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[broodytood]

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This kind of science is very fascinating to me.
So if I end up with a Cuckoo roo, I can put him over a blue egger and get a lighter olive? dark choco egger x blue egger = darker olive? Very cool!(hope I have that right)

 

[cheryl98117]

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I attempted to candle on day 8. lol Could only see through two of the Ameraucana eggs, and there was veining! So I put all back in. I have to open and refill the one resivour every 3 days, so I peek at the eggs, and will watch out for any ickyness, just to be safe. lol Our power was flickering alot the other day so I put 4 golf ball sized stone spheres in the two sections that are empty, to act as a heat sink. But the power didnt go out, so I am just gonna leave them in there.

Can't wait until lock down, then I'll be a wreck! lol

 

[broodytood]

Pip 3 and counting!

 

[hallerlake]

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[broodytood]

Just noticed that the RH is creeping up as the pips are happening. Up to 71%. Is that too high? Should I vent some or is this ok. Will it regulate itself? Don't want to mess up at this point!!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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That's fine. It will spike up when the wet chicks are exposed to the air, and as they dry it will go back down. 71% is fine anyway, even if it stayed there. I don't worry unless it's reaching 80.

 

[justbugged]

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A warm welcome to the thread. Please feel free to jump in and join the conversations. It can be a little overwhelming with the volume of chat, but everyone is great, and you won't meet nicer people than this elsewhere. Are you coming to the show in Monroe this weekend?

 

[broodytood]

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That's fine. It will spike up when the wet chicks are exposed to the air, and as they dry it will go back down. 71% is fine anyway, even if it stayed there. I don't worry unless it's reaching 80.

Oh good, thanks!!!

 

[justbugged]

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Thank you so much. and I know you are right. DS is just mentally ready to move out. I have made comments to people that I just want to strangle child A, B, or C at times...I was told the feeling is totally normal...means they are healthy kids and you have a healthy relationship.

DS is a very good kid and I am very proud of him....he is just of the age to fly the coop and can't quite do it yet. I am hoping he goes and fights fires this summer....he will be away all summer and the work out is good for him....burns off all that energy. Maybe he can go live with a realitive for the summer...that way he gets away from us and won't have to deal with Mom and Dad telling him wht to do all the time. He once went and talked with an army recruit, at the local fair, wanted to join when he was 17. Was told: 1. You have to have parents sign for you (made him mad that he had to have our permission) and 2. You have to have a diploma. Reason he wanted to join: He was tired of mom and dad telling him what to do....oh my gosh....he would have had a wake up call....

I have admire how naive he still is, I hope that you can find him a safe place to learn the harsh realities of life. I loved my kids as teenagers, but the young adult things that my DD came up with was no fun. Both of my kids moved out at 18, and neither one has ever moved back in with us. I have times when I miss having the kids around, and then I get over it. My DS married at the age of 18 to a girl that is 5 years older than he is. She has straightened him out a lot. She won't put up with his bad moods. She has more power than I ever had. lol

You are so right to point out to your son that all the things he has right now are yours and not his. But the only way that he will probably learn that lesson that is by moving out. I do feel sad for Kim's DS, he shouldn't have to feel so bad because of his bio-donor. I get the feeling that it just as well that for now that his bio-donor is out of his life. At least the B-D isn't causing more harm by saying mean things all the time. Having met Kim's DH, he seems like a much better dad for her son. I hope that Kim and her DH will make up for a lot of the hurt caused by DS's applesauce of a B-D. I think I met Kim's DS last year, and I remember him as a very nice kid. Then again I thought all the kids at the potluck were very well behaved and pleasant children.

 

[justbugged]

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I suppose I'll have to get a mask to eh?

Sounds like the "Chicken Gang" is on the run...adding to the pack as they travel across the country....Victims and accomplices....People, fear them, lock up your chickens, hide your kitchen towels (masks)......and...stay....safe.

Just don't forget that I am the designated driver, and I can be made to talk with the right kind of bribes.

I know the state very well, and don't have a lot of problems finding addresses that have chickens available for easy pick ups.

PS My dear children can tell you that I can drive really really fast when I am scared.

Oh and I really like white chickens.