A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[JRNash]

In my humble opinion, I believe the feds are trying to eradicate my dino birds before they can be fitted with lasers......

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Am I the only one that still just users the standard wafer thermostats in the old 1202?

 

[micah wotring]

Mopet and Memphis you are both right on the Lizards.

When I got my first cross it was Cx to CX..that became a frog. (that was the cross some people went nuts on my calling CX's... Even though both parents are CX's they do not breed true, they have some falling off the fast growing trait. They are still a delicate birds.

Then I crossed that to the Rainbows, I use to call that toad, BUT it is not the finish cross, ( I know this is a pain to understand and I changed and intermixed names too much the first couple years. I then changed this phase to Lizards.

I crossed these back to a Frog. The degraded CX. This is my finished product and It seems that little bit of monkeying around has stabilized the breed. Only time will tell for sure. Because I like the name TOAD. These became the toads.

The Bert in the picture by the LP tanks is the reigning Bert. Bert is a title as much as a name. Bert is king of the meat birds. I already have the next Bert picked out. I had thought this Bert would have died by now, but he is one tough bird. He is just a pet I do not breed with him or anything. I am breeding his Sister Wife Bertha to their offspring the future Bert.

Did that confuse everyone? If my math is right they are either 7/8 or 3/4 CX the rest being rainbow, It is amazing what that little bit did to them.

The first Bert did not even live a year. (frog)
This Bert's Dad lived almost 2 years (toad renamed posthumously to Lizard)

and now the Current Bert ( a true toad) will be 3 in June.

Now THAT! IS A BIG CHICKEN! And that they lived that long for a meat bird (If I understand correctly) is quite a while too! (Even though most will probably be butchered soon) Yeah, that's a big bird!

...wow XD

 

[micah wotring]

Am I the only one that still just users the standard wafer thermostats in the old 1202?

I have a hovabator that has a wafer thermostat...not sure if that's what you're talking about...

 

[duluthralphie]

Am I the only one that still just users the standard wafer thermostats in the old 1202?

I have them in 2 of mine, but I will be changing them out when I get time.

 

[JRNash]

Yep,the old snap action wafer thermostat.

 

[JRNash]

Ralph,what will you be changing them out with?

 

[duluthralphie]

Now THAT! IS A BIG CHICKEN! And that they lived that long for a meat bird (If I understand correctly) is quite a while too! (Even though most will probably be butchered soon) Yeah, that's a big bird!

...wow XD

To me it is not their being used as food and having their lives ended for our needs. It is making a more healthy bird that "could" live longer and that can be self sustaining on the homestead. A chicken that gets to live like a chicken until it has that really bad day where it feeds me.


The other thing is the quality of the meat. I get better meat it has the texture of meat/chicken, not that mush you get in the store and they call meat. It is not cheaper at all for me to raise these. I can buy CX in Walmart cheaper than I can raise these.

But the Walmart chicken does not have a huge drumstick and the meat/taste is not the same. I am sure some will not even like it because they have become so accustomed to the mush we are given and told is food.

Also I like the idea of having a meat bird we can hatch from our own eggs and not have to buy from the hatcheries.

 

[JRNash]

Keep in mind all digital media can be hacked by THE FEDS..

 

[R2elk]

Am I the only one that still just users the standard wafer thermostats in the old 1202?

If you use the wafers, you better have spares on hand because they will fail and they will fail at the most inconvenient times.

If you are using wafer thermostats in an area that is well controlled temperature wise, they can work very well. If you have wide temperature swings where the incubator is located you will be constantly adjusting the thermostat. In those cases, the proportional differential controllers work wonderfully.