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[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Yeah....they're not even my goats. They belong to my in-laws who are my neighbors. Every year they go to Hawaii for two weeks and for some reason they breed their Boers to kid in the coldest part of the winter when they are not home! Two years ago--it was awful---about 7 does all went at once with -25 weather.

DH & I were at work all day and came home to dead, frozen to the ground, (wet) kids.

Out of 11 babies, we managed to save two and that's only because we scraped them off the ground and got them into the basement next to the wood stove.

Boers. They need to check out Kiko/New Zealand meat Goats, they are much better mothers.

Last summer, they sold all but their two best Boer does (registered ones) and then gave away their Boer buck to someone with the agreement they'd get a breeding back every year. Two weeks later, Max (the buck) died of an apparent heart attack while at his new home. So these two remaining does each probably with twins are the last of the last...I think they're done with goats after this....or at least the breeding part.

 

[Illia]

Great morning today. Got a bunch of early hatched chicks, and it's not raining out.

my snippet taken from the February hatching thread -

Here's the first Shamo. . .

And out of the egg, there's now two Shamos wandering about.

Here's the first meat bird (shamo x marans) next to a pure Shamo hatching out.

Here's two of my accidental Tolbunt Polish x Marans, which I seem to have a couple of now. One is a beautiful solid chocolate brown color, the other is black with a yellow face. Notice the cute little muffs!

Chocolate colored Polish x Marans next to a Shamo x Marans

I still have several more Shamos due and a couple more Marans x (hopefully) Shamo chicks due to hatch.​

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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This is so true, I found out at 20 years old with a 1 yr old and a new born.
T and I were discussing this very sort of thing while she was here 2 days ago..we think it would be awesome, if HS kids graduated with a SKILL::: a certification for SOME trade !!!!!!
They need to take life skills, how to go to a job interveiw, how to write a resume, how to get and keep a JOB!
They need to be able to attend on the job and classroon training just like "everett college" and Puma Medical Institute" and the other private for profit "colleges".
Our kids need to graduate capable of going to WORK!!!!!!!!
Dental Asssitants, Cafeteria/Institutional Cooking, Certified Nurse Assisting, Veterinarian Tech, Certified Welding, there are many trades !!
Our kids go to school for 12 years and still cannot speak the King's English, cannot write cursive, can barely print proper English and talk like trash from San Fernando Valley, dude.
Most cannot even do their own laundry.
Alot do not have a clue how to wash dishes...(doesn't the dish washer do it ??)

Well, I agree with everythnig you guys are saying. Did you know that they are talking about no longer teaching cursive - that is what I heard.

BTW, I am a mean mom. I boys do their own laundry and knows how to (much to their distress) do dishes...by this I mean load the dishwasher, wash whatever is remaining, and wipe down the counters. My 9 yo dd has recently started on emptying dishwasher and she is expected to do her laundry. She has recently started having to seperate her nicer clothese and washing them on delicate and then hanging them up. I also limit TV. Like I said....I am a mean mom. I want my kids to leave this house with some basic living skills. I

Your not mean.

We have had our boys Dishes by hand, counters, own laundry and bathroom (they seem to mess the bathroom up more then anyone else) for many years. They also help cook.

Our youngest son is 4 and is wanting to help do dishes and cook. The other night we had home made pizza, I rolled out the crust for him and he made the rest. Our 4 yo love to help out. He even want to change Emma's diaper.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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Question. I see that you leave you eggs in the carton all the way though hatch.

How do you turn them?

I did not know it was OK to leave them in the carton while hatching.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Question. I see that you leave you eggs in the carton all the way though hatch.

How do you turn them?

I did not know it was OK to leave them in the carton while hatching.

I can answer for Illia since I do the same. Well, you are supposed to stop turning the eggs 3 days before lock-down. Many folks place the eggs in cartons for lock down to help keep the eggs stable and still. If they are all place on the flat bottom of the incubator, as the chicks hatch, they stumble around and roll the eggs all over. By placing them in the carton with the large end/air sac pointed up, the chick that is hatching can focus on the job at hand instead of being tossed all around the incubator by his hatching buddies.​

 

[TheReidHomestead]

The wheelbarrow and wood chips won. My back is KILLING me today...........sigh.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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I can answer for Illia since I do the same. Well, you are supposed to stop turning the eggs 3 days before lock-down. Many folks place the eggs in cartons for lock down to help keep the eggs stable and still. If they are all place on the flat bottom of the incubator, as the chicks hatch, they stumble around and roll the eggs all over. By placing them in the carton with the large end/air sac pointed up, the chick that is hatching can focus on the job at hand instead of being tossed all around the incubator by his hatching buddies.

Yep, I do the same thing...out of the turner and into the cartons at lockdown!

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I can answer for Illia since I do the same. Well, you are supposed to stop turning the eggs 3 days before lock-down. Many folks place the eggs in cartons for lock down to help keep the eggs stable and still. If they are all place on the flat bottom of the incubator, as the chicks hatch, they stumble around and roll the eggs all over. By placing them in the carton with the large end/air sac pointed up, the chick that is hatching can focus on the job at hand instead of being tossed all around the incubator by his hatching buddies.

I never have like it when the chicks tumble the eggs around.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I can answer for Illia since I do the same. Well, you are supposed to stop turning the eggs 3 days before lock-down. Many folks place the eggs in cartons for lock down to help keep the eggs stable and still. If they are all place on the flat bottom of the incubator, as the chicks hatch, they stumble around and roll the eggs all over. By placing them in the carton with the large end/air sac pointed up, the chick that is hatching can focus on the job at hand instead of being tossed all around the incubator by his hatching buddies.

Yep, I do the same thing...out of the turner and into the cartons at lockdown!

OK, you use a electric tuner and then put them in the carton. cool idea.

 

[hallerlake]

I'm not working for a number of reasons, and I INSISTED Mr. Hallerlake get life insurance.


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Have them learn a field that does not change quickly so that if they take a few years off with the kids, they won't be out of date and can't get hired when they go back. Also something that is in demand no matter where you live would be good. I was earning $50K and full bennies when I quit 12 years ago. I recently needed to return to work part time, but I wanted something local. No pharma companies near North Bend, nor have I heard of any that hire PT. The one I worked for went under last year, not that I could get hired anyways; it was in Canyon Park and I've been gone too long ( I lived in Woodinville when I worked thre). I now make close to minimum wage and no benefits as a receptionist. A real eye-opener. DH refuses to buy life insurance. I would have to sell our house in a fire sale should anything happen to him as I do not make anywhere near enough to even make the payments on this place.