INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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casportpony said:
They aren't as easy for me to move theses days either.

-Kathy
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I was a virtual kid when I was throwing 90-100 lb. bales onto the wagon. I'm pretty sure I couldn't get them to the second row now.

Pensmaster said:
There's probably another country's name for California that's more fitting but I won't get into that. It's driving us nuts.
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The other countries' names are probably Sahara, Gobi, etc..

Pensmaster said:
I get a kick out of folks around here that say when things get bad they are just going to live off the land. It's so sad it's funny Where do they think their next meal is coming from if not for the farmers. It ain't
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Akrnaf2 said:
I would start earlier, day 4-5, to get an indication ASAP to have a big time margin to correct if needed!
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Good plan.
Better than my approach.

kwhites634 said:
Most of those people would starve w/o the knowlege. MD's trying it's dardest to pave the entire state. When the old guys decide to retire from farming the ever-dwidling farms, their kids don't want to stay on the farm; they rather go down the road 50 miles & make the big bucks, selling the farms to developers. It's scary. I'm glad I won't be around to see the end result.
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True.
And people choose to believe overpopulation isn't a problem.
I saw a report about how poorly some urbanites eat because of the food deserts there. The report went on to state that if everyone ate the recommended amount of good fruits, vegetables and meat - there wouldn't be enough food available.

Every minute, 266 children were born in 2011—382,350 day and 139,558,000 for the year.
 
lazy gardener said:
KW: Any issues with rats chewing through plastic???

Jeff Mattocks (a poultry feed expert) states, "Feeds are at the optimum levels for up to 14 days, and are satisfactory up to 45 days after grinding or milling. After 45 days, the feed is generally so stale or oxidized that poultry appetite will be severely depressed. Oxidation starts immediately after the grinding or cracking of the grain."

It's definitely a worth while thing to keep that feed investment in a water proof and rodent proof storage container. I'd also add, keeping it cool is a good thing also! Not a problem for me this winter!

Sally, you pay 1/2 of what I pay for feed. It's discouraging, that in this corner of the country, so very many things are more expensive, tax rate is among the highest, pay scale depressed. Ok. I'm done ranting now.
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None at all, thankfully. Those cans are pretty stout. On the other hand, I've never seen evidence of any rats, though I'm sure they're around. Maybe the barn cats kept them down. I did have a problem several years ago with one of the lighter, smaller cans with the lids that are just pushed down into place; the ones that the garbage collectors love to destroy. Even then, there was no access through the can itself. The only damage was in the center of the lid. It looked as though there had been a plug in the center for some reason that got chewed loose. From the size of the hole, it was mice getting in; far too small for a rat. I plugged the hole with an old plastic bag, but found it removed a few times.
 
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ambe0487 said:
When weighing for proper air sac growth, how often should you be weighing them? Are days 7, 10, 18 enough?
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Ditto question - I have Day 0 weight of each egg, would like to know if the above is enough points to follow - I will be weighing them one by one rather than in a rack, because of how they are set in the incubator.... Thoughts?

(I've got a cold, dangit - so off to lay down... - insert head-banging-wall-emoticon here)

- Ant Farm
 
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kwhites634 said:
I'm sitting on 3+ acres here. I could grow enough veggies & a steer every year to survive if I had to, but it sure wouldn't be a bowl of cherries, for sure. I hate the thought of having to try it.
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Nothing flat about where I'm at. Goats might work. But there's the coyotes and used to be a cougar. I think the neighbors got the cougar but can't swear to it. Without outside help of being able to buy feed it would be very difficult. Agreed
 
lazy gardener said:
KW: Any issues with rats chewing through plastic???

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It's definitely a worth while thing to keep that feed investment in a water proof and rodent proof storage container. I'd also add, keeping it cool is a good thing also! Not a problem for me this winter!

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I haven't had a problem yet and I've had them years.
I had some metal trash cans with tight lids but quit using them.
It is very hot with horrid humidity here in the summer. Metal cans sweat here and mold the feed.
 
Technically I live very well off the eggs, meat and produce I grow on my 1.6 acres. HOWEVER - I do not yet produce enough to feed my chickens entirely form my own property, and I don't have rainwater catchment set up well enough yet to not need piped water for irrigation/poultry watering. These are eventual goals...

- Ant Farm
 
Bubbles12345 said:
casportpony said:
Do you have links to a source that explains this?:D

-Kathy
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Here's one.... Personally, the reason I don't use it is because of the fact it is a Carcinogen and I do not want that near me or my food. Yes, sometimes you gotta break out the big guns, and it does come down to personal choice but I certainly woul not recommend it.

http://www.selfsufficientme.com/pou...ickens-or-other-poultry?showall=1&limitstart=


https://foodtruthfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/sevin-dust-is-not-your-garden-friend/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/49035/what-is-sevin-dust/10


Let me know if you want more, I need to go though! :)
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Remind me to talk about these links later as at least one is full of misinformation. What I'd be interested in seeing is something from the FDA that says carbaryl is "banned" for use in poultry, or a study that talks about residue, withdrawal, ect.

-Kathy
 
Pensmaster said:
Nothing flat about where I'm at. Goats might work. But there's the coyotes and used to be a cougar. I think the neighbors got the cougar but can't swear to it. Without outside help of being able to buy feed it would be very difficult. Agreed
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Not much flat area here, either. I think the only flat areas are the floors of the house and the porch, and that's not guaranteed
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We generally have a kitchen garden in raised beds that we could expand if need be. I could plant row crops in the bottom, but I'd have to share them with the deer, groundhogs and coons, or enclose them in high fence.
 
Experiment...

Who here thinks that ivermectin will treat poultry lice? I ask because I am willing to try treating my little blind rooster wih it. :D

-Kathy
 
UPDATE!!!! :weee :weee :bun

I have an incubator!!!!
Neighbor lent me her LG bator, I'm going to order a decent hydro and then hatch. I have a place to give the chicks to when they are more than a month old... :weee :weee

I can't wait!!! :celebrate
 
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