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

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@DwayneNLiz

Happy Birthday Liz

 

[daxigait]

@Pensmaster Good morning!

@mlm MikeThat was kind of my thought, but it will mean fights twice since they will have to integrate now plus change groups again in the spring changing groups and roosters.
They both have hardware cloth and skirting, but one is heavier. I just have a lot more layers breeding EE/Ameraucana, and the big coop is there normal coop. It also means keeping good bands as there are some production reds there.

 

[mlm Mike]

Happy math and science day!

Awwwww. It's math and science day? Awesome!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: How exciting!!! looks like I wont have babies till summer. Good LUCK!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi Sally! Figured I may as well follow cause sooner or later I'm finish that incubator (maybe ) and then I'll be in trouble if I don't even know how to use it!


Say this is a heck of a thread you've got here for only being two weeks old!

Welcome to the crazy house!

Kaj, they're all muscovies. Eight total!

New game: what color will this one be when it grows up??

WEBS.

[COLOR=0000FF]HEY!!! IT'S LIZ'S BIRTHDAY!![/COLOR]
[COLOR=0000FF]HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIZ!!!![/COLOR]

Really??

Happy birthday from me too, Liz!!

Shalom to All!
Did you miss me?
To much posts to CU!

BENNY!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I think the dogs are telling me it's time for bed too.





Good night everyone!

 

[Akrnaf2]

morning, computer does not want to wake up,  am thinking of pouring coffee on it  

Did you pushed tge "on" button?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@BantyChooks I would help with your coop if you lived closer.
@campingshaws Way to be patient. Go duckies.
@mlm Mike @kajira . Since you need to post, what do you think I should do?
I am going to condense to two coops for the winter. I have a fancy large coop that is essentially an 8 1/2 by 10' shed, that is very secure and no chance of drafts. I have a second red combo coop that is more of a traditional raised coop. It is also possibly a bit drafty though I can plastic up the plywood windows.
Now I have two choices. I can put my expensive breeder HRIR pullets and mine into the red combo coop and put those pullets and my selected pullets and cockerel for next year in it pulling the couple of green egg layers that I want with my Ameraucana and EE roos into the main coop now. This is the less safe/or at least warm coop, but would mean only one flock integration. The other option is to. Put the reds in the main coop and the Ameraucana cockerel and two hens he is with into the smaller coop. Then change everything in the spring for breeding.
What do you think?
@ChickenCanoe

I think you need to keep the most desired safest for wintering.

 

[mlm Mike]

@Pensmaster Good morning!

@mlm Mike That was kind of my thought, but it will mean fights twice since they will have to integrate now plus change groups again in the spring changing groups and roosters.
They both have hardware cloth and skirting, but one is heavier. I just have a lot more layers breeding EE/Ameraucana, and the big coop is there normal coop. It also means keeping good bands as there are some production reds there.

If you know both coops are secure, then it might not matter.

 

[BantyChooks]