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

[NaJoBeLe]

@ChickenCanoe
Messed the tag up first time around. Might have brought someone new to the thread.

 

[daxigait]

I am sooooooooooo ready for the time change this weekend. I wish we would just stay on Daylight savings time year round. I like light when I home in the evenings.

 

[BantyChooks]

I am sooooooooooo ready for the time change this weekend. I wish we would just stay on Daylight savings time year round. I like light when I home in the evenings.

Same.

I have to hurry home or my chooks get left out after dark... It's nice to not have to rush.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I am SO not ready for all these new babies coming in the next couple weeks. got 15 turkeys. (going to sit out side TSC and try to sell 90% of them for a few bucks a piece, they already told me I could. haha)

I got my sebastapol geese, and 4 new ducklings coming in, and 4 more babies in the incubator due to hatch around the 20th.

I need to butcher, and get crap ready for spring.... all these new baby goats, too. I need to go to the goat auction and sell off all my pgymies so I can replace them with nubians.

The feed store by my house has chick day this Saturday. I threw out the idea that I could bring chicks to sell and they didn't seem too fond of the idea.

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You're heat is ranging from 95 - 104? I would watch that, anyway to get it more stable or at least not reach 104?
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I agree 100%. Both 95 and 104 scare me.

@ChickenCane
My thoughts exactly on giving them away. I was spending almost more on gas and fees than i was getting to take them to auction. Decided i would try my hand at processing them.

It's a good skill to have but I'd rather muck out all my coops rather than butcher 1 bird.
I've taught processing classes here 3 times. At least I had help and moral support to get about 50 birds processed.

@ChickenCanoe
Messed the tag up first time around. Might have brought someone new to the thread.

I hope Cane likes chatterboxes.

 

[kajira]

The feed store by my house has chick day this Saturday. I threw out the idea that I could bring chicks to sell and they didn't seem too fond of the idea.

I agree 100%. Both 95 and 104 scare me.

It's a good skill to have but I'd rather muck out all my coops rather than butcher 1 bird.
I've taught processing classes here 3 times. At least I had help and moral support to get about 50 birds processed.

I hope Cane likes chatterboxes.

Probably because they don't sell turkeys, so i'm not in direct competition with their sales, and if people buy turkeys, they need turkey feed....

 

[duluthralphie]

Ordered some Just One Bite, by Farnham,yesterday. Used it on mice before, never rats. If it don't get the job done I'll be getting one of those.

When I put it in the hole and turned the gas on I was amazed at how many rats could come out of one little hole.. I will deny I ever did this to the insurance company..

 

[daxigait]

Morning all, Had the day off yesterday so I took the opportunity to process some excess roosters. First time experience but I made it through it and have meat in the freezer. Mixed thoughts at this point in time but we will see how they taste to see if it was worth the effort.

I am glad you made it through it. I did it once and I am glad to know I could do it if I had to. Personally, it was too much work for the little difference. I just take my extra cockerels to the local swap meets and sell them to the Hispanic and Asian population that buy them for 5 or 6 bucks a piece. Then I can go to the store and just buy a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken or something.

 

[duluthralphie]

RALPHIE!! If you sent this freezing cold wind my way, I'm going to send you a blizzard in May.

I thought you sent this crap to me~! I was doing a "get back@Banty crappy weather dance" all night long..

 

[BantyChooks]

I thought you sent this crap to me~!  I was doing a "get back@Banty crappy weather dance" all night long..

I was innocent, this time anyway!!

The weather was so nice before... Got into the single digits, and you had to go and ruin it....

 

[5Sons Coop]

I am glad you made it through it. I did it once and I am glad to know I could do it if I had to. Personally, it was too much work for the little difference. I just take my extra cockerels to the local swap meets and sell them to the Hispanic and Asian population that buy them for 5 or 6 bucks a piece. Then I can go to the store and just buy a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken or something.

Unless there something special have a hard time giving roosters away here and if I can't get a few bucks for them they go in the freezer.