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

[BantyChooks]

Yes it's very sharp. But I sharpen it every other bird or so. You can feel the difference when it's dull right away. I have tried every other way mentioned and this by far is the safest for me.

Interesting.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hey all! Today is day 19 and I'm so curious to see what's going on! I really want to take a peek but I know I shouldn't!

lol, contain yourself!

 

[Pensmaster]

Interesting.

I have some pictures up on Sally's help with processing thread I don't know how far back it is on the thread if your interested. It's also the least dramatic I might add for me and the bird.

 

[BantyChooks]

I have some pictures up on Sally's help with processing thread I don't know how far back it is on the thread if your interested. It's also the least dramatic I might add for me and the bird.

I've looked into it, thanks.

 

[mlm Mike]

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@chicken hawk 33

You may be correct abut your ayam cemani hen starting to lay.

I got an egg today as well.

Congratulations!

Well, this is what happens when you stop inspecting your birds...

Found an EE hen with a very swollen, bubbly eye on one side. Would think MG flare 'cept it's just on that one eye?? Ideas?

Sorry for the bad pics, that roost is a good 8 ft up in the air and she wasn't budging off her warm roost for anything.




Oh, and Jace wishes to know if any FL or TX members would take in a poor frozen birdie for 8 months of the year. She promises to only go broody 5 times a year.

Maybe poked it and an infection.

Didn't kill enough whitetail deer this year they ran thru the fence again and the beef got out again and I put them back in again and fixed fence again and Fed hay again and filled the stock tank again.

That stinks. Sounds like a busy day you didn't plan.

Hey all! Today is day 19 and I'm so curious to see what's going on! I really want to take a peek but I know I shouldn't!

No, don't.

Quote: Sally had neck surgery, some fusing, a titanium plate added.

Thanks everybody for the anniversary wishes. It's on Tuesday but Bill finally had a day off & I see the Dr so we celebrated yesterday. Happy birthday @daxigait

. I'm calling it a night.

Good night!

Quote: The shovel method should be in the notes. You lay the handle across the neck, put your feet on the handle, each side of chicken and give it a yank.

Quote: Sweet.

 

[mlm Mike]

Had two does kid yesterday. The first one around 3:00 pm, she had 2 bucklings and 1 doeling. The other kidded around 8:00, She had three doelings, sadly, only two survived.

The first group, the black one is the doeling.


The second group, two doelings.


@daxigait I'm at 4 bucklings/ 4 doeling (5 counting the one that didn't make it) with at least one kidding to go.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

To everyone else...I enjoy reading along with you on this thread. I usually don't say much because I always seem to be a day behind and I'm always playing catch up. I'm currently 7 hours behind. That's improvement! But I do need to go feed the birds so I'm going to fall further behind again. You guys make me laugh sometimes but almost always make me smile. Sure glad I found you. @meltel Happy Anniversary and Congratulations

@Fire Ant Farm those kitties are lucky to have you, enjoy them

We're glad you're here even if you lurk! (I think most of us lurk now and again...). Re: the kitties, thanks. One of them (Opal) just carefully came out and looked at me. I'm ignoring her (or pretending to), and so she's started walking around a little bit and eating in the kitchen while I'm inside and awake (I could hear them exploring in the night when I was in bed). Yesterday I had pulled Brooke out from under a piece of furniture because my nose had me worried that she was using the bathroom back there (she wasn't) and I wanted to be sure she knew where the litterbox was. Despite her letting me handle her earlier, it really didn't go well at all, and was probably a mistake. I have no idea where she is hiding - she may never come out again. (I'm pretty sure I've been super careful about the doors, but if I don't find her soon, I'll start worrying she got out - she was a stray before.)

I hope everyone is having a great day. I am at my friend's house to ride. I have never seen daffodils on my birthday before.

Happy birthday, Dax!!!! I hope you had a nice ride!

Quote: Looking at these again, I think it's so cool how their feather color has evolved to camouflage them from predators. I had to look at it bigger to even realize there were chickens and chicks in the photo!

Oh, and Jace wishes to know if any FL or TX members would take in a poor frozen birdie for 8 months of the year. She promises to only go broody 5 times a year.

Ummmmmmm.... Sorry, Jace. I have kitty cats now, or I'd take you as a shared custody house chicken.

Hey all! Today is day 19 and I'm so curious to see what's going on! I really want to take a peek but I know I shouldn't!

Sit on those hands, missy! The instinct to mess with them is almost irresistible, even when you know you shouldn't. I like to arrange it so they pip and hatch while I'm away (at work) most of the time. Keeps me out of trouble.

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[duluthralphie]

Wow... You managed to get a good edge on it?

That is steel not flint. We stopped using flint 3,000 years ago down here...

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Had two does kid yesterday. The first one around 3:00 pm, she had 2 bucklings and 1 doeling. The other kidded around 8:00, She had three doelings, sadly, only two survived.

The first group, the black one is the doeling.


The second group, two doelings.


@daxigait I'm at 4 bucklings/ 4 doeling (5 counting the one that didn't make it) with at least one kidding to go.

Super cute!!!!!

 

[mlm Mike]

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