Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[FridayYet]

The turkeys do, as soon as I opened the doorwall they greeted me. Chickens don't care...

That's cool - are turkeys usually more personable than chickens?

 

[BYC910]

I'm still under 100! Actually under 90 (barely)

I've graduated from chicken math to chicken algebra...to chicken calculus!!

I flunked all those .

But you make your brothers and sisters so proud

congratulation and

for the C Os I haven't a clue how many I have . Bet Rayan is afraid to count .

 

[FridayYet]

I flunked all those .

But you make your brothers and sisters so proud

congratulation and

for the C Os I haven't a clue how many I have . Bet Rayan is afraid to count .

Still got those cabinets running?

 

[BYC910]

I look at it this way...mine wont be drooping to my knees when I get old and saggy, and my back wont hurt any worse

I would tell of a personal observation and a saying or two but not in the mood to be on the receiving end of a

down

I don't think it would go through in PM either . and since Yorkshire is a mod now. Out of respect for her I'll try to behave or maybe not !!!!!!!!

 

[BYC910]

Still got those cabinets running?

Nooooooooooooooo to hot and humid . Got an EE broody working though . Ain't no way I'm candling those eggs . I don't think she likes me

Got a BCM broody trying to set infertile eggs and today I got at least a 9 or 10 on the color scale and they broke it .

 

[FridayYet]

Nooooooooooooooo to hot and humid . Got an EE broody working though . Ain't no way I'm candling those eggs . I don't think she likes me

Got a BCM broody trying to set infertile eggs and today I got at least a 9 or 10 on the color scale and they broke it .

Oh bummer on the dark egg! I think we need a picture if you get another one.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.   

Ditto! I think we've heard that one before!

 

[BYC910]

Oh bummer on the dark egg! I think we need a picture if you get another one.

Just knocked a hole in it but a dark egg like that makes my egg customers go nuts . I'm hoping for more it's the darkest this year so far . The roosters goes back to them soon . DW wants more Marans the eggs sell so good . Really adds contrast to the cartons.

 

[WalnutHill]

That's cool - are turkeys usually more personable than chickens?

Very much so. If I had to choose between species, I'd keep turkeys.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Good gracious, somebody stop this ride, I want off for a bit!

Broody update:
Ducks are doing great. Wanted to move them to the big pond this weekend, but forgot the transport crate, so unless I come up with something else, they will be at home another week. They are eating like PIGS and growing like weeds!!

Harriet and her 4 are great too. She has given up mothering and gone back to laying eggs, and Darryl is happier...

Maggie and her 7 are in a separate pen. She is still kinda bitchy to anything that comes close, but is being a fantastic mother.

Katherine and her 8 are the most adorable! Gorgeous chicks, great mom.

Unnamed comet has 5 so far, still sitting on about 10-12. I candled and still see some life, and she's still sitting, so I'm leaving them till she gives up. She actually let me pet her and hold the babies, so I think she's starting to trust me. That first chick is 5 days old, so I can't believe she's hanging in there so long.

Unnamed lav orp hatched 2, the others were DIS. She had the 2 babies out in the run with the others today and they part like Moses parted the sea for those chicks. I'm afraid one of my big boys will stomp one, but so far, so good!

Cocoa/Mocha - choc orp on OEGB eggs, are due tomorrow or Friday. I saw a couple internal pips tonite. Only 5 eggs, but they all look good!

2 incubators running, then I quit for a while. I think I have enough chicks now

Yep, sounds like here... but double the broodys... and betting more next week...

That's cool - are turkeys usually more personable than chickens?

Yep...

I flunked all those .   But you make your brothers and sisters so proud  congratulation and  for the C Os I haven't a clue how many  I have . Bet Rayan  is afraid to count .

I'll count after this weekend... hitting the auction again... we cleared $113 after their cut from last Sat... not bad for a bunch of juvie boys...

Nooooooooooooooo to hot and humid . Got an EE broody working though . Ain't no way I'm candling those eggs . I don't think she likes me  Got  a BCM broody trying to set infertile eggs and today I got at least a 9 or 10 on the color scale and they broke it .

Dang!! I didn't know yiur Marans layed that dark!

Very much so.  If I had to choose between species, I'd keep turkeys.  

Only issue is their inquisitive pecks now that they're huge... btw, the big bronze is in love... and vies with OGB for my attention...