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

[daxigait]

Ticks are out already at your place? Yuck.

Hoping that letting my birds free range this year will keep ticks down... I don't like them creepy crawlies. Winter is nice in that way; no ticks.

Oh yes, they are out. We did not get any long enough cold spells without a warm day so they terrible. I new I would get some crawling around clearing fence. At least the nasty, itching, invisible chiggers are not out yet.

 

[shahtir101]

@campingshawsNice eggs.

@shahtir101 I hope your hen recovers. I lost a young cockerel today. I had an old towel over mhp and somehow he got his head in the label that they used to see in corners. He towed it to the pop door, and somehow went off the ramp hanging himself. I had a terrible time getting the rest in at dusk after I removed him.
Sorry you lost your cock.

I'm sorry! That is horrible

 

[Pensmaster]

Just checked the turkeys and they must not like there new roost. white Tom laying in the sand. Bronze hen and Tom standing in the doorway. I thought she was brooding today, but now the others bronze Tom is sleeping on her eggs...weridos

Were you the one that mentioned lemon slice for hard boiled eggs? Didn't have real lemon to slice but tried a couple tablespoons of lemon juice with a little salt on some week old eggs. Worked like a champ. I also put a small dent at the air cell side.

 

[daxigait]

Sorry about your rooster. I recently had one hang himself on the handle of a five gallon bucket. Still not sure how he managed that.

Thanks, at least it was just an eight week old cockerel headed to someone for dinner, and not one of my HRIR pullets. I only got a couple.

 

[Pensmaster]

Thanks, at least it was just an eight week old cockerel headed to someone for dinner, and not one of my HRIR pullets. I only got a couple.

I was wondering about that. Yes very good thing

 

[Akrnaf2]

Got some plants in my garden. Nervous because I'm SO BAD at gardening.

Any idea what this is?

A butterfly egg clutch.

 

[campingshaws]

Got some plants in my garden. Nervous because I'm SO BAD at gardening.

Any idea what this is?

A butterfly egg clutch.

GASP really truly?

 

[Akrnaf2]

He got layer crumble. He got to go outside in a run everyday and had grit avalible.
He seemed really healthy and I came down one morning and he was already stiffening. I was thinking it might be a possibility that seramas might have problems because of their small size :/

I forget if it was CC or Benny that mentioned excess calcium found in layer being a cause of sudden deaths in cocks...

@ChickenCanoe

@Akrnaf2

No it wasn't me.

 

[Pensmaster]

No it wasn't me.

Morning Benny. Once again about calling it a day here.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Got some plants in my garden. Nervous because I'm SO BAD at gardening.

Any idea what this is?

A butterfly egg clutch.

GASP really truly?

Yes, that what it looks from here
But what insect egg they are, you most understand that the caterpillars that will hatch from them will damage your garden.