INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[ChickenCanoe]

Not hard when you are one

You can't be that much older than me.

In the middle of the Panama Canal you can also see the Atlantic and the Pacific! But I can bet the the scenery is not as beutiful!

You can see the water from both oceans but not the whole ocean from the same spot.

I have been to the Panama Canal and have seen it. Panama is beautiful!!!

Yes it is and much cheaper than Costa Rica. I just like the fact that CR has been one of the most stable countries since the 19th century and a stable democracy since 1949 when they abolished their military.
Continued prosperity and stability throughout the decades of regional turmoil when all it's neighbors were either US supported dictatorships or communist regimes.
https://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2004/071204.htm
I probably shouldn't share any of this because everyone will want to move there and ruin it.
97.8 % literacy rate.
Universal health care
#1 in all the Americas and #5 globally on the environmental performance index.
The government has vowed to be the first carbon-neutral country by 2021. Last year
Happy Planet Index ranked it the happiest place on earth 2 years straight.
It has been declared the most biologically place on the planet. Amazing for a country the size of West Virginia. In Missouri, we have one species of hummingbird for part of the year. They have 52 species.
Tapirs, 6 species of wild cats including jaguars ocelots and pumas, anteaters, two-toed and three-toed sloths, 4 kinds of monkeys crocodiles, poison dart frogs, pelicans, 3000 species of butterflies. That's 18% of all on earth and more than the entire continent of Africa.

Blah, blah, blah, I won't go on because now I'm 140 posts behind.

All mesoamerica is wonderful! I wish I could visit it!

You can.

We always tent camp out at Capitol forest but my old bones can't take it any more. Lol the kids sure miss it.

Your bones aren't close to the age of mine. It's all about the right mattress. I use the self inflating Thermarest because it is small, lightweight and perfect for backpack or canoe. If you can afford to carry more weight and not worried about space, a thicker air mattress with pump is the way to go. Or a cot.
Another key is removing any stones before pitching the tent.
Also, don't scrimp on the tent investment and shop around. There are great designs. There's a 2 pole
https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/backpacking-tent.html

no worse than a hen getting up to eat/poop

Exactly. And internal temperature doesn't change like the ambient air temp.

Yes! BTW can you recommend a good light stove? Favorite filter bottle?

The one in the first picture on the following page is the one I have and I really like it. It runs on white gas, coleman fuel or kerosene and, except for the gas cylinder, everything fits in a little pouch about 5"X5"X3"
http://www.alpharubicon.com/prods/apex.htm
http://outdoorusa.awardspace.com/camping/campstoves.htm
It is the last one on the following page.
http://www.gayoutdoorclub.org/Sports/Backpacking/Stoves.html
It comes with a fireproof fabric hood that allows you to bake in it. I've made pizza in mine. It will also bake biscuits or bread.
It is a Peak 1 and I'm not sure they make the exact one any more.

Here's other points of view.
http://www.bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=439757&forumID=15&confID=1
http://alaskahunts.net/gear-reviews.html

Some people swear by the MSR Whisperlite (packed weight 15 oz.) but I've never had a problem with the Peak 1.
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/stoves/simple-cooking/whisperlite/product

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I can't? Wish I'd known that 72 years ago

 

[Akrnaf2]

 

 

 

Pea egg hatching experiment...



Set four fresh eggs under a broody yesterday, and today I will put 10 fresh pea eggs in the RCOM, and the remainder of fresh and not so fresh and not so fresh in the Janoel.



-Kathy

They all should be from the same pea hen

Not possible, 'cause they only lay eggs every 2-4 days.


-Kathy

So how you can exclude the possibility that the difference in the hatching is due to the genetics / fertility /age differences between the mothers?

Because my hatch rates are much better when I stick them under broody hens. Fertility is easy... just open the egg and either it was fertile or it wasn't, right? Death at whatever hour/day can be seen easily, and an infertile egg will look perfect, even after being in the incubator for many days.

-Kathy

Let me reask
how you will know if the early deth of an egg was because some genetic problem and not from an incubating problem?
IMO if you take 10 eggs from the same hen and divide it in between broody and bator you will get a much controlled resolts ( and I realy cant help you in solving the eggs age problem! )

 

[daxigait]

Ok, earlier today (I think) someone mentioned Rural King? Well, since Corrid isn't carried locally at any of the Feed stores, I went online. Rural King was one of the stores. I went a little crazy and spent about $150 and the shipment was due today. As of yesterday, it was on time. This morning when I checked, this is what I found: I watched the news this morning and saw NOTHING about a train derailment.... I'm wondering if the bottle of corrid broke?

freight trains hit yesterday

 

[BantyChooks]

She ain't got one.
Looks like a toy chicken to me, not a duckwing.

Well, some of us like "toy chickens".

She is like a toy, and not much good for anything, lol... lays about 10 eggs a year, and can only incubate one pea egg, but she is so sweet, so one can't help but like her.

-Kathy

I'm hoping Jace lives that long....

Evening folks. Released Marguerite Tuesday evening, and just got back from feeding everyone before bed. She's running around, completely fine and even actively figuring out where she's at in the pecking order. Bad news around the house is that the heating element might be broken in the dishwasher again. We leave for Texas in three weeks.

That's about it on my end. How's everyone?

Hi hippie!

 

[Chaos18]

Well, some of us like "toy chickens".

I'm hoping Jace lives that long....

Hi hippie!

I suppose you're allowed to.

 

[Gge23]

Evening again everyone!
Here is today's next chick related dilemma for you...
Had another chick hatch this afternoon, but it appears that it hasn't fully absorbed its yolk sac, and it is also still attached to the inside of half the shell...the chick is moving around alright and has been stood up. Any ideas what to do about it? I've seen some people say it will just dry up and fall off...though it seems rather long to just dry up and fall off :S

 

[Chaos18]

Evening again everyone!
Here is today's next chick related dilemma for you...
Had another chick hatch this afternoon, but it appears that it hasn't fully absorbed its yolk sac, and it is also still attached to the inside of half the shell...the chick is moving around alright and has been stood up. Any ideas what to do about it? I've seen some people say it will just dry up and fall off...though it seems rather long to just dry up and fall off :S

Pics?

 

[rossfam06]

Ditto. I skip almost everything at grannys.

Hi TJ!

Oh noo!!!
Ummmm, jigsaw.
So cute!! Silver duckwing?
X2
Hi ross! How ya been?

ROSS! 

I am back!!! We have been so busy with recitals, surgery, and dance camps. I am finally ready for a break!!! We plan to go to jekyll next week so we can relax on the beach and play at summer waves. Lol!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Evening again everyone!
Here is today's next chick related dilemma for you...
Had another chick hatch this afternoon, but it appears that it hasn't fully absorbed its yolk sac, and it is also still attached to the inside of half the shell...the chick is moving around alright and has been stood up. Any ideas what to do about it? I've seen some people say it will just dry up and fall off...though it seems rather long to just dry up and fall off :S

Ohhh no.... That didnt end well for me.... So it is stuck to the inside of her shell? Can you stick her back in the shell and put her upright in a cup that is narrow and tall enough she can't get out?