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

[Razadia]

Anyone know how to tell if nutri-drench is bad? I bought a bottle of it last year around this time and I don't know if it's still good.

 

[BullChick]

I'm not sure, but mine is a few years old, and I'm still using it.

 

[SidChick]

BYC
lol
do you want to hatch or buy chicks>

Would rather buy so they are old enough at fair time...

 

[BantyChooks]

It's not wet unless it thaws out, sillier 

It does get hot here in summer, ya know

hmmmmm

Hey SWEETS  He has a point there ya know :/

Oh for goodness sakes! I don't live in Alert, Nunavut, you know.
(Average yearly temp is 0°F there)

Keep reading; her reply is even better

I don't know, but I know Sally and I can help!
Decide how much feed you need for two or so days. Add a "glug" or two of apple cider vinegar with the mother (Braggs and Heinz make it). Add enough water to cover the feed. Stir it daily for three days. Add water to keep it just above the top of the feed. IT WILL EXPAND! When ready, it will bubble (which amuses the heck out of me!) and have a slightly yeasty smell.

Sally likes it cakey. That means it won't have sitting water, and won't need strained. I make it wet (bubbles!!) unless I have a lot of chickens to feed. Replace water and feed daily.
At first, the flock will devour it. After about a week, you will notice they are eating less and less. Eventually, you will see a significant savings on your feed bill.
If you have 20 or so birds, you can make it by the bag. I always had 50+ pounds of feed going.

You notice she hasn't uttered a word to me since?

C'mon back out & play, Bubbles

Was at church, never fear.... Not tongue tied

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Sorry, yes, I was referring to genetically polled goats - I had remembered that there was a downside. What is the risk of breeding polled to polled?

Thanks for the CV clarification. Your employer requires you to update your resume every year, that's interesting.
No reason to be sorry, I just wanted to clarify what we were discussing. When breeding genetically polled to genetically polled there is a 12.5% chance of producing a hermaphrodite goat, at least some studies have shown.
My employer is the University of Texas System, it's required of all faculty. It's part of the annual review process and they're in the data system - it's a SACS accreditation requirement.

Yeah, that's what I was curious about. I'm interested in a breeder in San Antonio (Texas Skyz, http://www.txskyz.com), they are near me and have nice looking Nigerian Dwarfs (there are another couple breeders around as well, but that's the one I keep haunting). They have polled kids available sometimes. Most of their updated availability is on Facebook, but you can see the listings. I was thinking polled would be easier, and just make sure buck is not polled (I don't plan on keeping a buck myself.) Mostly I'm window shopping.

Is it just me, or are both these sexy fellas coming on to me through the internet?!

the goats in my area make the police reports every month

I will too resist, just you wait and see...

That's got to be the funniest thing I've read in ages....

Quote: Go, Dan, go!!!!!

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do you have an old window screen you can cut? I have but only in the baskets the rest of bator open to air flow for humidity raising
And good mornin SARIS!!!!!!!

I might. I probably should just suck it up and go buy more shelf liner.....

Also good morning Sunshine!

I lurk here a lot but it's been SOOOOOOO crazy lately. So crazy.

It's nice to actually pop in and say hello. ^_^

Hey! Good to see you here!

Hello Sally Sunshine... I have a chick question . Can you help? My 16 chicks have really bad manners and particularly a certain lavender orpington... they scratch ALL the feed out of their feeder till it is empty.( a standard plastic quart with red plastic tray that you find at the feed stores). I just hate to waste all the feed. I do let them eat up as much as they can . But it starts getting contaminated and smelling form being on the floor of the brooder. I know how to teach kids to not throw their food on the floor but a chick?!

@Yemimah - I tried EVERYTHING - all sorts of feeders, fermented feed (which didn't work out for me), infuriating. The only thing that has worked for me (works like a charm) is to hang a feeder from a bar across the top of the brooder from a chain, and when they're tiny, let it rest on the floor, then incrementally raise it link by link to keep the lip around the level of the top of their backs. This is also what I do with my adult birds. I looked around and found a photo of some of my Naked Neck chicks sunbathing and you can see their feed in the foreground. They are big here (4 weeks old, and quite large), and the feeder is appropriately high. The thing it, you have to have the feeder at the level of the back of the SMALLEST chick (to make sure s/he can reach to eat).

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my poor grumpy chitlins

Awwwww. I wanna reach through the computer and hug them.

- Ant Farm

 

[Razadia]

Fat fluffy face!

 

[BantyChooks]

That's got to be the funniest thing I've read in ages.... 

- Ant Farm 

Hmph. Just you wait and see.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Fat fluffy face!

So cute!!! I lost the quote earlier, but congrats on your hatch!

Quote: Riiiiiiiiiight.......

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Jace laid an egg today.... Now taking bets on how many days it will be until she starts settin'.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

ok, someone demanded poult pics this morning so here they are! The 3 early palm babies along with my week old palm mix, Sprinkles, teaching them how to cuddle











And, just for fun:

Hatching is such hard work!



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