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[WalnutHill]

She has a fuzzy blanket, and stuffed fuzzy duck and as strange as this sounds, I put some of my hair I'm there and made a little nest with it mixed with shavings, IT WORKED! She nuzzled up in the shavings and my hair and feel asleep... How silly is that

not silly at all. My turkey poults love to nestle up under my hair. Getting them out is not always easy.

 

[lucysducks11]

not silly at all.  My turkey poults love to nestle up under my hair.  Getting them out is not always easy.

Yes that's what gave me the idea, the ducklings always so straight for my hair and get tangled up in it so I figured maybe having some in with her would help and it did, thank goodness! The laundry room is quiet!! I feel like I have a new born baby and when I go to bed I will have to tip toe around the door so I don't wake them

 

[Ravynscroft]

Mystery chicks #1 & #2...

 

[WalnutHill]

Mystery chicks #1 & #2...

I missed the story, what makes them mystery chicks? They sure are cute, and black!

 

[FridayYet]

I missed the story, what makes them mystery chicks?  They sure are cute, and black!

X2, they are adorable!

 

[WalnutHill]

Every year until now, verbal reservations were all I needed to be sure that I sold what I set. This year I have up to 3x the number of requests than I have set eggs, and buyers are coming up with excuses like "oh, you are too far away" (zip code and city are in the listing), or "I changed my mind" or "I have plans, can I come next week?" when the hatch date was shared at set date.

So I am experimenting with a cheaper prepay model. I expect 75% hatch from turkey eggs. I'm offering to set eggs for half the price of hatched poults as the buyer is assuming the risk of failure. They can end up with more than they wanted, or maybe with less. Whattya think? I need to do something...I don't plan to set my market birds until April 1 and I already have four in the brooder that are now homeless, and about 50 more in the incubator. One of the newly hatched is drop dead gorgeous...

 

[WVduckchick]

Mystery chicks #1 & #2...

I missed the story, what makes them mystery chicks? They sure are cute, and black!

I think Mini just gave her those eggs and didn't tell her what laid them.. lol

Every year until now, verbal reservations were all I needed to be sure that I sold what I set. This year I have up to 3x the number of requests than I have set eggs, and buyers are coming up with excuses like "oh, you are too far away" (zip code and city are in the listing), or "I changed my mind" or "I have plans, can I come next week?" when the hatch date was shared at set date.

So I am experimenting with a cheaper prepay model. I expect 75% hatch from turkey eggs. I'm offering to set eggs for half the price of hatched poults as the buyer is assuming the risk of failure. They can end up with more than they wanted, or maybe with less. Whattya think? I need to do something...I don't plan to set my market birds until April 1 and I already have four in the brooder that are now homeless, and about 50 more in the incubator. One of the newly hatched is drop dead gorgeous...

I'd say give it a try and see how it works out for you. I won't do specific for an individual person, unless they are very adamant about it. I just set what I have abundance of and try to sell whatever I don't want to keep. Some I end up giving away, some I can't hatch fast enough. Although in 3 weeks time, who knows if the demand will still be high. Right now I have way too many serama cockerels, and I'm sure more on the way with the broodies sitting on more serama eggs. I'll take all my leftovers to a swap meet and take whatever I can get for them.

 

[Tumbling K]

Every year until now, verbal reservations were all I needed to be sure that I sold what I set. This year I have up to 3x the number of requests than I have set eggs, and buyers are coming up with excuses like "oh, you are too far away" (zip code and city are in the listing), or "I changed my mind" or "I have plans, can I come next week?" when the hatch date was shared at set date.

So I am experimenting with a cheaper prepay model. I expect 75% hatch from turkey eggs. I'm offering to set eggs for half the price of hatched poults as the buyer is assuming the risk of failure. They can end up with more than they wanted, or maybe with less. Whattya think? I need to do something...I don't plan to set my market birds until April 1 and I already have four in the brooder that are now homeless, and about 50 more in the incubator. One of the newly hatched is drop dead gorgeous...

you should put pics on of the unsold drop dead gorgeous poults in a pm to me......and if you were to ship birds, then maybe they wouldn't be unsold anymore......lol

 

[Debs Flock]

She posts on FB once in a while, she seems happy.

Maybe your are thinking of silver duckwing OEGBs? I think WV has some of those.

It's been a good weekend for me, hope yours has been too!

Thanks, Friday! I believe it was the silver duckwing OEGBs I was picturing.

Either the silver duckwing like Friday said, or possibly the golden sebrights?
Same here on Turk. I should text her.

Yes, you should text her.

If you get a chance, would you please PM me pics of the silver duckwings...and maybe the sebrights?

Mystery chicks #1 & #2...

Ohhhh...black chicks are cute!!!


Good morning Pondites! Hope everyone has a great day!!

 

[dan26552]

Princess Leia laid an egg! Yup, it's about the size of a robins egg. The eggs its next to is small, 50 grams. She's around 25.8 weeks old.