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chiques chicks said:
wingstone said:
Another reason that I am letting the broodies take over is my bad hatching...I got about 6 chicks and 4 ducks out of 2 incubators full of eggs, I only have 2 viableeggs left 1 mMuscovy and 1 hook bill, but both have internal pips, I am surprised to see the hook bill, I had a very high temp spike in that incubator.....we shall see...


Next round will be up to the broodies, only thing going into incubator will be quail
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I haven't had a good hatch all year. Last year I was running 90%, this year not even 50%.

I think a lot of people are having issues.
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I've been getting better hatches on shipped eggs than my own. Part of that is probably because I ship my newest eggs & set the oldest ones myself. The only thing I have popping like crazy are Poliskies. Had a broody hatch 11/12 rainbow babies. 1 was clear so she hatched all the good ones. Now I have another broody. My tiny 6 yr old ee bantam has 2 poliskies & 2 pullet eggs from my big girls. It's all she can do to keep them covered but I am confident she will hatch all that develop. She hatched 4/5 tiny call duck babies for me last year. Those eggs are barely bigger than what she lays so she actually had 5 call, 2 of her own & 3 from the other ee banty I had & she hatched them all. She may not lay much these days, but she loves being a momma!
 
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Blarneyeggs said:
wingstone said:
Blarney
Now here are some nice looking large birds, would be perfect for your son to learn the processing trade.

Wish I had the space and the money, I would be bidding on these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-BUFF-COR...736?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46204fd9d0
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Yer killing me! They are some nice looking birds. But I've got 11 brooders going right now, a full incubator, and meat birds (our first ever!) coming in about a week or so.
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Space is going to be at a premium soon,, I have eggs coming for the broodies, I could be in trouble if they have good hatches,,,,
12 turkey eggs
12+ buckeye eggs, I am hesitant on this one, thy were not cheap, ..

Broodies are
1 proven silkie
1 bantm we
1 Orpington
2 fairly large mixes


Hoping they can cover the eggs
 
Avlana
Just wanted to say that those chocolate bantam you have on the 24 hour auction are gorgeous looking..
Hope you get a buyer, it would be a shame to eat those eggs.
 
wingstone said:
Avlana
Just wanted to say that those chocolate bantam you have on the 24 hour auction are gorgeous looking..
Hope you get a buyer, it would be a shame to eat those eggs.
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Thanks! I've been eating them but I really don't eat that many eggs. So now I have a dozen of them and figured I could sell as hatching eggs. I may have to do some baking if they don't sell :p
 
Need an opinion from the medical field,

The in laws are in their 90's and on a day like today they are outside, one has a wool sweater on and the other a coat, they say they are cold without.

My concern is that they are gonna give themselves a heat stroke even though they are cold.... is this possible.
 
I wouldn't worry too much - breezes bother the elderly. Just make sure they are hydrated. We go into many homes where the thermostat is set to "Old People Fahrenheit" where we are sweating and the resident is quite comfortable with even a sweater on, sometimes.
 
Elderly folks usually have poor distal circulation...they don't maintain temperature well at all. ladybehir was very correct in warning to keep them well hydrated but other wise don't worry as long as they are comfortable.

wingstone said:
Need an opinion from the medical field,

The in laws are in their 90's and on a day like today they are outside, one has a wool sweater on and the other a coat, they say they are cold without.

My concern is that they are gonna give themselves a heat stroke even though they are cold.... is this possible.
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fisherlady said:
Elderly folks usually have poor distal circulation...they don't maintain temperature well at all. ladybehir was very correct in warning to keep them well hydrated but other wise don't worry as long as they are comfortable.
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While I agree with you and ladybehir for the most part, I wouldn't say don't worry, maybe don't worry much. they can feel cold and still overheat just pay attention, watch for sweat, looking flushed stuff like that.
 
Jryan18 said:
fisherlady said:
Elderly folks usually have poor distal circulation...they don't maintain temperature well at all. ladybehir was very correct in warning to keep them well hydrated but other wise don't worry as long as they are comfortable.
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While I agree with you and ladybehir for the most part, I wouldn't say don't worry, maybe don't worry much.  they can feel cold and still overheat just pay attention, watch for sweat, looking flushed stuff like that. 
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Thanks,
Sometimes it is hard to tell if they are really okay, since at times they do not even know where they are.
 

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