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

[BantyChooks]

Phil, I want to go 'model' hunting with you.... Pleeease?

 

[campingshaws]

What's the problem?

Scovies are broody but last 15 eggs I ate weren't fertile. Was wondering if it takes the boys a while to get the hang of "it." They're all 6-7 mos.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Phil, I want to go 'model' hunting with you.... Pleeease?

yeah it didn't say that when I hit send

 

[BantyChooks]

I was hoping Phil would jump in here, but I guess I missed him.
Only thing I can think is maybe the guys are still a bit young, but I've never had a duck, so that's strictly a guess. Abi or Bubbles should have an answer for you, I'd think.

'fraid I don't. The mink took down my ducks before I had a chance to even worry about eggs to be fertilized. :/

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Good morning
Teenagers are stupid.

Yup.

I'll know more next week. I just started our second cycle. On the same regime as last month, but later starting in the cycle to give my ovaries time to clear up.

We are good to go, and I just finished oral meds, and started shots last night... so i go back friday, then hopefully trigger tues-thurs next week and then were back to the two week wait to find out.




--- We killed one of our roosters yesterday. He was pestering my daughter, and made her drop a dozen eggs when jumping at her egg basket. So dad... disposed of him.

We are butchering our big male tom, who hates boys since we have so many new turkeys to pick a nice tom from.... hopefully our pot is big enough to accomodate his body, because I don't want to just throw him away.

Hey folks. I'd be online more if I didn't feel so bad. Been running some bad (but not super high) fevers and coughing like there's a sauna in my lungs. Been super dizzy too. I want to take a nap, but I can't.

I have two roosters that seem to be fighting to the death. Okay, not that bad, but bad enough. I am not keeping either (bigger one is the wrong color, and the the other is too small, and has the wrong posture), but feel bad for the underdog. I kept breaking it up (I was unable to do much at the moment), but the small one kept going back!
I'm especially sad that I keep seeing a Silver Pencil Rock being an awesome guy! He was trying to break up the fight, and is always watching hens, and offering treats.
But he's the wrong color.

I have a lot of this going on in some of my older growout coops - I was outside this evening, and it's really escalated. I will need to work my way through culling them starting again this weekend.

Dad successfully butchered mr. peepers, and put him in the oven for dinner ^.^

I picked s bunch off morels today..... made bluegill taco is for dinner.....

I am just taking a break - I have tons still to do, grading and then also making space for the new fridge before delivery. When all I really want to do is fall asleep NOW.

So, I better go get some more stuff done. It's going to be another long night.

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi Kristen

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Scovies are broody but last 15 eggs I ate weren't fertile. Was wondering if it takes the boys a while to get the hang of "it." They're all 6-7 mos.

In my opinion.... they are a little young.....
I don't have... scovies......i have Kahki Campbell...... and Cuyogas...... but I think they are still a little young. I didn't start hatching my eggs til they were a year old

 

[campingshaws]

In my opinion.... they are a little young.....
I don't have... scovies......i have Kahki Campbell...... and Cuyogas...... but I think they are still a little young. I didn't start hatching my eggs til they were a year old

Thanks! Of course I want more, but DH prefers no more. So try to break them like chickens?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Hi Kristen

 

[BantyChooks]

I found someone willing to let me help out with their meat birds, so phew, I'm a lot happier at not winging it. Mr. Brat gets a temporary life extension, I guess.