Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Cards won.

My 17 year old son was watching. We only had two hatch until I got home and two more hatched almost immediately. Lots of pips. It was 21 days about 7 pm. It's going on 22 days Now. I'm seeing a pattern. Forced air with 100 temp is 20 days. No air with 102 is 22 days and longer.
interesting on the temps/days

 

[Sally Sunshine]

CCL pipped!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have to brag on my kid for a minute... sorry she's not a chicken! its prom night. this is my firstborn, Rayne.

Shes all growed up.

Absolutely GORGEOUS and that dress is A freakin MAZING!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Not quite my day but I can dream right?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

DE thread with links https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/779662/animal-food-grade-de#post_11171993

 

[Sally Sunshine]

In other more related news... I have 5 silkie eggs going strong and 4 Serama eggs going strong. Still no clearly visible embryo but all are moving enough that I catch movement when I candle. One Serama has earned the name "Lucky" if it hatches... I sort of dropped it. Tiny little thing fell right out of my hand about two feet above the incubator, hit the thermometer and rolled into the corner. I was sure I'd killed it, but it has since been apx 24 hours and I see shadows swimming around in there and clear veining. So for now its still living.

Doug, congratulations on the baby girl!

hello everybody. I suddenly find myself exhausted!

Happy mothers day to all you ladies out there!

YAY!!! and OOOPS on the droppage! LOL we all do that! Harmony just dropped like 6 quail eggs! not sure if that's worse than lucas collecting them and hiding them in my nicknacks in the lower level!! ugggggg I coulda shoulda beat him! grossssss!! How long do you think that took to figure out where stink was from!!

Happy Mothers day!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: with his wifey, she flew over and they had a bit of vacation together! Soooo happy for him but I still missed him!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My big girls have MITES!!!!

I had a big feeder station out there and 4 of them started to roost under it at night. So last night I went out after dark and put them back on there roost in the hen house. I came back in and felt things crawling all over me!

They were ever where. Took a shower and had to wash my clothes but still think there on the couch were I was sitting when I first came in. I was reading on them, they seem to be birds specific. Will the ones I brought in from outside just die off?? I hope they wont get all over the cats. My wife will divorce me!!

And I was reading on how to get read of them. I know the sevn dust works in the coop. Neem oil for the roosting poles they said. Read that wood ash will kill mites also. I also found an old post tthey were saying to use an Ortho Home Defense MAX No-Pest Strip in the coop. They said within days they will be all gone.

Any suggestions??? Now I know why they are not laying very well.

Sevin dust in a nylon pat backs under wings and belly, clean coops and you can spray liquid sevin and dry and then add bedding and powered bedding. I am on a preventative plan, I dust them and do this every months, because I DONT WANT TO deal with them E V E R!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: OH shut the front door!!! just had to say that!!! that sucks coch!