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

[DuckGirl77]

I think they also said something like that.

-Kathy

Probably a dumb question, but how do you know which ones they are? Not that I would do this myself (my chooks are pets

), I'm just curious. Would they have to test every single bird?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: This is what they wrote:

Economic threshold isn't going to be a definitive number. For each animal that will be different - basically at what point does production decrease? Broody hens and other animals under stress will have a lower threshold.

In a normal environment 20% of your animals will have 80% of your worms. If you can find that 20% and only breed the other 80% - then over time you will be selecting a stronger more naturally resistant population. Some breeds are more susceptible than others. Some lines are more susceptible than others. I would def deworm any broody when she starts so that she is not shedding so bad when the babies hatch. It takes 7-10 days for them to stop shedding after deworming (if your dewormer worked).

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Don't even get me started on feed store employees and feed store reps!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: What?

-Kathy

 

[DuckGirl77]

This is what they wrote:

Ok, thanks! I never thought to test a bird before hatching eggs from them, but it would be important!

Don't even get me started on feed store employees and feed store reps!

-Kathy

LOL!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

My chick that pipped at the wrong end yesterday and had made no progress by this morning just popped out.
Now some of its siblings are pipping.

 

[DuckGirl77]

My chick that pipped at the wrong end yesterday and had made no progress by this morning just popped out.
Now some of its siblings are pipping.

How many did you have set? You may have said before - please excuse my terrible memory!

 

[danielkbrantley]

Update: One of my daughters texted to tell me three eggs have pips. Yeehaw!

And I have another question...in the brooder, should I use pine shavings, newspapers, straw, or something else? I'm hoping you don't say something else because I've got plenty of the three that are mentioned.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Update: One of my daughters texted to tell me three eggs have pips. Yeehaw!

And I have another question...in the brooder, should I use pine shavings, newspapers, straw, or something else? I'm hoping you don't say something else because I've got plenty of the three that are mentioned.

I use pine shavings with paper towels around the waterer (to keep shavings out.) I think newspapers for the first few days can cause splayed legs since they're somewhat slick.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Yesterday, after a horrible experience at TSC, I thought about starting a new thread called "Feed Store Rants". Since when is it okay for them to pull tags off of feed bags without asking me?

I wouldn't normally care, except this time I did need to see the tag.

-Kathy