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[kwhites634]

@kwhites634 You get boxes line mine that open from the rear

Nest boxes? I only have 2, side by side, topped by a single hinged lid. Works great.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Good thing someone's got my back

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I read on the weather channel that you were supposed to have a cooler summer.

We're near 100 for the next 3 days then back to normal. I'm really looking forward to being able to kill the AC for a couple days.

I just lernd an amazing fact!
Domestic cats kills 3.5 BILLIONS, yes BILLIONS! Birds every year in the US alone! Unbelievable!
Found this in the net
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

I've been aware of the problem for a few years. House cats belong in houses - not barns.
Cats are responsible for more extinctions than any other human related cause - especially on islands.
Cats have caused 14% of the bird, mammal and reptile extinctions in modern times.
Cats may kill mice but that's the tip of the iceberg of native fauna they kill.
They are an invasive species everywhere they have been introduced and are a threat not to just songbirds but all wildlife - reptiles, amphibians and other mammals.
There have been a few studies in the UK where outdoor and feral cats are a major problem.
They got all residents of communities to document all the animals their cats brought home. Extrapolated across the nation they show that cats are responsible for billions of bird deaths in the UK alone. Another study in the US that put cameras on outdoor cats showed that they only brought home about 1/3 of all the animals they killed. So estimates of the predation on native wildlife had been underestimated.
Approximately 2.5 billion birds and 13 billion mammals in the US are killed by cats. The overwhelming majority of those are native species. Some of those are threatened with extinction. Cats don't discriminate.
1 in 3 North American bird species are in decline - thanks to cats.

If anyone appreciates native wildlife, keep your cats indoors.
I'm on my soapbox now. For those that have barn cats, you're part of the problem. Keep in mind that native snakes are more effective mousers than invasive cats.

Trap, neuter, return practices don't solve but exacerbate the problem.

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n1/full/ncomms2380.html

http://www.mammal.org.uk/sites/default/files/Domestic Cat Predation on Wildlife.pdf

http://www.wildlifemanagementinstit...-than-thought&catid=34:ONB+Articles&Itemid=54

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21236690
Since most cat owners don't want to believe their pets are the cause of wildlife devastation, probably the best way to control the problem is to convince them that letting their cats roam, endangers the cats - which it does.
http://conservationmagazine.org/2015/07/pet-owners-wont-admit-their-cats-harm-wildlife/

Not only are they a threat to prey animals, they are also a threat to native predators. They kill the rodents that native foxes, bobcats, owls, hawks and other predators need for sustenance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/science/that-cuddly-kitty-of-yours-is-a-killer.html?_r=0

Cause I would think that after sitting on my counter for a week that being cold for so long would kill them, but all 8 appear to be alive. Also did the same with some Muscovy eggs, and it looks like half of those are alive.

-Kathy

A cooldown in the first week of incubation isn't a death sentence.

I am only eating 1,000 calories a day right now to take off the twenty five pounds I gained with my ankle injury and a few from winter. Some things have too many calories. I had three eggs for dinner last night and some cantaloupe. I wish my metabolism worked better, but that is what it takes for me go loose. I can giain weight at 1800 calories. I have a friend that has the opposite problem and the doctor recommended 5,000 calories a day to him. I wish we both could split and settle for 3,000. That would be wonderful, but it is never going to happen. h

As your ankle heals more, you'll be able to burn off more calories.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Get on Lowes or Northern Tool's website...you'll find them I know Lowes sells them. A bit pricey for a one-time project, but a really handy power tool to have.

 

[casportpony]

Cause I would think that after sitting on my counter for a week that being cold for so long would kill them, but all 8 appear to be alive. Also did the same with some Muscovy eggs, and it looks like half of those are alive.


-Kathy

What is the temperature on your counter?

It can be pretty warm on hot days.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Cause I would think that after sitting on my counter for a week that being cold for so long would kill them, but all 8 appear to be alive. Also did the same with some Muscovy eggs, and it looks like half of those are alive.

-Kathy

Ok now I see why it's strange. I didn't see the week between collection and incubation. Yes strange.

I thought for sure all would be dead, but they aren't. Will be interesting to see how many hatch.

-Kathy

 

[Pensmaster]

I thought for sure all would be dead, but they aren't. Will be interesting to see how many hatch.

-Kathy

Will be watching for results

 

[ronott1]

It can be pretty warm on hot days.

-Kathy

The eggs likely did not go too far into the lethal zone. Very early, like the first couple of days, they will suspend again and then start up when they get to temperature.

Expect them to hatch a couple of days or so late late.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I have a dumb broody question, she has the chicks in the coop with her and my brahma are big so they dont like to roost or go in the nest boxes that are only 5 inches off the ground. Anyways, she is in the back corner and right aside of her is where all the others want to lay their eggs, today kiddo starts screaming at me that a hen is killing a chick, the hen that was trying to lay an egg was in fact trying to keep that chick away from her spot and in turn killing it. I got it in time I think, but no clue what its got going on inside of it. If I move the hen and chicks in a grow out pen 4x4 feet is that enough room for them? not sure what to do about her and the chicks now! ughhh

 

[BantyChooks]

I have a dumb broody question, she has the chicks in the coop with her and my brahma are big so they dont like to roost or go in the nest boxes that are only 5 inches off the ground.  Anyways, she is in the back corner and right aside of her is where all the others want to lay their eggs, today kiddo starts screaming at me that a hen is killing a chick, the hen that was trying to lay an egg was in fact trying to keep that chick away from her spot and in turn killing it.  I got it in time I think, but no clue what its got going on inside of it.  If I move the hen and chicks in a grow out pen 4x4 feet is that enough room for them?  not sure what to do about her and the chicks now! ughhh

4 x 4 is okay for now. I always separate my broodies until the chicks are 2+ weeks old.


..........Partly because my broodies are bantams and don't have the same clout when attacking a hen 5 lbs larger, but I'd still seperate a LF hen.