French frogs

[WalnutHill]

I just wonder if it would be worthwhile......

set up a pen, for ten hatched chicks.......raise to laying age......monitor their feed, ie only feed from their own bin, and see what they sell for, to determine price per bird......like walnut said, excluding buildings, taxes, etc

If you start with all pullets it could work out. If you raise straight run, then it will skew your results. Males are a lost cause if you have to pay to feed them.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Sure, I'll take a look at a pic!  I'll trade ya a pic of my pretty purple ankle 

And you are soooo right.  Happened so quick!  I was just glad I didn't have my phone in my hand like I normally do.  My poor box of cigarettes got crushed! 

No!!!! Not the smokes!!

 

[abbevilleoz]

Got word today that one of the hens from the first set of quail that I hatched Valentine's weekend laid her first egg today!  Just over 6 weeks old
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Wow! That's amazing I didn't realize they matured that fast!

 

[Tumbling K]

If you start with all pullets it could work out. If you raise straight run, then it will skew your results. Males are a lost cause if you have to pay to feed them.

makes sense.........

I'll do that with our first couple of batches of sex links......

great point, thanks!

 

[WalnutHill]

Shrinkwrapped most of the hatch...even unpipped... there were 3 internal pipped I tried to save, the shell shattered right off the membrane, wasn't even attached to it anymore...

That is flockin awesome!!!
I allow the unusual pure colors to be pets, but OH likes to create mixes 'just to see' then proceeds to want to keep them all... it's been a battle to keep moving forward... but lately he has been seeing the improvements due to my choices, so hopefully it will get easier...

That sucks on the hatch. I've experienced that membrane/shell separation. Never knew why...many hatch normally.

I upgraded the hose to the one I could not find this morning, shorter and larger diameter. Needs shorter still (currently 6 feet) and more strategic placement to the fan intake or exhaust.

I want to keep everything that looks cool and different. It's hard to let them go. Whenever I have a chick with a color I haven't had before, I want to keep it to grow it out, like the dun EE that just hatched.

 

[Debs Flock]

Shrinkwrapped most of the hatch...even unpipped... there were 3 internal pipped I tried to save, the shell shattered right off the membrane, wasn't even attached to it anymore...
So sorry, Deb... you did all you could...

Look who hatches pretty babies...

If you just want something cheap, styro... but otherwise I suggest Brinsea or a cabinet... and the reason why is that if those are sell taken care of the resale value is worth it...
If you want cheap styro hatcher, go with Hovabator 1602N... our co-op is the only one that carries it locally though, otherwise go through incubatorwarehouse.com... they're great to deal with...
If I push it back where it was supposed to be, it runs for 3 full days perfect... I didn't and it was right next to the wafer...

Did you see the 2 blue chicks from the parents in that auction post? They were male and female, 1 barred and 1 not... that's why I wanted you to look, those are what Katherine and Armands babies should look like...
Don't feel too bad, we have 6 steps off our front porch... I get halfway down and forget I'm going down stairs quite frequently... and I built them...

That is flockin awesome!!!
I allow the unusual pure colors to be pets, but OH likes to create mixes 'just to see' then proceeds to want to keep them all... it's been a battle to keep moving forward... but lately he has been seeing the improvements due to my choices, so hopefully it will get easier...

Aw, Rav, sorry about the shrinkwrapping! How many eggs?

Thanks. We tried. At least she got lots of love before her time came.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That sucks on the hatch.  I've experienced that membrane/shell separation.  Never knew why...many hatch normally.

I upgraded the hose to the one I could not find this morning, shorter and larger diameter.  Needs shorter still (currently 6 feet) and more strategic placement to the fan intake or exhaust.

I want to keep everything that looks cool and different.  It's hard to let them go.  Whenever I have a chick with a color I haven't had before, I want to keep it to grow it out, like the dun EE that just hatched.

I think it was dry for a whole day before I noticed, that's why it was so bad... and I think it's worse to have the humidity up then bottom out like that than for it to just hatch dry...

Aw, Rav, sorry about the shrinkwrapping!  How many eggs?

Thanks.  We tried.  At least she got lots of love before her time came.

Well, I set 200... got 50 or so fully healthy hatched... the stuck ones didn't come out well... I messed up bad...

At least the little one had the best of love ever before going...

 

[Tumbling K]

I think it was dry for a whole day before I noticed, that's why it was so bad... and I think it's worse to have the humidity up then bottom out like that than for it to just hatch dry...
Well, I set 200... got 50 or so fully healthy hatched... the stuck ones didn't come out well... I messed up bad...

At least the little one had the best of love ever before going...

sorry for your hatch Ravyn.....

I'd give you a hug, but I can't see both of your hands, and it wouldn't be safe.....



seriously tho, that is a bummer. were they all your eggs or shipped or purchased?

 

[Debs Flock]

I think it was dry for a whole day before I noticed, that's why it was so bad... and I think it's worse to have the humidity up then bottom out like that than for it to just hatch dry...
Well, I set 200... got 50 or so fully healthy hatched... the stuck ones didn't come out well... I messed up bad...

At least the little one had the best of love ever before going...

I'm glad you were able to get some healthy babies out of there!

 

[Ravynscroft]

sorry for your hatch Ravyn.....

I'd give you a hug, but I can't see both of your hands, and it wouldn't be safe.....



seriously tho, that is a bummer.  were they all your eggs or shipped or purchased?

All our own... first test batch from all our pens for Easter HAL... it sucked, but learned some things so moving on... resetting in next day or so...

   I'm glad you were able to get some healthy babies out of there!  

Yep, sure did! Am's too even!

Will post some pics...