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Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: babe on February 14, 2008, 20:34

i will never touch an incubator again in my life, they suck.

poor tweety has joined eggy 2 and eggy 3, aged just two days.

never felt so shi**y.

will be glad to get that flipping contraption out of my site  :twisted:

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 14, 2008, 20:39

:cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

Sooo sad Babe.  You did your best sweety.  Big hug for you  :!:

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: richyrich7 on February 14, 2008, 20:48

:cry:  Ohhh that's a real shame feel for you.  :(

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: ness on February 14, 2008, 20:56

:cry: Sorry to hear that - have been following the thread and you were doing so well.    :cry:

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Jellyhead on February 14, 2008, 21:12

Poor poor Babe, So sorry honey, big hugs from over here. Stuff the incy and let a mummy hen sit on the next ones :cry: (http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/Frenchconnectionphoto47/crying.gif)

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: naturesparadise on February 14, 2008, 21:20

oh no it was doing so well too im so sorry i have just started saving for an incy too im saving for the one you have

i am so sorry babe

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: dawninspain on February 14, 2008, 21:34

So sorry Babe - maybe there was something wrong with the batch of eggs as you have lost 3 out of 3.

Dawn

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Fat Hen on February 14, 2008, 21:49

Aww :!:   So sorry Babe.  Hows about cracking a bottle of wine together.  I've just stuck a bottle of Chardonnay in the freezer.  Be ready soon. :cry:  :cry:

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Wildeone on February 14, 2008, 22:12

O babe i'm really sorry to hear that!!!! The poor little thing was sooooo cute :cry: What happened? was it the inccy that malfuntioned or just one of those things?

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: agapanthus on February 14, 2008, 22:18

That's so awful babe :(

Quote from: "dawninspain"

So sorry Babe - maybe there was something wrong with the batch of eggs as you have lost 3 out of 3.

Dawn

Dawn may be right....what was the incubator?

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: naturesparadise on February 14, 2008, 22:22

Quote from: "agapanthus"

That's so awful babe :(

Quote from: "dawninspain"

So sorry Babe - maybe there was something wrong with the batch of eggs as you have lost 3 out of 3.

Dawn

Dawn may be right....what was the incubator?

she has the R-COM 3

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: agapanthus on February 14, 2008, 22:52

Been talking to Munt about this and he thinks it could be genetics.....sounds about right for all 3 of them to go :(

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 14, 2008, 23:12

Oh Babe, I am so sorrry, but don't give up, I'm afraid that's life sometimes, some you win and some you lose.  A man on River cottage said he bought 24 eggs from Eay, broke 3, 3 didn't do anything, but he's got the other 18 in his garage at 5 weeks and growing eeryday.  He was astounded!!

But it must be so disheartening for you!  I'm not sure I could do the incubator bit, might try one day with a mother hen, but at the moment, day olds will do for me!!!

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: babe on February 15, 2008, 07:58

youve all made me feel all sloppy again :roll:

you lot are lovely xxxx

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: slowef on February 15, 2008, 08:44

ahh sorry Babe
(((hugs)))
xx

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Lost in France on February 15, 2008, 11:38

I have used the incubator but much prefer the chicks to have a real mummy. I think they do much better. I have started some off before in the incubator (peacocks mind!), and then as soon as they hatch given them to mum with her others and it's been fine! I put 7 eggs under my little silkies this year and everyone hatched and thrived, you really can't beat a real mum!

So sorry about your loss, it's so sad when you waited so long but now...maybe a broody hen is the answer!

Judi

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: naturesparadise on February 15, 2008, 13:56

i think incubators are great but i do think you have to be thickskind to use them as you do get loses  :cry:  

i cant wait to get mine and have a go

Title: poor poor tweety --- incubators suck
Post by: Midwife on February 15, 2008, 18:25

Oh Babe! So so sorry to read about little tweety!  :(  :( Big hugs XXXX