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  1. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    So this breeder told me not to turn them for 5 days. Which goes completely against conventional wisdom. But why would I doubt the person who raises these guys all year long? Im so confussdzeddd
  2. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

  3. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    Well guys.... we have 15 eggs to hatch. :th
  4. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    Disappointment! Breeder says she might not have enough eggs for me because the heat wave slowed down her hens. She is getting back to me in a little bit. Crossing my fingers. I mean, worst case is that I'll pick them up later but my anticipation is sky high right now. update: she already has 4...
  5. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    Thank you everyone! If I receive more than 12, I'll add the spaces for names.
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    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    I have a few names that I am filling in, but I need more! 1. Cheddar 2. Muenster 3. Stilton 4. Gouda 5. Colby 6. Limburger 7. (Pepper) Jack 8. Gorgonzola (thanks Chidadee7790!) 9. Asiago (thanks ChickenChick46) 10. Mozzarella (thanks Newchickychick) 11. Brie (thanks Boundlesslove) 12. Feta...
  7. 5.3acredream

    The big cheese hatch-a-long

    First time hatcher! I'm picking up a dozen silkie eggs tomorrow to begin in my homemade incubator! I was testing out the incubator yesterday. I think I have the light intensity dialed in (it's on a dimmer) so it won't have to cycle on and off too often. Hygrometers are in a ziplock bag with salt...
  8. 5.3acredream

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I absolutely did that this year!!! I've only ever grown indeterminates so I just went about it, business as usual, single leader etc. OOOPS. More than half my plants are determinate.
  9. 5.3acredream

    Looking for a roo - size considerations

    Roosters are kind of a crapshoot. That said, I've only had gentleman roosters who gave me no trouble at all and spent plenty of time giving treats to their ladies and showing them the nest boxes. I wouldn't aim for a bantam rooster because of your desire to keep your egg sizes larger...
  10. 5.3acredream

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Ran outside to pick raspberries and that's about it! So hot, so humid, so much sweat. In other news, Sprout, our splash silkie started crowing... loudly. We can't have roosters so he is being claimed by the same person who took our last two roosters. He originally got them to keep at his house...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I've barely been in my garden. I admit that I hate the heat. Looks like I'm taking heavy losses on the pumpkins- stupid squash borers. I picked a ton of raspberries yesterday and barely dented what's coming. I put them straight into the freezer. One of my grape varieties is ready and delicious...
  12. 5.3acredream

    Manual turners: how are we holding our eggs?

    So I read an interesting research paper on tilting vs rotation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2622816/. If I'm reading it correctly, it suggested that 45 degree tilts resulted in more late stage mortality than simple turning. I haven't gone far enough in this to read refuting science, which I...
  13. 5.3acredream

    Manual turners: how are we holding our eggs?

    I'm building an incubator and the one thing I'm still mulling over is how I'm holding my eggs in the incubator. What has worked well for everyone in the past? Should I just have them fat end up and at an angle in egg cartons? On their sides flat? Should I be making a sand or rice husk bowl with...
  14. 5.3acredream

    ISO silkie eggs

    ISO Silkie hatching eggs, in or near New Jersey (delaware, maryland and eastern PA). Color doesn't matter but I do want want to hatch from breeder quality eggs, perfection is not necessary however.
  15. 5.3acredream

    Egg turning frequency vs equal timing

    Based on what I've read can I assume that: Even if I have had an egg sit while I am at work for 8 hours, I can rotate my eggs as frequently as I want thereafter, as long as the next long duration of sitting without rotation is on the opposite side? Thanks for your help! I'm building an...
  16. 5.3acredream

    What did you do in the garden today?

    We had a family crisis this week and my garden time has been smashed to pieces because of it. I lost large branches from my tomatoes because they flopped and snapped in my neglect, so that is a bummer. My beans are growing but no flowers yet. Cucumbers coming out my ears, watermelons, musk...
  17. 5.3acredream

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I had a complete win this weekend. My husband found out the our towns entire collection of shredded leaves are piled up and dumped at a canoe launch just a half mile up the road from us. There must be 200 yards of the stuff there. I filled up our truck and dumped a load into the chicken run...
  18. 5.3acredream

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Technically, the onion starts you get in the store are just that, onions started the prior year but the trouble with them is they never get terribly big before that go to seed. I'd just use them this year but I prefer seed starting my onions in the late winter.
  19. 5.3acredream

    Silkie

    Hatched February but I was never told the exact week.
  20. 5.3acredream

    Silkie

    Well... I just gave away 2 roos.... what about Sprout? Is it a he or she?
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