Halloween/Thanksgiving Hatch-a-Long 2019

[Pennys Mama]

I'm behind.
I'm trying to catch up.

It's almost impossible to catch up! I've been working on my 2nd pen and missed so many posts & comments.....

Oh, the vaccine thing? I have no input on that. I've never gotten vaccinated birds.

Me neither, at least not that I know of. My sick pullet was purchased from Atwoods (a store like TSC), so it may have actually been vaccinated.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I was told (by tractor supply employees - so take it with a grain of salt) that the chicks they get from hatcheries are always vaccinated because they use 4 different hatcheries.

That makes sense!! Thank you!!

It's almost impossible to catch up! I've been working on my 2nd pen and missed so many posts & comments.....View attachment 1950144 View attachment 1950145


Me neither, at least not that I know of. My sick pullet was purchased from Atwoods (a store like TSC), so it may have actually been vaccinated.

It looks great!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

This is kind of a random question but how long do Myshire’s eggs usually take to get here and/or when does he usually ship them out? Right away or?? Trying to decide if I should order some quail eggs to set with the chicken eggs and when I should order them so I can set them 3 days after the chicken ones haha

 

[Kiki]

This is kind of a random question but how long do Myshire’s eggs usually take to get here and/or when does he usually ship them out? Right away or?? Trying to decide if I should order some quail eggs to set with the chicken eggs and when I should order them so I can set them 3 days after the chicken ones haha

Do NOT!
You haven't even built a house for the chicken eggs you ordered.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Do NOT!
You haven't even built a house for the chicken eggs you ordered.

I won’t!! Maybe. Tbh quail cages are probably way easier and faster to build than a whole new chicken coop. And I was just thinking cause I’m still gonna have tons of room in the incubator...

I have a hatching addiction already and want to fill it

But I don’t want to waste money having birds die cause of my inexperience with it being my first hatch and all.

So I think I will wait on the quail until I have more hatching experience and/or until spring.

I have a feeling this is going to be a COLD winter so I should probably wait. Pretty sure it is going to be very very snowy too. We are due for a real winter. Been very mild recently.

So I’ll probably just get chickens.

Thought about calling and adding more chicken eggs to the order though

But I won’t.

 

[Kiki]

I won’t!! Maybe. Tbh quail cages are probably way easier and faster to build than a whole new chicken coop. And I was just thinking cause I’m still gonna have tons of room in the incubator...

I have a hatching addiction already and want to fill it

But I don’t want to waste money having birds die cause of my inexperience with it being my first hatch and all.

So I think I will wait on the quail until I have more hatching experience and/or until spring.

I have a feeling this is going to be a COLD winter so I should probably wait. Pretty sure it is going to be very very snowy too. We are due for a real winter. Been very mild recently.

So I’ll probably just get chickens.

Thought about calling and adding more chicken eggs to the order though

But I won’t.

They will all die if you order eggs.
Every one of them...a slow and painful death.

 

[ShrekDawg]

They will all die if you order eggs.
Every one of them...a slow and painful death.

I think I will if I have to tend 3 (at least) separate animal pens in the middle of winter.

 

[Kiki]

I think I will if I have to tend 3 (at least) separate animal pens in the middle of winter.

 

[muddy75]

*note to self* when winter is coming and you only want to have a small hatch......don’t set so many of your own eggs!!!! over 40 in the brooder and they are still hatching!!!

 

[chkncrazy]

..... Well I'm definitely late for the hatch long I wish I had a broody hen I have Leghorn hatton's and I just acquired a buff orpington rooster who is gorgeous and now I'm thinking of making my own cross breed anyone have experience with this??? So far no hits on my thread