Recent content by Birdslave

Hi there you all! (smiles) I come and go here, so sorry if I missed past notes and all that either to me or posted. It's been a hard year overall for me, so I wandered aimlessly from here. Lol. I have a question about the feed in all poultry-type brands. I have partridges, a pheasant, and two...

I wish I looked into this question earlier. My hens HATE it, too! I am going NUTS trying to get them to regain weight! They need good food. I have been giving them human food until I find something. I cooked unseasoned sirloin pork I love and eat, pasta unseasoned, greens, wheat germ, etc., I...

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I can't grow it, but I get mixed sprouts from the store since I only have a few chickens. I also get ground flaxseed and mash pine nuts and sunflower seeds, etc. for extra treats now and then.

So true! I've seen some that look like a dog did it! I'm still laughing, no offense to your hen!

:loveThank you for your input! I swear, it really helps. It is amazingly stressful knowing I have God's creatures here and I am trying my heartfelt best. I really hope they make it. I really hope all goes well. You have (maybe, ..) no idea how much I worry! So I truly and entirely appreciate...

I'm gonna try calibrating my most dependable temp. gauge and then check the rest. Bless you all for your help! I deeply appreciate all your input. I'm calming-down. Life forms are so fragile!!! It's heavy!!!

Thank you. That much I can grasp. When my head calms down, I'll do the Ice method since I am not sure I can put the digital meat thermometer in boiling water (?) but that opens up another can of worms since I better look into what temps. it can handle. It's not a candy thermometer, nor an...

Sorry, I posted the picture to a different responder, I am a bit getting confused. I'm old. I'm tired. I'm...:confused:

I know I'm at "chirping" status here now, BUT I REALLY SHOULD BE AT SQUAKING!!!! It drives me coo-coo incubating. But I think I'm at an agreement with two of my meters and I'm going to cross my fingers and keep praying. I mean it. I pray! Along with science, I pray.:he:lau

Basically through logic. Now two meters agree, and the other ones are in the same field of "thought" with it. I can't find any means at which to do any perfect temperature gauge calibration method. I can't check the exact calibrated heat or cold source unless I know the calibrator is calibrated...

Thank you everyone for helping with your ideas! I really appreciate it! This is a science in patience and heart-felt spazz-attacks! I'm just doting around like a fool trying to keep it around the temp. I'm supposed to. Ironically, I have bantams, hens that is. But they are not broody now. They...

I called him. Two days ago. His name was Morgan. Funny I recall his name since I'm awful at remembering names. He said I was okay at 100F high and 100F set. But then all meters go down. Do you know the digital meat cooking thermometer I have that I bought from Bed Bath & Beyond for around...

Thank you for responding to me!! I tried to post pictures. I had a child take it through my web cab, so it isn't perfect since I had to pose them and push mouse button. My cell can't play today. Sorry. I don't have much help here. But it's that incubator you see. I have a cheapo digital...

I honestly don't know how to calibrate them because I have nothing that is consistent in here to base a true reading off of. Okay. I do not know how to do that. Thence the millions (" ") gauges. All different. Or, I go back to 100F incubator, and I bet they won't make it. It's day 14.