Hi,
I'm Jim and I think I'm addicted to hatching.
I am from Rowley, North of Cedar Rapids and East of Waterloo. I am currently hatching in one Hovabator and incubating in another. This is because I haven't figured out the wiring in my home made cabinet incubator.
I have at times had the second shelf of my Hovabator half full turning all of these by hand. I had temperature and humidity issues in it and haven't had very successful hatches (thus the desire to get my cabinet incubator going).
My goal is to work on the conservation of the Ia Blue and breed SQ Black Langshans, SQ Speckled Sussex, Black Crested White Polish, and others. I also have a few projects in mind. My current flock consists of a handful of mixed chickens, a quad of Silkies (Splash roo over 3 grey hens), a trio of bantam BCW bantam Polish, a pair of Pearl Guineas, a couple of ducks (3 duck eggs are hatching under the devil, I mean a broody hen right now), 5 African Grey Geese, 3 supposed Emdens (although the are getting grey splashing), and a turkey.
I also have several young ones in the brooders from County Line Hatchery (actually from Trish/Flash Point).
I am a High School Science Teacher at Independence Jr/Sr High and a dairy farmer. I raise Brown Swiss cattle. I am always open to swap eggs if anybody is interested (and the hens are laying) I am hoping to find some Langshans, SS, and BLR Wyandotte that I can work from. I am also hoping to get a few Ia Blues to work with. I have all these hopes, but they are often put on the back burner because of the current dairy problems. (Milk is barely paying for feed, if at all.)
Gotta go turn those eggs and see if I can figure out the incubator.
Jim
I'm Jim and I think I'm addicted to hatching.
My goal is to work on the conservation of the Ia Blue and breed SQ Black Langshans, SQ Speckled Sussex, Black Crested White Polish, and others. I also have a few projects in mind. My current flock consists of a handful of mixed chickens, a quad of Silkies (Splash roo over 3 grey hens), a trio of bantam BCW bantam Polish, a pair of Pearl Guineas, a couple of ducks (3 duck eggs are hatching under the devil, I mean a broody hen right now), 5 African Grey Geese, 3 supposed Emdens (although the are getting grey splashing), and a turkey.
I also have several young ones in the brooders from County Line Hatchery (actually from Trish/Flash Point).
I am a High School Science Teacher at Independence Jr/Sr High and a dairy farmer. I raise Brown Swiss cattle. I am always open to swap eggs if anybody is interested (and the hens are laying) I am hoping to find some Langshans, SS, and BLR Wyandotte that I can work from. I am also hoping to get a few Ia Blues to work with. I have all these hopes, but they are often put on the back burner because of the current dairy problems. (Milk is barely paying for feed, if at all.)
Gotta go turn those eggs and see if I can figure out the incubator.
Jim