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

[kwhites634]

This thread is dying .......

No kidding! What a shame...lots of fun, very informative, and a boatload of friends

 

[Lazy Farmer]

No kidding! What a shame...lots of fun, very informative, and a boatload of friends

You're back!!!

 

[mlm Mike]

I don't even have my broader set up its all dusty and just a mess. I set my eggs from the 17th to the 19th and one is Zipping right now .Its in a hurry so I guess I will have to get busy in the morning .

Good luck! Get that brooder ready! Post some chick pics.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Staying warm by the photos of last night's BBQ-

Benny, don't look at this next one..

Got our meat back from our processor yesterday. Took the new stuff out for a test drive. No complaints.

 

[Pensmaster]

No kidding! What a shame...lots of fun, very informative, and a boatload of friends

Good morning Whites. All eggs arrived safely Wednesday, started them last night.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good morning Farmer. Got more grain Wednesday as well.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Good morning Farmer. Got more grain Wednesday as well.

Must be another

season. We consistently bring home boat loads. Another load this afternoon.
Glad your eggs made it there intact. I've had bad experiences with mail order. Happy to hear positive experiences can occur. Is this cold snap effecting your neck of the woods?

 

[mlm Mike]

I hope you leave a bread crumb trail to find you're way back-

I've been distracted. Should I make it a point to post a tid-bit here and there? I'll make a mental note on my agenda.
Shalom Benny. I hope you are well.
I kind of like a last minute brooder set up. I'm not superstitious but, it seems like I have higher hatch rates when I'm scrambling to accommodate a rapid hatch. Having the brooder ready a week in advance is like putting the cart in front of the horse. Jinxing my hatches by over confidence that I am needing that giant pool size brooded v.s. a smaller tub, because unforeseen events during the final stages of development during absorption may come into play.
Don't count your eggs before they hatch.. w/my expectations anymore. Some of my best batches were from the results last minute prep.


As I read this this morning I had to do a double take.. "Some are obviously pullet eggs"..lol.
If I had a Rooster that laid eggs, I could be doing the entire Talk Show circuit right now.
I know what you meant, but at first it caught me off guard & I had to read it again. I wish you much success on your yield! COME ON PULLETS

Thanks a lot Mikie! 5:00 am this morning it was 29*F! Major frost blanket. Winter wonderland in Florida on March 8th. It is now 7:50 am and only 31*.. I did my chores and dashed back indoors.

My ground was covered again, 25*F.

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morning everyone!

Was at TSC yesterday, Chick days are here!

 

[Pensmaster]

I hope you leave a bread crumb trail to find you're way back-

I've been distracted. Should I make it a point to post a tid-bit here and there? I'll make a mental note on my agenda.
Shalom Benny. I hope you are well.
I kind of like a last minute brooder set up. I'm not superstitious but, it seems like I have higher hatch rates when I'm scrambling to accommodate a rapid hatch. Having the brooder ready a week in advance is like putting the cart in front of the horse. Jinxing my hatches by over confidence that I am needing that giant pool size brooded v.s. a smaller tub, because unforeseen events during the final stages of development during absorption may come into play.
Don't count your eggs before they hatch.. w/my expectations anymore. Some of my best batches were from the results last minute prep.


As I read this this morning I had to do a double take.. "Some are obviously pullet eggs"..lol.
If I had a Rooster that laid eggs, I could be doing the entire Talk Show circuit right now.
I know what you meant, but at first it caught me off guard & I had to read it again. I wish you much success on your yield! COME ON PULLETS

Thanks a lot Mikie! 5:00 am this morning it was 29*F! Major frost blanket. Winter wonderland in Florida on March 8th. It is now 7:50 am and only 31*.. I did my chores and dashed back indoors.

The rooster part never entered my mind.