EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[LittleLakePhil]

Nice one! Rack's similar to the one I saw here a couple evenings ago, and couldn't get a shot at. Mine appears younger, but the best I've ever seen on my place.
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I doubt know if I've ever seen one that big.... There have been a few nice ones but nothing i had a shot at

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Me too. It's name is Splash.

very original

Well, in other news, my nearly 8 year old hen is not looking so hot.

She don't look like giving up too soon, she still has that spark, but her body is wearing out... Don't think she'll make it through the winter. Her limp is worse and she was sleeping in the nesting boxes last night.

I haven't lost an adult bird since Sept of 15, so guess I'm overdue.

she is getting up there

Half look like tapes, the other half look like roundworms,

-Kathy

thanks

@DwayneNLiz

gonna make me one?

That would be me lol

I've had others ask me about that, guess it is rather strange...

canadians do it too

Here's a nice local buck.... My friend Glenn picked this one up. Just down the road from here.

are we sure its not a muley? ears look awful big

H Sally!

tadpoles in holes, like your breakfast ....

one of my favorites! yummy

 

[kwhites634]

Here's a nice local buck.... My friend Glenn picked this one up. Just down the road from here.

Hit a little far back, huh? Running? Did he have to drag him through the creek?

 

[Chaos18]

very original 

  she is getting up there 

thanks

  gonna make me one?

 

canadians do it too

are we sure its not a muley? ears look awful big 

one of my favorites! yummy

I know it is. I've also got a black chicken named Blacky and a Welbar named Chickenhead.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

ROFL!!!!

Yummy!!!! i cant wait to get cows!!

yes, i took pics the other day, they are VERY expensive to get going

 sorry 

LOL love this 

  no.

what a bout a life straw?? 

who cares, but i think peas are smarter

Nice deer!!

just let 'em bleed, i put them over a trashcan for easier clean up

can I see them

 

[kwhites634]

Yeah.... My friend Glenn always gets nice bucks.
He is a real serious hunter..... Lives and breathes it.

We have all 4 seasons here: Fishing
getting ready for deer hunting
deer hunting,
talking about the previous deer season

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I like this idea for duck eggs in the cooler

Ok! Wow, what a tight fit... LUCKILY, I got a hold of the person with the brown chinese eggs and they are not coming until next week. By then I will have moved 2 more over to the hatcher... because I am getting 2 extra eggs!

In case you are wondering wth that thing is in the basket with the wire attached... that is a goose size easter egg with hair gel and a temp-sensor positioned in the center. I got it to position exactly center with some paper clips and twistie ties. Not my idea, saw someone else here who did it but I couldn't find a big enough water wiggler so I did the gegg (gel-egg).

My only concern with the whole deal is that the tops of the eggs seem close to the heating unit on the outermost baskets. If the egg sensor tells me its getting too toasty in there I will take out the cut up rags to make more room between the egg and heat coil. That should take them down at least a 1/4 inch and I would be less worried.



Editing to say that I did have to remove the frame and go back to tape to keep the triangles together. My thermometer was indicating that the temp inside the egg was getting hotter than the air temp so I guess they were too close to the heating coil. I noticed this pretty quick as I have been monitoring them every 10-20 mins! So now the wood triangles are attached with tape in the same fashion that the cardboard ones were before. Now, the temps are evened out and air temp and egg temp are much closer to each other.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Hi, Sally.
Not quite; nothing shootable though. Had a pair of spring fawns 15' and closer right in front of me about 8 o'clock

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I know it is. I've also got a black chicken named Blacky and a Welbar named Chickenhead.

lol, i was wondering who chicken head was,
would you really put bunny on the menu?

can I see them

i need to upload them, they arent that great, fish dont like to hold still

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Yeah.... My friend Glenn always gets nice bucks.
He is a real serious hunter..... Lives and breathes it.

That's what it takes. I have friends that get multiples every year but you have to be dedicated. I've hunted a bunch off and on but mostly when young. I remember once when hunting our farm near the back fence when I heard hounds coming. (illegal in MO) Soon an exhausted doe came up and jumped the fence onto my side. She stood there panting for a while, then caught scent of me and ran on. Then the hounds came up trying to find a way through the hogwire topped with barbed wire. They couldn't.
The next evening I took a hike headed for the same area. As I neared the top of a steep wooded hill I could hear the hounds coming again. So I started running to see if I could get to my spot before a deer came through. The meadow was edged in a bunch of scrub winged elm. As I was running through the scattered trees, the biggest buck I've ever seen was running straight toward me. He was about 15 yards away when he broke through the brush. We saw each other at the same moment and we both were taken aback. Before I could recover, he recovered from his shock and bounded out of sight. I got a round chambered and shot but failed.
Didn't see another deer that day.

we have had strong winds for 48 hours with no precipitation

It was windy here too but not that strong. You guys seem to get a little more extreme stuff than we do. More wind, more snow, a bit more rain and a bit colder.