I Killed My Unborn Chicks??.......

[NIKI]

View attachment 8073 Baby's first picture.

Such a Beautiful baby!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gloria]

I'm staying up all night not with nightmares but watching the miracle of the second chick being born. I find it fascinating. I get really, really big eggs from one of my chickens - Brenda. They look like Ostrich eggs and I don't know how she does it but I give it to children because they have triple yolks most of the time and I tell them that if the children if they get a triple yolk egg, they will be lucky all of their lives (and they believe me and that's good). Chickens are just stupid birds but they can bring joy. My son is a disabled Army veteran and the chickens are his life. He won't let me pick up the chick or talk too loud around it so it won't get PTSD????!!! Okay, I can understand that!

 

[Tinyflame]

These are going to be very tender-hearted chicks! :p
-Like 'mom' :)
xox

 

[Gloria]

My son (who is the disabled vet) stayed up all night because second chick was not going to make it without help. Now, he's proud papa! Does anyone have a clue on how to tell the boys from the girls? I heard that chick sexers go to training for over a year and make $75,000 a year? Apparently they know exactly how and where to squeeze them to see the sex. It has to be done in first 24 hours. I am not allowed to touch them much less squeeze them.

 

[NIKI]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!:inlove:

 

[amethist]

Welcome to your new additions Gloria.

 

[James B.]

They are adorable Gloria. So cool you share this w/ us. Thank you.

 

[CraftyCath]

Yes, thank you for sharing them Gloria, they are absolutely gorgeous!

 

[Marie E.]

Oh how cute!!!!!

 

[Gloria]

Okay, my fifty eggs. I got a little over confidant because I heard how all these kids hatched eggs in their classroom and failed miserably. My second batch might have four viable eggs. I now know how to keep the incubator temp and moisture controlled. But my latest batch, I did actually see blood vessels after only four days on three of them so 3 out of 9. I don't feel bad but I found out that if you get 40-50% hatch rate, you are doing well especially since the eggs are shipped in the mail. So I'm getting another batch. My childhood friend lives near me. We met in kindergarten and are still friends but she is very depressed because her husband's business depended on new construction and they are barely paying the bills. So I offered her the opportunity to be my partner in this miniature chicken thing. I want to hatch about 20 or so chicks and from what I understand only about 5 will be show quality. It may sound dumb but I go to the county fairs. People can show goats, cats, bunnies and all sorts of things and make money at it. But I have shown dogs at dog shows, it takes a lot of traveling and a lot of special care for show animals.

Frankly, my mechanic, the grocery store guy, the neighbors already call me the chicken lady. I don't like the name but my picture is on my egg cartons so they think I'm famous or something. Chickens are totally cool little animals though with personalities and brains. We just ate turkey for Thanksgiving and sometimes it grosses me out because I almost feel like a cannibal.

 

[sea]

He won't let me pick up the chick or talk too loud around it so it won't get PTSD

:roflmao: Lmao.

Re: their gender, what you're talking about is basically venting. You squeeze so that it poos and its cloaca will open and you can see if it has a bump or not. If it does, it's a dude. Pretty much no normal people do that though as it's almost impossible to f*cking tell and you'd basically just be squeezing shit out of your chicken for no discernible reason lol. Which means that there are professional chicken shit squeezers out there. :D Most people either hire a chick sexer or wait until their secondary characteristics kick in which is like a month to two months.

 

[CraftyCath]

You keep right on going to those fairs Gloria! You have a wonderful interest that will bring you much joy! Luck to you and all the girls (chicks).