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Velvet Sparrow posted:DAMNED BANTY EGGS!!! 
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#25 and #36 have also now pipped. At least #8 hasn't begun to unzip yet, although there is MUCH annoyed peeping coming from it. We're not running the cam yet, but I'd advise anyone interested in watching the hatch to check our YouTube channel every couple of hours--if you see eggs, the hatch is on! The eggs go into lockdown tonight, I'd expect a chick or two maybe tomorrow at the earliest. Meanwhile, the brooder box is ready, and Club Flamingo is GO! Vital instructions on How To Chicken, in place.   
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Apr 1, 2021 19:43
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spookygonk posted:Will post an update shortly. We still have all five which is as it should be.  i'm so relieved. i was kind of afraid to ask, just in case the lack of updates meant bad news. (that's usually how it works for my quail)
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Apr 2, 2021 00:02
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Two more eggs have pipped, #6 & #10. All five pipped eggs are behaving themselves and not unzipping yet, though we do have peeping and rocking eggs. AND--we have a surprise for everyone this year. It'll be revealed once Chickam starts! EDIT--Two more eggs have pipped, #14 and 16, for a total of 7 eggs pipped. I just moved the eggs to the bottom of the ReptiPro and put them into lockdown--raised the humidity to 65% and stopped turning the eggs, it's what signals the eggs that it's time to hatch--so now the little beggars can hatch all they want! I'd say we can expect our first hatch tomorrow! EDIT #2: Chickam will begin today! We now have a total of 8 eggs pipped, #7 pipped overnight--with lots of peeping going on! I think #10 will be the first to hatch, I'm checking the eggs every 30 minutes and will start the cam once hatching is going to start. I'm checking the eggs every 30 minutes and will start the cam when one is nearing hatch. And YES, I talk to the eggs! It encourages them to hatch, and if you listen they'll peep back at me, sounding very annoyed. The eggs in the front row are the ones that have pipped. I've now entered the phase of Time Of No Sleep, Bring On The Coffee. Blarg... Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Apr 2, 2021 |
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Apr 2, 2021 02:15
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Yay Chickam! Shoulder party is in full effect 
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Apr 2, 2021 16:56
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Chickam has begun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KJ4uq6fuJU The Chickam thread in GBS: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3964037 Post your name suggestions there! Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at 20:34 on Apr 2, 2021 |
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Apr 2, 2021 20:32
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Hurray for Chickam!  hope and vaseline posted:Yay Chickam! Their big feet! 
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Apr 2, 2021 21:36
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https://mobile.twitter.com/birdcardigan/status/1377907999356854280
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Apr 2, 2021 23:28
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Apr 2, 2021 23:43
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i just checked chickam and saw tiny damp babies all tired out from their big journey  - omg there's a hand! they're awake! they're ALIVE  chix
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Apr 3, 2021 01:10
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  the two grandchildren of frida quailo and the sacred felafel (scrubtit is also thriving, but i think he's moose's rather than friday's. mostly because quimmix likes being picked up and scrubby hates it!) perepelki fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Apr 4, 2021 |
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Apr 4, 2021 04:34
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Eclipse is shaping up to be the dominant one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AGNUk3y1fg
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Apr 4, 2021 16:12
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Alterian posted:Eclipse is shaping up to be the dominant one. ! chicks being afraid of worms is my new favourite thing! i love the way they delicately dance and prance around on tiptoesin other chick news, here are some bathing beauties   and mother moose, a hen fulfilled 
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Apr 5, 2021 13:40
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Chics moved into their new home this weekend, next stop is the coop!  
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Apr 5, 2021 21:46
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they grow up so fast the twins just spent their first night outside in the coop. even though they're fully feathered, i always get so anxious about it. but of course moose kept them safe and warm.
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Apr 6, 2021 05:53
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We have a broody hen! One of last spring’s Buff Orpingtons (Hoover’s hatchery via Tractor Supply, for those keeping score at home). I gave her 5 eggs and I put 7 eggs in the incubator as insurance against accidental crushed eggs. Now we just have to wait...
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Apr 7, 2021 03:25
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The chicks got more space today and spent some time dust bathing   Broody mama is broody. 
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Apr 8, 2021 04:09
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Joburg posted:The chicks got more space today and spent some time dust bathing I think brooding birds have some sort of quantum entanglement going on that lets them somehow increase their size by an unknowable exponential factor.
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Apr 8, 2021 08:12
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We lost all three of our chooks last night to a predator.. I know predators have different patterns, which is most likely with heads completely removed?
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Apr 8, 2021 14:04
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Explosionface posted:We lost all three of our chooks last night to a predator.. If you're anywhere in the us, I'd say raccoon.
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Apr 8, 2021 14:22
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Captain Log posted:I think brooding birds have some sort of quantum entanglement going on that lets them somehow increase their size by an unknowable exponential factor. Angry Orb! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v85cffInrbw
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Apr 8, 2021 14:24
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Lawson posted:If you're anywhere in the us, I'd say raccoon. This.
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Apr 8, 2021 14:56
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Yeah, raccoon. Exactly what happened to our three girls.
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Apr 8, 2021 15:02
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Yep, in the middle of the US, suspected raccoon. I would be less angry if they bothered to at least eat my birds instead of just killing them.
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Apr 8, 2021 15:11
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Ugh. If you want advice on dealing with the aftermath and raccoon-proofing and trapping, I just went through this.
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Apr 8, 2021 15:16
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Things in the weasel family do that too.
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Apr 8, 2021 15:57
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Halloween Jack posted:Ugh. If you want advice on dealing with the aftermath and raccoon-proofing and trapping, I just went through this. I will definitely listen to anything. Closing on a new house today that's more on the outskirts of town with more predator traffic. We're also going to need to rethink the idea of "let them roam around the entire yard all day and close them up as soon as we can get to it after dark"
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Apr 8, 2021 16:19
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Uh, your chickens need to be in before dark. Daytime attacks by mammalian predators are rare, but they all come out at night. The first thing is to figure out how the predator got in. Weasels are really hard to proof against; they can squeeze through tiny gaps. But if it was a racoon you can probably find the entry point with a little looking around. The predator may also not have gotten in--racoons can't tear through hardware cloth, but they can reach through it and yank the heads off chickens resting nearby.
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Apr 8, 2021 16:42
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We plan to build this soon: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/permanent-hoop-coop-guide.47818/
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Apr 8, 2021 16:52
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Sorry about your chickens, Explosionface. That sucks!Alterian posted:We plan to build this soon: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/permanent-hoop-coop-guide.47818/ I’m sure I’ve posted about it before but I use an 8’x8’ version of this for a summer coop. The only negatives I have found is that it has to be staked/strapped down really well and wind coming in the front disturbs the chickens. Mine is in the fenced rabbit yard so it’s mostly made with chicken wire instead of hardware cloth. If the chickens understand how to roost then I leave the door open 24-7. If it’s really hot I take off the plywood back cover. I need to replace the hole-y tarp on it (it’s a Texas Monster Truck advertisement right now, I’m sure the neighbors will miss it) but it’s too drat windy.
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Apr 8, 2021 20:11
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https://mobile.twitter.com/exaltiora/status/1369984022466727938
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Apr 10, 2021 21:45
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an offended raven just looked me dead in the eye and telepathically conveyed "if you want to put out water for us but don't want us near your quail, then don't put our water near the loving quail! idiot"
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Apr 12, 2021 02:50
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i'm shamed.
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Apr 12, 2021 02:51
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https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_qrdbyjJZlg1s1ddrj.mp4
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Apr 12, 2021 18:26
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The chickens went on a run through the garden today.
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Apr 13, 2021 03:08
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Finally got around to naming our chics. They are 5 weeks old today. Yngwie J Malmsteen  Jackson Brownie  Bill Frisell  Fuzzy Butt 
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Apr 13, 2021 03:57
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Luna posted:Finally got around to naming our chics. They are 5 weeks old today.
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Apr 13, 2021 04:13
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the kookaburras are learning, the rules of the game have changed. now they only laugh after they've already won. then i get treated to a deafening chorus of laughter that slowly retreats step by step into the distance as they hop from tree to tree, cackling hysterically and sharing my quail between them. i would compare them most closely to raccoons, in that they enjoy a challenge and have a clear sense of humour, but also dolphins, in that they work in teams and are far smarter than i am rest in peace emu and echidna; born on invasion day, named after native fauna, taken by kookaburras, forever young
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Apr 14, 2021 03:24
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i think at this point the thing i'm most grateful and respectful for is that they're coordinated enough, and there's enough of them, that they could easily take two or three quail at a time. but they don't. they take one, and enjoy it immensely
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i feel like i have to report every quail death in this thread now not just listing how it happened and to whom, but why i neglected them long enough for the kookaburras to strike, so you can learn from my sins emu was taken when i'd just eaten some fly agaric i found in the bush and suddenly needed to puke (fly agaric enthusiasts will know how suddenly and intensely the nausea comes on) echidna was taken when i stepped inside to turn the stove off they are always watching
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