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

[BullChick]

Another good idea---thanks. No, I didn't, how exciting! Pekins?

The mama is a Muscovy, but I think all the eggs are Pekin. I haven’t caught her off the nest long enough to check.
I’ll have an incubator ready in case some eggs are hers, and need longer.

 

[Pensmaster]

Do you know if the fire is out or under control?

still going. Pawnee Fire lake county. 40% contained this morning. 14000 acres. He said the sky was clear this am.

 

[kwhites634]

still going. Pawnee Fire lake county. 40% contained this morning. 14000 acres. He said the sky was clear this am.

I guess the lumber industry doesn't flourish in that area, but the charcoal industry might be pretty lucrative.

 

[Pensmaster]

I have a problem. There's a heat wave coming through here that's the worst one I've seen in years, possibly ever in the whole time I've lived here. Daytime highs are into the 90s Fahrenheit for possibly three days in a row, and a few of those nights have a low of mid-60s. Then it's high 80's for a while after that. I suspect I am going to have very unhappy chickens, and I'd like to not lose any. They start looking bad at about 84*F (one starts panting at 70*F) and this is almost ten degrees over that with no break overnight. How does everyone else keep them alive? I have pools for the ducks that I'll try and put in a shady area, and put shade boards over individual pens in an attempt to keep the direct sun off. Anything else? They've never gone for cold stuff before, like the ice pops with corn I saw someone make once, but I might try it because this weather looks just crazy. I think I remember Kristen talking about a misting system or something but I can't do that.

I wish it was winter. My air conditioner isn't heavy duty enough for this stuff.

Sorry to hear this Banti, here the 90’s is a welcome relief during the summer months. However the chickens here have acclimated over the years.

Probably the most important thing you can do for your chickens is for you to stay hydrated.

After that could you put a fan securely by the pond and blow across the water for the chickens? Mine love to sit near the fan.

I hope you do well with the coming heat.

 

[kwhites634]

Sorry to hear this Banti, here the 90’s is a welcome relief during the summer months. However the chickens here have acclimated over the years.

Probably the most important thing you can do for your chickens is for you to stay hydrated.

After that could you put a fan securely by the pond and blow across the water for the chickens? Mine love to sit near the fan.

I hope you do well with the coming heat.

Hey
Question: My radial arm saw has no provision for catching sawdust, which just blows out through an elbow & coats everything with a layer of sawdust. It's an old Craftsman, & Sears says they don't use anything, but suggested I use one of the bags that fit chop saws. They don't fit, either; won't spread open enough. Lowe's doesn't have PVC to fit, either. I need something to slip over 1 9/16".
Any ideas? I can get a picture if it'd help.

 

[mlm Mike]

Hey peeps. Wow it's been awhile. I'm still alive and kicking though. Currently chicken free as I had to cull my flock because of illness. But I'm getting ready to move out of the city and onto some acreage so I can start over and have plenty of space to have all the hens and roosters I want. ^_^ I hope all of you are doing well.

Good luck with your move!

 

[BullChick]

Will a chicken blow up if they swallow a snapper? And if they peck at it, making it go off, will it hurt them?

 

[mlm Mike]

Well, I might actually have a big enough tarp. I got the biggest one I could find back when I needed to cover the coop roof. Mounting it might be 'interesting', though, since they are pretty far apart.

Thanks. It works pretty well too.

Any shade cloth? Shade cloth can drop that temp as well as provide shade.

 

[BantyChooks]

Sorry to hear this Banti, here the 90’s is a welcome relief during the summer months. However the chickens here have acclimated over the years.

Probably the most important thing you can do for your chickens is for you to stay hydrated.

After that could you put a fan securely by the pond and blow across the water for the chickens? Mine love to sit near the fan.

I hope you do well with the coming heat.

Maybe. I do have fans, but my chickens would probably think it was coming to eat them. That's another good idea, thanks.

 

[BantyChooks]

Any shade cloth? Shade cloth can drop that temp as well as provide shade.

Nope. I've never needed it.