WHAT YA GOT SWAP Chat Thread

[GableBabble]

What a pretty mix of color! Isn't there a chocolate guinea?

 

[corancher]

What a pretty mix of color! Isn't there a chocolate guinea?

Yes, there are chocolate. Lots of colors of guineas: Coral Blue, Purple, Violet, Sky Blue, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Brown, Slate, Powder Blue to name a few. The guineafarm.com is a great place to take a look at all the pretty guinea colors.

I got a funny call from my husband a little while ago. He said I have Atwood with me. Atwood is our 150 lbs Great Pyrenees male that hates to ride anywhere so I was shocked and said WHAT! What do you mean you have Atwood with you.

My husband was going to help some people move and was taking our trailer to help with the move. It seems when the door of the trailer was open, Atwood went in and then was not noticed when the door was shut. When they opened the door on the trailer to load, surprise there was Atwood. I don't know who discovered him, but I hope it was my husband because a big 150 pound dog may have scared anyone else to death. It makes me chuckle just to think about it. I have seen plenty of people pull into the driveway to be greeted by Atwood, Tulsa (our female), and Danika (their daughter) to just imagine the look on peoples faces.

 

[GableBabble]

Wow I love those Pinto's! Thank you for the link. )

 

[reesepoultry]

Michelle,
The ee usually have brownish beards while the OE are all black with yellow stomachs (sometimes). Did you get any white Guineas from the eggs I sent?

I don't think so I got some pied some french and some buff. Oh ok I do have some that are black with yellow bellies.

 

[emvickrey]

I forgot all about the games you claimed. I will get them shipped out tomorrow. I am so sorry.

I just candled the last batch of Sizzle eggs I got from you and they all had to be tossed. But the post office missent them said it had the wrong zip code on them. The box was also pretty beat up. But, on the other hand I got a lots of nice sizzle silkies from you. I took pics have to get them loaded on here and will post pics.

Sorry to hear that.

I don't know whats going on this year but i'm having the worst time getting shipped eggs to hatch. Most have been clear. The po really needs to get their stuff together. I can hatch out my own eggs providing the bator acts right. I'll be so happy when we can get to finishing the cabinet bator. These styrofoam ones are a pain.

 

[kraftyladies]

Sorry to hear that.

I don't know whats going on this year but i'm having the worst time getting shipped eggs to hatch. Most have been clear. The po really needs to get their stuff together. I can hatch out my own eggs providing the bator acts right. I'll be so happy when we can get to finishing the cabinet bator. These styrofoam ones are a pain.

I am too! Thought it was just me, was getting a complex. I have no trouble hatching my own either. USPS workers don't have to be so rough, I know they don't care. Or it sure seems that way anyway. I guess taking pride in your job is a lost art??

 

[emvickrey]

When I was working I always tried to get it in peoples head that if you do it right the first time you won't have to do it again. It seems that would be enough to get the ones that didn't care about how well they did their job but just worked at it instead with it. And teamwork is another lost art. If people work together it all will work out right and smoothly. Too many people are just out for themselves these days. Granted we work because we need the money but to take pride in the job we do is also necessary. I'd rather have good things said of my work instead of bad things.

 

[COUNTRYBOI]

I never ordered hatching eggs I thought about shipping some one day though I think hatch ratio has to do with breeding stock and how old eggs are befor there shipped I would never ship anything over 7 days old infact would perfer 5 days I have good luck setting things with in 10 days in fact I set 124 quail eggs every 10 days i usually have 75- 90 hatch got some hatching now infact......

 

[COUNTRYBOI]

Sorry to hear that.

I don't know whats going on this year but i'm having the worst time getting shipped eggs to hatch. Most have been clear. The po really needs to get their stuff together. I can hatch out my own eggs providing the bator acts right. I'll be so happy when we can get to finishing the cabinet bator. These styrofoam ones are a pain.

I use a gqf sportsman 1502 it's another wolrd compared to the old foam ones we used to use i think the moisture control is what makes them so much more efficient

 

[emvickrey]

I never ordered hatching eggs I thought about shipping some one day though I think hatch ratio has to do with breeding stock and how old eggs are befor there shipped I would never ship anything over 7 days old infact would perfer 5 days I have good luck setting things with in 10 days in fact I set 124 quail eggs every 10 days i usually have 75- 90 hatch got some hatching now infact......

I don't hsip eggs older than 4 days and I don't incubate any older than 7 days other than quail. I will wait up to 2 weeks but usually I ad eggs every sunday evening. It's those darm styrofoam bators. I used to babysit them but I don't anymore. I have way too many other things to do than sit by an incubator and adjust temps. We haven't put in our airconditioners yet so that don't help any either. It's been almost 90 degrees this week.