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[Chickielady]

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Hope you don't lose power.

x2

Then again, Chicklielady and Chickielady's DH have a generator.

Yes we do and we are on stand by, cord in hand

 

[Ogress]

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DH is still plowing the driveway so he can get out in his little red bug! DS is helping with a shovel, but we've got a loooong driveway. I have a feeling that I will be driving him to the bus stop in my Pilot.

 

[blueducklings]

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Our first pure bred springer, my baby, was Sadie. We called her Sadie Bug. We lost her last fall after 13 faithful years. Whenever I was outside, she was always right on my heels askin, "What can I do for you Mom?" Needless to say, I love the name Sadie.

Sorry you lost your sweet Sadie. It's tough. I had a loyal, gentle, intuitive Golden mix who lived to be 15, until he became ill. He was my velcro dog. Saying good bye to him was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Sorry you lost Sadie.
We had a golden mix too. Her name was Casey.
Putting her down was harder still.
She was 15+ and was our 2nd dog. Her buddy, our first dog, got taken by a cyote a couple of years ago. (blind and very fat Bishon)
Then last year we lost our very small 20oz chihuahua. That was the duckling herding dog you see in the pink sweater. Pipsqueak was her name.
The ducklings must be about a week old int he pictures.

 

[broodytood]

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Congrats!!

OOhhhh you must be feeling those butterflies big time.

It seems like an awful long time but I got my bator 3 weeks ago and hatchatitis has caught on big time in this here household. OK just me.

Just not sure what I'm going to do with all the duckies I'm going to have. I save all the eggs I get from my 2 ducks in a shoebox and incubate them every saturday.

The last batch I had 13 eggs!!

I should have about 18 eggs in my bator now.
& yesterday my DS & I put a whole bunch of sand filled easter eggs in the bator to help keep the heat in the bator.
It looks cool. Orange, purple, pink, blue & green eggs.
You have a brooder yet? 21 days comes really quickly.

Mine takes 28 days so I have an extra week.

I got to build the brooder this week though.
Too cold in the garage, even with the heat lamp.
Share pics of your incubator!
Here is mine.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_duck_incubation_017.jpg
You can see the eggs + the easter egg temp stabilizers.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_duck_incubation_018.jpg
Here is the hatch box I made out of stuff I found at the local good will & what I have in the garage. $5 bucks later.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_duck_incubation_019.jpg
Here is what it looks like inside. The light , fan and temp control. the insert on the left is where the ducks will hatch out. Thanks to CL for the idea.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_duck_incubation_025.jpg
Here is my duck tractor. Cant push it anywhere now cause it is stuck in the snow.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_duck_incubation_024.jpg
Here is where they will live when it is all done.

The little black blob on the right is the duck coop and the bigger blob on the top is my shed.
I got the space between that all wired off. Just need a gate & bird netting.
Hi ho hi ho its off to building a coop I go.

Last year, when we brought home chicks, I made a brooder out of an old cold frame. The lid is an old 6 pane window w/o the glass. I put screen on the inside to keep the babies in. It is 2x4 and 18" high. Gives me lots of space... need more chicks!
Oh and I see the easter egg idea... much cleaner than my pebbles! I'll have to go huntin for some of them! Thanks.

 

[Chickielady]

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When you candled how many were viable? Just curiouse as to what the hatch rate on these will be. I'm eggcited!!! Will wind up having chicks coming out my ears this year. lol

Do you think my steady 60* tack room will work for brooding the chicks? Obviously I will have a heat lamp on them, but would this be a steady enough temp to raise these babies up?
Ack!!! I gotta get working, must get a brooder set up before hand, so its not a complete caotic panic to get it all done last minute. lol Time sure does fly!

And my incubator should be here this week!!!

Uh oh... Its snowing again...

Under a heat lamp, you can brood chicks in a walk in freezer, it was done as an experiment by some college

Just protect from drafts and vermine, and other birds.
I have not candled yet, I will on lockdown, and it is going to take me hours !!

It is the incubator that really needs a steadily warm place, especially a place that does not get too hot.

 

[Ogress]

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Wow! Chickielady has a coastal blizzard!!!

It is overcast here and the eaves are dripping a lot, so it is warmer than predicted. Yesterday the snow sunk at least 6 inches even though it kept falling. Sure hope the weather prediction for 9 degrees is wrong!

 

[Chickielady]

LOOK OUT CR it is coming yer way!!!!!!!!

BlueDucklings ask T-Hi how she does her duckies feeders & waterers, I know she has developes 'ways'

LOVE the Pink sweatered duck herd chihuahua !!!!!!!

 

[blueducklings]

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DH is still plowing the driveway so he can get out in his little red bug! DS is helping with a shovel, but we've got a loooong driveway. I have a feeling that I will be driving him to the bus stop in my Pilot.

Too bad the shuttle is not door to door.
BUT it is an excuse to get one of those snow throwing toys that spit the snow like a lawnmower. Them little red ones.

 

[broodytood]

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Sorry you lost your sweet Sadie. It's tough. I had a loyal, gentle, intuitive Golden mix who lived to be 15, until he became ill. He was my velcro dog. Saying good bye to him was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Sorry you lost Sadie.
We had a golden mix too. Her name was Casey.
Putting her down was harder still.
She was 15+ and was our 2nd dog. Her buddy, our first dog, got taken by a cyote a couple of years ago. (blind and very fat Bishon)
Then last year we lost our very small 20oz chihuahua. That was the duckling herding dog you see in the pink sweater. Pipsqueak was her name.
The ducklings must be about a week old int he pictures.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/77616_144.jpg

Sorry for you too.

That pics of your little herder is priceless!

Good memories!

 

[Chickielady]

Logging off for now, it is getting a bit lighter, and coming at you guys!!