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

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Not the think you probably want to hear right now, but this would be a good time to take a really careful look at the perimeter of all your housing to keep future diggers of all kinds out - HW cloth buried at least 1-2 ft deep or if you can't (I have rock at 6" deep here), an apron of HW cloth all around all sides, either on surface or buried an inch, and tacked down.

Keep her warm overall, and watch the leg for color changes. Her responding to touch on her webz is a good sign. I'm betting she'll heal better than you expect. And if she doesn't and you have a one legged duck, I think you'd do great caring for her.

Quote: Thanks - I MAY have just taken an additional 2 big marans eggs out of the fridge and put them into my shirt pocket so that I can add them to the 'bator when they warm up.

They caught my eye when looking for eggs to make fruitcake... Big and dark and beautiful, and heavier than the ones in the 'bator now... I mean... Why not?

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Not the think you probably want to hear right now, but this would be a good time to take a really careful look at the perimeter of all your housing to keep future diggers of all kinds out - HW cloth buried at least 1-2 ft deep or if you can't (I have rock at 6" deep here), an apron of HW cloth all around all sides, either on surface or buried an inch, and tacked down.  

Keep her warm overall, and watch the leg for color changes. Her responding to touch on her webz is a good sign. I'm betting she'll heal better than you expect. And if she doesn't and you have a one legged duck, I think you'd do great caring for her. 

Thanks - I MAY have just taken an additional 2 big marans eggs out of the fridge and put them into my shirt pocket so that I can add them to the 'bator when they warm up.  

They caught my eye when looking for eggs to make fruitcake... Big and dark and beautiful, and heavier than the ones in the 'bator now... I mean... Why not?

- Ant Farm  

She was in the coop, not the run.... They're locked up at night.

The martin must have gotten in a rotten/broken spot I missed.... I can't wait for spring, when I can build a coop that keeps my babies SAFE.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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It's the coop I was referring to - diggers get in at night. Can you still do an inspection to identify how it got in before spring comes? You can do a spot patch to keep them secure from other minks until you can build a new coop in spring.

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

It's the coop I was referring to - diggers get in at night. Can you still do an inspection to identify how it got in before spring comes? You can do a spot patch to keep them secure from other minks until you can build a new coop in spring. 

- Ant Farm

It has a wood floor, not dirt?

I sure will. I would have done it today except I, um, am not exactly sane right this moment.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

This is what I'm meaning, Banti. I have lots of diggers here, and also build to exclude snakes, and can't bury the wire, so I do this. (This hasn't been tacked down yet - I've had critters still try to dig under and undermine parts of the aprons not tacked down as well, but they never get past about 1/3 to 1/2 the width of the apron.)

I know you've got a lot on your mind - just trying to help think about preventing it from happening again.

- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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[Fire Ant Farm]

Banti, I'm just so sad for you. Please give Crissy a gentle little hug from me, and tell her I say "quack". She'll understand.

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

This is what I'm meaning, Banti. I have lots of diggers here, and also build to exclude snakes, and can't bury the wire, so I do this. (This hasn't been tacked down yet - I've had critters still try to dig under and undermine parts of the aprons not tacked down as well, but they never get past about 1/3 to 1/2 the width of the apron.) I know you've got a lot on your mind - just trying to help think about preventing it from happening again. - Ant Farm

Thank you

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Just a thought: How big a coop do you need? Would one of the larger Igloo dog houses work? They're nitrogen-filled in the domed part for insulation, floored with the same material, and can be rigged with a door ( may even be an option when you buy them)...never needed a door on mine for dogs.

 

[BantyChooks]

Banti, I'm just so sad for you. Please give Crissy a gentle little hug from me, and tell her I say "quack". She'll understand. 

- Ant Farm 

I will.