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

[BantyChooks]

How many incubators do you have? How do you do your staggered hatches?

Three at the moment, but I don't trust two of them. I will just divide the Bator in half for lockdown using a grate, not a solid thing like Legos...

 

[duluthralphie]

I have found, and I know this is antidotal, the more feed you give them the more poop you make.

I think it is like vitamins in humans when you take more than you can use and the body can absorb you just pass it through.

To a certain degree CX are like that. They have such an unbelievable metabolism and make such good use of the feed they do not need as much as a person thinks. So a ton passes through.

Also with more feed you get so many ailments. However, I should note I do not try to get a meat bird in 6 weeks. I like to go longer for a bigger stronger bird that does not have that "mushy" texture a store bought one has.

I did the first batch I got like the "directions" say and was extremely displeased with them, dying weak birds I had to process at 42 days as they were dying of ascites, heart and kidney problems.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hiiii sunshine!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@TJChickens I give up!!! Lilttle Luke left the boy pheasant out!!! now I have a lone female, little rats need total confinement good grief!!! they are spastic more than ringnecks! He was getting so beautiful too!!!! I thought MAYBE he would be around for his girl but nope he is gone!!!!

 

[Chaos18]

ok, well I am impressed with ideal and their shipping policy, you tell them whats croaked and they either send more if enough or refund. When do you think you will order?  when we have a week of warmer weather or wait another month?

Already ordered but I'm picking them up instead of shipping.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hiiii sunshine!!

HI... I am so glad you're back to calling me Sunshine!

 

[BullChick]

@MotorcycleChick

Morning Abi. Just got up so no coops made yet. Coffee though

Coffee is more important!!

 

[BantyChooks]

HI... I am so glad you're back to calling me Sunshine! 

Sorry Skittles, no sunshine for you...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hiiii sunshine!!

Hi sweets! How are you?

 

[meltel]

Good morning Sally

How is your daughter feeling?