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

[Akrnaf2]

I don't have that much snow.

I know, that is way I quoted Bubbles!

 

[mlm Mike]

I know, that is way I quoted Bubbles!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I am sorry, I find it hard to keep up with this thread these days. My campaigning is taking a exorbitant amount of my time.

Then when the first post I need to read is from "CC"......all I can think is..... HE TOOK A CHICKEN TO THE VET!!

Making it impossible to read further because of the tears in my eyes...
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That's OK, I deserve it.

 

[Jessimom]

That is a wonderful score.
You likely have long tailed weasels if you're anywhere near water.
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=2592
I had never SEEN any members of the Mustelid family before mink killed $2,000 worth of birds in 6 buildings with locked doors in the course of a week.

WOW, that basically says there are weasels everywhere! I have heard that Mink can get into a seriously secure coop and they just kill for fun. I do have a serious gopher problem, but have never seen a weasel, and I hope I never do. They look ugly.

As for predators, here is what they list for possible sightings in the hills surrounding my valley:
Native predators include bears, mountain lions, bobcats, fox and the coyote. Skunks, opossums, and raccoons are frequent visitors in every neighborhood and bats contribute to our mosquito abatement efforts. Deer are in the foothills, feral pigs in the canyons, and rabbits in abundance everywhere

I have lived in this valley off and on since 1979, there used to be wild pigs everywhere. Yes, we were treed more than once trying to escape after harassing them. Haven't seen any locally in years. Hiking, I've seen bobcats and lynx. We've had a coyote on our driveway. There is a man made lake not too far, but no other water sources that I'm aware of. So far, I've lost birds to Hawks, and I think at night, we lost one to an Owl (she didn't go into the coop and we missed her). And we think we lost a roo (that was in a dog kennel on our porch) to a raccoon.

Thankfully, I've never run into a bear!!!

 

[Phage]

101 top
98 bottom

Are you opening the door to do the readings or are the spot checks in the Bator all the time?
If you are opening the door the The temp could drop between the 2 measurements.

There is a lot of space between the 2 shelves. Can they be put closer together? Maybe it is hard to fully ventilate air around the bottom shelf due to the turner.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Let me introduce the Palawan peacock pheasant.
Polyplectron napoleonis
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You should totally tag Kathy on your post!

 

[Phage]

101 top
98 bottom

Come to think about it there was a significant difference in temp between the top and bottom of my brinsea cabinet bator.
The bottom of the bator especially, was several
Degrees cooler than the top. Too cold to hatch. Maybe just too far away from the fans at the top. I just rotated the trays of eggs between shelves once a week and all did fine.

 

[Pensmaster]

WOW, that basically says there are weasels everywhere! I have heard that Mink can get into a seriously secure coop and they just kill for fun. I do have a serious gopher problem, but have never seen a weasel, and I hope I never do. They look ugly.

As for predators, here is what they list for possible sightings in the hills surrounding my valley:
Native predators include bears, mountain lions, bobcats, fox and the coyote. Skunks, opossums, and raccoons are frequent visitors in every neighborhood and bats contribute to our mosquito abatement efforts. Deer are in the foothills, feral pigs in the canyons, and rabbits in abundance everywhere

I have lived in this valley off and on since 1979, there used to be wild pigs everywhere. Yes, we were treed more than once trying to escape after harassing them. Haven't seen any locally in years. Hiking, I've seen bobcats and lynx. We've had a coyote on our driveway. There is a man made lake not too far, but no other water sources that I'm aware of. So far, I've lost birds to Hawks, and I think at night, we lost one to an Owl (she didn't go into the coop and we missed her). And we think we lost a roo (that was in a dog kennel on our porch) to a raccoon.

Thankfully, I've never run into a bear!!!

No pigs here. But we have had bear reports around us. All other predators you listed are pretty much here as well.

 

[Pensmaster]

The only thing missing from this picture is Little Red Riding Hood.

Got the call for the barley train this afternoon.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Got the call for the barley train this afternoon.

lol.. same here.. but tomorrow morn p.u.