Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

[ShrekDawg]

The bunnies are New Zealand/California crosses. As for the broody eggs, the first week I set them, the young pullets 'played' with them while momma was having breakfast, and then we had a heat wave of about 96* Friday. The hen just didn't want to go back to her eggs it was so warm. She was off them for about 4 hours.

They sound adorable! Though with that mix I'm assuming they're meat ones?

And aw that's sad

 

[junebuggena]

Yes, the bunnies are meat. But they will be completely spoiled in the meantime.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes, the bunnies are meat. But they will be completely spoiled in the meantime.

That's awesome!!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

The bunnies are New Zealand/California crosses. As for the broody eggs, the first week I set them, the young pullets 'played' with them while momma was having breakfast, and then we had a heat wave of about 96* Friday. The hen just didn't want to go back to her eggs it was so warm. She was off them for about 4 hours.

Being off of them for four hours won't kill them; neither will a "heat wave" of 96. Are you sure they died? I've had my incubator turn off for twelve hours and the chicks not die.

 

[WVduckchick]

Before you do that, look into freezing them!

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/09/freezing-fresh-eggs.html

We bake angel food cake from scratch, and my mom has separated and frozen the whites for that. She says it works great. She made one in January and you'd think it was made from fresh-laid eggs. I have used non-separated ones in baking and it worked out very well.

Awesome link. Thanks!

Being off of them for four hours won't kill them; neither will a "heat wave" of 96. Are you sure they died? I've had my incubator turn off for twelve hours and the chicks not die.

x2! I've had power outages, and I had a broody secluded and I had to let her out of the nest daily. One day I forgot she was out for several hours. All of the chicks still hatched.

 

[junebuggena]

Being off of them for four hours won't kill them; neither will a "heat wave" of 96. Are you sure they died? I've had my incubator turn off for twelve hours and the chicks not die.

It got much warmer in the coop. That kind of heat is incredibly unusual for here. For most of the summer it's been in the 60 to 65 range. And that's what my coop is built for. And yes, I'm sure they were dead. The eggs were very smelly and everything was all sloshy in there. Not normal at all. I'm pretty sure that it was the curiosity of the point of lay pullets killed a few, some eggs had been rolled completely out of the coop. Then the heat was the nail in the coffin.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

It got much warmer in the coop. That kind of heat is incredibly unusual for here. For most of the summer it's been in the 60 to 65 range. And that's what my coop is built for. And yes, I'm sure they were dead. The eggs were very smelly and everything was all sloshy in there. Not normal at all. I'm pretty sure that it was the curiosity of the point of lay pullets killed a few, some eggs had been rolled completely out of the coop. Then the heat was the nail in the coffin.

It sounds like most likely they had died before that, perhaps from bacteria. Again, the hens temp is something like 105 and normal incubation temps are ~100. People in Arizona and all other places are incubating just fine. I take it you mean you don't have enough ventilation and the heat was trapped in the coop?

Hopefully you have modified the nest box so the new eggs can't be rolled out, and improved your ventilation in case of any other temp changes.

 

[junebuggena]

Under normal conditions, the coop has plenty of ventilation. It has not been that hot here in over 30 years. The eggs got messed with while the broody hen was out in the run getting her morning food and water. Eggs are in a dog kennel. And the point of lay girls have satisfied their curiosity. Teenagers...

 

[allosaurusrock]

Back in 1980 something my brother rescued a yellow fluff ball from the side of the rd in the rain no less. We raised it and called it Mr Peeps. One day Mr Peeps laid an egg on my dad's tractor. Was hard to call her Mr after that. Lol But Peeps got to be in a Christmas play at church with me. I played a townsperson selling in the market place when Mary and Joseph came to town. I wrapped a white towel around her butt to catch any droppings. She did well since she was so take. People thot it was funny having a live animal in the building. Lol

Sorry, this post is old, but I also have a Mr. Peepers from the side of the road!

 

[Kiki]

They typically don't know how to cook and don't want to learn. Might break a nail. My princess friend is one of those. She wanted to make mashed potatoes like mine, then complained that they were "watery". "You *did* drain them after cooking didn't you?". "Why no. You didn't tell me to." This is a wife and mother in her 50's. She also "nukes" English muffins and cooks filet mignon (the only steak she likes) in the toaster oven.

poor poor princess....