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

[Sally Sunshine]

sweets..... for you !!!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Thanks! (Did you see the one who I think has dry fowl pox on her chest?)

I just realized... Tank loks a bit like a punk rocker here, doesn't he?!

- Ant Farm

I missed that one. How's it doing?

-Kathy

Evolving - pretty sure it's dry pox, other NN owners have confirmed. She's ok. (And the one with the affected eye is getting a lot better, eye is fine, thank goodness...)

Thanks for the faith Kristin lol, I will try again soon. Maybe I should do the reg stuff and then try yours again!

Yeah, that's a good idea. If you buy dry instant yeast in bulk (a brick), it can survive for eons in the freezer if stored properly (I put mine in a mason jar). Get yourself an easy win, then graduate to sourdough.

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I totally need some of these...

My new home made ACV batch, almost ready nice"mother " is developing.

That's on my list of things to learn to do some day...

You know how we all see these HOOP COOPS right? How about a MINI HEATED HOOP COOP to get those chicks outside?

Quote: OK, so, here's the embarrassing stupid thing - I have quite a few of these 16' x 4' cattle panels (I got a bunch when I bought them since I had to pay for delivery). How in the world does one BEND them (without killing yourself, that is)?

Last share...


I know I seen this around a few times, but if I get quail again I think this would be cool, not sure how functional but it has potential its basically free, and free stuff is always good

Quote: That's kinda neat looking...

Quote: I'm totally going to try this for starting seeds. What a cool idea!!!!!

I got four of the apple trees planted!!!! (Didn't finish off the mulch yet - put a little around the trunk, will do it tomorrow). I'm beat - that was harder than expected. Still have two more holes to dig and plant...

Here's one of the holes (hard to tell here, but it's BIG - the reason, supposedly, is to allow the roots to expand a lot as the tree gets established).



And here are the two trees planted there (Anna and Ein Shemer).



Tank and his new girls are getting along a bit better now, hanging together when foraging, though they are still a little wary of each other.



I'm heading back out to ensure the girls go to bed in the coop like they should (and don't try something crazy like roosting on top of the tractor). They are heavy big girls, but they still fly very well...

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

sweets..... for you !!!

I could totally see you sitting by one of those on your pallet deck, sipping leaded eggnog with a goat on your lap...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Peter.. check out this Etsy shop
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[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: goats on it lol they like the picnic tablewith the umbrella, they would be sure to lounge up there!

 

[BantyChooks]

goats on it lol they like the picnic tablewith the umbrella, they would be sure to lounge up there!

But wouldn't they get into your eggnog?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Peter...

Also about the rope lights.... may be a better option for use as Production lighting to set on a timer

and when I googled it, its coming up as common use in the coops for just that.

You may have noticed a drop in egg production over the past few weeks and that's normal this time of year. Providing supplemental light for your hens is TOTALLY a personal preference. Some folks choose to give the hens a "break" while others prefer adding light to the coop for a few hours a day to promote egg-laying. Again, completely a personal preference. If you choose to add light to your hens' day, here's the text from my blog post that can be found here: http://networkedblogs.com/ncx5f

"Supplemental Light in the Coop

As summer winds down and daylight hours grow shorter, you may notice a decline in your hens’ egg production. With decreased daylight hours, a hen’s egg production will decline naturally. Some folks view the change of seasons as a good time for the girls to have a break from egg-laying, others encourage egg-laying in the autumn and winter by providing supplemental light in the coop. Whether to light the coop or not is a personal decision for each chicken-keeper to make.

How does added light encourage egg-production?

A hen’s ovaries are stimulated to produce eggs by the many glands that comprise her endocrine system and the endocrine system is stimulated by light. Adding supplemental light can fool a hen’s endocrine system into believing there are 12-14 hours of light in the day, causing the ovaries to produce eggs as it did in the spring and summer months.

When and how to add supplemental light?

Sunlight fades gradually and at dusk chickens prepare to settle into their favorite roosting spots before darkness falls. Chickens have poor night vision and cannot find their roosts in the dark. Adding supplemental light at the end of the day, allows no transition time for them to get positioned for sleeping. This can cause confusion, stress and possible panic leading to injuries. It is better to light the coop in the morning as they will not object to instant sunrise.

Setting a light on a timer that turns on in the early morning hours is the recommended method for lighting the coop. To allow 12-14 hours of light in the day, ccalculate backwards from sunrise to determine how many hours the light should be on. For example, if the goal is to provide 13 hours of light during the day when sunset is at 6pm and sunrise at 7am, the timer should turn the light on at 5am and off at 6:45am. The timer will need to be adjusted every few weeks to keep pace with the solar system.
The amount of light needed will depend upon the size of your coop. The amount of light is not critical, it should just be enough to allow the hens to see inside the coop. I have an 8 x8’ coop and I use a 6 foot, incandescent rope light above the roosts, which is enough to simulate sunrise. In my 4’x6’ coop, I use a small string of Christmas lights in the coop and, since we have an electronic pop door opener, I hang strings of Christmas lights around the run and set the pop door to open when the lights turn on. Festive and functional!"

Our chicken run and duplex coop...aka Nancy's Nest with the rope lighting. this was at 8am and it turns on at 5am, gor now,then turns off at 8:30am. This works ggreat. rope is thick and lights stay cool to the touch hut bright enough to light the run and wake them up to keep egg production up.

 

[BantyChooks]

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Lemme guess.... You've already ordered a few things??

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: to be honest.... imma egg nog guzzler, just like choco milk, it goes down fast.... yooohoooooss even faster

 

[Pensmaster]

Peter.. check out this Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/OakLaneWoodworks?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Sweet quite the site for pens. So many to chose from. There are kits for the bullet ones as well. I like the fly fishing one as well