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

[The Duck Ladie]

The verdict is in... A one-legged duck will not swim in circles, well, unless she's trying to scratch her head with the remaining webby. Then she'll start going in backwards circles to the great amusement of her owner.

Yay for Chrissy!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

The verdict is in... A one-legged duck will not swim in circles, well, unless she's trying to scratch her head with the remaining webby. Then she'll start going in backwards circles to the great amusement of her owner.

@BantyChooks
Duckling came into the room making eating sounds. She then removed the plate she had against her mouth to reveal Spider in her mouth.
He's now being eaten from a bowl.

Thank you all for being so supportive! Locking down this early morning! I will be on chick watch for the next few days!! I am putting more updates on my trial of the Brinsea Maxi II Advance and my nervous hatch on this thread if anyone is interested:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1159413/approaching-first-hatch-and-super-nervous

Nervous is normal for a first hatch.

Well, I'm finally done with all the chicken stuff (just in time, in the last of the light). All brooders cleaned out and refreshed with new bedding, all feeders (adult and chick) refilled, all waterers scrubbed out with soap, Largest group of chicks (25) weighed and photographed, and got their leg bands changed. I'm so exhausted - about to soak in the tub and try to feel normal again. didn't get any of the gardening stuff done today that needed to be done, nor the growout housing work. So much to do it makes my head hurt...

- Ant Farm

 

[livhatcher]

Nervous is normal for a first hatch.

Well, I'm finally done with all the chicken stuff (just in time, in the last of the light). All brooders cleaned out and refreshed with new bedding, all feeders (adult and chick) refilled, all waterers scrubbed out with soap, Largest group of chicks (25) weighed and photographed, and got their leg bands changed. I'm so exhausted - about to soak in the tub and try to feel normal again. didn't get any of the gardening stuff done today that needed to be done, nor the growout housing work. So much to do it makes my head hurt...

- Ant Farm

You do sound busy!! Take a breath and regroup---it's the only way! Good night, all!

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi Kristin

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Thanks - I'm trying!

Hi Kristin

I spoke too soon - I just had to go out and get Monkey on the roost to rub silver sulfadiazine cream into his comb - poor boy has something really weird going on there. NOW I can take a bath. Then food. NEED FOOD...

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

Well I didn't get near that much done today. I did get the chicks in the brooder. They learned real quick where momma was.

One more DC out with one pipping. If it makes it it will be 8 of 12 shipped

The Altsteriers are doing well. This is my original rooster from 2016 NY Hal. They are laying well and the bred for meat part seems true although they are a medium sized bird. Good sized breast on the rooster.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Well I didn't get near that much done today. I did get the chicks in the brooder. They learned real quick where momma was.


One more DC out with one pipping. If it makes it it will be 8 of 12 shipped

The Altsteriers are doing well. This is my original rooster from 2016 NY Hal. They are laying well and the bred for meat part seems true although they are a medium sized bird. Good sized breast on the rooster.

They really do seem like nice birds. How do they handle heat?

 

[Beer can]

They really do seem like nice birds. How do they handle heat?

Seems like all chickens in NY handle the heat and cold well. Every and any breed rare or not, greenfire birds, whatever is available here everywhere.
Leghorns to Chanteclers and Buckeyes. Honas and Cemanis, to Icelandics.
Naked Necks thriving here.

 

[Beer can]

I just rototilled up part of the garden, got the peas and spinach in.
Tilled up a bunch of soft little golf balls ?? Guess those snapper turtle eggs laid in my tators last yr didn't hatch Lol

Planted the other half of the potato multiplier onions also, no sign of the one's I planted in the fall coming up yet, but nothing living here yet except for the horseradish and rhubarb starting. Had 30* and snowing last couple days, 70 today, sweating.. and 75 tomorrow, probably snow next week.
Good 'ole upstate NY weather.

 

[Pensmaster]

They really do seem like nice birds. How do they handle heat?

They did well last year but I think we only made it to 108. They take awhile for eggs to get up to size. Average is 55 grams but the second year hens are laying 63 grams. Until this hatch they had a decent % rate. This time I think I'm at 50% with them. Hope one of my rooster isn't out of sync.