California - Northern

[Flowers of Abba]

I do think it is a good thing for those that want to do all of that. Thank you so much Chik Can for posting the link!

Everyone has limits of what they can and will do. However I had no idea there are animal shelters that have chickens!!!! Is that like the SPCA ?

For those who do calibrate hygrometers. I found this interesting quote on testing them. it was on a testing kit from Amazon:

"It is useful to note that hygrometer calibration is a nonlinear task, so if your hygrometer is off by 2% at 75.5% RH this does not mean it is off by 2% at 40% RH. (If you calibrate several hygrometers of the same design you will get good agreement between them over a wide range, but they won't have the accuracy that this precision would suggest for RH far from 75%.)"

​Hmmm…. I hadn't considered that. Just because I'm off at 75%, doesn't mean I'm the same amount off at 40%

I am going to admit that while that makes sense it is totally frustrating . I'm going to stick two different brand digital hydrometers per bator and opt for a range midway between the two as long as they are within 1 degree and 1 percent of each other. Or I'm gonna go nutso fiddling with it all.

 

[chiqita]

  sometimes that quote says it all.

I must admit now that I have seen fornacating ducks the quote is not as heartfelt.
No victory lap for me.

 

[capayvalleychick]

I do think it is a good thing for those that want to do all of that. Thank you so much Chik Can for posting the link!

I didn't mean any offense, just wanted people to be aware. I know that you (and I think Barbara posted it too) had good intentions in posting it.

Everyone has limits of what they can and will do. However I had no idea there are animal shelters that have chickens!!!! Is that like the SPCA ?

Some county animal shelters will accept chickens & farm animals. Yolo Co. used to, not sure if they still do.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: No...I trust the Brinsea on the temps/humidity. It was the separate one I bought last year for the Farm Innovators. Looks like this:


I actually let the salt water test sit for more like 36 hours. It got the 57% within 6 hours and never changed after that.

I'm going to be candling the eggs I just put in Lockdown after the sun goes down.
It sounds like you are doing great with this clutch. Can't get much better that 38 out 40.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I don't need to talk about it. I was just letting Nor Cal chick owners know there were some available in Vaccavile. Personally I though chickens like that went to meat factories for dog food or something. But I am not in the business so I dunno.



Lost our duckling today.

Awww....so sorry.

What happened?

 

[Audio51]

For those who do calibrate hygrometers. I found this interesting quote on testing them. it was on a testing kit from Amazon:

"It is useful to note that hygrometer calibration is a nonlinear task, so if your hygrometer is off by 2% at 75.5% RH this does not mean it is off by 2% at 40% RH. (If you calibrate several hygrometers of the same design you will get good agreement between them over a wide range, but they won't have the accuracy that this precision would suggest for RH far from 75%.)"

Hmmm…. I hadn't considered that. Just because I'm off at 75%, doesn't mean I'm the same amount off at 40%

That is good to know. Since the range I am shooting for at lockdown is not too far from the 75% (60-65%) the difference should be fairly close to the same amount the calibration was off. I hope it doesn't need to be too precise. I don't know if it was incorrect for my last hatch or not. I did get about a 35% hatch rate with it so hopefully this one will be OK too.

 

[lizanne]

Sorry.

Didn't mean to hurt feelings (if I did). It's great for people who want to adopt chickens. I just "personally" steer away from stuff like that (maybe I'm a closet anarchist?)....

 

[member 142084]

Quote: Yes definately not worth the nuggets. I would rather raise the chicks.

Yeah I would not either and i figure we both understand why.


Yes I would not want to risk my birds at all Who knows what the hens may bring with them! But my GF doesn't have any and was thinking it a good idea to start out that way instead of waiting for chicks to age.


I know She was spiting up brown guck. Had a large under bite I wonder if she was getting too much dirt in her gullet?

 

[WendyJeepchick]

I received this email from our 4H Poultry leader:
Subject: Washington State Vet Announcement - Bursa Outbreak

This outbreak alert has been sent to present and former NPIP producers to confirm the diagnosis of very virulent Infectious Bursal Disease virus in Washington State .

WSDA received laboratory confirmation of vvIBDV (PCR and molecular sequencing), in an outbreak affecting 6 week old chickens in Thurston County. I recommend enhanced biosecurity to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission. This is the first time vvIBDV has been diagnosed in Washington State. We do not know the source of this outbreak in Washington. In California, Dr. Maurice Pitesky (University of California, Davis, Cooperative Extension poultry specialist) has reported that transmission has been linked to exhibition poultry purchased from Craig's list. Information on vvIBDV can be found at the California CVMA and WSU AHFS lab facebook web sites below.

Sincerely, Lyndon

http://www.cvma.net/images/cvmapdf/BursalDisease.pdf

 

[member 142084]

Sorry.

Didn't mean to hurt feelings (if I did). It's great for people who want to adopt chickens. I just "personally" steer away from stuff like that (maybe I'm a closet anarchist?)....

No feelings hurt. Just offering the opportunity. I would only take in local chickens personally and if I knew the living conditions. But I have a breeding program I am working on so it not gonna happen.