Mother Bird reporting on Catscan's vacation hatch.
I have PIPS and I'm so jazzed. I repeat.. PIPS in both hatchers! This hatcher has 15 Fayoumi and 5 Penedesenca One Fayoumi pipped.
How can I shop? How can I cook? What's a Mother Bird to do but jump up and down and squeel telling the babiez to come out and see me! I tap on the glass and they peep! Who could leave THAT?
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Here is the big hatcher.. with 11 Speckled Sussex (I only saw movement in one with a super quick candling of only about 8 eggs) Due Friday
4 Ameracaunas and 2 Cuckoo Marans due Saturday.
Mother Bird, DF has it on great authority that you are the BEST surrogate hatcher in the PNW... DF is applauding your commitment!
Thank you Oh Great Duck Fairy! I am dedicated and I love chickens dearly. They bring me great joy.
I promise to celebrate tomorrow, but for now.. I sit.
Another Sussex pip in the big hatcher...
This is very exciting ZZ ! Holiday peeps cool!
LOL! Pipping and zipping on Christmas eve.
I am cooking.. I have to.
congratulations will be waiting and crossing my fingers.
The lil Fayoumi is just starting to zip.. slowly.. :)
I just got the first batch of English Toffee done.. YUM.. but ouch it's HOT
A 3rd Sussex pip.
GO! ZZ GO!!
Go babies go. I will check in tomorrow.
"Pippin and zippin" with toffee too! Careful ZZ. Don't hurt yourself in all the excitement. I wonder if you can order in toffee? LOL. mmmm homemade toffee mmm.
ZZ your getting your gift from Santa a little early i was praying something special would come along to Cheer you up.
How sweet Harmony.. I was just such a grouch... :(
The toffee is soooo good dahlia... This is fun.. The kids are getting into it and it's all comin together.. :)
Okay Wren.. Merry Christmas!
YES!!! ZZ has the Christmas Spirit now enjoy yourself and Merry Christmas!!!
The 3rd Sussex pip is coming out!
2 more Fayoumi pips.. First one no action..
total 3 Fayoumi Pips..
One chick in a few minutes and I sent the kids to the store with my camera to print the Santa pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!
OMG they are poppin like popcorn!!! Santa will be so surprised when he comes!!!
Total 5 Fayoumi pips.. 3 Sussex pips. The zipped one got pooped out and quit.. but is still breathing. 2nd sussex pip is starting to zip.
The kids are back.. shew!
What a day! This is just toooooo fun.
Aww, maybe I should hatch next year. Everyone always gets soooo excited. I bet it's a real fun experience. Enjoy the babies : )
Is it normal for them to take a breather ZZ? (person with no domestic feathered creatures sopping up knowledge like a sponge here).
Well.. I'm under the impression that when they pip.. it's usually at least 4 hours before they start to do anything... and it could be MUCH longer.
I'm not experienced enough to really know all that much.. but I know danger signs..
I'm worried about the one that zipped and stopped..
Now we are 5 for 5.. pips and 1 and a half zips
Patchouli.. it is amazing. I didn't have any clue how much I'd like it.. but it's just amazing.. There is a HUGE process going on inside when that first lil crack shows up.. that triggers a lot of stuff.. I would recommend to anyone who can possibly do it..
Thanks ZZ for taking the time to explain it to me. I'm soooo looking forward to Holiday peepers ^_^
Oh ZZ! Now my curiosity is soooo peeking. I wonder how little I could get away with spending on an incubator? (Wheels grinding in noggin). I am egg-cited for ya!
Good Morning and Merry Merry Christmas to all. It's a beautiful morning.. raining and quiet..
Speckled Sussex..
3 Pips
3 Zips
1 Bouncing Baby
Fayoumi
1 Bouncing Baby
5 pips (2 starting to zip)
It's too early to get up.. but it's too late to go back to sleep.. I am goin outside to enjoy the Holy morn.
4 Bumbling baby Sussex! I opened to wipe the glass and get the shells out and the first baby tried to get in my hand! I'm putty... good for nothing now.. mumbling toot toot babiez.... wut wut toot tooot..
Cody said... "Mom, your getting broody"
Who wouldn't?
What gorgeous eggs, and what a precious new little baby. I dont know whats prettier, the chicks or the eggs, sometimes...
Bok bok bu-GAWKKKK
or Merry Christmas to All in chicken.
Here is the Fayoumi baby...
Awww.. I covered it with the copyright sorry!
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Very cute! Merry Christmas.
Sussex... 4 bumbling babiez... 3 pips
Fayoumi 1 bumbling baby.. 6 pips
Mother Bird has landed for a while.. I'm tired. The turkey is in the oven.. Kids are snuggly.. All is good this Christmas Day!
I do hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas... I wish I could have you ALL over for dinner! I chose to spend my Christmas morning here with my peeps and DGrz my favorite place. :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!
Congrats ZZ !!!! and Patch.. I saw a still air incubator at a farm store in Indiana Tuesday that was only $50...Looks like maybe 18 eggs?? It was on the top shelf so I couldn't look real good at it and I was waiting for a patient, and didn't have time to ask the salesperson to get it down for me...
Hugggs,
Da Genrul
WOW! Look at you GO, Mother Bird!
Edited to resemble the English language.
This message was edited Dec 25, 2008 1:29 PM
Oh gosh, I'm sorry Patchouli.. I was taken up in my own world here and didn't respond.. I'm sorry!
You can get a Little Giant incubator for around $100. with the automatic turner.. I recommend the most important investment being a good thermometer! That has been my worst problem... there are a lot of thermometers, but when you put more than one in a bator, you get different readings... I've even used one they sell in the baby department and still not be accurate!
Anyway.. read read read and you will be hatching too.. it's soooo exciting and sooo much fun! Beware.. it's also addicting.. :) Not that I would know anything about that part. HeHEHE
Very well could be Sewin! They are trying to infiltrate the goggles... the sussex jump in my hand.. they are using top secret maneuvers to sway the surrogate into putting them into hiding...
5 bumbling Sussex... 2 more pips..
1 Bumbling Baby Fayoumi with 7 pips, 2 of which have zipped..
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Sussex! Sussex! and Fayoumis! I am overcome! Thank you so much ZZ!
I have been undercover for most of the day.
Keep an eye on them and trust none!
We need to speak code around them...as to not give away anymore of our secrets.
Act natural! (whistling and looking at the ceiling)
Dont let the bumbling fool you...they are capable of much.
They have already stolen my heart! I want it back! (pouty face)
6 Bumbling Sussex babiez... 2 pips, 1 of them zipping
3 Bumbling Fayoumi Babiez, 6 pips, 2 of those zipping
This is the best Christmas present ever!
(Not to mention my new battery pack skill saw!)
