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

[Chaos18]

You had him go to Chickie heaven and ate him in the same day, Correct?

I find if they lay around in the fridge in a nice plastic bag or in ice water they seem to be a lot more tender...and they appreciate the time to get use to their new state of existence..

I've found the same to be true with chickens as well.

 

[duluthralphie]

I may, or may not have stuck a duck egg in my incubator, just to check fertility and see if I can hatch a duck or not.

Mr. Peepers is dead, so no more turkey eggs will be fertile after the next couple weeks. I have plenty of turkeys to pick from, and it took maybe 15 mintues for him to butcher and de-feather the turkey, so dad's not so against butchering a big turkey now. So, we may keep and butcher all the turkeys except 1 or 2 that are really nice.

Turkey hens are strange birds, they keep the sperm from a Tom alive for 60-70 days inside them.

Because of this I have to be very careful with my breeding of mine. I breed them in January and pull the Toms for 6-8 weeks putting the Tom back in in March. It is the only way I can get two toms on one hen. I have never had a problem with infertile eggs in them....

It is not like a rooster where I can pull him and put a new one in in 14 days..

Also a little known fact, a Turkey hen can have a fertile egg with no tom around and having never been with a tom. It takes real special conditions to occur but it does and can. The chick/poult is always male and once it is born normal sexual reproduction occurs.

 

[duluthralphie]

I've found the same to be true with chickens as well.

My error I should have said turkey heaven..but chickie heaven has a better ring to it..

 

[BullChick]

Good morning, Abi
Coffee's going to hit the spot. Thanks.
How's the boo-boo doing?
You better stay inside as much as possible today; can't have you melting.
Need a boat?

My foot fell off.
I think you called me a wicked witch!!
I do need a boat!

I'm stuck on Abi's post of 7:04, though it is right nice to look at
Not sure whether it's just that dead in here or the weather's messing with me.
Either way, I guess I'll go occupy myself in the shed a while. BBL

You like looking at all the coffee?

Whew...slow in here this morning!

Morning everyone!

My classroom chicks are 4 weeks old and officially outside. I finally have my bathroom back and spent a while cleaning it last night, was nice to not have to worry about the chicks and stench this morning!

You didn't have to put them inside to begin with.

 

[Chaos18]

My error I should have said turkey heaven..but chickie heaven has a better ring to it..

Maybe her turkey had chickie friends it wanted to visit first.

 

[Chaos18]

My foot fell off.
I think you called me a wicked witch!!
I do need a boat!

You like looking at all the coffee?

You didn't have to put them inside to begin with.

Did you put your foot in a jar?

 

[duluthralphie]

My foot fell off.
I think you called me a wicked witch!!
I do need a boat!

You like looking at all the coffee?

You didn't have to put them inside to begin with.

I am thnking witch or not you need a good surgeon FAST,,, if your foot fell off...

Of course, a detachable foot makes cleaning between your toes easier..

 

[BullChick]

Did you put your foot in a jar?

No. I threw it out for the chickens.

I am thnking witch or not you need a good surgeon FAST,,, if your foot fell off...

Of course, a detachable foot makes cleaning between your toes easier..

I don't like doctors. I'd rather have only one foot.

 

[Chaos18]

No. I threw it out for the chickens.

I don't like doctors. I'd rather have only one foot.

Did they appreciate the treat?

 

[BullChick]

Did they appreciate the treat?

Yup! They ate it within minutes! Even the nail polish!