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

[wescottwomen]

If I stager groups of eggs I need a second incubator for lock down right?

 

[ozexpat]

If I stager groups of eggs I need a second incubator for lock down right?

its possible without but way less stressful with a hatcher-bator

 

[mikkles]

i thought i read somewhere that guineas are more "wild" than regular chickens and don't even want a coop..is this true?

 

[ozexpat]

i thought i read somewhere that guineas are more "wild" than regular chickens and don't even want a coop..is this true?

pretty much - and thats why they need a coop with a covered run - along with chukars, pheasants and peafowl.

I will eventually free range part of my flock of guineas. I will need to build it up first - so it wont be till late next year. They need to be trained to return to the coop at night. They prefer to hide their eggs so you have to let them out after lunch - they lay most of their eggs in the morning.

The upside is they love bugs and rodents. Two things I have no shortage of.

 

[mikkles]

pretty much - and thats why they need a coop with a covered run - along with chukars, pheasants and peafowl.

I will eventually free range part of my flock of guineas. I will need to build it up first - so it wont be till late next year. They need to be trained to return to the coop at night. They prefer to hide their eggs so you have to let them out after lunch - they lay most of their eggs in the morning.

The upside is they love bugs and rodents. Two things I have no shortage of.

hmmm we have bugs! AND rodents! (grain bins seem to attract them! lol) guineas might b a good addition.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[dolfi]

i just got a panic attac.

i put my shiped eggs in on may 30 afternoon. that makes the 20th my hatch date. THIS WEEK!!!!

yeeeee

when do i put them into lockdown and add the watter


HELP

 

[Ms Steak]

Nothing died today. I had one this morning that was looking like it was going to die. I put it out in the sun with its on mix of meds. I put it back with the others tonight. Hopefully the meds are taking hold.

I hope this is the sign things have turned around for you.

 

[hillfloweranch]

Hey Oz...I just set a dozen pheasant eggs for my husband!! I will try and see if I can get hold of several dozen more for you.

 

[hillfloweranch]

Hey doug, at the meetup Larry Nachtmann tallked about medication recipe he uses that seems to work on his birds. I was thinking maybe you could call him to see if it might help your birds?
I will pm the number from his card .