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

[kajira]

That is a nice broody. Good luck.

She's a bantam cochin.... hatching eggs for that many chicks would be hard... but she's always loved babies. LOL

 

[daxigait]

She's a bantam cochin.... hatching eggs for that many chicks would be hard... but she's always loved babies. LOL

Beats having to use a brooder and integrate chicks too.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Long day I am whipped and sore. Picking up chicks in the morning.

@ChickenCanoe thanks for the info on the tough grass. They will be in chicken tractors due to the amount of predators. There is years of tall dead grass that is basiclly straw. Hope they turn it into muclh like in there current run. Mainly it's an excuse to order a twice the meaties I normally do I will put all my current chickens out there over the summer too. The main part I want to do is 1/2 acre.

I have read in a book that I can't remember it name now, about a wonderful way of managing grass land for farm animals. The principal of it is like that:
The grass /wood land was divided to 3 parts
on the first they put cattle
On the second they poot chicken tractors
The 3rd was empty
After the cattle ate the grass ( not the all plant but only the first 50-60% of it!) .They were muved to the empty lot, the chicken were moved to the lot were the cattle was, and the lot of that the chicken were get to rest. And they repeated this over and over again.
In this way the grass feed the cattle which produces dung that is substance for numerous insects that feed the chicken and with the chicken droppings fertilize the ground for extensive grass growth that feed the cattle and so on .....
I think that this method could suit you!

 

[Honora]

if u put a bowl of water out the mice will climb in and drown I have seen 15 meet their demise this way. And I had them getting into my gravity feeders and building nests I put cayenne pepper mix it in with the feed no more problem. Mice have the heat receptors like humans chickens do not

Great idea! I will try that cause we have rats here.

 

[Honora]

I stuck an extra 8-9 chicks under my broody who already had 3 babies she accepted... so far, she's allowed all of them to hang out under her. They are about 3? days old.

She seems fine with them. We'll give her a couple days before turning her loose again with all her new babies.

Cool, any pics yet?

 

[BullChick]

@Akrnaf2

 

[SidChick]

From skimming, I'm going to offer the following information.
It can take 24 hours to finish zipping.
If the chick looks to have foot problems, don't worry right away. It will sometimes straighten out within a day. If not, buy it some Keds. Or, make it a shoe.

Thanks to all for the advice yesterday. I did help it get unstuck, and I worried about it all night last night. This morning, it still looked a little weak.. I went to work all day, and when I got home, it was running around in the incubator, eating shells, etc. I took it out and it's feisty and happy now! Legs and feet are normal, and it's an adorable grey color. Thanks again!

Ps. I'm now watching #2 of 3. Pipped around 6pm, and is a tiny bit unzipping. They are (were) due tomorrow, so I guess they didn't all want to hatch at once so I could watch them... I guess it's almost tomorrow.. 11pm here... technically will be tomorrow before it hatches I assume.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: I don't know anyone who needs an extra rooster. But... hey, any chance you want an Olive Egger rooster? He's sweet and beautiful and big, half Lavender Ameraucana, half Blue Copper Marans. Will likely be eaten as I'm full up on boys...

(So begins the season of getting rid of roosters - it'll be zucchini next!)

Kenpo time. You guys have a great evening.

Have a great time! Haven't asked in ages, but the Kenpo reminds me - how is that ankle doing?

Quote: Agree - just getting on, but I don't have anything to add to MC and Dax's comments. Sounds like you've done the right things, now it's up to the chick/nature.

Quote: I am so glad to hear that!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Back inside - I was able to get some more good work done, but still more to do. I have to work part of the day tomorrow (was hoping to take the entire day off, but there's a meeting I have to supervise). Hoping I can finish the housing up over the weekend...

(Boy, I'm beat!!!!)

- Ant Farm

 

[Akrnaf2]

Back inside - I was able to get some more good work done, but still more to do. I have to work part of the day tomorrow (was hoping to take the entire day off, but there's a meeting I have to supervise). Hoping I can finish the housing up over the weekend...

(Boy, I'm beat!!!!)

- Ant Farm 

A better idea is to REST AND HAVE SOME FUN in the weekend. The housing can wait. ....