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[Pozees]

Before I bought my Brinsea, I went to Big R and was talked out of their forced air incubators by a man there. he spoke little english but was emphatic that on the farm he works at, they tried still air and it just doesn't work. he was very animated and absolutely sure. I went home and researched a little more and still air does not work so well, not only here but in other parts of the country. I think Wendel or Pozees mentioned that it creates temperature gradients.

The only thing I've been considering still air for is a hatcher, with the thought it might prevent drying out during hatch, and I have to make a decision pretty soon. I will probably go with forced air (fan) for the very reason you cite above, but have been dithering on it for some time now

I hadn't realized Bob has never had firsthand exposure to the complete life cycle of a chicken, but when I came home with hatching eggs yesterday he wanted to know how long before they hatched and what I was going to do with them once that happened. I think he's a little scared and somewhat skeptical but also a little bit excited

 

[Pozees]

Grant Family Farm Chickens: I suspect these would be production chickens so may have lots of health concerns along with social anxiety. Do we know how they were caged? Did they even see the sun? I suspect they are NPIP. If anyone goes up or who would like a ride along, I can go. I can't drive tomorrow as my son has dibs on my vehicle.

I found my frizzle rooster beat up two days ago. Today is the first day he has eaten on his own. I've had to hand feed him because his one eye was closed and the other barely open. He'll be inside for a while I suspect. I do not know who the offender is or even if there was an offender.

I think one of the chicks I kept from the last batch is a silkie mix. It's feathers are different. The dominique cross is also half the size of the other so am wondering if one of the frizzle roosters are the daddy. So that makes me happy as I'm starting to get some of the variety I've been so long dreaming of.

I can't say I know a lot about GFF, glanced briefly at their website last night and noted only that their main claim to fame appears to be organic vegetables and I think it said organic eggs as well, which I took to mean they were fed organic foods. No idea what their management practices have been, there was no mention of NPIP on the site but I am assuming they have to have been certified with that many egg producing hens.

Sorry to hear about your little Frizzle guy. The chicks sound adorable, any pictures you would share with us?

 

[wsmith]

I think one of the chicks I kept from the last batch is a silkie mix. It's feathers are different. The dominique cross is also half the size of the other so am wondering if one of the frizzle roosters are the daddy. So that makes me happy as I'm starting to get some of the variety I've been so long dreaming of.

In 20 years you will have created a new breed: Mayahn's

They will be sex linked, feather footed, rose combed, lay eggs that are striped blue, brown and green, they will come in any variety of colors and patterns, and they will have muffs.

20 years later people will be saying that they originally came from the Yucatan peninsula, and were the secret chicken of the Maya........

 

[Mtn Margie]

Hi Newbies! I know, very androgynous, but it is hard to keep up and you lose your typing when you try to double check a back page. We should ask to add Fulenwider Farms to the coloradochickens web site. Didn't even know they existed! I want to try quail because I heard that they are more efficient in converting feed into meat and eggs. If I get more usable product from my dollar, I am willing to give it a try. I also would like some Silver Fox rabbits.
Eggs, I have more orders for eggs than I can fill now. I have already warned my customers that they might go up to 4.00/doz, depending on the swings in feed costs . I could sell 8 to 10 dozen a week now and not all of my regulars are on line for eggs yet because the girls took a holiday. (Which is fair, not bad-mouthing the ladies!)
So, my hubby looks at me this am and says, "So when are we getting quail? I know how you are. You mention an animal and then everyone forgets about it except you and then one day, bam, there will be 150 quail in the house! " He was actually laughing when he said this! I think after almost 30 years of marriage, he's got me figured out! LOL!

 

[coloradogal]

In 20 years you will have created a new breed: Mayahn's

They will be sex linked, feather footed, rose combed, lay eggs that are striped blue, brown and green, they will come in any variety of colors and patterns, and they will have muffs.

20 years later people will be saying that they originally came from the Yucatan peninsula, and were the secret chicken of the Maya........

Too funny. I had a friend text me last saying that she heard my son on the radio. "what song is that?" I asked. "Mayah heeee, Mayah Hoooooo, Mayah Ha ha...." . I died laughing.

 

[Mtn Margie]

In 20 years you will have created a new breed: Mayahn's

They will be sex linked, feather footed, rose combed, lay eggs that are striped blue, brown and green, they will come in any variety of colors and patterns, and they will have muffs.

20 years later people will be saying that they originally came from the Yucatan peninsula, and were the secret chicken of the Maya........

I love it! Very funny!

 

[wsmith]

Before I bought my Brinsea, I went to Big R and was talked out of their forced air incubators by a man there. he spoke little english but was emphatic that on the farm he works at, they tried still air and it just doesn't work. he was very animated and absolutely sure. I went home and researched a little more and still air does not work so well, not only here but in other parts of the country. I think Wendel or Pozees mentioned that it creates temperature gradients.



Sorry for your loss.

You "can" get a good hatch from a still air incubator, but you can get "better" hatches from circulated air models. With circulated air you have more even temperatures throughout the incubator, but humidity must be monitored closer with a circulated air incubator. I prefer circulated air incubators. If all goes according to plan (which means I counted my chickens before they were hatched and they cooperated), I will get a cabinet style incubator next year, and use my small GQF bator as a hatcher. I hope.........

 

[coloradogal]

Hi Newbies! I know, very androgynous, but it is hard to keep up and you lose your typing when you try to double check a back page. We should ask to add Fulenwider Farms to the coloradochickens web site. Didn't even know they existed! I want to try quail because I heard that they are more efficient in converting feed into meat and eggs. If I get more usable product from my dollar, I am willing to give it a try. I also would like some Silver Fox rabbits.
Eggs, I have more orders for eggs than I can fill now. I have already warned my customers that they might go up to 4.00/doz, depending on the swings in feed costs . I could sell 8 to 10 dozen a week now and not all of my regulars are on line for eggs yet because the girls took a holiday. (Which is fair, not bad-mouthing the ladies!)
So, my hubby looks at me this am and says, "So when are we getting quail? I know how you are. You mention an animal and then everyone forgets about it except you and then one day, bam, there will be 150 quail in the house! " He was actually laughing when he said this! I think after almost 30 years of marriage, he's got me figured out! LOL!

Is quail math the same as chicken math?

 

[wsmith]

I love it! Very funny!

We now have a name for your landrace chickens! Forever will they be known to posterity as Mayahn's

 

[Mtn Margie]

Is quail math the same as chicken math?

I think in their case it is logarithmic!