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

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: sounding like boyz already?
oh hope you get more!

 

[kajira]

sounds like you need eggs, ravyn has gorgeous silkies and ships them really well too

She also has too many pullets, but won't ship live birds. *cries*

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Like minds.

I have lots of land and all my birds are nestled on 1/2 acre because I am not carrying water to the back 40. My birds could free range for miles and rarely get over 50 feet from the coop. Guess they have everything they need close to home. Although I do plan on building a large chicken tractor on a hay wagon with 55 or 110 gallon water storage/rain barrels. I have areas of pasture with old cannery grass the beef don't eat off. Mostly because the beef have 50 acres of pasture so they can be picky. I am hoping if the chickens clear the old out the beef will like the new.

That's why they make good backyard livestock. They are homebodies.

I wouldn't hold out hope for them to eradicate the grass unless you fence them around it.
When I move chickens into different paddocks, they wipe out everything but the tough grass.

Those land acreage make me dizzy! Me and my 1/12 of acre garden!

But that's why your garden is so nice - because it is manageable.

I don't need them for broodiness, and I don't intend to breed. I just *like* the silkies for pets, and want enough girls/flock big enough to replace the silkies every 3-4 years as needed.

Despite only having a couple girls out there, the roosters don't fight over them and get along well with each other and let the kids handle them all.

Try Estes and Heartland hatcheries on the list I sent you. They may vent sex.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: selling or eating? and whuts wrong? too much to do after work?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: pup is off pred since last wed and doing good, her eyes are still wheepy watering but working on that now with some eye stuffs. She is really small for her age though. Kiddo had a few bad days again but been better tues and wed. so time will tell Iguess.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

She also has too many pullets, but won't ship live birds. *cries*

ask mel if she knows anyone too, she ships birds

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Quote:

selling or eating? and whuts wrong? too much to do after work?

I got lucky last night. One of the coop doors blew shut before dusk. When I went out to lock up, the rooster in that pen wasn't there. He got out and put himself away into another building. I didn't find him till this morning. All is back to normal.

 

[Chaos18]

They are irritating you that much????


@Sally Sunshine

How is the kiddo doing? Did your puppy ever recover?

The goats, yes, the chickens, not really I just don't need 2 doz eggs a day lol

 

[DwayneNLiz]

pup is off pred since last wed and doing good, her eyes are still wheepy watering but working on that now with some eye stuffs. She is really small for her age though. Kiddo had a few bad days again but been better tues and wed. so time will tell Iguess.

glad pup is doing better
i really wish HA would do better

 

[Sally Sunshine]

after who knows how many hatches in the original green coolerbator the fan is finally taking a crap. sounds rough but I used my backups in the cooler made for sara and my new one. ordered more fans yesterday hope this keeps spinning until they arrive.

oh I forgot to take pics of the new bator, all trays filled but one. brb