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

[OneMountainAcres]

Looks like I'm gonna be a grandpa again any minute.....

Congratulations!

 

[mlm Mike]

3 less boys to feed. 2 went to freezer camp, the other's in the crock pot.

DW swears she ain't doing it again!

I'm sure they'lll get done with or without her help.

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Sweet, haven't had any walleye in a while.

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Originally Posted by ChickenCanoe


2 are. They were pardoned by Obama an hour ago and will live out their life on the University of Virginia at a place called gobbler's gulch.

except that the fact that they were raised as meat birds and will probably die of heart failure in a couple months anyway

Looks like I'm gonna be a grandpa again any minute.....

Congratulations Phil!

 

[Lucky Lemon]

The doctor says my foot is broken in two places. So I guess I have to admit it's broken now. Have a boot and will follow-up with an orthopedic doctor next week.

 

[mlm Mike]

The doctor says my foot is broken in two places. So I guess I have to admit it's broken now. Have a boot and will follow-up with an orthopedic doctor next week.

Ouch! Glad you saw a doctor about it.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I got the canisters on Amazon. They stay on the stove with the magical Museum Putty!!!! (I used to have cats - very helpful in reducing breakage of vases, etc...)

https://www.amazon.com/Quakehold-99...8&qid=1479947184&sr=8-2&keywords=museum+putty

i failed my science quiz.....

well, not fail, more like i got 4 out of 19 right.....but still....and what makes it worse is that i studied hard and then when the test came, it was gone. poof. gone. and then my teacher (my mom) told me that had i been in public school, i would have had to get and b+ or higher the rest of the year and then i cried even though i don't cry much today was just perfect enough for it. I've never gotten lower than a B in my life and so that is the main reason i am mad at myself. it was all about scientists and their colleges and students and that is definitely not my strong point. this and math are my worst. okay rant over i just needed to talk/yell/type whatever i needed to say right now so im done now. :/

So sorry to hear this.

You'll want to work with your mother to determine where the issue is - do you understand the material or not, and if you do, do you have problems taking tests. Then you'll know how to proceed.

alrighty, i feel better about myself now and if you need me i'll be in the car for the next three hours! HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND DON'T FORGET TO WATCH CHARLIE BROWN!!!

Have a great holiday!

Saris! Hippie!!

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I'm ready to soak my fruitcakes this year (do you think I have enough rum?):

.When you get buzzed just from opening the lid, add another bottle; that should be enough

Gonna be a GOOOOOOOOOOOD year for fruitcake...

Looks like I'm gonna be a grandpa again any minute.....

Congratulations!!!

I spent all day in the yard. Bit by bit, I'm converting garden beds that look like this:


Into beds that look like this:


Some hose repair along the way, as well as an attempt at lemongrass harvest - this was my view for several hours, and I'm not even half done!




I'm trying to wake my sourdough starter up so I can bake bread tomorrow, but it's being lazy - just had to refeed it. I'll put the turkey in the brine tonight before bed. I'm pooped, so I'm going to watch Chicken People and drink spiked egg nog.

- Ant Farm

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I got the canisters on Amazon. They stay on the stove with the magical Museum Putty!!!! (I used to have cats - very helpful in reducing breakage of vases, etc...)

https://www.amazon.com/Quakehold-99...8&qid=1479947184&sr=8-2&keywords=museum+putty

i failed my science quiz.....

well, not fail, more like i got 4 out of 19 right.....but still....and what makes it worse is that i studied hard and then when the test came, it was gone. poof. gone. and then my teacher (my mom) told me that had i been in public school, i would have had to get and b+ or higher the rest of the year and then i cried even though i don't cry much today was just perfect enough for it. I've never gotten lower than a B in my life and so that is the main reason i am mad at myself. it was all about scientists and their colleges and students and that is definitely not my strong point. this and math are my worst. okay rant over i just needed to talk/yell/type whatever i needed to say right now so im done now. :/

So sorry to hear this.

You'll want to work with your mother to determine where the issue is - do you understand the material or not, and if you do, do you have problems taking tests. Then you'll know how to proceed.

alrighty, i feel better about myself now and if you need me i'll be in the car for the next three hours! HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AND DON'T FORGET TO WATCH CHARLIE BROWN!!!

Have a great holiday!

Saris! Hippie!!

x2

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I'm ready to soak my fruitcakes this year (do you think I have enough rum?):

.When you get buzzed just from opening the lid, add another bottle; that should be enough

Gonna be a GOOOOOOOOOOOD year for fruitcake...

Looks like I'm gonna be a grandpa again any minute.....

Congratulations!!!

I spent all day in the yard. Bit by bit, I'm converting garden beds that look like this:


Into beds that look like this:


Some hose repair along the way, as well as an attempt at lemongrass harvest - this was my view for several hours, and I'm not even half done!




I'm trying to wake my sourdough starter up so I can bake bread tomorrow, but it's being lazy - just had to refeed it. I'll put the turkey in the brine tonight before bed. I'm pooped, so I'm going to watch Chicken People and drink spiked egg nog.

- Ant Farm
The garden beds you have finished look really good!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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But I like fishing too!! and brain dead???? What about knitting or things like that, whats the difference?
Knitting is CERTAIN of a positive outcome fishing is POSSIBLE!
depends on who is knitting and what!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The next thing was heat to keep the water from freezing.



I purchased two pig feed pans from TSC. On the bottom of the inside pan, I adhered a 12V, 25W, DC heat pad with leads. This pad is typically used on a motor cycle oil pan to heat the oil and prevent engine damage from cold starts. The pad is glued on with a gasket sealer that can withstand heat.



Not knowing how much heat would be needed, I decided to add another pad. It is 12V but only 3 watts.

I ran the leads and then put this pan inside the other pan and used four small sheet metal screws to hold them together. This way there is airspace between the two pans to act as insulation. The top pan will conduct the heat to the waterer placed inside the pan.



I don't know how many amps each heat pad draws, and until I find out, the best thing would be to put them on a timer so I would have the most flexibility in determining how much to heat the water.



So, in my dry box I put another timer. Right now I have it set to turn on for an hour, eight times a day. The heat and the lights will not be on at the same time just in case they would cause too much drain on the batteries.

Timer for the Heated Pans: $7
Pig Feeding Pans" $8
Misc. Wire, gasket adhesive, clips: $10
25W heat pad: $17
3W Heat Pad: $10

This version of my heated water ran me $49

While making the heated pan, I had another idea.
Since I had ordered two of the 3watt heat pads, I decided to adhere one directly to a plastic waterer that will hang on its regular hook. This might be better because the pan accumulates bedding and dirt the girls kick into it. With the waterer up like it should be, the girls would have better access to water and it might eliminate some fights.





The adhesive is the same gasket adhesive used on the pan heater. Then the heat pad was covered with heat resistant tape. I ran the lead up and it has a rubber disconnect to the power cable. The disconnect is actually for lights for a trailer. Easy on, and easy off, rubber coated and sturdy so the waterer can be easily removed for refilling.

Because the weather is kind of mild this week, I have this waterer attached to the timer. The heat pad is 12V, DC so there is, again, no need for an inverter.

Plastic Waterer: $7
Heat Pad: $10
Misc. Wire, wire cover and clips: $5
Trailer light connector: $4

This version of a water warmer cost me another $26

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: No of course not, I dont want you to mess them up!

Pies are in the oven...

Which kinds?

@casportpony your necropsy lab finding link is broken

this one:

The other labs are listed here:
http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/services/lab_locations.cfm

Here it is. I saved it the first time she posted.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahln/downloads/all_nahln_lab_list.pdf

@BantyChooks and above

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been around, we've been house sitting and internet is sporadic.

HIPPIE!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

LOL this is probably the most unique build Ive seen

Presenting Los Loco Turkeys Chalet & Ski Club.

Still need to add a roost, replace the blue sheet with a tarp, and finish the end of it that is currently just cardboard stapled on. It also needs wheels so I can move it.