Recent content by infernoflower

I'd say whatever set-up works for you is normal. I only process a few at a time so I'm not sure if my method will work for you but here goes.... I go out about 04:00 before the flies/wasps are out and the birds are still sleeping, I hang one at a time up by the feet and slit the throat to...

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? He didn't have the guts.

Give him time, I had one hatch like that last week. He took at least 24 hours before he could actually walk. At first he'd lift his head for just a few seconds-nothing coordinated, he'd try and stand but just ended up flopping around. He progressed to scooting around without actually walking...

This thread is making me drool. I want to keep bees again. I was just at the apiary supply store last week. My doctor would have a fit as I'm so allergic to them . YOU HAVE AN APIARY SUPPLY STORE?! LUCKY!!! Now I'm jealous! I have to convince the swarm I caught this morning to be happy in...

Glad to be of service. It was funny to watch too: a grown man, camera in hand, doing the heebie-jeebies dance. I tried to assure him that this was the most docile group of THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BEES he's ever see. Way more calm than the hive of tens of thousands of bees will be when I...

A friend had her hive swarm earlier this year but they weren't in a very accessible area. By the time there were people available to help, they had moved on. Luckily her hive is still going pretty well. Have you tried one of those bee vacuums? I've never used one but they look easy to build...

I've never actually gotten a visual on the queen in any swarm I've captured. The queen is usually located in the "thickest" part of the swarm so if I can get the bulk of the bees in a hive body or cardbord box or something I usually get her on the first try. I get confirmation by watching all...

Those little buggers! I was taking a short break from gazing into my 'bator at the first pip. Cup of coffee in hand I casually glance out the window and see this: You're not gettin' away that easy!!!! I flew around the house trying to get my bee stuff together. Spray bottle of suger water...

I've got a pip! I here peeping! Come out come out where ever you are!! I was checking on it every 5 minutes 'til I noticed my bees swarmed. Those buggers! I had to deal with them instead!

I locked down last night! Bantam Polish and bantam cochin. All shipped eggs.

I have one starting now that has the cadence of cock-a-doodle-doo without the "cock-a" part. The best part is, he hasn't figured out to open his mouth when he does it so it just sounds like he's humming really loud.

Congratulations! Are you going to eat it or carry it around and show it off? Not that I know anyone that did that or anything...*cough*

I have the same kind of 'bator and have found the thermometer to be spot-on. I've also found that the temp adjustment screw isn't nearly as sensitive as the directions say. If it were me, I'd adjust the temp a little at a time until my thermo read 99.5 (and then be ready to adjust it back when...

That kinda sounds like 'stargazing' Here's info from Avian Web: Symptoms: "Stargazers" constantly throw their head back, sleep with their heads between their legs; go around in a circle; look at the ceiling, turn their heads around in a circle and look up. Stargazing can strike at random and...

Greetings from Colorado Springs!