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

[Chaos18]

This dozen eggs I collected over the course of a couple weeks after the OE started laying again after taking a couple months off this summer to molt.

Good luck with them and I hope they all hatch out vigorous and lively chicks.

 

[ocap]

The temperature is cold enough this morning that the molt needs to be over, next month my hens will use the amount of daylight to keep their neck away from the chopping block

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I got an e-mail from world poultry about turning eggs. The first article was about the importance of turning during long term storage.
Turning 4 times a day during storage is recommended for eggs stored for an extended period. Little impact was seen in fresh eggs.
The impact was most dramatic in older flocks. There was little impact in young flocks of about 30 weeks of age.

Egg storage length​

Turning frequency during storage 1. Flock Age (wk) 2.Flock Age (wk) 3.Flock Age (wk) 4.Flock Age (wk)

days​

52 53 58 64

(d)​

(times/d) 1. (% fertile hatch) 2. (% fertile hatch) 3. (% fertile hatch) 4. (% fertile hatch)

3days (d)​

0 85.9 92.2 88.7 82.3

3d​

4 88.7 90.3 90 83.5

14days (d)​

0 75.4* 81.0* 80.7* 72.0*

14 (d)​

4 81.3* 84.8* 85.6* 79.3*

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The temperature is cold enough this morning that the molt needs to be over, next month my hens will use the amount of daylight to keep their neck away from the chopping block

My Jaerhons (Norwegian breed) used to molt in January. I guess that was their way of saying, "You call this cold? "

 

[casportpony]

You posted 49 times on the other thread.
[TR] [COLOR=B42000]lovechicks1293 49 [/TR][/COLOR]

lol i looked twice and i did not see it last night, but when i looked now in the morning, it popped right up!

It's easy to miss a name in that huge list! Your name was there yesterday, 'cause that's just a copy and paste I did. -Kathy

 

[ocap]

My Jaerhons (Norwegian breed) used to molt in January. I guess that was their way of saying, "You call this cold? "

I wish mine would molt in January, I dislike going out to collect eggs that month, I would rather stay by the fire and coffee pot.

 

[SilverHair]

morning all

 

[Chaos18]

morning all

Morning

 

[lovechicks1293]

goooooooooood morning! going to my grandma's house today! wont be any wi-fi but I'll manage i get to do my science, (yay!) personal finance homework(another yay!)

 

[ocap]

goooooooooood morning! going to my grandma's house today! wont be any wi-fi but I'll manage i get to do my science, (yay!) personal finance homework(another yay!)

were you the BYC member that is thinking about Buff Orpingtons?