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post #3911 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by zooweemama View Post

Ahhh does this mean I have to close my flock permanently? How in the world can people keep their chickens completely disease free? Is it even possible? I have had zero issues with my ducks and I've had them longer. :(

No, Cocci is every where and chickens build a resistance to it as they get older. That is why the 6-11 week age is critical for Cocci. You may need to give them medicated feed longer.

 

If it were a contagious virus that is always present then you would have to close the flock.

 

Bye,

Ron

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

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Ron

 

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post #3912 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by Papa Brooder View Post

Ok, I had to reband some of my chickens, so I finally have a rough count of my chickens.  I have at least 250 from chick to layers up in redding. I didn't count my current hatchlings which are pipping and popping and jumping out of their shells for the next few days.  Over 120 eggs when into lockdown.  when I left yesterday, the first ones had started and there were about 15 hatched.  so by the end of the weekend I will likely have over 350 chickens!!! the nice thing is that my grow out pen chickens are starting to feather out and I am beginning to see which ones I will keep for breeding and then will hopefully be able to sell off some of the excess in a month or so.  AND, two weeks away from incubating my first eggs.  I will have the cream legbars first and the jubilees should start laying any day now.  I've kept them separated so once she lays I will have pure eggs from her. 

 

Exciting! 

Happy Thursday to all!

OMG, you sound like me... What the heck are we doing...lau.gif I am out of control..... Must have more Chickens!!big_smile.png....I had to have breeding trio's of everything. What am I thinking...I need to figure out what I really want and sale the rest... But I love them all....droolin.gif

Splash Wyandottes, Cream Legbars, Norwegian Jaerhon's, Bresse, Marans, Swedish Flower Hens, Icelandics, Isbars, Cream Brabanters, Jubilee Orpington's, Easter Eggers and the list Keeps going... Wonder whats next!! LOL

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Splash Wyandottes, Cream Legbars, Norwegian Jaerhon's, Bresse, Marans, Swedish Flower Hens, Icelandics, Isbars, Cream Brabanters, Jubilee Orpington's, Easter Eggers and the list Keeps going... Wonder whats next!! LOL

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post #3913 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by MonsterClucker View Post

Hey everyone! big_smile.png

Just taking a break from coop building! I wanted to update on how my first incubation is going.

I set my eggs yesterday morning around 2:00am. I set 17 eggs. My hens are RIR and GSL and the roo is Ron's Dorking/Americuana he gifted me a month or so back

Hens...



Drae'...


Heres the bator...
its been holding around 99.8F- 101.9F and my room humidty in the high 30's im doing the dry incubation method so this is ideal room humidty correctk?


I have 6x thermometers. 2 digital hygrometers and 4 of the regular thermometers including the one it came with




I'm not really hoping for a high hatch rate, just want to make sure my setting are correct and I'm getting development.
I'm buying Basque eggs from Mrs. Fluffy this week so I need to practice some.

any tips from the pros??

Have a cool afternoon! wink.png

Is it a still air?

 

With those, you average the temp between the top and the bottom to 99.5. There should be a thermometer at the bottom of the eggs and one at the top. So, 99 at the bottom and 100.5 at the top?

 

Ron

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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post #3914 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

No, Cocci is every where and chickens build a resistance to it as they get older. That is why the 6-11 week age is critical for Cocci. You may need to give them medicated feed longer.

 

If it were a contagious virus that is always present then you would have to close the flock.

 

Bye,

Ron

Ok should I also pick up some medicated starter too?

Amy Beth. Zoo Mom to Cats, Dog, Lizards, Ducks, Chickens and Geese. Ducks: Pekins, FW runners, WH, Buffs, Black Runner, Golden 300s and Silver Appleyards. | Chickens: Buff Orps,  French Black Copper Marans, Bantam Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, TJs Leghorns, Naked Necks and EEs. | Geese: Brown African | 

 

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Amy Beth. Zoo Mom to Cats, Dog, Lizards, Ducks, Chickens and Geese. Ducks: Pekins, FW runners, WH, Buffs, Black Runner, Golden 300s and Silver Appleyards. | Chickens: Buff Orps,  French Black Copper Marans, Bantam Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, TJs Leghorns, Naked Necks and EEs. | Geese: Brown African | 

 

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post #3915 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by zooweemama View Post

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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

No, Cocci is every where and chickens build a resistance to it as they get older. That is why the 6-11 week age is critical for Cocci. You may need to give them medicated feed longer.

 

If it were a contagious virus that is always present then you would have to close the flock.

 

Bye,

Ron

Ok should I also pick up some medicated starter too?

Yes, but you don't really need that until the corid treatment is done.

 

Bye,

 

Ron

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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post #3916 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:25pm
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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

Yes, but you don't really need that until the corid treatment is done.

 

Bye,

 

Ron

Ok. TY. I'm sorry to be such a post hog right now!

Amy Beth. Zoo Mom to Cats, Dog, Lizards, Ducks, Chickens and Geese. Ducks: Pekins, FW runners, WH, Buffs, Black Runner, Golden 300s and Silver Appleyards. | Chickens: Buff Orps,  French Black Copper Marans, Bantam Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, TJs Leghorns, Naked Necks and EEs. | Geese: Brown African | 

 

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Amy Beth. Zoo Mom to Cats, Dog, Lizards, Ducks, Chickens and Geese. Ducks: Pekins, FW runners, WH, Buffs, Black Runner, Golden 300s and Silver Appleyards. | Chickens: Buff Orps,  French Black Copper Marans, Bantam Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, TJs Leghorns, Naked Necks and EEs. | Geese: Brown African | 

 

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post #3917 of 24243
8/2/12 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by zooweemama View Post

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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

Yes, but you don't really need that until the corid treatment is done.

 

Bye,

 

Ron

Ok. TY. I'm sorry to be such a post hog right now!

It's ok!

 

That is what we are here for. thumbsup.gif

 

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Ron

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

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post #3918 of 24243
8/2/12 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

Thank You Jules!

 

The only quail I have eaten is Valley Quail. I did buy quail eggs from an Hispanic store once. They were kind of fun.

 

My daughters want me to hatch some but now I don't think I want to.

 

What about Pheasants?

 

Ron

Cots taste  a lot like Turkey to me.  Not wild or gamey. But I don't like wild and gamey, so I  was happy! and OMG people REALLY? 12 pages from last night???????   I'm never going to catch up!

 

Now back to reading....

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chiqitas-coop

 

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http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chiqitas-coop

 

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post #3919 of 24243
8/2/12 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by ronott1 View Post

Is it a still air?

With those, you average the temp between the top and the bottom to 99.5. There should be a thermometer at the bottom of the eggs and one at the top. So, 99 at the bottom and 100.5 at the top?

Ron


Nice! Yea I have the still air.Yep I have those fishtank thermometers, one on top of the eggs, and like wedged in between them. So 101F is to high?
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post #3920 of 24243
8/2/12 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by Papa Brooder View Post

Ok, I had to reband some of my chickens, so I finally have a rough count of my chickens.  I have at least 250 from chick to layers up in redding. I didn't count my current hatchlings which are pipping and popping and jumping out of their shells for the next few days.  Over 120 eggs when into lockdown.  when I left yesterday, the first ones had started and there were about 15 hatched.  so by the end of the weekend I will likely have over 350 chickens!!! the nice thing is that my grow out pen chickens are starting to feather out and I am beginning to see which ones I will keep for breeding and then will hopefully be able to sell off some of the excess in a month or so.  AND, two weeks away from incubating my first eggs.  I will have the cream legbars first and the jubilees should start laying any day now.  I've kept them separated so once she lays I will have pure eggs from her. 

 

Exciting! 

Happy Thursday to all!

OMG, you sound like me... What the heck are we doing...lau.gif I am out of control..... Must have more Chickens!!big_smile.png....I had to have breeding trio's of everything. What am I thinking...I need to figure out what I really want and sale the rest... But I love them all....droolin.gif

I keep saying the same thing!  Then I say, if I have a separate coop/run for each breed, if I get rid of a breed, it will give me more options for the breeds I keep.  But how do you decide what breeds to get rid of?  They are like popcorn............................."Oh look, a chicken!"

 

I have taken so many photos of chickens in my travels, a naked neck deep in the jungle at a village in Panama, dozens of feral chickens on Kaui, etc, etc, etc.!  They are all just so appealing.

700

 

700

 

And yes, I do spend a lot of money on my chickens.  They are one of my hobbies and I don't really expect to recoup those monies.  We have the advantage of being retired and nothing to spend on other than our hobbies. roll.png  Kids all grown up, they are on their own! cool.png

 

Deb

The difference between breakfast and chicks, is the temperature you use to "cook" the eggs!

 

What breeds do I have?  More than any sane person would own.

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The difference between breakfast and chicks, is the temperature you use to "cook" the eggs!

 

What breeds do I have?  More than any sane person would own.

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