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

[NestingHillsSC]

Dang this sounds like one of my kids joined the group! replace the Sally with Mom Mom Mom .... Mom Mom though he he he

Men are just big kids!!

At least that's what my wife says.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Today I got the brooders cleaned YET AGAIN! I have to admit the best way to brood ducks is to have a spare, ready to go! transfer ducks and then clean the dirty one at leisure! I do it daily already! they are what 11 days or so old? hmmmmm They stink after just one day in the lower level for sure! good way to use up the straw I didn't use for the straw bale gardening that's for sure, can you imagine if I woulda kept all 15 of them suckars? OMGAWD!

I also dug a trench from the house all the way down to the pool for a new electric line since the previous owners simply buried a live wire in the ground as my DOGS just showed me last weekend! DOH! STUPID! Like the tubing is so expensive to put it in! People never cease to amaze me and this house is filled with so many stupid things I cant even tell ya! All hooked up and wired in, but its freezing and I don't feel like messing with the pool to start the filter now! lol Tomorrow is another day right?

Chad is taking all my extra chick/chickens to auction, so tomorrow (supposedly) I have to figure out how to get them ready for him, I have this gorgeous Ameraucana x salmon faverolle that I put in the pen "to go", and she kept running back and forth and when I told her to stop it she looked at me agast and I was just heartbroken! So I grabbed the little stinker and put her back in with the serama and told her she better behave and be the best laying hen I ever had! She clucked,shook and ran off like a bat out of heck!

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Just checked 3 eggs in the bator. 2 seem like they are infertile. May not have a good hatch this time. Went from 2 roos and 12 hens to 1 roo.

But it doesn't matter. This was going to be my last one for awhile any how. Till I get all these pens built. Then I'll make a breeder pen and put him in with a select few.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

I always tell people, I'm the funniest person alive!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally, If you find yourself talking to yourself too much, you might want to contact Lucy:

LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Just went and looked. One for sure. More pips. Its day 21 today or tomorrow. Im not real sure.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

One more thing about the mites. I read that sevin only kills the mites that are alive. What about the eggs. In a few days will they get infested again??

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I ran into that in my research as well! This is why so many poultry houses have so many infestation issues and this could be the cause why mareks has becomes so widespread as well! Out of our own ignorance! I am done researching, I have read enough, seriously gross and figures since our colony has grown HUGE! Only way I would keep it if I could get testing done every so often and easily and cheaply!!!!

Anyone know if this can be done somewhere?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I wonder if this discussion is on the meal worm peoples thread???? I don't have time to go read a zillion pages, actually I do but I don't feel like it LMAO!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Yea it plugs in at the house so it wasn't yet plugged in, good for them eh?