Posts by mrandmrschicken

Quote: Originally Posted by Black Cochin Bantams    I have to vent and it is not about any person who has ever posted on this thread. A person from out of state contacted me looking for eggs. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by albert w  Finally some rain! I've been giving my oversized garden city water (getting expensive) and the lawn was turning brown. We planted tomatoes in the mud and have yet to water...

Quote: Originally Posted by marndt0579  Need some hatching eggs fast ,have two broody hens and no Roo would like some pheasant eggs if possible or maybe duck . N Ia area around Mason City.Let me know what you...

i dry incubate and add water when i stop turning but yes, the humidity must be too high.  i threw out all my old hygrometers and am opting for new ones along with thermometers. Thanks for all the opinions and insight.

Had some chicks not hatch, even though pipped and some shell gone.  They seem to be gooded in thieir shells. Plenty of humidity.  What causes this slimeyness that cements them in?

I have a couple of maran girls that I should be AIing.  The male is very intimidating.  One of them followed me around to make sure I would not put her back in his bachelor pad!

It took me a few minutes but i figured out what AIing is and Trish... i have to keep polite thoughts in my head but I do want to scream with laughter at the thought of you doing that!  It's almost more than I can...

Quote: Originally Posted by IowaHeritage  Hey Eric.   Looks like you did well at the show !   I didnt make it...had to deal with flood issues................. :(   We did...

There is broodiness and broodimess!  And Kari you got the latter.  Wow.  no worries about a heat lamp with those chicken hormones!

Yes, they do.  it was not originally set up that way, it was set up to try it for a year and then approve it after one year if no complaints.  However the City Administrator at the time, wrote it in the wrong...