for the eggs

oh and the man would pay my dad and my uncles for stray cats so the badger would have "friends".

 

[Sphinx]

Wow, how fun..and, that's a pullet egg? Nice size. So, these are your SIL and you found the egg? Maybe I'm reading this wrong...Fun that you found it though. Speckled too.

Yeah, it sounds bizarre- it was an amazing coincidence. I hatched chicks for them, and gave the chicks to them last summer. I took pictures and saw their chickens back in October or so when two of them started to crow. I hadn't visited the chickens since (though I'd been to their house many of times since then).

Due to another thread here about mixed breed chickens, I was curious to see how they turned out, so I stopped by SIL's today and asked if I could see how they looked. They walked out with me, and when I opened up the hen house, I saw them sitting there, and I saw an egg. I pointed it out, and they were TICKLED, it was their first egg. It's a big egg for a pullet, but my nieces were all, "That's a really tiny egg". I told them it was actually very big, and they'll get a lot bigger.

BIL and SIL are now laughing that I'm their chicken good luck charm.

Thanks for the condolences on the chick, it was very sweet of you.

I have a new batch of chicks due on 2/6, and when that happens, I'll switch the camera back to the incubator.

 

[Cynthia12]

birdman, think those eggs tasted a bit..funny..after drinking...that stuff? lol....

 

[the-bird-man]

birdman, think those eggs tasted a bit..funny..after drinking...that stuff? lol....

well those special eggs were in high demand for sure. my grandpa was a horrible drunk and those were the only kind of eggs he would eat and then with some of the other neighbors being drunks they bought the extra special eggs. i guess there was a difference in taste but my dad never did try them. but they all loved to watch the chickens when the chickens were drunk. as you can see i come from a crazy family

 

[Cynthia12]

my bantam's a while ago...
aww, that's one of the little black EE's ... that we had to put down. Elk, these are the two bantams, they are older now, and really getting pretty. As you can see, they are side by side. Too cute. The boy has real feathered feet, the girls aren't as feathered.

 

[Cynthia12]

Elk..lost you on the phone! I told you, there must be something about those mountains being in the way! Oh well, found some pics of the lavender bantams..and, I will keep as many lavender;s that hatch for you that I can. I will want to keep a couple. We'll see what hatches. Plus, have more EE's in, but don't have much hope of having very many of those because of how they looked when I candled them. I have Australorps that are looking real good..this guy has been breeding his Australorps for a lot of years. I have the same BLRW eggs that Shinx has. Plus, some more pure Ameraucana coming, splash, blues... Didn't come today, should tomorrow.
I have my Silver Penciled Rocks that I am ready to sell now. So, if anyone out there wants some..let me know. They are beautiful..the penciling is coming out now, pretty.