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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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If I remember correctly (without going back and looking at the photo) there is one of the run doors open.

I have talked about him before...A local retired pastor...Paul Ashbrook. He had an absolutely beautiful set up. They each had their own runs inside and outside of a very larege (and very clean coop) and then he could open the run to let them free range inside of a nicely (high) fenced area. He had cougars and coyotes that liked to visit him. He had a room for his incubators and hatching. He has had many champion birds at shows across the country. His wife got very sick and he had to down size and I do not know if he is still showing birds or not...they moved back East to be closer to family. A very nice man. He worked a lot with the local 4-H and FFA kids and the poultry program.

Yeah I tried in vain to find his old house to see if the set up was still there so I could check out his designs....

Well If I had read just a bit further I would not have put that last comment (if you had ever seen Paul's place).

His place sold 2 (maybe 3) years ago. I think he took down all the chain link and panels and took them will him (back East). Okay, I went and looked on the Assessor site for how exactly to get there. From Engh (by Wal*Mart), go to the stop light (closer to Home Depot), take a right there.....Go down Omak River Rd. Go all the way down until it makes the 90 degree turn to the left. His home was (he sold in 2008) is approximately the 5th or 6th place on the uphill side (left). If you drive by you may be able to see if the pens are still up. I loved it. It was so functional and protected the birds, but let them free range, but also he had them segregated some for his breeders.

 

[Chickielady]

Good Morning Everybody!!!
It is egg delivery day here...there will be a phone call any minute with 3 boxes at the Post Office, I have tracking numbers,, a great idea!!'
So, will not be back on for the day as way too much to do, settling eggs and restarting the Sportsman...
We also have chicks zipping left and right from the other incubator...First to zip is a silvery blue Ameraucana..and 4 more pipping, hope there is blacks!!
And I counted 7 Silver Cuckoo pips...hopefully more feather-shanks-and-toes babies!!
And there is 3 OEs..I think 1 is pipped...the OEs are bred back to a Blue Ameruacana, cannot waite to see those greeny blue eggs!
And there is a few Blue Copper Marans eggs in there..she is in with Mr Blue Ameraucana also..so to have more OE chicks.
The Olive eggs are a trip!
Everyone loves them!!
OK, off to the Post Office, later guys!!
Enjoy the sun !

 

[cheryl98117]

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[hallerlake]

How exciting; eggs and chicks, too.

I'm really hoping my eggs come today. The were supposed to be shipped Monday by priority mail. I hope they haven't frozen or been scrambled somewhere along the line.

I'm a little disturbed that I didn't get notice on Monday of them having been shipped.

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[Chickielady]

Well half my eggs from one sender arrived in perfect shape, each eagg individually wrapped and nested in a medium box of soft quilt batting, and then in yet a bigger box filled with wood shavings around the outside to deter blows...
But my other box of 18 eggs , medium eggs in a large egg carton and smushed into a box the same size with no give way around the outside so any blows would be a diect hit to the egg on the other side.
They also did not individually wrap the eggs, just sat them in the big egg carton, and shoved tightly into the box...so each egg clacked against it's neighbor and everyone of them was bullseye cracked, on the egg next to it.
Yolk was dripping out (and dried up and crusty in some corners) from all 8 corners, top and bottom.
I am sure it will be all made alright, at least I hope so...there is not enough egg left in the box to make a omelette for Jack....

Bad part is, now I will have to start a new set when the replacement eggs arrive..so will have chicks older than the rest which requires a seperate brooding pen or the old ones pick on the young ones....

Good news:
Babies hatching out like crazy in the other incubator, Blue Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers and Cuckoos..hope for feathered shanks.

Hope eveyone elses' eggs arrive safely!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Better call and make sure they were shipped, and next time ALWAYS get a shipping confirmation!
Have your sender get one and pay them extra for it if they do not get it already.
It lets you track your boxes !

 

[jbear]

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the outer box trick i will have to remember. that's a great idea.
I sent Cloverleafs eggs this AM..this is my first time shipping. I hope I did a good job packing them.. nerve racking. We'll know tomorrow!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

Yay for all the eggs! Sorry, CL, that the packing was bad on one box...

It was a fun time last night- I did get a group shot of us- may take me a day or two to get it up on here though.

BlueDucklings quail egg tea was delish.

 

[hallerlake]

I called. She'd forgotten to ship them, which is just as well. She's had unusually cold weather, and so have we. I was concerned about them freezing. She'll mail them next Monday. She doesn't ship year round, and she hasn't gotten geared up yet.



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Better call and make sure they were shipped, and next time ALWAYS get a shipping confirmation!
Have your sender get one and pay them extra for it if they do not get it already.
It lets you track your boxes !

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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the outer box trick i will have to remember. that's a great idea.
I sent Cloverleafs eggs this AM..this is my first time shipping. I hope I did a good job packing them.. nerve racking. We'll know tomorrow!

I've shipped LOTS of eggs, so I'll critique you! LOL I really need to take pics of how I pack my eggs, never had one complaint. In all the shipments I've done all over the country, (even to Alaska) I've only had feedback of 2 broken eggs ever. It never ceases to amaze me how many people ship eggs like how CL got hers.