Valentine's Day Hatch

[featherz]

I'll be getting at least a dozen eggs from hot2pot, plus I'll fill any holes in the bator with my own mutt eggs - keep your fingers crossed that I get more NN chicks from my girls. My NN from the NYD hatch is looking very male (sigh)..

 

[Melissa Rose]

http://www.melissaroselang.com/portlandia.wav


GROSS: OK, so this is at an organic restaurant, and this is from season one of "Portlandia," and the new season premieres Friday night on AFC. So here's Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "PORTLANDIA")
ARMISEN: (As character) Hi, hello.
DANA MILLIKEN: (As Dana) My name is Dana. I'll be taking care of you today. If you have any questions about the menu, please let me know.
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) I guess I do have a question about the chicken, if you could just tell us a little bit more about it.
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) The chicken is a heritage breed, woodland-raised chicken that's been fed a diet of sheep's milk, soy and hazelnuts.
ARMISEN: (As character) And this is local?
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) Yes, absolutely.
ARMISEN: (As character) I'm going to ask you just one more time, and it's local?
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) It is.
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) Is that USDA organic or Oregon organic or Portland organic?
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) It's just all-across-the-board organic.
ARMISEN: (As character) The hazelnuts, these are local?
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) How big is the area where the chickens are able to roam free?
ARMISEN: (As character) I'm sorry to interrupt, I had exactly the same question.
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) Four acres. Give me just a second? I'll be right back, OK.
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) OK. Fine, we're doing the right thing.
ARMISEN: (As character) I'm too apologetic.
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) You are.
ARMISEN: (As character) I drove way too slow here today, didn't I?
BROWNSTEIN: (As character) No.
ARMISEN: (As character) I'm so weird with that gas pedal. The thing just moves the whole vehicle forward, and...
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) All right, so here is the chicken you will be enjoying tonight.
ARMISEN: (As character) You have this information - this is fantastic.
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) Absolutely. His name was Colin(ph). Here are his papers, OK.
ARMISEN: (As character) That's great. He looks like a happy little guy who runs around. A lot of friends, other chickens of friends, putting his little wing around another one and kind of like palling around.
MILLIKEN: (As Dana) I don't know that I can speak to that level of intimate knowledge about him. They do a lot to make sure that their chickens are very happy.
GROSS: It's kind of like you're adopting a child instead of having dinner.
(SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER)

 

[bikerchic]

Quote:

Oh Melissa I am having egg envy again

When is Nellie mailing yours? I haven't heard from her lately but the last time I talked to her I think mine were suppose to be mailed this week.

I think I will make the incubator all pretty, one blue egg, one brown egg, one blue egg etc

 

[Melissa Rose]

Quote:

Oh Melissa I am having egg envy again

When is Nellie mailing yours? I haven't heard from her lately but the last time I talked to her I think mine were suppose to be mailed this week.

I think I will make the incubator all pretty, one blue egg, one brown egg, one blue egg etc

Hi bikerchic

!!! Mine were mailed on Wed but it looks like the post dept is going to mess them around again

!!! There isn't any tracking updates so I bet I don't get them till Monday

!!! My incubators are looking incredible! Pink blue green different shades of brown and chocolate white

!!! My fuzzettes from Brent are incredible!!! I'll have to get a chick pic in a little while. There are 10 fluffing and three are still drying and fluffing in the hatcher. I got the most beautiful quail eggs yesterday too

!!! Some of them are an olive green color with chocolate spots some have a blue tint with chocolate spots

!!! I'm really egggcited about the quail. I was going to stick to the coutornix since you don't need a license but I really want some bob whites and texas blue scale quails so I filed for my license for gamebirds yesterday. I want pheasants and turkeys too so the permit will cover those as well

 

[BHep]

Melissa Rose........... WHERE IN TH WORLD ARE YOU PUTTING ALL THESE CHICKS !!!!!



OOOO MY WORD !!!

 

[Melissa Rose]

Melissa Rose........... WHERE IN TH WORLD ARE YOU PUTTING ALL THESE CHICKS !!!!!



OOOO MY WORD !!!

I'm selling them so very fast I'm having trouble hatching them fast enough

!!! I have a lady driving down from the Pan Handle to buy another 8 or so tomorrow

!!! She's driving for about 5 hours to get here

!!!! If I keep selling them as fast as I am I will never have any old enough to lay eggs for me

!!!!

 

[bikerchic]

Quote:

Oh Melissa I am having egg envy again

When is Nellie mailing yours? I haven't heard from her lately but the last time I talked to her I think mine were suppose to be mailed this week.

I think I will make the incubator all pretty, one blue egg, one brown egg, one blue egg etc

Hi bikerchic

!!! Mine were mailed on Wed but it looks like the post dept is going to mess them around again

!!! There isn't any tracking updates so I bet I don't get them till Monday

!!! My incubators are looking incredible! Pink blue green different shades of brown and chocolate white

!!! My fuzzettes from Brent are incredible!!! I'll have to get a chick pic in a little while. There are 10 fluffing and three are still drying and fluffing in the hatcher. I got the most beautiful quail eggs yesterday too

!!! Some of them are an olive green color with chocolate spots some have a blue tint with chocolate spots

!!! I'm really egggcited about the quail. I was going to stick to the coutornix since you don't need a license but I really want some bob whites and texas blue scale quails so I filed for my license for gamebirds yesterday. I want pheasants and turkeys too so the permit will cover those as well

That is so neat!! I have read that the quail are very friendly too.

I am going to become a state tester for NPIP testing. I can't get a reasonable price in my area, so I contacted them about getting certified to do it myself!!

I then can charge people a "reasonable" price instead of these jacked up ones I am being quoted!!

I go to the class in March

 

[LeasureChix]

My rainbow eggs arrived from SCG yesterday. My rainbow included white, brown, dark brown, green and olive. How cool is that? They are going to sit in a turner in a cool room until our set time on Tuesday. I went ahead and set 10 LCO's early. I've tried several times to hatch some already with no luck.

Bikerchic, I think that's SO cool! Good for you (and the chicken peeps around you that can be tested for a reasonable price)



Everybody else getting their bators ready for Tuesday?

 

[Melissa Rose]

That is so neat!! I have read that the quail are very friendly too.

I am going to become a state tester for NPIP testing. I can't get a reasonable price in my area, so I contacted them about getting certified to do it myself!!

I then can charge people a "reasonable" price instead of these jacked up ones I am being quoted!!

I go to the class in March

Yeahhhh

!!!! Here in Texas it is very reasonable almost free but you are in V and I hear you have the strickest laws on Poultry that there are

!!! I guess that's why the price goes so high

!!! Good Luck

 

[shellyga]

my bators have been running non-stop.. I have hatches times so I have some empty space for Valentine Day hatch.... I am a hopeless hatchaholic

Shelly