Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[babymakes6]

Hey all, I will start shipping out a ton of eggs in the next few weeks so if you are waiting on eggs from me, mostly hen's choice then they should be coming soon. I do have a question and looking for a bit of feedback. I had a brief about 15 minute break out from my rhodebar pen where two of my girls got out when one of my sons went in. I saw one of the girls get "bred" by an easter egger. The other I don't think ever got "bred." So, big question is should I pull the rhodebars from my hen's choice for the next 3 weeks?. I have at least 4 hens laying. In the fuss of catching them I didn't actually pay attention to see if they were the laying hens. I have 7 hens in that coop. So, chances are pretty slim that you would end up with any mixed breed chick but wanted to make the tryst known just in case. I figure if it was me the small risk would be worth having rhodebar eggs. However, if you do NOT want to take the risk or overall if people think I shouldn't include those eggs, just let me know I and will hatch a lot of rhodebars for 3 weeks and watch closely. Had I been a thinking man instead of a crazy man chasing hens all over the farm, I would have put them in with my layers for 3 weeks and not had this problem. However, I was not a thinking man so I am left with this dilemma as I was seeing red toward my son and frantically trying to "fix it". 5 more seconds of thought and it wouldn't have been a problem at all.

So, generally what do you all think? include or no?

I would accept them, even if they are possible mixes, but it sounds like that may not be a problem!

When I got my first flock, who came with mites, fleas and leg mites, I used frontline on them three months in a row -- a single drop under the wing, cleared up the body mites in no time. The leg mites were a bit of a bear to get rid of, though. Don't know what wormer you'd apply like that; I'd be interested in knowing what brand it is!

Which Frontline did you use? I have some for Large Breed dogs.

 

[caj1985]

I would accept them, even if they are possible mixes, but it sounds like that may not be a problem!

Which Frontline did you use? I have some for Large Breed dogs.

It is all the same concentration. It just has more in the packages for the large breeds. I used to buy the large breed and separate it with a syringe for my smaller dogs.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

Will our swap still be going on by then? Sorry, I won't be here!

I read you reply, before reading the bold quote, and was like "NOO why would the swap end?! Where Are you going!??"
Then I saw the 2213 part, and was like oh yeah, I won't be here either


This is the flashlight I used in those pictures

 

[caj1985]

I love my Ecoglow brooder that I got for Christmas except for one thing. What does everyone do to keep the top clean where the chicks want to hang out? It is disgusting every time I get in there, and I have to scrape it off. I thought about getting shelf paper like I use to line my incubator. I just wanted to see how everyone else solves that problem.

 

[SewChaos]

I love my Ecoglow brooder that I got for Christmas except for one thing. What does everyone do to keep the top clean where the chicks want to hang out? It is disgusting every time I get in there, and I have to scrape it off. I thought about getting shelf paper like I use to line my incubator. I just wanted to see how everyone else solves that problem.

The first time I used mine I used a dish scraper daily, and cleaning wipes, because my chicks were in the house and I didn't want visitors to be grossed out. The last time I used it, it was outside and I scraped it off about once a week, but wasn't super fanatical about it.

Shelf liner sounds like a good idea.

 

[babymakes6]

It is all the same concentration. It just has more in the packages for the large breeds. I used to buy the large breed and separate it with a syringe for my smaller dogs.

Good to know!
I am still dealing with mites from the trio of Legbars Rachael got for me. I thought they were gone, but then they came back.

 

[babymakes6]

I read you reply, before reading the bold quote, and was like "NOO why would the swap end?! Where Are you going!??"
Then I saw the 2213 part, and was like oh yeah, I won't be here either

I thought that was a hilarious typo!

 

[CasieD]

Quote: I cut a couple pieces of that no-slip shelf liner and switch it out every couple of days for a clean one. I can't believe how much time they spend way from the ecoglow already at only a week old! I really have question if the traditional way of keeping them 95° at the beginning is really the right way to go anymore. I'm very happy with my ecoglows! I got two as Christmas presents!

 

[SewChaos]

I thought that was a hilarious typo!

oh, now I get it! I must be super slow this morning. I thought it was some super secret inside joke.

 

[babymakes6]

oh, now I get it! I must be super slow this morning. I thought it was some super secret inside joke.