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

[daxigait]

Toxicology report in.. My Buck got sick from eating medicated poultry grower feed. He busted into the Turkey area a week or so ago and I didn't think anything of it. We are medicating the Turkeys for harvest in November..... When my Vet just called, she asked if I feed my Goats Chicken feed... that threw me thru a loop. Never a single dull moment.. ever.
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Remember that since I don't feed medicated. But my goats think chicken feed is the bomb. Maybe we'll try to almost knock me over to get to it, and I even had a full grown Saanen goat get through a 12-inch chicken door to get to the chicken feed. I put a cattle panel in front of it now.

 

[duluthralphie]

I'm so sorry to have been away for so long - I'm fine, thought my life is somewhat disorganized at the moment. Chickens are fine - a few losses, generally doing well, a few escape artists. There there's Muffin, my ~8lb S&G NN cuddle muffin (hence the name). Every day when I'm changing their water, she just patiently stands in front of or between my feet (or on them) waiting to be picked up and snuggled.

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I want to come back and get back in the groove, but this is such an incredibly busy time for me at work. I'll try, though, maybe over the weekend. Thanks to @daxigait and @BantyChooks for PM'ing me.

Meanwhile, to amuse you, here is a my photo of chicken math, the desktop edition:
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- Ant Farm

Who are you again? Where are you from? Are you sure you have been here before? Do you have this confused with some other site you might visit?

Well, if you insist you belong here. Welcome back, I guess... I sure wish I could say you were missed..But I just can't recall you for the life of me..

 

[venymae]

Welp I called my Uglybator hatch. Wasn't great statistically, but I got some nice chicks (that I'm giving away. poor poor me!) so I'm happy. I didn't do good book keeping this time, and with the kindergarten eggs being snagged from the originals and set later I got all mixed up, so there is what I know so far

RIRroo X RIR,BSL,BR hens
1 cracked
1 clear infertile
1 clear fertile
3 early quitters
1 late quitter
1 DIS
1 pipped DIS
14 hatched?

Barnyard Mix #1
1 hatched

Cochin Bantum Mix Eggs
4 clear infertile
1 pipped DIS (My minty chocolate chip egg!! WHYYYYYYYY!)
2 hatched

EE's
2 early quitters
1 DIS
4 hatched


My temps and air cells seemed to be good so any thoughts, guesses, opinions or knowledge on why I had so many NOT hatch would be appreciated! Local eggs.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

oh that would be sweet!! bucket list is to head south for BORE! some time I will do it! I wonder if Dan hunts? Heather Feather? hmmmm

I do not hunt, but I know lots of folks who do!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

THE TALE OF THE STINKY CHICKS..
by Farmer Connie​

I have hatched many many chicks (not as much as most of you guys I'm sure) but into the hundreds. My preference of hatching of course is via incubator. Although I have exploited a broody hen or two here and there. Far more bated vs brood.
I have yet to have a so called "born in the wild" batch until yesterday. I always plan and or calculate to micro manage success and purpose.

For those who missed the previous story, here is a short version to spare those in the know.

My Black Jersey Giant re appeared yesterday sporting some little additions and I had to leap into action to save them from my yard dog. She was AWOL almost a month and I wrote her off as Raccoon chow.
Now as Paul Harvey use to say... "And now the rest of the story"..
My brooder room smells so freaking terrible! All 5 brooders are spotless and fresh. I sniffed and sniffed everywhere and scratched my head so hard while thinking that I have a bald spot now.

ITS THE TINY CHICKS!!!!Judas Priest! Hell Mary!
They must off been born next to some egg grenades or something. How can somethings so precious and cute reek like the Devil's sewer pipe? It is so bad my brooder room is now a toxic waste dump.
Born To Be Wild now has a new meaning...
I can't get the smell off my hand after picking one up during my sniffing session...
Never bring wild animals into closed quarters... Except tiny and cute cheeping birdies...

Hey Wicked! wanna hug my birdies?

 

[ronott1]

THE TALE OF THE STINKY CHICKS..
by Farmer Connie​

I have hatched many many chicks (not as much as most of you guys I'm sure) but into the hundreds. My preference of hatching of course is via incubator. Although I have exploited a broody hen or two here and there. Far more bated vs brood.
I have yet to have a so called "born in the wild" batch until yesterday. I always plan and or calculate to micro manage success and purpose.

For those who missed the previous story, here is a short version to spare those in the know.

My Black Jersey Giant re appeared yesterday sporting some little additions and I had to leap into action to save them from my yard dog. She was AWOL almost a month and I wrote her off as Raccoon chow.
Now as Paul Harvey use to say... "And now the rest of the story"..
My brooder room smells so freaking terrible! All 5 brooders are spotless and fresh. I sniffed and sniffed everywhere and scratched my head so hard while thinking that I have a bald spot now.

ITS THE TINY CHICKS!!!!Judas Priest! Hell Mary!
They must off been born next to some egg grenades or something. How can somethings so precious and cute reek like the Devil's sewer pipe? It is so bad my brooder room is now a toxic waste dump.
Born To Be Wild now has a new meaning...
I can't get the smell off my hand after picking one up during my sniffing session...
Never bring wild animals into closed quarters... Except tiny and cute cheeping birdies...
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Hey Wicked! wanna hug my birdies?

How sweet!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

How sweet!

Their names are:
Stinky
Reeky
Funky
Phewey
The Sewer Sisters..

 

[ronott1]

Their names are:
Stinky
Reeky
Funky
Phewey
The Sewer Sisters..

Great names!

 

[kajira]

Went to take family picture - everything in the nearby area, had to photobomb the picture.

 

[daxigait]

Went to take family picture - everything in the nearby area, had to photobomb the picture.

Too funny