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

[BantyChooks]

yes the links are there but its nice to have more breeds etc



I think giving them to a friend is a great idea.  I am sorry you still hurt so much, pray they fix you soon!!  I am ok  busy cleaning and doing small projects today lukes bday party tomorrow night he gonna be nine lol  so I now have kids from 9 to 29

You don't look near old enough to have a 29 year old....

SWEET thank you!!!







[COLOR=FF0000]Banti I did that update[/COLOR]

Oke doke

 

[Sally Sunshine]

toay is lockdown yay.but some of the air cells are smaller than the others and I'm worried.

CH if you say the air cells are small wait to up humidity till internals

Quote: @lindalouly You need to enter that in the decorating contest....

Quote: depends on the air cell presentation.... its all about the air cells aka weight loss!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Regarding the Mareks vaccine:
The hen I lost recently was indeed to Mareks. She was a (EE) the 1st I lost due to this. I do realize it could have been brought in by many ways. However I do want to add that I did add my own hatched &vaccinated pullets to the existing unvaccinated flock in August. (After reading this site, and hearing horror stories of this virus, I decided that the next batch of chicks I hatched I would vaccinate them myself, and I did)
Is it a concidence that after integrating vaccinated pullets into a unvaccinated flock, I lose a hen to the virus? Possibly.

After speaking at length to the Dr. Moore at Texas A&M, he did tell me that yes, the vaccine does leak(in very small amounts).
I still have 3 unvaccinated silkies in the flock, and said "I don't get it, they should have fallen first, there known to be escepically suspectable to this virus".
After conversing with him for hours I have come to the conclusion, that I can only add chicks I hatch and vaccinate myself, and never sell or give away eggs, or chickens to anyone else! This totally sucks!! However it would not be ethical or morally ok for myself or anyone else to spread this virus. BTW, if you ever need to pick someone's brain, he is awesome! He will take the time to explain everything to you. I have literally spent about 3 hours total talking to him on the phone. Not all at once, but about 3 times)

Anyway, I thought I would just include this if it is of any help to anyone out there.




After this report, I had that feeling of "persona non gratta". I have to be extra careful and up front before visiting other farms.
Oh, well, I guess I will just have to hatch more so the ones I have will be enough!!!

@BantyChooks

I am so sorry, I am so glad you went through testing though, yes it sucks big time

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I've seen all the stuff on not feeding apples to chickens because of the seeds, but then I've seen stuff that says that a broody hen will show chicks what is okay to eat. So I guess those broodies are out there picking out the seeds for the chicks before they let them chow down on the apples? Our chickens free range area includes our apple trees, and they sure spend a lot of time out there eating unhealthy stuff! Come to think of it, so do I....so pass the chips and dip and pour me another Pepsi, will you please?

And wouldn't you know, @aart just showed up in my blankie fort bearing Candy Corns dipped in chocolate! I let her in anyway - she's a hoot!

they seriously make them!!! gross!!

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[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine
@kwhites634

here are three locust (black) posts in position




if you wish

thanks for your help

WOW that looks great!!! I am half blind mind you lmao seriously though bark or no bark?

2 inches of rain so far and coming down

WOW rain is good but not so much at one shot wind die down yet?

Hi all you highly skilled hatchers! I would love it if any of you would be willing to check out my eggtopsy pictures on my "all my chicks died" thread. I have looked over the eggtopsy thread and still can not figure out what happened, I would love some help.

What thread?

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My alpha hen and my Cochin Roo.

My brooders are officially empty! And everyone is out of quarantine!

I've never had silkies/mixes and I just love them. Little red cockerel is POSSIBLY a welsummer/New Hampshire cross. Silkie mixes are half EE. Blue pullet is cochin/hona. Blue barred cockerel (?) is cochin/hona. From this mix pullets come out blue and cockerels come out blue barred. Is this more likely a coincidence than a sex-linked occurrence? It's been consistent in 4 chicks from 4 different hatches.



















They looked so sweet like they were lined up for school.

Bator upgrade....

is that a bigger fan?

 

[BantyChooks]

WOW that looks great!!!  I am half blind mind you lmao  seriously though bark or no bark?

WOW rain is good but not so much at one shot   wind die down yet?

What thread?





is that a bigger fan? 

Nopers, I just put HWC over it.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My cold has moved to the dry hacking phase. I almost prefer the snot.

Please pm me ms Sally sunshine

I did I did I did

A good use of my over abundance of toothpicks (and something I've been meaning to do). I also found a use for the extra chocolate I always have. Hot chocolate! All this time I have been finding stuff to dip in it.

Quote: My dad on a recent visit:

"Is that a screw on the floor?? If I step on that it'll cripple me."

Later...

"Is that a Lego on the floor?? If I step on that it'll kill me."

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Nopers, I just put HWC over it.

Gotcha!!!! so we warming that thing up then? muwahhahhahaa

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Soooo the above fell into the bator

10/16 eve
Only had one Godzilla egg, so yeah threw her in there too!






and these are staring at me on the counter, I swear I can hear them screaming save them!!!! ughhhh
why cant I just eat my eggs !!!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Gotcha!!!!  so we warming that thing up then?  muwahhahhahaa

NOOOO We iz NOTTT warming it up!!

A. No eggs to put in it.
B. Too stinkin' cold for babies.
C. Too many chickens.