4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[RavenWood]

what kinda wire its that?

Not sure - kinda looks like the fronts used on speaker covers.

 

[MrsMoonCat]

Ooohh... I like the vet wrap idea!! I put little plastic bands on Prim's babies and kept such a close watch on them, check ing every couple of days to make sure they weren't too tight. Then around Christmas, when things got hectic, I slacked for a couple of days, and sure enough, the bands got too tight!! Poor babies... BAD momma!! Luckily, we caught it before any major damage was done, just tight and hard to cut off...

That is exactly why I switched over to the vet wrap. I had a cochin chick whose zip-tie band got missed when I was replacing the too-tight ones. By the time I realized it, the dang thing was already digging into the poor baby's leg. It could have been a disaster if we hadn't found it in time. I immediately went around and cut them off of all the birds. Now they have vet-wrap bands until they are big enough for the plastic numbered bands. I am considering using the stamped metal bands though as some of the plastic ones crack and peel.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

22 pages... I skipped to the end lol. Anyone have the highlights reel?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[missydcpc]

Sooo....a point of knowledge that has nothing to do with chickens....

NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy a 6 yo and an 8 yo pottery wheels for Christmas....and DON'T apparently let them play with these indoors. As per my artist friend...these are OUTSIDE toys...and looking at my dining room, kitchen, living room and bathroom....well..I tend to agree. Of course I'm having guests for dinner on Sunday and a dinner party on Tuesday......shoot me now!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Mrheinz, how do you keep those chicks separated so u know which is which??? I'm trying to devise a method and I only have five kinds in there!
I did candle last night and have 6/7 bbs copper marans, 1/1 OE, 5/6 barred rock (shipped) and 2/2 project (mystery, shipped) going great! I also have 8/9 jubilee Orpington, but only 1/6 tolbunt polish and 4/9 lav Marans. So I should have lots of babies to fluff soon!!
Then.... A few weeks later.... I'll have some call ducks!!! They didn't fare so well in shipping... Of 37 eggs... Only 7 are for sure growing... ;-( but its my first ducks!!! So happy these are going!!!
I'm excited!!! Almost time to lock down!!

see what this gal is doing in our incubating thread!! GENIOUS dollar store baskets!!!

 

[ronott1]

This has been a crazy hatch!!! The night after Christmas we lost power. Our generator was down at the barn and the live power line was blocking our driveway. I was so upset about the eggs in the incubator that I contemplated driving over the live power line and trying to find some place to plug in the incubator like maybe a hotel lobby. Then my husband had a brilliant idea, start the Durango and plug in the incubator. I had completely forgotten the Durango had a regular110 plug outlet. So for the next 4 hours, the incubator ran in the Durango. Very long and stressful night. The incubator seems to be running great so I am hoping for a great hatch!! Getting so excited. Good luck everyone!

I do this when the power goes out:

 

[karimw]

Sooo....a point of knowledge that has nothing to do with chickens....
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy a 6 yo and an 8 yo pottery wheels for Christmas....and DON'T apparently let them play with these indoors. As per my artist friend...these are OUTSIDE toys...and looking at my dining room, kitchen, living room and bathroom....well..I tend to agree. Of course I'm having guests for dinner on Sunday and a dinner party on Tuesday......shoot me now!

That sounds awfull! however... I still find the situation REALLY funny!

Good luck!

 

[Lacy Blues]

I just put up a picture of an "invention" for my chickies. Hope its not too late to enter. There are conflicting dates on the first page.

 

[CasieD]

Sooo....a point of knowledge that has nothing to do with chickens....

NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy a 6 yo and an 8 yo pottery wheels for Christmas....and DON'T apparently let them play with these indoors. As per my artist friend...these are OUTSIDE toys...and looking at my dining room, kitchen, living room and bathroom....well..I tend to agree. Of course I'm having guests for dinner on Sunday and a dinner party on Tuesday......shoot me now!