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

[mlm Mike]

Morning Mike. Temps down here. Only to be 102 here today.
After 95 all outside workers go home.


Agreed with the humidity. This heat wave he

Hi Pensmaster! Better be careful in that heat, drink plenty of liquids!

 

[Pensmaster]

Hi Pensmaster! Better be careful in that heat, drink plenty of liquids!

Yes lots of water. Thanks. I try to get all outside stuff done before it's too hot but my schedule usually doesn't allow it.

I was changing my sun screen to the garden with a new bigger piece. In the 15 minutes I had it down the plants wilted.

 

[mlm Mike]

Yes lots of water. Thanks. I try to get all outside stuff done before it's too hot but my schedule usually doesn't allow it.

I was changing my sun screen to the garden with a new bigger piece. In the 15 minutes I had it down the plants wilted.

Wow, that is hot! Did the plants make it?

 

[Pensmaster]

Wow, that is hot! Did the plants make it?

Yes came right back with the new screen. But the temps have been 110 for the past 3 days. Plus humidity which has been high for us.

Very lucky so far only one hen died. She was older. I keep expecting my oldest which is a leghorn to go.

 

[kajira]

Yes came right back with the new screen. But the temps have been 110 for the past 3 days. Plus humidity which has been high for us.

Very lucky so far only one hen died. She was older. I keep expecting my oldest which is a leghorn to go.

i keep waiting to see which of my birds don't survive this heat. I want to breed the ones that survive with out "extra" assistance. It's rough on everyone, but the ones who survive with the least amount of struggle are the keepers. I need to breed for heat tolerance since it never snows here.

 

[mlm Mike]

Yes came right back with the new screen. But the temps have been 110 for the past 3 days. Plus humidity which has been high for us.

Very lucky so far only one hen died. She was older. I keep expecting my oldest which is a leghorn to go.

Good about the plants. Too bad about the hen, hopefully you don't loose anymore and get a break from the heat.

 

[Pensmaster]

i keep waiting to see which of my birds don't survive this heat. I want to breed the ones that survive with out "extra" assistance. It's rough on everyone, but the ones who survive with the least amount of struggle are the keepers. I need to breed for heat tolerance since it never snows here.

I guess I've been doing that for the past 15 years here. Perhaps accidentally but nonetheless those that survived are the ones I've been hatching. With the exception of lots of shade and lots of water I havent done anything this year to help. I did try the ice thing a few years back but they didn't care for it. I have used sprinklers on the outside of coops before to help but that hasn't been necessary for the past few years.

 

[mlm Mike]

Time to go play out in the rain for a bit. Everyone enjoy the day!

 

[Pensmaster]

Good about the plants. Too bad about the hen, hopefully you don't loose anymore and get a break from the heat.

Thanks. We do get a break today. There's actually a breeze today so it's looking promising. It's supposed to be in the mid 90's starting next week.

 

[Pensmaster]

Time to go play out in the rain for a bit. Everyone enjoy the day!

Off to work for me. Yesterday I had the mistaken belief that it was Friday.
I'm claiming the heat on that.