Colorado

[Ashdoes]

The big boy mug taken by a neighbor....

And this is why I don't go camping.

 

[lgc1970]

The big boy mug taken by a neighbor....

And this is why I don't go camping.

Awww maaaaann ... I'm going camping in a few weeks. Why'd you have to go and say that?

 

[samsr]

I keep my home made incubator at between 60 to 65% the entire time. So far nothing below a 90% hatch rate. Did three batches of chickens and one batch of quail. I am at about 5000 feet and have only used local eggs, however.
I have been very busy with work, layling the bricks for the greenhouse and helping my friend build a food truck. Food truck is pretty much done now and all my energy is now concentrated on the green house. I only have about 100 more cinder blocks to go and then the framing can start. I will post a pic of my progress tomorrow. I know there were a few that wanted updates and progress reports.
My neighbor across the street from me makes those bags from feed bags. She pretty much has a never ending supply from everyone one my road. Out of my 17 neighbors. 16 have chickens of some sort. Along my road we probably have about 400 chickens or so. One of my neighbors has 250 chickens and 30 or so quail. We are definately poultry heavy. Lol

 

[maggiemo]

I am getting 90% hatch rates doing weekly rolling hatches,

What are you doing with all your chicks?

 

[maggiemo]

And this is why I don't go camping.

I think you will be safe camping, unless you are camping in Margie's backyard

 

[Pozees]

So, not many people "dry hatch" from what I'm reading? I usually keep mine low till lock down. But, I'm noticing most people like to keep it a bit higher all through.

I dry hatch. Keep a humidifier in the room and it maintains humidity in the mid to upper 20s. Last hatch instead of moving to the 1588 I usually use as a hatcher I put the eggs in a tray in the hatching tray in the bottom of the Sportsman, and put a bowl of warmed water with a saturated towel in it. It dried out quickly, the humidity increased to a little over 30%, and I hatched 9 of 12 Silkies and both the RIR mixes that had developed. This is about the same as putting them in the 1588 and boosting the humidity to 60-65%. Current hatch I moved the eggs Wednesday evening to the hatching tray again, with a larger bowl of saturated towels and warmed water, 1 Silkie hatched yesterday (day 19). I moved it to the brooder, hoping it didn't have much effect on the other egg that was just pipped - which I don't think it will in the cabinet. Guess I'll find out.

I keep my home made incubator at between 60 to 65% the entire time. So far nothing below a 90% hatch rate. Did three batches of chickens and one batch of quail. I am at about 5000 feet and have only used local eggs, however.
I have been very busy with work, layling the bricks for the greenhouse and helping my friend build a food truck. Food truck is pretty much done now and all my energy is now concentrated on the green house. I only have about 100 more cinder blocks to go and then the framing can start. I will post a pic of my progress tomorrow. I know there were a few that wanted updates and progress reports.
My neighbor across the street from me makes those bags from feed bags. She pretty much has a never ending supply from everyone one my road. Out of my 17 neighbors. 16 have chickens of some sort. Along my road we probably have about 400 chickens or so. One of my neighbors has 250 chickens and 30 or so quail. We are definately poultry heavy. Lol

Only 100 cinder blocks? LOL Sounds like a lot of work to me! Looking forward to seeing the pics!

Mtn Margie - I had kind of forgotten about Sand Hill. I wonder where their Cochins came from? Will have to make some time to try to find out.

 

[Euarto Gullible]

What are you doing with all your chicks?

I've only been setting 30-40 per week. I've been keeping the best prospects for growing out to select for breeders and selling the rest. I was setting a lot more eggs to help pay off the new cabinet incubator, which was a bit more than I could afford, but is worth having, since it works reliably. I am done setting eggs for the summer. My last hatch will be next weekend, and I probably won't set again until fall. Having two tabletop incubators fail on me during the early spring this year kind of screwed up my breeding plans for the year. Next year, I'll start setting in January and quit in April or May like "normal" people.

 

[lgc1970]

Has anyone tried Sand Hill Preservation for LF Cochins?  Seems to me there is enough interest for an order and they don't say that they are sold out.

I found this thread and #19 (near end of page 2) is a pretty good explanation of how Sandhill Preservation works, but #44 and #49 (page 5) provides a couple explanations of their quality. Mtn Margie this seems like it could be a good place to find utility / broody Cochins. Their birds are not show quality. I am going try to start breeding Langshans and have a source for show quality ones that I will be getting this fall and / or spring, but the breeder does not add new stock to their lines very often if at all. I think this is fine for short term, but constant inbreeding is not something I will do. If Sandhill is keeping the birds as they were kept in backyard flocks for decades, then this should be good stock to breed back into show quality to reinvigorate the line when needed.

Therefore, I would like to get in on and order from Sandhill Preservation for 6 - 10 of the Blue Langshan with my alternate being the Black Langshan and third choice being possibly the Blue Cochin.

 

[lgc1970]

The thread ...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/359979/sandhill-preservation-center-breeds/60

Forgot the thread ... :/ ...

 

[Ashdoes]

I have Creams in the incubator now, and Cochin eggs on the way from beautiful stock. They'll be my last for the year as well, it's getting too hot to run this stuff constantly. This is also the last of the Cream Legbars we'll be doing. The breed needs way too much work to be any fun, and that's what I wanted this hobby for. So, we're keeping the girls and dispatching the Roo, he's a butt anyways. The only male we'll have will be Cochin, makes it easier anyways, since they're so nice I can keep two with no problems.