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

[Pensmaster]

Memorial day weekend is a big planting weekend here, they do get out the early stuff earlier though. 

Most of the plants I've started for extra protein for the chickens has started. Except the winter squash which will go in when the ground is warm.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: What did you end up planting for the chickens?

 

[kajira]

@DwayneNLiz @Fire Ant Farm @BantyChooks @Sally Sunshine

We had a horrible thunderstorm last night, I had to send my husband out at like 4am in the morning to rescue the two new baby goats. Mom just left them in a mud puddle, and I was worried she'd do that. So we brought them inside for the night until the rain stopped. They are happy with mom again.





The sebastapol geese and 4 ducklings.

Hubby's not going to butcher our drakes. He doesn't want to bother with them, so he suggested just shooting them :/


My broody in a dog kennel. She finally made herself a nest in the back.

 

[BullChick]

How are you this morning?

I'm alive. How are you?

Morning Abi.

Good morning all. I am (finally)hatching out eggs! 9 so far. My silkie is too and she has 3 that I have seen

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

GOOD MORNING, COFFEE CREW! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL DAY!!

Thanks, MC! You always make my day!

SO lovely!

Quote: Yup - I use these for unpredictable roosters as well - You can get them relatively cheaply at Tractor Supply.

The older "pet" Cream Legbar family coop goes to roost early because one of the hens is nearly blind (they all go tor roost early with her). That means that the rooster, Dumbledore, is there on the roost early enough that I have to be careful when collecting eggs late. He is very protective, and seems to think that a predator is trying to get in through the little egg door, and comes flying off the roost to attack. I have a scar on my lip from where he stuck his head out of the little door to nail me and my face was too close, and last night I got a nasty bite on the hand. I may need to start using gloves to collect their eggs.

(He's not being unreasonable - raccoons have tried to get into the coop through that door at night. Fortunately, they don't have the combination to the lock.

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Time for eats sun is shining and sky is blue!!! Enjoy your day everyone!

Good morning, Sally!!!! We need baby goat pictures!!!

(I was so frazzled getting the tractor built that I didn't get a lot of pictures - I'll try to post what I have.)

These are the eggs I started two weeks ago. Of the shipped eggs 2 were not fertile or never started 2 started but stopped and 8 are still going. AC are looking good 2 with small dips but really not bad at all for shipping from Florida.

Of my 12 all started one quitter.

@Chaos18
@NaJoBeLe

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Um, I might have that.

Quote: Yeah - even here in south Texas I have to be sure not to plant watermelons too early. A small, early, quick maturing one should do well, though.

Ps: I shot that snake in the head and the chick survived!

That' amazing and wonderful!!!!! Is the chick doing ok?

Try these:

http://www.seedsavers.org/golden-midget-watermelon

That's a great variety!

Quote: A lot of my pastes get blossom end rot as well - have you tried putting a small handful of epsom salts in the hole when you transplant them in the ground? Works for me. If you forget you can side dress and water it in, but the handful in the hole is better.

@DwayneNLiz @Fire Ant Farm @BantyChooks @Sally Sunshine

We had a horrible thunderstorm last night, I had to send my husband out at like 4am in the morning to rescue the two new baby goats. Mom just left them in a mud puddle, and I was worried she'd do that. So we brought them inside for the night until the rain stopped. They are happy with mom again.





The sebastapol geese and 4 ducklings.

Hubby's not going to butcher our drakes. He doesn't want to bother with them, so he suggested just shooting them :/


My broody in a dog kennel. She finally made herself a nest in the back.

SO glad you rescued them - that storm rolled through here this morning. Glad the geese and ducks are doing well!

I woke up this morning to my phone telling me severe heavy rain was coming in 2 minutes - so I got up to go feed and water the chicks in the brooders. Then I went ahead and cleaned all the brooders out. That took until the rain stopped, and then I went to check on the chicks I moved outside last night - they are just fine, as expected. (See how badly I have to mow?! And all is too wet!)



I still need to weigh the Aloha Naked Necks, but I had not had any coffee or breakfast, so I took a break. But now I'm fed, caffeinated, and caught up on BYC, so I need to got get those weights and photos.

Oh, and Opal says hi. She has taken possession of the couch and claimed it as her own.



- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

What did you end up planting for the chickens?

Sorry had to go work on the pool. I've planted Comfrey, Moringa, and will be planting winter squash as they last a long time so chickens can have something to eat in winter when plants are few.

 

[Pensmaster]

Thanks, MC! You always make my day! SO lovely! Yup - I use these for unpredictable roosters as well - You can get them relatively cheaply at Tractor Supply. The older "pet" Cream Legbar family coop goes to roost early because one of the hens is nearly blind (they all go tor roost early with her). That means that the rooster, Dumbledore, is there on the roost early enough that I have to be careful when collecting eggs late. He is very protective, and seems to think that a predator is trying to get in through the little egg door, and comes flying off the roost to attack. I have a scar on my lip from where he stuck his head out of the little door to nail me and my face was too close, and last night I got a nasty bite on the hand. I may need to start using gloves to collect their eggs. (He's not being unreasonable - raccoons have tried to get into the coop through that door at night. Fortunately, they don't have the combination to the lock. ) Good morning, Sally!!!! We need baby goat pictures!!! (I was so frazzled getting the tractor built that I didn't get a lot of pictures - I'll try to post what I have.) Um, I might have that. Yeah - even here in south Texas I have to be sure not to plant watermelons too early. A small, early, quick maturing one should do well, though. That' amazing and wonderful!!!!! Is the chick doing ok? That's a great variety! A lot of my pastes get blossom end rot as well - have you tried putting a small handful of epsom salts in the hole when you transplant them in the ground? Works for me. If you forget you can side dress and water it in, but the handful in the hole is better. SO glad you rescued them - that storm rolled through here this morning. Glad the geese and ducks are doing well! I woke up this morning to my phone telling me severe heavy rain was coming in 2 minutes - so I got up to go feed and water the chicks in the brooders. Then I went ahead and cleaned all the brooders out. That took until the rain stopped, and then I went to check on the chicks I moved outside last night - they are just fine, as expected. (See how badly I have to mow?! And all is too wet!) I still need to weigh the Aloha Naked Necks, but I had not had any coffee or breakfast, so I took a break. But now I'm fed, caffeinated, and caught up on BYC, so I need to got get those weights and photos. Oh, and Opal says hi. She has taken possession of the couch and claimed it as her own. [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] - Ant Farm

The poppy color was really good Excited about the Dark Cornish hope they hatch well. The batch from the feed store was a flop. Was going to put them and the NN together but that never happened due to the variety I received. Oh and my two cats say hi to Opal. They were both looking at me when I went to take this shot yesterday it was a perfect mirroring of each other. However the skittish one quickly bolted. Head turned in this shot and gone in the next.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Excited about the Dark Cornish hope they hatch well. The batch from the feed store was a flop. Was going to put them and the NN together but that never happened due to the variety I received.

Oh and my two cats say hi to Opal. They were both looking at me when I went to take this shot yesterday it was a perfect mirroring of each other. However the skittish one quickly bolted. Head turned in this shot and gone in the next.

That's what happened for me and the New Hampshires - I bailed on cross plans with the hatchery stock I got, and waited to get good breeder German New Hampshires to do the cross.

Your cats are so lovely!

OK, I gotta get going on more chores...

- Ant Farm

 

[ChickenCanoe]

WOO HOO!!!
I'm watching a press conference where the owner, GM, manager and catcher are announcing the 3 year contract extension of Yadier Molina. Signed now through 2020.
Arguably the best catcher today and one of the best ever. While he has been our catcher the team has won 5 pennants, 2 wild cards, 3 league championships and 2 world series.
The manager, Mike Matheny was the teams catcher and Yadi's mentor when he broke into the big leagues. Hopefully the next 4 seasons will allow Yadi to mentor his replacement that will lead to many more World Series wins for St. L.. The Cardinal way.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Day 11 now for my cockatiel egg