Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

Bantams hatched 3 chicks and I think misplaced 2 of them.... found them on the ground just dead...nothing wrong with them.

So 1 broody was put up in the top of my green tractor, just a 3x4, and with the small area she is doing fine.

Just

Only ended up with 2 hatched from the incubator eggs... of those 2 we have one of each sex.

Right now I am doing a set of eggs in the incubator, but all Spitz. . ..

I rather think I should do one more set of the bantams.... 1 pullet from this year isn't good enough..... but maybe the single is female... too young yet to tell....

And I have so few of the bantams, and they are all feeling broody... so not many eggs to gather at the moment.

 

[Bruce]

Sad about the lost chicks!!!

 

[Alaskan]

Looked at that single chick with the broody...


Looking female. a week or 2 more to be sure.

If it is female, then I will call it Goodson this year. 2new pullets are just fine.

And.... WHEN did I start the incubator??

I think it is 14 days in.... but it looks like 1 egg is 3 days ahead (grabbed from a broody)

 

[Alaskan]

Unsettling a bit.....

Air sirens keep sounding off...

Tsunami expected at 1am... so they aren't going to go quiet any time soon (10:44 now).

We (the town) are far enough away though... so hopefully there will not be any damage... probably a baby tsunami.

Not so sure about those close to the epicenter though..... it was an 8.1.

(And since I am at 1,300 feet elevation, I am fine).

Oh blast... I still have 2 kids working in town... I wonder if they get to close up and come home now....... probably... and lots of time too.....

 

[Alaskan]

So...... what else to do.... took some photos.

Sunset.... sort of... well... getting there... 10:40pm.

 

[Alaskan]

Both kids safe....

Going to bed

 

[Mini Horses]

Saw on news about earthquake in Alaska -- GLAD you are all safe!!!! Came on line to ask if you were near....yes, you are but all ok.

 

[Alaskan]

Yep.... all good.

Much ado about nothing.

Even the places close to the epicenter didn't get any exciting tsunamis.

Might have helped that even though it was a big quake, and it was a long one, it was nice soft rolls..... no jolts

 

[Bruce]

Not so sure about those close to the epicenter though..... it was an 8.1.

That's a bigun!!! Glad there was no damage.

 

[Alaskan]

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