Posts by M@M@2four

I actually loved my hovabators(I had 3).  HATED my LG though--couldn't hatch anything in it to save my life in that thing!  I got rid of it.  I now have a sportsman that I It holds over 200 eggs and does straddled hatches...

Quote:Originally Posted by GA_in_GA M@M@2four :Quote:Originally Posted by GA_in_GA They were having server issues.  Glad to see BYC up and running - especially for this auction.  Now where is faerytale???Faerytale is...

Quote:Originally Posted by GA_in_GA M@M@2four :Quote:Originally Posted by Faerytalefarm See, if you would quit providing spa services to the birds you would have time to hatch chicks for me! LOL!!!    On another...

Quote:Originally Posted by Faerytalefarm M@M@2four :Quote:Originally Posted by Faerytalefarm Ok, I'm officially scared! WHAT?!?!   They like a nice, "day at the spa!!!" See, if you would quit providing spa...

Quote:Originally Posted by Faerytalefarm M@M@2four :Quote:Originally Posted by brendapa I had to read "brooder" 2X! I had a vision of 12 baby geese swimming around in that tub! LOL!!!  They especially loved when...

Just rinse their bottom in warm water and carefully remove the poop.  Then apply either medicated A&D ointment or vaseline.  This keeps the area from sticking.  Works like a charm!

Quote:Originally Posted by brendapa M@M@2four :That's awesome!!!  I've set up my whirlpool tub as a make shift brooder for baby sebastopol geese!  I had to clean that thing every day or the smell would get   It worked...

Quote:Originally Posted by brendapa My dining room is full of chicks so I had to "spread out" to another room in the house. SO is not unhappy about my choice but he is not thrilled with it either.It's better than the...

What kind of incubator?  When you go to set the eggs on day 19, you can always separate them in small cardboard boxes, but it all depends on the size of your bator.  They can't get out of the boxes.  Plus you should line...

In the Spring, Summer, and Fall, I throw a couple x-large metal feed scoops full(2-3) out for our free range birds(have about 50ish) one time each morning and the rest of the day they free range.  In the Winter I feed the same...