First Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon- Join us! Set Day: Easter - Page 148

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Originally Posted by Arielle 

I have one of those. SHe can open almost any gate. 

 

 

Once they are hatched humidity is no longer an issue.

 

Balancing oxygen and humidity--oxygen wins in my book. I will help a stuck chick if necessary. If gotten pretty good at it!! 

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I look at it this way.. a chick can get over being a little stuck.. they can't get over being dead from lack of oxygen

some times I wish the incubator manufacturers would leave the vents open and not supply plugs for bators since there is really no real need for them.. so many chicks die during lockdown because someone thought the vents needed to be closed... *sighs*

SCG still just the two pips?  I don't know who I am more excited for, you or me.  I can't wait to see what my Royal Purple Palms  are going to look like and I am so hoping that you wind up with three baby Lurkey/Toms

ETA - Also hoping that at least one of your tutors is a lavender!

You know, I forget that y'all are so far away.  I have had tomatoes in the ground for three weeks and have blooms and pea sized tomatoes, already.  I wonder if the fruit from your areas tastes differently from mine.  We all know the difference between store-bought (pink mealy mush) and homegrown (firm, tomatoey deliciousness) but is there a difference in geographical location?  I would like to try some of yours and to share some of mine.  Anyone willing to consider a "Tomato Swap?"  Hey, we already know how to pack them to ship!

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I planted some in August last year.  The plants did well and I had a bunch of late fruit.  The tomatoes never got too big (in the South, we pride ourselves on big tomatoes, one slice should cover the bread for a tomato sandwich) but that didn't bother me.  What I found interesting, was that they didn't taste as good.  They were closer to store bought than homegrown and I wondered if the cooler temps were the reason.  We have hot weather into October, (sometimes November!) but it cools off at night starting in September.  Hummmmmmm........

Yes! The box wasn't damaged at all. The PO only does that with fragile contents you know 

When you said you were going to pretty it up, I though you meant you'd dust off the cobwebs! You have a lovely sense of design. Thanks so much!

SHOWGIRL!!!

Deb

BF didn't have to work until 3 so he was sending me pictures. I had two tutors out earlier and a fully zipped turkey (the pipped one from this AM). Got home about 20 minutes ago and the turkey was still just zipped, so I intervened. Glad I did, it was very dried and stuck. It's out now and lurching around a bit like a frankenstein monster, but it's alive. It tried to drown itself in the first 20 seconds of being in the brooder, so I'll try to keep an eye on it. No other pips. I did get the humidity up a bit more with a damp towel so hopefully that'll help.

Yeah I like to leave them in the bator until they get their sea legs.  The one that I had stuck flopped around for a while but it is now generally staying right side up.  You might want to consider taking the water out of the brooder for now.  They won't need it for a little while anyway.  What colors are your tutors that have hatched? 

Ahhhhhh enjoying an adult beverage now.  Tastes good, haven't had one in a few months.  Been watching the calorie intake so adult beverages have been off the list.  Time to indulge just a little. 

SCG, perhap fill the water with marbles.  I have boys, so I have marbles. THere's also those floral glass beads that look like flattened marbles.  I find it prevents wet poults and chicks. ANd drown ones too. Happens very easily.

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Originally Posted by Arielle 

SCG, perhap fill the water with marbles.  I have boys, so I have marbles. THere's also those floral glass beads that look like flattened marbles.  I find it prevents wet poults and chicks. ANd drown ones too. Happens very easily.

Great idea but I'm kid-less and I also lack the normal female decorating genes. I don't have beads, curtains, rugs or wall decorations. Maybe nuts and bolts.