EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[BullChick]

@LittleLakePhil

 

[Jessimom]

Hello! I've been away a few years. Good to see everyone!

 

[BantyChooks]

Hello! I've been away a few years. Good to see everyone!

Long time no see!

 

[Akrnaf2]

This thread must NOT DIE!
Here something from my part of the world.

 

[Pensmaster]

Interesting.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Interesting.

 

[daxigait]

Hello old friends.
So nice to see many of you still around

 

[daxigait]

since bullchick just messaged me (thanks for reaching out). I will join the many who have been gone a while and post.
So what is new everyone? Share something please. @Akrnaf2 Any new knives?
As far as chickens go I have essentially lost my heritage Rhode Island Reds. it's just a matter of time since I lost the two roosters to predators, and the hens are going to be dying of old age soon.
I have some new black copper marans and they are doing well. including a broody that managed to hatch I kid you not 15 chicks and 14 of them are still with me.
I am conditioning for my next backpacking trip, and my first generation does are beginning to do well. I have some 2-year-olds that are first fresheners my first milkers that did well, and then I have a first generation kid who took Reserve Champion at a show and one of only a couple second generation kids who took Grand Champion.Junior which for those who don't know means the kids under two that haven't milked yet.
Eden won the reserve ribbon and I had a young man hold Rosalynn who at just two months old won her championship ribbon which means she has her dry leg.

 

[Akrnaf2]

since bullchick just messaged me (thanks for reaching out). I will join the many who have been gone a while and post.
So what is new everyone? Share something please. @Akrnaf2 Any new knives?
As far as chickens go I have essentially lost my heritage Rhode Island Reds. it's just a matter of time since I lost the two roosters to predators, and the hens are going to be dying of old age soon.
I have some new black copper marans and they are doing well. including a broody that managed to hatch I kid you not 15 chicks and 14 of them are still with me.
I am conditioning for my next backpacking trip, and my first generation does are beginning to do well. I have some 2-year-olds that are first fresheners my first milkers that did well, and then I have a first generation kid who took Reserve Champion at a show and one of only a couple second generation kids who took Grand Champion.Junior which for those who don't know means the kids under two that haven't milked yet.
Eden won the reserve ribbon and I had a young man hold Rosalynn who at just two months old won her championship ribbon which means she has her dry leg.
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since bullchick just messaged me (thanks for reaching out). I will join the many who have been gone a while and post.
So what is new everyone? Share something please. @Akrnaf2 Any new knives?
As far as chickens go I have essentially lost my heritage Rhode Island Reds. it's just a matter of time since I lost the two roosters to predators, and the hens are going to be dying of old age soon.
I have some new black copper marans and they are doing well. including a broody that managed to hatch I kid you not 15 chicks and 14 of them are still with me.
I am conditioning for my next backpacking trip, and my first generation does are beginning to do well. I have some 2-year-olds that are first fresheners my first milkers that did well, and then I have a first generation kid who took Reserve Champion at a show and one of only a couple second generation kids who took Grand Champion.Junior which for those who don't know means the kids under two that haven't milked yet.
Eden won the reserve ribbon and I had a young man hold Rosalynn who at just two months old won her championship ribbon which means she has her dry leg.
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Hello Dax!
Long time!
It is good to see you back.this thread needs CPR once in wail ....
I am following this guy on YouTube, I think it will interest you too.

 

[generaldsherman]

Anybody on this thread raise peafowl? My peahen just appeared with a surprise. Too bad only one of her eggs made it through incubation, but with the heat waves I've had here, I'm lucky for that one.
Do I need to worry about a special diet? I see her take the chick to the feeder sometimes (all purpose poultry feed in it) but it seems like they forage a lot (from the state of my green bean plants in the garden...). I thought of filling a chick feeder daily with gamebird/turkey starter and putting it near the hen's roosting area for the baby, though.