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

[shawluvsbirds]

Looks great!! Awesome job!

Coop is done! I'm so happy
The wall is the start of a closet. I don't have enough plywood or time to finish it... next year I will.
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[BantyChooks]

Looks great!! Awesome job!

I'm just thankful it is done. I have devoted every single weekend and quite a few weekdays to this project since the ground thawed this spring.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm wondering if I could house all my roosters in the goat shed over winter. I have 8 & the shed is 48 square feet. Stupid idea? I'm just trying to find ways to spare the hens, because I can't sell these guys for anything and I refuse to process in this weather. 35°F was bad enough. I don't think re-integrating with hens would be an issue, especially if I let them free range together whenever it's warm enough/they feel like walking through snow.

I thought of putting the ducks in there but it's a dirt floor and I don't want a repeat of last year just in case something gets through the frozen soil.

 

[duluthralphie]

I know where you can put the dux..

 

[BantyChooks]

I know where you can put the dux..

In the house? You're so smart, that's a great idea.

 

[duluthralphie]

I guess...indirectly...they would be in the house....

 

[BantyChooks]

I guess...indirectly...they would be in the house....

They would be in the living room, not the freezer OR oven OR table.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Everyone has their preferred fowl...... we have discovered that duck taste pretty good, that's the only reason I got the go ahead to hatch some this spring..... lol they are so messy my husband thinks they are a nuisance. But I Love my chickens and so far my turkeys are a hit

 

[BantyChooks]

Everyone has their preferred fowl...... we have discovered that duck taste pretty good, that's the only reason I got the go ahead to hatch some this spring..... lol they are so messy my husband thinks they are a nuisance. But I Love my chickens and so far my turkeys are a hit

I've been thinking about trying turkeys... maybe some year when I can get my hands on some without breaking the bank.

 

[aliciaplus3]

I've been thinking about trying turkeys... maybe some year when I can get my hands on some without breaking the bank.

I cheated.... talked a gal out of some eggs as a test. You know just to see If they would hatch. And offered to incubate eggs for another guy in exchange for keeping some