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

[duluthralphie]

About the consistency of drywall paste, but tasted fine.

My favorite kind!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Dont feel bad Whites, I fried 3 steaks yesterday I was afraid to feed to the dogs.

 

[mlm Mike]

lol.. last season we hatched close to 50 roosters.. far greater pullets. But nevertheless... the "Roo Factor" is in the cards. Our farm was SO LOUD! non stop crowing. When a processor finally made a decent
offer, it was so peaceful and quite here it was like soundless. You could hear nothing but country sounds. From dusk til dawn, dozens of roos were calling back & forth and then it was quite.
So now when we hatch it is sorta like a inside joke... another roo..
I had to jump thru hoops to get them. I have to wash dishes and do laundry at the White house for 14 days..

I agree with you Whites.. View attachment 1249780

Is that because the brooder will be unattended for a week? Could someone take them in for that duration?

What-a-cutie! Pin striped for racing! lol

You are taking all the magic away!
You are sounding like me though..View attachment 1249791

How close by is your neighbors and or roadway?
You are lakefront, but not Gators up there I'm sure.

she wasn't kidding..View attachment 1249807 View attachment 1249805 Baby WickedView attachment 1249825 ​

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Yay! all caught up in record time..View attachment 1249821
Woke up this morning to 4 Roosters in my home.
When I open the door they were all huddled together coming up with a plan for a jail break. I think they were going to stand on each others shoulders and push the lid off and get away!
As soon as I cracked the lid I heard one say.. be cool shhhh.View attachment 1249824 View attachment 1249824 View attachment 1249824 View attachment 1249824
I know those like dudes are up to no good.
View attachment 1249804 These are my Canadian back up plan. I just hope my spring hatches are also high hatch ratios as well.
View attachment 1249818 These guys don't get green cards.. they are being deported..

Farm is flooded AGAIN.. 2" rain in 15 hours.. what a mess. Have a freeze to prepare for.
Happy Monday folks!

What's a neighbor?

Rooster missing from the country estate , not the lake cottage, no poultry or livestock allowed there.

 

[mlm Mike]

Getting back to the subject of incubation for a moment.
Some of you may have remembered that I've long recommended both the Brinsea Spot Check thermometer but also the Thermoworks pocket digital RT301WA.
If you google for the Thermoworks one, I caution that you buy it from Thermoworks and NOT Amazon, Walmart or other source. Apparently there are counterfeit Chinese thermometers branded as real Thermoworks products.

Warning regarding ThermoWorks products at Amazon, eBay and other sites Less

The lowest internet prices for ThermoWorks products are available at thermoworks.com and through special offers received by subscribers to ThermoWorks emails.

Amazon, eBay, walmart.com, sears.com and their sellers are NOT Authorized Dealers. There are unscrupulous sellers at those sites who have purchased ThermoWorks products at retail prices and are then re-selling them at significantly elevated prices, sometimes 2 to 4 times the Authorized List Price. After receiving numerous complaints from customers who were victimized by those listings, we felt it was important to do what we could to warn unsuspecting consumers.

Furthermore, we have received a growing number of complaints that such sellers are offering counterfeit, copycat, stolen units, and "Open-Box" units as authentic NEW ThermoWorks products. Thus, from January 1st of 2016, technical support and warranty coverage are only available on ThermoWorks products that are purchased direct from ThermoWorks or from ThermoWorks' Authorized Dealers. In this way we know the consumer is fully protected and we can protect our reputation for treating customers fairly

I was looking at their thermometers for BBQ the other day and saw that warning. Thanks.

 

[mlm Mike]

View attachment 1250041 It happened. Finally my sweetheart polish hen Sunshine laid her first egg (my first egg ever!!) I’ll be hatching my own soon.

Congratulations!

 

[kwhites634]

Dont feel bad Whites, I fried 3 steaks yesterday I was afraid to feed to the dogs.

Hey, Pam. Good to see you. How you feeling? Any more ticker trouble?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Hey, Pam. Good to see you. How you feeling? Any more ticker trouble?

Nothing to speak of. Doing ok I guess. Gravy sounds good.
How about you ?

 

[kwhites634]

What's a neighbor?

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Rooster missing from the country estate , not the lake cottage, no poultry or livestock allowed there.

Looks nice, but what's all that green stuff?

 

[BantyChooks]

Looks nice, but what's all that green stuff?

It looks dangerous. Green is an unnatural colour.

 

[mlm Mike]

Son smoked some meat today. Every coyote in the county is at our back door.

choot em !