in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

[ChicksnMore]

Latest arrival.. Very friendly. Young, female, not fully grown. Of course I gave food ,, Interacts with my flock of cats just fine.,,I know its not flock
Posted pix on Next Door app. incase someone lost kitten. So far no responses.
I suspect this may be a throw away kitten someone got tired of, or other reasons.
Never the less is welcome to stay with my cats here.
If no one claims kitty, I will have to have her fixed. An older cat that hangs around daily,,, is a male, but too old to have fixed. Would probably not make it thru surgery. But probably not too old to be fertile.

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Pretty little girl

Goslings in a box. And the legendary lamp. She is already thirty years old. Once the wire to it was gnawed by a large parrot and I had to put it in a metal braid from an old plumbing hose. For safety reasons, the plastic cap had to be removed, because when it was constantly turned on, it began to heat up, I was afraid that it would catch fire. The lamp is always covered in bird manure, but it is handy and I continue to use it.
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I managed to incubate these goslings since February, when it was -20 C frost, and there was a risk of taking chilled eggs. But I managed to take these warm and the goslings turned out. Now I am waiting for the other eggs I collected in March, I hope the percentage will be higher.
While I manage with cardboard boxes, though they have to be changed every day or every other day.
When I run out of these boxes, I will transplant the goslings into a wooden box on the right, laying hay there.
Near the window, pipes are visible from below - these are heating pipes. they are distinctly warm, around 60 degrees Celsius. I moved the box up to these pipes so that the goslings would not be cold.
It would be nice to wash the window, but I will do that later, when the goslings have moved into the wooden box.

Trying to hatch geese for the first time here this year but half the eggs I was given were already rotting. One hatched and I was given a second batch to try. Again nearly half were already rotting and had to be chucked. Here's my solo little gosling.

 

[ChicksnMore]

The flames are actually coming out of the pipes in the background

 

[janiedoe]

 

[CapricornFarm]

Latest arrival.. Very friendly. Young, female, not fully grown. Of course I gave food ,, Interacts with my flock of cats just fine.,,I know its not flock
Posted pix on Next Door app. incase someone lost kitten. So far no responses.
I suspect this may be a throw away kitten someone got tired of, or other reasons.
Never the less is welcome to stay with my cats here.
If no one claims kitty, I will have to have her fixed. An older cat that hangs around daily,,, is a male, but too old to have fixed. Would probably not make it thru surgery. But probably not too old to be fertile.

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I love her tail!

 

[cavemanrich]

How old is too old to neuter? My new boy is probably not a year old, but I don't know for certain. I made an appointment for next week. I hope he does ok.
Our last dog was 4.5 when we got him. I was worried he'd have a hard time, but he came through like a champ.

I suspect that the Senior cat may be old or older than my resident cats, ,, which are 14 to 16 years old now.
I call him BT, which stands for Big Tiger. (I have a cat that is already named TIGER) He is pretty slow in his movements, a sign of age. Still friendly to me. and I pet him daily, as well as feed him. He then wanders off,, and I am not sure where else he also hangs out at.
Here is a pix of him in the background. Foreground is the new Kitty.

 

[azurbanclucker]

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The flames are actually coming out of the pipes in the background

That's a spicy meat a ball!

 

[janiedoe]

I suspect that the Senior cat may be old or older than my resident cats, ,, which are 14 to 16 years old now.
I call him BT, which stands for Big Tiger. (I have a cat that is already named TIGER) He is pretty slow in his movements, a sign of age. Still friendly to me. and I pet him daily, as well as feed him. He then wanders off,, and I am not sure where else he also hangs out at.
Here is a pix of him in the background. Foreground is the new Kitty.
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He is a looker.
I'm almost an expert. I'm told I'm a crazy cat lady now that I have three cats.
It's strange that a farmer can have 3 dozen chickens and 2 dozen barn cats and be sane, but the minute I start posting pictures on byc, or texting them to my relatives, I'm crazy!

 

[Pasha838]

Pretty little girl

Trying to hatch geese for the first time here this year but half the eggs I was given were already rotting. One hatched and I was given a second batch to try. Again nearly half were already rotting and had to be chucked. Here's my solo little gosling.View attachment 3462227

Specifically, in my incubation, I realized the following:
1. Eggs in the nest must be taken clearly warm, in no case cooled down.
2. Eggs must be clean, without manure and earth. If the eggs are very dirty, it is better to wash them, boil them and eat them, but do not try to incubate them.
3. Incubators must never be overloaded. Goose eggs need a lot of fresh air. Therefore, if we talk about rkom king suro 24, then it is better to put no more than 6 (six!) eggs there, and not 12 that can fit there. They should lie horizontally and at a distance from each other.
4. Ventilation holes when incubating goose eggs should be as open as possible
5. Goose eggs, like waterfowl eggs, need high humidity. Considering that this particular incubator model is poorly suited for this (the lower tray quickly overflows and the incubator begins to flood with water), i need to constantly watch at low incubation humidity. When a gosling digs a hole when it hatches, i need to immediately expand this hole so that it does not suffocate. Then leave him alone, because he hatches early. The next day, i can already see if it is worth breaking the shell further so that he can get out. He must hatch himself, i.e. i can break the shell, but he must crawl out into the hole himself. At the same time, with insufficient moisture, goslings should always be helped to hatch, and watch that they do not dry out to the shell. In view of this, for the incubation of geese, I began to buy other incubators, and rkom king suro 24 is now used as a backup. if the others did not fit the eggs. Well, they are also quite suitable for incubating chickens.
6. I should not rush, if the goslings hatched in the evening, then they should be taken out of the incubator in the morning. It is cold at night, it is better for them to spend this time in an incubator (of course, if there is a brooder with temperature control, then this is not so necessary).

In my case, the key negative factor was the cold, if the eggs are very cold in the cold and I did not have time to take them on time, while they are warm, it is useless to incubate them. They are easier to use for some kitchen needs, add to pie dough or cook.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Specifically, in my incubation, I realized the following:
1. Eggs in the nest must be taken clearly warm, in no case cooled down.
2. Eggs must be clean, without manure and earth. If the eggs are very dirty, it is better to wash them, boil them and eat them, but do not try to incubate them.
3. Incubators must never be overloaded. Goose eggs need a lot of fresh air. Therefore, if we talk about rkom king suro 24, then it is better to put no more than 6 (six!) eggs there, and not 12 that can fit there. They should lie horizontally and at a distance from each other.
4. Ventilation holes when incubating goose eggs should be as open as possible
5. Goose eggs, like waterfowl eggs, need high humidity. Considering that this particular incubator model is poorly suited for this (the lower tray quickly overflows and the incubator begins to flood with water), i need to constantly watch at low incubation humidity. When a gosling digs a hole when it hatches, i need to immediately expand this hole so that it does not suffocate. Then leave him alone, because he hatches early. The next day, i can already see if it is worth breaking the shell further so that he can get out. He must hatch himself, i.e. i can break the shell, but he must crawl out into the hole himself. At the same time, with insufficient moisture, goslings should always be helped to hatch, and watch that they do not dry out to the shell. In view of this, for the incubation of geese, I began to buy other incubators, and rkom king suro 24 is now used as a backup. if the others did not fit the eggs. Well, they are also quite suitable for incubating chickens.
6. I should not rush, if the goslings hatched in the evening, then they should be taken out of the incubator in the morning. It is cold at night, it is better for them to spend this time in an incubator (of course, if there is a brooder with temperature control, then this is not so necessary).

In my case, the key negative factor was the cold, if the eggs are very cold in the cold and I did not have time to take them on time, while they are warm, it is useless to incubate them. They are easier to use for some kitchen needs, add to pie dough or cook.

I suspect the ones I just put in aren't too likely to hatch. Just had to pull another today and there's another I'll probably have to toss tomorrow. All of them are absolutely filthy. The goose had scattered the eggs out of her nest the day before I got them. Last batch was the same though and I did get one to hatch so still trying. My friend keeps hoping her goose will brood so I don't get to try til she gives up on that. No signs of growth yet on any though and on day 6. I'm used to eggs showing growth by day 4-5...do goose eggs take longer? The last batch of eggs took longer but I don't remember how long.

 

[cavemanrich]