67% is fine!
Thanks Ron! They are a batch of Trader Joe "miracle babies" . So funny watching the rocking and rolling in the bator with the pink best by stamp on them67% is fine!
It will go up quickly when the first one hatches!
Here is something I learned--I think from Deb or Kelly
Chicks that pip do not drown. When humidity goes over 80%, there is not enough oxygen left for them to breath and they suffocate.
Hoping for a great hatch!
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I put my humidity at 54-60% When they start hatching it climbs on its own. I don't try for 70.. but sometimes after a bunch pop out it goes up. I also have both vents wide open for the air.
Here's to a great hatching day (me too)
Yes, that is cool! I hatched two of them last Summer. Amy Beth has them now but one of them had a hurt leg. I have not seen an update. I hope All is well up there.Thanks Ron! They are a batch of Trader Joe "miracle babies" . So funny watching the rocking and rolling in the bator with the pink best by stamp on them
I lockdown at 50%, when eggs start to hatch it will go 60-70% by itself. That works for me.
Mine started going back into the coop after being locked down for three days.
What a thunder storm!!!!! as soon as the thunder would begin to rumble the peacocks would go off then the booms would shake the house. a little groggy today. Did any of you photographers take photos of the lightning?? Post please if you did!
Have a place for my boys that will treat them well and may actually keep them instead of eating them. They are leaving this pm. 3 hatchery girls off lights listed on CL. So relieved about the boys but my H doesn't understand why I am unloading three today only to turn around and get a new one on WedHe has a soft spot for one of our Delaware hens in particular so he will understand when I bring my new boy home from Kim's.
A Question: When we added Ray to our flock it was simple. he walked up from my uncle's and started hanging out with the girls then went home like a gentleman for a few days after about a week we started cooping him with the girls and everything went smoothly. Now they have been rooless for a few months any tips on introducing them to the new guy do you do the same thing you do when integrating hens?
My self imposed adult chicken limit is 20. I started like in Feb thinking I wanted to add a) color to my basket, b) breeds that might go broody c) white egg layers and d) a variety of eye candy to the yard. Then I got all chicken crazy and started planning all kinds of growth and breeding and what not that really we are not prepared for so now I am really happy that I will be ending this chick adding season with
Icelandics (white eggs, broody, variety, one is crested!)
CA Grey (white Eggs)
EEs
OE
Speckled Sussex (broody)
Chocolate Rock (broody?)
hopefully a Dorking (white eggs and broody)
Dorking Polish X (white egg CRESTED)
A new higher quality Del pair
All these gals will look great running around my yard with my red white and black flock the new Del Roo.
H is going to start working on Curly's run soon but for now he will be in with the girls and Little Ray who is still a ?? He gets out of the coop OK but I still have to put him in at night. I think he is thrilled that the SFH boy is gone. That little guy was VIGOROUS and fronted up on everyone! I know it's crazy to keep him but at this point he is a pet so there it is. Not going to take extreme measures...other than building him his own pen but since he is self sufficient in pretty much all ways it's a good thing.
Enjoy the cool down!
Thanks for the link! I am going to try it. I don't believe the weather.com one. It was hotter than not on Saturday and I was out working on the coop until 2pm and then I couldn't take it any more. I had to go in. There was a slight breeze but that just felt like a heater.
You have had a bad couple of months.....sorry about Stuffing..... I love the names you come up with. Do they just come to you or do you work at them?
When you take a chicken to UCD do they have to be in any special "wrapping" and can they be frozen? or at least refrigerated?I am so sorry you lost stuffing! I lost a Black Australorp this weekend. She was fine when I locked them up. It look like she just fell dead off of the roost. Already dropped of at UCD--They have an off hours drop off room there.
The Egg Farmer I am working with is going to work on them next. He has 60 Basque Hens and is ready to move on to the next Breed--UofA Blues and the Crele Penes are likely next.
The UofA blue egg layers should be heat hardy! I am happy that they really are. Are you ready for your Splash pullet?
Yes, I am having some issues with my 6 week olds too and it is a little frustrating..... I don't like feeling sad and often helpless.Our Cuckoo Maran Baby (a year old) was missing last night when we did our chicken count... Found her dead this am in the dog house.
We had lots of water and puddles all over for all our chickens to cool in the heat. They are free range and we have big trees everywhere.
She was our only dark layerand a real sweetie! I'm learning the loss of chickens is a part of havering them. Hope she didn't suffer! I have no idea why she passed...
WOW! I like those!Im only 2500 messages behind ! yikes!!! So sorry for the losses from the heatIt is one thing I dont have to worry about here. I am adding some new chickens ... Bantam Cochins, to my Silkies only flock. They will be here later today, cant wait to see them . A few pictures from the breeder...
Another great picture!After some of you said your chickens don't like frozen watermelon, I figured I'd give it a try. Took a rock hard watermelon and put it in the coop, and they've been going at it for probably a couple hours now! Probably because it's so dang hot out, they're all panting.
I wish I could say "sure" I will take those! But I literally just moved 6 week old stinky chickens out of my garage yesterday. I need a break and some time to clean up after the mess! lol
So when Animal Control came by what did they do?
