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Wow, I am sure it is a comfort that you are overseeing the youngsters. Did the games go well?
Wow, I am sure it is a comfort that you are overseeing the youngsters. Did the games go well?
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I feel for you and fighting all the water wetness. The view sounds wonderful.
I feel for you and fighting all the water wetness. The view sounds wonderful.
I found new homes for most of my excess chickage this weekend but I still have 2 EE roos that need new homes. One is almost purely white and the other is mostly white with black hackle, wing and tail feathers. Anyone interested? They are 8 weeks old.
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Hey all,
I was just ordering my chicken feed for the month and thought I would share. I order organic Rogue feed from Azure Standard. The truck comes from Oregon to deliver. I don't just get chicken feed. They are a full line grocery and specialize in organic, natural and bulk foods. I know that there are several stops in the Phoenix area and one in Prescott Valley as well as others in AZ. Just in case you are interested, the web site is at www.azurestandard.com I put in my order on the second Thursday of every month and meet the truck the next Tuesday. You have to join a co-op to get involved and the company can direct you to the closest one.
It's kind of like Whole Foods, but a LOT cheaper. You will have to register with the web site to see the prices, or call them for a catalog. If you like things like raw milk cheese, goat's milk yogurt and cheese, or organic meats, or other things that are hard to find, you will like it. I love to order their organic produce. It is cheep and beautiful! I have also ordered started, organic vegetable plants for my garden.
Hope that someone finds this interesting or helpful.
Welcome Tesla!!
I was just ordering my chicken feed for the month and thought I would share. I order organic Rogue feed from Azure Standard. The truck comes from Oregon to deliver. I don't just get chicken feed. They are a full line grocery and specialize in organic, natural and bulk foods. I know that there are several stops in the Phoenix area and one in Prescott Valley as well as others in AZ. Just in case you are interested, the web site is at www.azurestandard.com I put in my order on the second Thursday of every month and meet the truck the next Tuesday. You have to join a co-op to get involved and the company can direct you to the closest one.
It's kind of like Whole Foods, but a LOT cheaper. You will have to register with the web site to see the prices, or call them for a catalog. If you like things like raw milk cheese, goat's milk yogurt and cheese, or organic meats, or other things that are hard to find, you will like it. I love to order their organic produce. It is cheep and beautiful! I have also ordered started, organic vegetable plants for my garden.
Hope that someone finds this interesting or helpful.
Welcome Tesla!!
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Wow, that pvc turner was really well thought out. Makes me want to start over. I keep trying to keep my friend in mind, though. She took 13 of my fertile, barnyard eggs, put them in a plastic bin with a small bowl of water and a heat lamp, and I think they put some sort of clear plastic table cloth over it. They shoved a meat thermometer in the side and tried to keep it at about 100*. Very simple, no fuss. They hatched 12 eggs. Sometimes I wonder if knowing too much makes us crazy. I know I get obsessed. Trying not to over think it.
I am getting the humidity down. I took the water out this morning. Also, I am a little annoyed that I bought a hot water heater thermostat. It is on every homemade incubator I looked at, but seriously, this isn't the best idea. It will shut off the light and let the temp change how-many-degrees before letting it come back on? I think it must swing several degrees. No indication on the package. Wish I had gone with the dimmer switch.
I have a ton of pics on my camera to sort and upload and then I will start taking pics of my process.
I think my bator is pretty cool, just hope it works.
Wow, that pvc turner was really well thought out. Makes me want to start over. I keep trying to keep my friend in mind, though. She took 13 of my fertile, barnyard eggs, put them in a plastic bin with a small bowl of water and a heat lamp, and I think they put some sort of clear plastic table cloth over it. They shoved a meat thermometer in the side and tried to keep it at about 100*. Very simple, no fuss. They hatched 12 eggs. Sometimes I wonder if knowing too much makes us crazy. I know I get obsessed. Trying not to over think it.
I am getting the humidity down. I took the water out this morning. Also, I am a little annoyed that I bought a hot water heater thermostat. It is on every homemade incubator I looked at, but seriously, this isn't the best idea. It will shut off the light and let the temp change how-many-degrees before letting it come back on? I think it must swing several degrees. No indication on the package. Wish I had gone with the dimmer switch.
I have a ton of pics on my camera to sort and upload and then I will start taking pics of my process.
I think my bator is pretty cool, just hope it works.
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We got the place in QC!
Now I need to know where the closest or best feed store is on that side of town. Have been going to the stock shop in Peoria....Any suggestions you all in QC? We are around Ellsworth and QC...I think someone mentioned a feed store they really liked awhile back.
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Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations!!!!
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I am at QC and Sossaman.. I go to HIgley Feed or San Tan Feed. Depends on what I need. I like Higley's pine chips better because they are smaller and compost faster.
I am at QC and Sossaman.. I go to HIgley Feed or San Tan Feed. Depends on what I need. I like Higley's pine chips better because they are smaller and compost faster.
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Probably truer words haven't been spoken on here.
I have seen lots of home made incubators and the one where you use an aquarium heater to regulate a lightboulb seems to be about the most efficient and accurate, when cost is factored in.
My own personal incubator is a Lyon TX6. I got it used (never actually used!) for $75. It was pricey but hatched 15/18 and 11/12 so far. I set it and forget it. Plus the kids get to watch the eggs hatch and rotate. Not a production hatcher for sure, but it gets the job done and it is fun. I could realistically have 200-240 chicks a year if I kept it going. I don't need them though.
Probably truer words haven't been spoken on here.
I have seen lots of home made incubators and the one where you use an aquarium heater to regulate a lightboulb seems to be about the most efficient and accurate, when cost is factored in.
My own personal incubator is a Lyon TX6. I got it used (never actually used!) for $75. It was pricey but hatched 15/18 and 11/12 so far. I set it and forget it. Plus the kids get to watch the eggs hatch and rotate. Not a production hatcher for sure, but it gets the job done and it is fun. I could realistically have 200-240 chicks a year if I kept it going. I don't need them though.
Okay, the water heater thermostat that everyone uses in their homemade bators turned the light off at 104* and back on when the temp got down to 97* How is this helpful???
Can anyone recommend a different thermostat? What is a wafer thermostat?
Can anyone recommend a different thermostat? What is a wafer thermostat?
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