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

[10AcreChick]

How is your lockdown going, Dax? I just added water this afternoon, waiting for humidity to go up.

 

[kwhites634]

30 March! good enough?

Nope! That one's already taken by DW

 

[jwlpoultry]

Hi Sally, Banti, Dax, Mel, Heather and anyone else hanging about!!

Hi, sorry I missed you. How is your day going?

Maybe do a search for the word birthday?  good thought

You did a list at the end of January and early February. Chaos had a birthday

It's going good Dax thanks for asking. How are you?

 

[Akrnaf2]

I am at the 30/3 NOT THE 29!

Well if we waited until the thirtieth here most of the day would be not your birthday!

I never understood the logic of your date writing, the logic structure is D/M/Y from the small time frame to the larger and not
M/D /Y that makes salads from the time frames.

 

[Pensmaster]

Howdy!!!! For those of you who make fun of Naked Necks, here's a published paper of a study that was shared on another thread. It shows that chickens carrying the Naked Neck gene have better meat development (including breast meat) and also have stronger immune system/immune response (it was done in the summer time, hot climate). (This goes a long with a lot of observations from folks about how hardy NNs are and how they seem to never get sick). The finding is specifically associated with the presence of the Na gene. (Interestingly, they also refer to the presence of the frizzle gene as another advantage in the heat.) I want to read it again (less quickly), but here it is:

http://www.esap1961.org/reserachgenerator/uploads/1399814351.pdf

(I need to do a readback, but I wanted to share this, for all you haters...  )

- Ant Farm 

(Edit to add - they do tolerate cold very well as well)

Thanks I'll try and read tonight.

 

[Akrnaf2]

30 March! good enough?

Nope! That one's already take by DW 

Yes indeed! ,MY DW!! (we have on the same day!)

 

[daxigait]

How is your lockdown going, Dax? I just added water this afternoon, waiting for humidity to go up.

I cheat. My eggs are incubated by a lady with cabinets on shares. I get updated at candelings and then I just have to wait impatiently for the results.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Best not be my Judy!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

October 27

will add

All aboard the detention bus....

Here!!!

LOL!!!

Northern cold - Beer Can raises his in upstate New York, others have commented as well, including anecdotes of the NNs actually seeming MORE comfortable in the snow/cold (oddly) than the fully feathered members of the same flock. (I cannot comment on Canadian cold...)

This paper also notes that due to better thermoregulation, their appetites are less suppressed by the heat. (The NaNa birds also had longer keels as well.) Interestingly, there is a significant benefit with regard to strength of the immune system - they propose that this may explain why they are more resistant to Cocci...

- Ant Farm

Edit to add - the "hot" temperatures for this paper were between 83 and 90F. Yeah, right, "hot".

thats not hot

I'm being stalked

nope, i just pay attention, someone had asked where you came up with your username

Nope! That one's already take by DW

will add lol

Yes indeed! ,MY DW!!

(we have on the same day!)

wait, so you and your wife have the same birthday which is also shared by whites dw?
and my step father?

 

[daxigait]

It's going good Dax thanks for asking. How are you?

I got to talk to my sister today which is great. We fought terribly as kids, but as an adult I count our friendship as a real blessing.