A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[R2elk]

Good to hear your shipping live Ralph. Can I order one Snitch and two SS? You can add JJ Jr as a big packing peanut....

One of the things about shipping live chicks is that there are safe minimums that can be shipped. Shipping smaller quantities can lead to disaster. If a person doesn't want the safe minimum, they should either make a combined order with neighbors or plan on selling off the excess. The other option is to buy locally. Isn't @feedman77 working on getting you a Narragansett hen?

 

[R2elk]

Got another dumb question... My bator allows for turning and has a range of 30 minutes to 180 minutes rest between turning cycles. The default is 45 minutes. How long do you let your eggs rest between turns?

Most incubators have a set cycle so do not present a problem choosing a timing amount. I have an old GQF 1202 which turns the eggs every 3 hours. My understanding of the new Sportsman incubators is that they turn the eggs hourly.

There have been a number of studies done which show that the more frequently the eggs are turned, the better the hatch will be. If my incubator offered the option of turning the eggs every 30 minutes, that is the option I would choose.

 

[rjohns39]

Right now, I'm giving the bator a dry run, just to see how stable it is before I load it up with eggs. I've got temp set at 99.4, Humidity at 45 and am changing turning to 30. Mine allows for a cooling period, so after 7 days, I'm planning on cooling for 1 hour during the warmest part of the day. I have the high temp alarm set at 2.5 degrees and low at 3.7. Am I on the right track?

 

[R2elk]

Right now, I'm giving the bator a dry run, just to see how stable it is before I load it up with eggs. I've got temp set at 99.4, Humidity at 45 and am changing turning to 30. Mine allows for a cooling period, so after 7 days, I'm planning on cooling for 1 hour during the warmest part of the day. I have the high temp alarm set at 2.5 degrees and low at 3.7. Am I on the right track?

Chickens do their cooling period daily right from the start. Most of the hens that I have seen are not off the nest for more than about 15 minutes at a time.

 

[duluthralphie]

I gave 2 broodies a bunch of eggs, (turns out it was about 21 days ago).

One of them would vacate her nest, sit on the wrong nest and to dumb things. I would move her back to her nest. One night the eggs were ice cold in that 15 degree weather. The other hen never left her nest that I know of.

I had to check daily to see if there were other eggs under than and pull them out. Seems even if I have 12 nest to pick from only 2 are fit for most hens to lay in........

Last night I went to check under the hens and one had a chick! The one that would abandon her nest. She also had a new egg there.

The other one, that never left her nest, had a dead chick. They both had quite a few eggs under them. This morning the one that never left her nest has some shells and three whole eggs. She tried to remove my hand at the wrist when I lifted her.

The other one has this:




Now I need to figure out where to put her and her babies.

 

[memphis]

Ralph....to cute!

Yes....Feedman is working on narri babies!

 

[CherMoz]

Love the babies!

 

[Bantambird]

I had avian leukoma virus infect my previous flock. I started over, and now I source anything I bring in by getting to know them or doing research. I mostly keep a closed flock. I don't take in strays or chicken rehomes.

 

[R2elk]

I had avian leukoma virus infect my previous flock. I started over, and now I source anything I bring in by getting to know them or doing research. I mostly keep a closed flock. I don't take in strays or chicken rehomes.

Sorry about the loss of your first flock.

I do on occasion rehome some roosters but they go straight to the soup pot. I have dealt with a person wanting to exchange a poult by replacing the poult for them and then culling the one being returned.

 

[duluthralphie]

Sorry about the loss of your first flock.

I do on occasion rehome some roosters but they go straight to the soup pot. I have dealt with a person wanting to exchange a poult by replacing the poult for them and then culling the one being returned.

I had a guy last night call and want to bring a bird back that turned out to be a rooster. He did not want it to go to someone that would eat it.

I told him he could bring it back, but I would just wring it's neck and throw it in the garbage. He wanted to buy another. I was honest and said I can't bring hm back into my flock once he leaves.