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[Zgoatlady]

They are silkies. We bought them from a local Gal she seemed very sincere she gave us a four page pamphlet on raising chick and left her number so we could keep in contact . I bought some sulmat and treated their water . she seems a lot better today I've never owned chicks before I just want to do the right things for them

Im glad they are doing better for you. You could call her and give her heads up..

 

[Bikerbirds]

Yeah good idea I'll give her a ring!

 

[pettec63]

Here I am, selling birds to get the flock down to a manageable size (so I can get more birds, right!) and he's getting more hatching eggs.

The thing is, as I told him, with my own eggs I know what I'm hatching - with the auction eggs, it's anyone's guess. We don't even know if they are viable and why waste 'bator space.

hm sounds like me!! I have 6 left from some I started over a week ago, and I picked up oh i don't know almost three dozen more hatching eggs while I was at the show!!! Now I have to go get another bator!!! Yikes!!!!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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SILKIE SILKIE SILKIE ! ! ! The AWESOME set it and (almost) forget it incubator. No worry of turning, no worry about if your hygrometer is off and you have wrong humidity, NO WORRY ABOUT POWER OUTAGES. Does it get much better?

 

[pettec63]

the birds are settling in nicely.... the light sussex laid one egg on the ride over.
i had a great time and it was great meeting some of you.

Hey R!! It was great to meet you! Sorry I wasn't able to visit more! And thanks for taking pics of my Muscovy's!!!! I learned sSOOO much at this show and was able to talk to one of the judges and get some great advice on them! This is what I have now, but just wait!! I am gearing up to get some nice stuff and I have make a decision that RIGHT now, showing Muscovy's is what I will be concentrating on!!

 

[pettec63]

My silkie sitting on eggs I got at the show.


Cinders

I hope she's not gonna quit on you!! Is that the one that was sitting and then just quit??

Oh how are things in the bator??

 

[pettec63]

Just got home! Whew! LONG two days! It was nice seeing everyone again--and meeting some new people--plus, I sold almost everything I needed to (came home with the Houdan bantams) and lots of hatching eggs--oh and a new pair of American Buffs from Sheryl Butler--but other than that--I was "good."

Got one BB, two RB, two 1sts, 2nds.

good to see you again!!! Glad you made home safe!!!

 

[pettec63]

Wow replying on my own post how lame am I ! Lol well one of the two chicks is doing some kinda weird stuff and we are a little worried first of all it keep spinning in circles, whats more concerning is it will fall over onto it back and trys to get up but can't " most of the time " we left to get some Lunch and and came home at it was on its back kinda gasping a little we got it up and dipped its beak into the water a couple times and after a few it started eating and drinking for a while then the whole cycle repeated itself again they are 3 days old and we just picked them up today is it just stress ? Brooder temp is good plenty of food water Ect.The other chick it doing great so I dunno what's up

Hmmm it almost sounds neurologic (sp)?? I had a late hatcher that did the same thing, and I had to cull it!! Just keep doing what your doing and keep an eye on it, and give it a bit longer, just to see if it will straighten out.

 

[RonB]

Sounds like everyone had a good time at the show and ALL got home safely

. ReiMiraa Nice pictures of all the birds ! BUT wheres all the pictures of the people and ALL the food I missed???

I would like to THANK ALL of YOU for your posts and PM's with well wishes and offers of help because of my surgery . I was Blown away by all the responses . It only confirms what I already knew! Chicken people are the BEST friends to have

I would like to acknowledge some of your posts

Honeysucklehills
You said to give the DW your phone # and have her call if she needed anything! I'm sure she will be calling you by the end of the week to ask if she can come and say with you for the next 3 months. I'm sure I will have drove her crazy by the end of this week!

Kim
You said you would be willing to help in anyway you can! I will take you up on that offer

I know where you are going on vacation Soon ! And I think that hot sun would do my poor arm good ! So if you wouldn't mind staying home and looking after my girls, I would love to take your ticket and get some Sun for this worn out old body!

CR was just telling me what a SWEET girl you are, and hes right. you know where I live so ya can drop off the ticket ANY TIME

Zgoatlady
You asked if I was going to eat that little roo when I caught him ? Are you kidding me?? he's too expense to eat now. I figure with Doctor bills and lost wages, he will have costed me over $8,000. All I can say is he better be one studly roo. cause he owns me BIG TIME now!!


WA4-Hpoultrymom
You said you felt awful that it was Rick that cause this. Well you should because Ricky came from the Hatching eggs I got from YOU

LOL

Totalcolour

My DW has a torn rotator cuff too. She works the front desk at a P.T. office and she sees lots of patients come in for PT for rotator cuff. some are doing good others are in great pain. so shes in no hurry to have surgery!


To the rest of you that wished me well .SadieSue, Dawng ,Greg....Robin . hope I didn't miss anybody


THANK YOU !!

 

[pettec63]

It is really wonderful that these potlucks are occurring. I want to remind everyone, quickly, to please contact the show committee ahead of time and get permission/make arrangements. I was made aware on Friday night that most, if not all, of the club officers were not made aware. We do need to respect that sometimes venues have space constraints or contractual restrictions that place a limit on what they can allow to occur. Also, they do pay steep fees to rent the grounds.

It really worked out quite well this time, but in order to stay in good graces we need to be polite guests and ask permission. If arrangements are made far enough ahead of time, perhaps at some of these smaller shows participation could be opened up to a broader audience. So good to see those of you at the show.
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Yea I was approached by Dan J and another individual about the potluck, they were very supportive and thought it was an awesome idea, but, I have some things that I'm thinking about putting together and I will run it past everyone, I'm still waking up and don't have enough coffee in me to make an intelligent post. But, I will pose it to eveyone and get their opinion!!! But, I will tell you Terry and I had a great time!!! Terry felt very welcome and loves to pitch in and had a great time!! Thank you to eveyone for the wonderful food and conversation, I am sorry I wasn't able to meet everyone, Haller I missed you!! I saw you come in and then got busy.... wanted to sit and chat!! My husband is actually thinking of taking time off to come to Stevenson!!

Anyway!! Great time guys!!
Congrats to all the winners! And everyone that brought something to show!! And yes J Bear we did have fun!!! oh and thanks so much to Mark Dooms and J Bear for helping me with the Muscovys!! and Ultasol you rock!!! We have lots of great peeps in this group and I think that it just makes these shows lots of fun to go to when you know others and have the camaraderie!!