Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?

[Pearce Pastures]

Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, and thanks again! I love the earthy tones best and like how much tidier it looks.

And I definitely had plans in mind when I tacked on the "yet" for NPIP. It is on my "Someday List" along with build a pheasant aviary, side the barn, buy the acreage next door, and build an attached garage, all of which are in the planning stage so I might get to NPIP sooner than I first imagined.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Candled me some eggs tonight! Today was day 7, so DH and I washed our hands, grabbed the candler and a few flashlights, went to our room and hit the lights . So we pick up one, set it gently on the light, stand there staring....staring...staring.

"You see anything?" I say.
"Yup," DH says back. "An egg on a flashlight."

We went through all of them, trying to be gentle and fast, and I honestly don't know if I was really seeing anything that screamed IT'S ALIVE! I did note that all of them looked to have something going on (none were just clear, like not fertile), and a couple I think we were seeing veins. I also did not see any of the blood circles that I saw in our summer/ fall attempt with our broody that went bad.

There were two I wasn't sure about and I marked them with a pencil before closing it all up.

 

[Southern by choice]

I can picture you and DH and the whole 2 lines of conversation!
I just disturbed everyone by literally laughing out loud!

 

[bonbean01]

I'm only laughing because it's the same here...viens...good...the 0 gets a check in it...the ones unsure get a ? in the 0...then a few days later...oh...and I read that if one is not fertile, it will not explode...ruining your incubator without warning...it sweats, with beads of water on it a few days before exploding in the heat and humidity...have only seen that once, and got it out quickly.

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[BrownSheep]

I'm only good at candling leghorns . Even then every one gets to stay in the incubator 'just in case .

 

[Bridgemoof]

Ohhh I've had an exploding egg in the incubator. Not good! And as far as candling, pffft. I still have never been able to tell what's going on in there! I wish I could figure it out, because breaking an egg with a chicken in it onto the griddle is not a good thing!

Love your website, by the way!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Eww on the exploding eggs. I gave them a sniff test too, and will probably check again in a week to see if any are smelling rotten. When I took the eggs out from under my bad broody chicken, I knew they were rotten right away and could NOT get that smell of off my hands.

 

[jodief100]

Your hubby sounds like mine.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Big sighs tonight. Three meetings today (that makes 10 hours of meeting on Monday, 3.5 hours today, and then 2 hours tomorrow---I wish I could just TEACH). I rushed home to have family time with my three little sweeties and as I am just putting my work shoes onto the shelf, I hear Ell start crying and yelping.

At first, I thought he was being dramatic (he has the gift). But then I realized he was really in pain, doubled over, screeching that his tummy hurt. I did a check and I am certain he has a inguinal hernia. I don't know if he did something before and when he was trying to hang up his drawing tonight, he made it worse or if it can just happen that fast, like he moved or stretched the wrong way?

DH called our doc and took him in so I at home with the other two, cleaning like I do when I am either angry or worried. I suppose it is at least almost vacation time so he can recover if they have to operate.

 

[CocoNUT]

Good gravy! I hope everything is ok...keep us updated!

Will be thinking about you...