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

On a different topic..
I am a hands on hatcher. I have autoturners but don't use them because..
A: I run still air and need to rotate position to evenly heat the contents of the bator.
B: I prefer to hand turn to simulate the Broody Hens effect of not a gradual turn but a abrupt knock over so to speak.
C: As well helps prevent contamination by a leaking dud.
I had a leaker a couple days ago. When I ran auto turners, those rotting duds would contaminate the water journals.
I was running 3 bators. (tri-monthly hatches) 1 died a couple months ago. The second died very recently, and the oldest which is old and the very first one I ever bought, is in lock down. Now my burden of babysitting the eggs is over. I have 3 days until I get to play egg lady again.. akward.. nuttin to do egg wise. I can stare at the aux meters and hope for a spike?:lau
 
On a different topic..
I am a hands on hatcher. I have autoturners but don't use them because..
A: I run still air and need to rotate position to evenly heat the contents of the bator.
B: I prefer to hand turn to simulate the Broody Hens effect of not a gradual turn but a abrupt knock over so to speak.
C: As well helps prevent contamination by a leaking dud.
I had a leaker a couple days ago. When I ran auto turners, those rotting duds would contaminate the water journals.
I was running 3 bators. (tri-monthly hatches) 1 died a couple months ago. The second died very recently, and the oldest which is old and the very first one I ever bought, is in lock down. Now my burden of babysitting the eggs is over. I have 3 days until I get to play egg lady again.. akward.. nuttin to do egg wise. I can stare at the aux meters and hope for a spike?:lau
I just wait on the hen.
 
I got a teeny tiny duck egg yesterday.
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I know the feeling. I lost two does, had one miscarry month four, and two beautiful doelings I was bottle feeding this spring. Freak accident, enterotoxemia, and anaplasmosis :(
:hugs:(

When we started w/goaties. It was easy-beazy..
With a herd, it increases the odds for unforeseen events.
The more you have the greater the odds of having new never before happened stuff. I was a total freaking wreck during the Hurricane. I heard my babies crying for 10+ hours.. I don't drink but DH made me to calm my nerves.
 
Rural King.. on in impulse.. hehe. Didn't plan it but they were right in front of me making my heart cloud the common sense in my head. :lau
Just wanted something new to kook at.
We are full time breeders and have an unknown population number. It is countless at the moment. I can give you a number on our feed bill.:eek:!
I got a straight run on purpose. I think I have 2 Roos. That is a good ratio.. 7 hens/ 2 Roos. If one gets lazy, his buddy swaps him out.
Also we try to breed types no one around here has. SO THEY SELL. When we breed RI Reds, they sell slow because they are so common etc.
Couldn't help getting the Silver Laced wyandotte's as well. I had Golden and they sell. I want to cross my Golden Roo with a Silver hen to see what I get. Mottled I hope:fl

DH hate's when I go to Rural King solo.. :lau
:oldHe is not there to conscience object my impulsive pullet purchasing problem..
:wee

Wow! Did Rural King get the blue australorps from a hatchery or local breeder?

Everytime I single reply, I have to go back pages and find where I left off. I should just multi reply more I suppose. I spend more time searching where I was at than reading new posts.
:barnie:th

I am using the quote feature. Is there any word on when the go back to original post up arrow will be fixed?
 
Everytime I single reply, I have to go back pages and find where I left off. I should just multi reply more I suppose. I spend more time searching where I was at than reading new posts.
:barnie:th
When you reply, go back to where you originally typed it (right before you posted it), & you'll see the name of the member who made the original post. To the immediate right there's an arrow pointing UP. Click that arrow, & you
should be returned to where you left off. At least, that's how it's supposed to work. Mine worked that way 'til last week; no idea why it doesn't now. Clear as mud?
 

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