California - Northern

[chiqita]

Don't wash your eggs in just water?  I added a touch of oxine to the water and that was my only 100% hatch to date.  Do you think that had any effect?

Was your pre-incubated egg a shipped egg?

They sat for 7 days and came up by car from san jose.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

The new girls (Cookies-and-Creme (Cookie for short) and not-named-yet-because-I-said-DH-could-name-her-to-forstall-the-daughters-naming-her-Puppy) are out of the quarantine pen and in a getting-to-know-you pen in the coop. I deliberately designed the quarantine pen to break down, so the new pen is half of the quarantine pen

I moved them Wednesday, so I'll probably let the new girls into the yard for a bit in a couple more days, and then alternate free ranging for a bit. How long should I keep the girls separated?



Naturally, all the cute photo ops happen when my phone has decided that the battery's low...


The older girls Not Amused Wednesday evening

Looking at the pen, it struck me that I could use the extension cord I used for extra lighting after Christmas to power either a light or a heating pad... I know I'd have to brood feedstore chicks somewhere separate from the coop, and I wouldn't if I hatched eggs, but what about day-olds? (You realize that my even thinking this way is all you guys's fault, right?

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[tommysgirl]

The new girls (Cookies-and-Creme (Cookie for short) and not-named-yet-because-I-said-DH-could-name-her-to-forstall-the-daughters-naming-her-Puppy) are out of the quarantine pen and in a getting-to-know-you pen in the coop. I deliberately designed the quarantine pen to break down, so the new pen is half of the quarantine pen

I moved them Wednesday, so I'll probably let the new girls into the yard for a bit in a couple more days, and then alternate free ranging for a bit. How long should I keep the girls separated?



Naturally, all the cute photo ops happen when my phone has decided that the battery's low...


The older girls Not Amused Wednesday evening

Looking at the pen, it struck me that I could use the extension cord I used for extra lighting after Christmas to power either a light or a heating pad... I know I'd have to brood feedstore chicks somewhere separate from the coop, and I wouldn't if I hatched eggs, but what about day-olds? (You realize that my even thinking this way is all you guys's fault, right?

)

nice work...I spend way too much time thinking like this too. I also blame these people

 

[tommysgirl]

no pips or peeps yet. uhmmm do you think I can stick 1-2 week old silkie babies under the mama with the new chicks when they hatch? Has anyone mixed ages under a broody? The silkies will be close to the same size as the LF chicks that will be newly hatched. There is no need for this but there is a NEED for this if you know what I mean.

 

[chiqita]

Tommy it might work. Just be prepared to pull one or the other if you have issues.

 

[EZFarms]

Whats the best way to intergrate my seramas into my bantam flock? I have a phoenix roo and two hens who keep getting in fights with tye seramas and napoleon (serama roo) keeps goin at my young cocerals

 

[TheKeeper]

I just took a couple of supermarket whole birds that were supposedly unfrozen rubbed in a spice blend is like (rubbed in the exterior and sprinkled inside) added some peeled cracked garlic cloves and vacuum sealed them.  Id probably do the same with processed birds. I think a marinade then vacuum seal would be good too. A vacuum sealer is the best thing for frozen meat and letting it marinade a bit first then sealing in with the marinade is great. Marinates more as it thaws. Keeps a long time too.

X 2

 

[alibra]

God help me I'm in love. One EE chick looks like a chocolate chip, one looks like carmel, & the other is wearing eyeliner.

 

[EZFarms]

Should i keep my seramas inside till the nights get warmer? its between 38-40 every night. they are from arizona so are used to warmer weather

 

[chiqita]

Should i keep my seramas inside till the nights get warmer? its between 38-40 every night. they are from arizona so are used to warmer weather

They should be ok If they can snuggle.