Arizona Chickens

[mclevinson]

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Raised bed. I suppose I could encase it with chicken wire but it kinda takes the fun out of it. I figure I'll keep plugging away and eventually something will make it to ripeness.

Rasied how high? My rabbit used to make it up to the garage roof (he and one of the cats were best friends, and their favourite game was tag. Hart (the bunny) preferred the role of It, but would occasionally let Vash (the cat be It). Sadly, I lost him to a repeat bout of snuffles (very nasty rabbit disease).

edited to add: should mention that there are stairs (tall ones) up to the garage roof.

Poor Hart

No, my beds are 2 ft high at least, maybe 2 1/2 ft. No stairs or anything to climb upon. 'Course no bunnies here either!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Pretty sure Hart could have made it up 2'; not sure about 2 1/2' though. But he was not very large as rabbits go.

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

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I was wondering how y'all in Nogales/Rio Rico area were doing with the fire. The smoke from it was terrible last week in the Bisbee/Palominas/SV area - I couldn't see any of the surrounding mountains on Thursday

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

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Doesn't add up - what about the other 10?

WOW you are right! LOL. 19 infertile/clear. Kept screwing up the spelling of Infertile and backspaced the 1 away. I should know better than to type without spell check and rechecking my math around all these homeschoolers. LOL.

Darn, I was hoping it was 46 hatched!

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

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Totally agree. Same goes for "questionable" eating eggs, which I always eat myself rather than sell. (Questionable, as in "Hmmm, there's an egg under that bush. I'm pretty sure I checked there yesterday. Didn't I???")

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

Laree, what's "NYODB"??? Google failed me.

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

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I believe the optimal storage temperature for hatching eggs is something like 50 degrees, and the embryos can grow a little with temps above 70 or something, according to Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens.

Most folks' kitchen fridges are in the 35-40 degree range, but I for one have a separate "ag fridge" that could be set to a higher temp.

 

[pimachickens]

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I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I was afraid it was something very obvious that anyone should know, so I didn't want to ask.

 

[Mahonri]

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Thank you! I am honoured! and humbled!

You deserved it!

 

[squeakyballs]

I have 9 eggies that should be hatching on Thursday. How can I possibly wait that long?! The anticipation!