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[Oceanseve]

Pretty much.  There were a few attempts at a gathering (not called poops) more on the eastern side Coral mostly organized them, but there hasn't been a "poops" in several years.

That makes me so sad

 

[artsyrobin]

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she may have found a more private area

well this baby was from eggs from a duck that vanished, i am hoping she is just broody, her boy duck comes in to eat and vanishes, but this baby i put with a silkie mama and her little one, seems to be working

 

[Poco Pollo]

So is poops defunct?

I'd love to put another POOPS together. Do you have a place in mind? It would have to be this summer.

 

[Oceanseve]

I'd love to put another POOPS together.  Do you have a place in mind?  It would have to be this summer.  

I wish I had the time to organize something. I help run a homeschool group, I help run the cat side of an animal rescue, and I also have a three-year-old and one-year-old. Oh, did I mention we're also turning our hobby farm into a business. Maybe next year

 

[dunnmom]

I have two mealworm habitats for my 10 chickens. They love them so much that when I have that red jar lid in my hand they rush up to me, and when I take it away, they follow me like puppies. I only give them as a treat every few days. The small containers are getting pretty full of life. How many worms is it okay to feed them at one go? I usually give them about 10 for each chicken but I know some of them are eating more than their fair share. Also, does anyone know how many beetles I should keep in the containers. I have 50 or more right now and a lot of the "aliens".

 

[Matt in Okla]

Got a hen pecking and sometimes eating an egg. Not sure which one yet. Any ideas on what to do? If I catch her .......

 

[GaryDean26]

Wet bulbs/dry bulbs is how humidity was measured in the age of the dinosaur. Your dry bulb would measure the airtemperature (i.e. 99.5 def F). You wet bulb would have a cloth rag on it that would have the end dipped in water to keep it wet. The evaporation would cool the dry bulb so it might be something like 87 deg. You then would have to look up the atmospheric pressure and run equations to calculate your humidity. No that is not easier. The humidity gages from the reptile section of the pet store are much easier.

Your incubator is fine. We hatched 100's of chicks in ours. It fits a good amount of eggs and holds humidity and temperature. Once I got an incubator with an automatic egg turner hatches were a breeze. Hatch rates didn't go up, but it it sure beat having to be home during the whole hatch to turn eggs by hand three times a day. We have had the hens do the hatching for us too, but had better success in the round metal incubator.

I'm not familiar with wet/dry bulbs. Where could I get it, and would it work better for this incubator? I like my hens to do the hatching for me, but don't have the time, material and $$$ at the same time to build separate broody pens. I've had 3 hens that hatched out baby's that haven't made it this year. I may kick the not quite grown bantams out and put my broodys in there.

 

[Buckguy20]

Anyone remember me?

 

[limited25]

Anyone remember me?

I haven't been a member that long, but know you are the originator of this thread. Hello!

 

[Poco Pollo]

Anyone remember me?

Wow! Long time no post! How are you doing?