“Share Helpful Backyard Poultry TIPS” a Random Posting CONTEST Thread ~ Hosts, Mike & Sally

[Honora]

Not sure if anyone has already come up with these but here goes
#1
If you are out of marbles to put in waters for you new chicks you can us all thoses PESKY Legos (that you still manage to walk on even though your kids have not played with it for YEARS. - I could swear that like in Toy Story the toys become alive at night and spread Lego everywhere!!!)

LOL so many uses for Legos! I never knew.

 

[weegarden]

Flip tuna cans upside down in the brooder to put the water container on. This will raise it up just enough so they can reach it, and they will not get dirt inside.

 

[aart]

Flip tuna cans upside down in the brooder to put the water container on. This will raise it up just enough so they can reach it, and they will not get dirt inside.

Or 8 and/or 16oz sour cream containers filled with sand for weight.

 

[chickisoup]

PEALING hard boiled FRESH EGGS!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24428



1/8 cup salt in BOILING water and 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda,
add room temp eggs and time

some say 13 minutes for Large eggs, and 11 for bantam eggs

ICE BATH SHOCK THEM AFTER DRAINING BOILING WATER

THIS IS IMPORTANT
ROLL THE EGGS GENTLY ALL AROUND With your Palm AND THE SHELL WILL COME RIGHT OFF!

great visual!!! I have done my eggs this way for many many years, EXCEPT, I do things just a bit differently that allows you to skip adding the salt and baking soda. I start my eggs out in room temp water, bring them to a boil and cook at a boil for 9 minutes to reach a medium soft boiled egg. I pour the water out of the pan, leaving the eggs in. Next I rattle the eggs around in the waterless pan to crack the shells well then right into the ice water. Viola! makes even very fresh eggs easier to peel. One add; I peel my eggs right in the ice water. This keeps all the bits of shell in one place and not sticking to the egg or my fingers.

 

[chickisoup]

A tip about chick waterers and the glass "stones" used to keep the chicks from drowning. There is a hazard in using them. First, they are very slippery, the one thing you try hard to avoid with brand new chicks. Second, related to the first, is these stones, because they are slippery, can shift as the chick walks (and slips) on them and the chick's little feet/legs can get trapped between the stones causing all sorts of chaos and potential damage. What I like to use instead is chick grit! Or, even "grown up" grit if you don't have the tinier chick variety. This makes a nice natural surface for them to walk on and if they pick at it? No harm. When I clean the waterer I just pour everything out thru an old strainer, rinse the grit and right back in.

Just a suggestion that works from a very paranoid "chicki momma" aka me

 

[Phage]

Hard boiled egg peeling without peeling

 

[Sally Sunshine]

READ what increments the temperature tracks!! (example: reads to 0.1ºF NOT 1.0ºF)

AND MAKE SURE its Switchable between ºF and ºC. or whitch ever you need!

Is it calibrated or can it be calibrated?

I haven't used a hygrometer in a long time. I weigh the eggs periodically as an alternative.

http://www.amazon.com/Egg-o-meter-A-Better-Egg-Thermometer/product-reviews/B004XNMH92/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent

The Egg-O-Meter has a sensor that is embedded in a synthetic egg which closely reflects the temperature of a real egg.
Egg-O-Meter

| Egg Incubator Hatching Thermometer - A Better Egg Thermometer!
From: $24.99 http://incubatorwarehouse.com/index.php ... l?___SID=U

The temperature sensor is embedded inside a synthetic egg which more accurately resembles the thermal mass of the eggs you are incubating.

Thermoworks precision instruments at a wide range of prices:
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/humidity/
Taking SHELL TEMPS post #30771
How an Ear/Medical thermometer Works post #34345
Brinsea Incubator Thermometers click HERE
Strombergs Thermometers click HERE Hygrometers click HERE Digital Thermo/Hygros click Here
Hova-Bator GQF Incubator Thermometer / Hygrometer (Wet Bulb) 3018 post #32892

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[IHeartPoultry]

The first tip on turning eggs on this blog post is such a good idea!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Raising Crickets at home ~ chickens Love crickets great source for winter protein!


http://skylab.org/~chugga/cricket/

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Which Holiday Leftovers are Safe for my Chickens?
Here are some popular holiday food items and my recommendations on sharing.
Let's start with some leftovers that are okay to share:

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/12/which-holiday-leftovers-are-safe-for-my.html?spref=pi

http://www.backyardchickencoops.com.au/what-do-chickens-eat-a-chicken-treat-chart