HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[Pensmaster]

I'm so sorry!!!    i hope it was a fluke and that you get other news 

  c'mon eggies!!!

is this the light rope bator you made??

It has the light rope in it. However it's old and a quarter of it doesn't light any more. With that it still held at 96 before I put the element back on.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good news on the NN!


 Great! I know the feeling of being in trouble if everything going hatches.

Come on chickies. There is a good chance they will just rest while you're gone.

Thanks Mike. I didn't put the new rope in as planned. Too much trouble to change mid stream

 

[gimmie birdies]

2 eggs left to hatch, the little black chick lying down is a Blue Isbar but black.

clock wise...12:00 black one to the back "Ursula" BCM, 1:00 blue chick to the right "fern" Blue Isbar, 5:00 BCM "Yawnie", 7:00 a Black blue Isbar "Wanda", 9:00 a blue SFH "Heather".

 

[Pensmaster]

Be careful!

The view up here is awesome

 

[BullChick]

The view up here is awesome

 

[Pensmaster]

do you plan on eating the ones you cull? If not, what do you do with the ones you cull?

I eat every one I cull. They are not actually culls but raised for eating. 14 are ready I'm not.
However the roosters are being to rooster like and it's time.

 

[Pensmaster]

I would definitely just breed for resistance. There's a reason wild birds do so well. The weak die off, and those who survive, and live, breed healthier off spring over time. This is the best way to have a healthier flock of chickens, too.

This is how I made it through the Mareks those that made it are now stronger. I hope to never see that stuff again. Of the ones I bought that had it all but one died. In my own flock I only lost 2 so 10 total. I did try meds not much good

 

[kajira]

I eat every one I cull. They are not actually culls but raised for eating. 14 are ready I'm not.

However the roosters are being to rooster like and it's time.

Good luck :O

 

[BantyChooks]

I would definitely just breed for resistance. There's a reason wild birds do so well. The weak die off, and those who survive, and live, breed healthier off spring over time. This is the best way to have a healthier flock of chickens, too.

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I have a suspected MG pos flock, after reading that it's rare for backyard flocks not to have it I don't feel bad not depopulating. Any new birds would just get it again. I do make sure any birds I sell are not showing symptoms -therefore they aren't contagious- but overall I just don't worry about it.

Quite a few of the ones that are hatched from my eggs never catch it.

ETA: I'm not sure how it is in your area, Saris, but around here most flocks are in poorer health than mine. Of course, there's a few well cared-for flocks but not many keep birds for anything other than eggs/meat.

Having rare breeds would change the playing field tho.

 

[Pensmaster]

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I have a suspected MG pos flock, after reading that it's rare for backyard flocks not to have it I don't feel bad not depopulating. Any new birds would just get it again. I do make sure any birds I sell are not showing symptoms -therefore they aren't contagious- but overall I just don't worry about it.

Quite a few of the ones that are hatched from my eggs never catch it.

ETA: I'm not sure how it is in your area, Saris, but around here most flocks are in poorer health than mine. Of course, there's a few well cared-for flocks but not many keep birds for anything other than eggs/meat.

Having rare breeds would change the playing field tho.

Agree on the rare birds but I bought mine with eating both eggs and meat. These guys were bred for that hundreds of years ago. So I'm hopeful it will work out. Haven't had any yet.