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

[Lazy Farmer]

To be fair, I also have a ton of plates spinning

 

[kwhites634]

View attachment 1432088 It is so humid here- you can feel the air

At least you can't see it! We lived in NJ for a little while (IBM transfer). They flew DW & I into Newark, where we rented a car & headed north. Before we were even off the airport grounds, she asked what that green tint in the air was. I had to tell her that was the air! In fairness to the rest of the state, the air quality away from the big cities was a whole lot better, 'specially on top of our mountain. Never understood why NJ's called the 'Garden State'. Don't gardens need fertilizer? What's natural fertilizer made of? Did I just answer my own question?

 

[mlm Mike]

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Coop will go at the back left hand side corner of existing garden with the rest of cyclone fencing going up soon.

Nice place for it!

 

[mlm Mike]

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The latest birds. Chicks were part of a 100% hatch. The quail is a lone chick that survived some rather careless incubation practises, involving pipping in 28% humidity. I have more chicks hatching Friday, then I am done for the year.

ETA: well, kind of done. I have one more batch that someone asked me to hatch for them.

 

[mlm Mike]

Never. I'm still on here near daily; I just don't have much to say.

 

[mlm Mike]

I had another broody hatch a couple of chicks. She's an old hatchery barred rock, the oldest hen I have.

 

[BantyChooks]

Another 100% hatch.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I had another broody hatch a couple of chicks. She's an old hatchery barred rock, the oldest hen I have.

Another 100% hatch.

9 hatched out around 4-5 am (father's day) this morning, a bunch more pecking and chipping away. Zero water batch again.

Balance in below pics hitting outdoors here after I eat lunch.

I lost track of what is left indoors but I will count then when they are added to the 80 something in the barn.

2 more batches around the corner. The stores stopped taking them so we are solely relying on ads now. Meaning glued to the phone.. and the feed scoop!

 

[mlm Mike]

These three left for new homes this morning.

 

[BullChick]

My hamster died. I guess it was time, but I kinda thought I would have more time.
If I could put time in a bottle...
I guess it’s time to go dig a hole.