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

[kwhites634]

Quote: yes you are correct but the heat may cook the fat birds and icelandics lol
Get these:


Sorry, but how anyone can photograph those things w/o busting the camera is beyond me. Maybe you can get Jess to knit them some overcoats so they don't get frostbit buns. Sure easier to butcher, though.

 

[dan26552]

Banty I think you need this.

 

[kwhites634]

Banty I think you need this.

Sally needs it worser

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How did you ever stop drinking black deliciousness? Congrats on the turkey eggs.

It was a long and painstakingly hard process with caffeine headaches galore. Now I'm chugging it again :/

 Sorry, but how anyone can photograph those things w/o busting the camera is beyond me. Maybe you can get Jess to knit them some overcoats so they don't get frostbit buns. Sure easier to butcher, though.

I don't knit.... I sew lol. And a little crochet...but not knit. Haven't learned that one yet.

 

[dan26552]

Sally needs it worser

Possibly.

 

[Chaos18]

It was a long and painstakingly hard process with caffeine headaches galore. Now I'm chugging it again :/
I don't knit.... I sew lol. And a little crochet...but not knit. Haven't learned that one yet.

You make it sound like something I don't want to do.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Mom used to have a knitting machine; another of her barely used toys. I believe DIL wound up with it.

 

[daxigait]

I taught myself to knit a couple of years ago when I was having carpal tunnel issue with my crochet. I like having something to do with my hands. It helps me to focus and not be thinking about things that need done, making lists, doodling. Used to do it in college and you could tell from my notes which days I had it. I still take it to lectures, seminars, and even church. For me it helps and is not a distraction funilly enough.

 

[dan26552]

I taught myself to knit a couple of years ago when I was having carpal tunnel issue with my crochet. I like having something to do with my hands. It helps me to focus and not be thinking about things that need done, making lists, doodling. Used to do it in college and you could tell from my notes which days I had it. I still take it to lectures, seminars, and even church. For me it helps and is not a distraction funilly enough.

My sister taught me to knit when I was little, she says I'm too much trouble when I'm sick if I don't have anything to do with my hands.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I had to look twice. I was focused on the snow pants.

Cute chicks, but yeah, me too. I'm sure you look FABULOUS in those, Chaos!

GOOD MORNING, COFFEE CUSTOMERS ... AND IMITATION CUSTOMERS TOO! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY FULL OF HYPER ALIENS CLIMBING ON YOUR HEADS!

Thanks, MC!

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Quote: I saw where you said the shells are thick/hard, are they porous at all?

So, um, am I alone in having strict no-chicken shoes and doing the whole biosecurity Virton-for-disinfecting-shoes thing?

I don't do any biosecurity, I free range and wild birds all over anyways.
Not really - not that I can really note (but maybe the darkness is throwing me off?). They are speckled, though (darker spots).

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Originally Posted by Fire Ant Farm

So I'm prepared, what are the risks/potential complications of too LARGE an air cell?

(I'm off to go dig through the info, just thought I'd also ask...)

- Ant Farm

Eggs that lose too much moisture because of low humidity levels, produce a larger air space but a smaller, weaker youngster is formed in the remaining space and will probably die before or during the hatch.

Well, what will be, will be. The temperatures and humidity have stabilized more now that I moved the eggs/cartons - I think that the way I had them in there might have been messing with the circulation.

Oh no!! I completely forgot about updating the hatcher lists!!

BAD BUBBLES, go sit in the corner...

I've still got all the links in my email so I'll go run update it quick.

Can you add me? I'm on Day 15, lockdown on Sunday. Set 12 GNH x NN eggs, still have 10 alive and kicking (literally), also set 6 Marans x Ameraucana eggs, hard to tell if they're ok, air cells are way too big, we'll see if they hatch/survive.

(I MIGHT be setting more eggs this weekend...

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Quote: SET ALL EGGS!!!!

Set more eggs this am!! WISH ME FERTILITY PLEASE!!!!!!

Set Serama, Crele Orphingtons, Marans, OE Cuckoo MARANS, Icelandics and Tolbunt Polish

Have had issues with serama and polish fertility big time!!! ugggggg

digging the other bator out when I get the Christmas tree down @shahtir101

OK, gotta run, wanted to catch up.

- Ant Farm