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

[kajira]

The storms are really terrifying sometimes, that's for sure. I'm fortunate to have a sloped area, and I brood all little ones indoors for a longish while, so they are able to get to the "higher ground" of their roost platform in case of flash flooding. Two of the newer tractors have had to be built in the "flood plain" runoff part of the yard, so I'm keeping my eye on it, but at least it never sits, it always runs through. (All the coops are a little damp now, though - it's supposed to rain more today and tomorrow, so I'm waiting, and then I'm swapping out the bedding for a couple of them that are particularly bad. I do deep litter, but would need LOTS of dry stuff to balance that out.

- Ant Farm

It wasn't even really flooded, persay, just damp and kind of muddy. They just didn't get into their shelter and killed themselves. Only 4-5 of the older birds were smart enough to hide in the shelter. I wish the other birds had followed their lead.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Didn't intentionally modify anything; just turned out that way, I guess.

I went back to the pic of the plans in our conversation/PM - looks like H was omitted in the new version.

Weather is different this year. I put 12 in freezer last week. May buy some bantam dark Cornish eggs on eBay this am.

One of these days I may attempt to get a pea comb in my NNs, so I can get the decreased feathers that comes with it. Dark Cornish (LF) would be an option, but green eggs would be nice, too. Does anyone know if there are clean legged Ameraucanas? (Hate feathered legs - don't want them in my NNs)

Oh, Peter, did you see the updated photos of Khan? (Snape and Puppy's kid)

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

I'm not 100% sure if that guy is a boy or a girl. LOL

With that said, sometimes I really hate the texas weather. it's so unpredictable, and the storms are rough on my young birds I wasn't expecting it to flood like that.

I'm actually scared to put my birds back outside now. haha

That was a very scary picture of the chicks. Amazed they made it.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I tried the flock block. They loved it. Too expensive to buy every other week, though, which is how long it took my brood to demolish it.

Yeah, I would only have it for specific purposes (coop-bound chickens going stir crazy), which would be a rare event. I may go pick one up to try to to see how it goes...

OK, enough, I really need to get to work now.

- Ant Farm

 

[kwhites634]

I tried the flock block. They loved it. Too expensive to buy every other week, though, which is how long it took my brood to demolish it.


I have 10 now. So no more.


I think I can find a trailer to fit it... Be there as soon as it's ready.

12' should do the trick.

 

[kajira]

That was a very scary picture of the chicks. Amazed they made it.

No kidding. I thought I would be lucky to save one or two... and all of them on that grill, made it. I'm shocked.


Edit - i lied. all but 1 made it. One of the little ones who was really suspect at the time of saving died over night

 

[BantyChooks]

Yeah, I would only have it for specific purposes (coop-bound chickens going stir crazy), which would be a rare event. I may go pick one up to try to to see how it goes...

OK, enough, I really need to get to work now.

- Ant Farm

Yeah, yours would probably last longer. It was winter when I got mine, so they were stuck in the coop for months, getting more bored every day.

12' should do the trick.

 

[Pensmaster]

I went back to the pic of the plans in our conversation/PM - looks like H was omitted in the new version.



One of these days I may attempt to get a pea comb in my NNs, so I can get the decreased feathers that comes with it. Dark Cornish (LF) would be an option, but green eggs would be nice, too. Does anyone know if there are clean legged Ameraucanas? (Hate feathered legs - don't want them in my NNs)

Oh, Peter, did you see the updated photos of Khan? (Snape and Puppy's kid)

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- Ant Farm

No I missed him. Awesome
My LF Dark Cornish are doing well albeit slow for growth. My thought was to cross NN with them but the NN I purchased were so small I removed them. I may still try if I can find a good sized NN

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I went back to the pic of the plans in our conversation/PM - looks like H was omitted in the new version.



One of these days I may attempt to get a pea comb in my NNs, so I can get the decreased feathers that comes with it. Dark Cornish (LF) would be an option, but green eggs would be nice, too. Does anyone know if there are clean legged Ameraucanas? (Hate feathered legs - don't want them in my NNs)

Oh, Peter, did you see the updated photos of Khan? (Snape and Puppy's kid)

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- Ant Farm

I think the only 'true' ameraucana is clean legged

 

[Leave a LightOn]

One of these days I may attempt to get a pea comb in my NNs, so I can get the decreased feathers that comes with it. Dark Cornish (LF) would be an option, but green eggs would be nice, too. Does anyone know if there are clean legged Ameraucanas? (Hate feathered legs - don't want them in my NNs)

- Ant Farm

All Ameraucanas should be clean legged - well I see Liz posted while I am typing,
but I agree.