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

[5Sons Coop]

Same here with health issues. Alcohol only mimics the problem and that's no fun. So self imposed off limits for me.

I am in enough pain the slightest hangover would kill me. Plus no matter how much water I drink always seem to be dehydrated. I drank a lifetimes worth already anyway.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: I do all my non-lumber business at Lowes - much better customer service. But at least near me, the Home Depot has much better quality lumber, which was the main reason for this haul. (At least the folks in the lumber section are nice and helpful at my HD - they are always cutting my plywood for me with that big panel saw.)

Never saw rabbit for sale in a store before. And the day before Easter, how odd.
Now the price, WOW! $$$
We're in the wrong business...

Yeah, rabbits can get you seriously good money if you find a market. I was looking into it, and had all my plans and even a reservation on a trio of heat resistant New Zealand Whites from the Texas A&M strain, but in the end, I decided I already had too many irons in the fire. If I were to need to turn my set up into an actual money making operation (and not a hobby-type set up), one of the first things would be to start keeping rabbits for meat.

Hi guys, I hope you had a great day!

Well, I survived but I already hurt

I finished clearing over 1100 feet of fence row that had trees, buck brush, and wild Rose thorn bushes. I have about fifteen feet of mess to go back and clean out and four six inch or so Cedar trees. I did not have enough left to mess with them since my chainsaw would not restart after the first 150' so I was working with just my Corona and a pair of loppers.

Any idea what the bush is besides wild Rose that makes up my last mess?

I may be rusty, but that bottom one looks like honeysuckle to me (but not sure the leaves are right).

@Fire Ant Farm Thanks for the well wishes. I did OK, but collected too many ticks

I saw your load. I hope the project progressed well.

Ugh on the ticks. I sanded lumber all day through to 10pm, then to the store, now eating dinner. I'm about to head back out to seal the lumber and let it dry overnight - so tired, but I need to have that overnight drying...

@campingshaws Nice 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.

Oh good grief!!! So sorry to hear.

I need to get to bed, but I am having trouble making myself move to get out of my chair.

That happens to me a lot lately...

Quote: Chiggers are out here. My ankles have been bleeding from the itching and scratching. Ugh.

- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

OK, gotta go seal that lumber. Then to bed. See you guys on the flip side!

 

[Akrnaf2]

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

Any idea what this is?

A butterfly egg clutch.

You need to keep in mind 3 factors


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.

I was thinking of trying to put it in a jar for the kids. When I googled "stick yellow brown insect egg cluster" I got the green assassin bug as the most likely candidate.

http://wci.colostate.edu/Assets/pdf/CIIFactSheets/Zelus.luridus.pdf

It could be, I am not familiar with all the US insects!
But if it is the case, I was wrong on the other post, they will benefit your garden by killing all kinds of damaging insects.

I'm so bad at gardening, it's a miracle they've lasted this long. I managed to kill off the okra and corn. [/quote]

YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND 3 THINGS
1. THE SOIL ( ACIDITY, DRAINAGE ect,)
2. Light (direct, indirect, how many hours )
3. Water.

If you know what the plant needs and what you have in your lot, you will succeed.

 

[5Sons Coop]

 

[BantyChooks]

Mornin' earlybirds

 

[kajira]

@DwayneNLiz
So, i've introduced hand-raised baby chicks to my flocks once they were a few weeks old and the other chickens stared at them in a juvie pen for a while to get used to them being around - but how do I integrate a broody with some babies back into her flock with out getting them killed. I've never put baby chicks out with adult sized chickens before. Will she attempt to protect them? They free range in a contained area, I would think they'd do okay together as long as she kept them safe. I just don't know if she would? I was worried if I moved her, she might just abandon them out in the yard.

 

[5Sons Coop]

@DwayneNLiz

So, i've introduced hand-raised baby chicks to my flocks once they were a few weeks old and the other chickens stared at them in a juvie pen for a while to get used to them being around - but how do I integrate a broody with some babies back into her flock with out getting them killed. I've never put baby chicks out with adult sized chickens before. Will she attempt to protect them? They free range in a contained area, I would think they'd do okay together as long as she kept them safe. I just don't know if she would? I was worried if I moved her, she might just abandon them out in the yard.  

There are more smarter people on here than I. However I would give it a go. Just make sure you have a couple place they can hide. Even obstacles the other chickens can get in seems to help. Or an open cage with a big door. If it doesn't work at least you'll have an introduction cage ready.

 

[kajira]

There are more smarter people on here than I. However I would give it a go. Just make sure you have a couple place they can hide. Even obstacles the other chickens can get in seems to help. Or an open cage with a big door. If it doesn't work at least you'll have an introduction cage ready.

There's a dog house near by that they can squeeze under if needed. I leave their coop open, I gave up on trying to force them to be in the coop, so the door is always open. So they come and go as they please out of it.

The chicks are a few days old now, I suppose I could put an extra plastic container out there, but the goats stand on everything, so there's a good chance the goats would knock them around if they tried to use it.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

What day are the quail on?

Mine were easy to tell once they hit day 8 or so, but mebbe I just got lucky and had an easy to candle batch.

Dunno due 25 or 26

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.

Ticks are out here and there's still a little snow left

I'm so bad at gardening, it's a miracle they've lasted this long. I managed to kill off the okra and corn.

acidic soil, they hate it

Cause of back issues and melds been on the wagon for 6 months. I better make a change soon or I will be shunned from Wisconsin.

Lol BeerCan is the lemon slice poster

@DwayneNLiz

So, i've introduced hand-raised baby chicks to my flocks once they were a few weeks old and the other chickens stared at them in a juvie pen for a while to get used to them being around - but how do I integrate a broody with some babies back into her flock with out getting them killed. I've never put baby chicks out with adult sized chickens before. Will she attempt to protect them? They free range in a contained area, I would think they'd do okay together as long as she kept them safe. I just don't know if she would? I was worried if I moved her, she might just abandon them out in the yard.  

she should protect them but keep an eye out