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

[Jessimom]

Good luck on the endeavor. It's hard to be wonderful and creative when too much is on your plate.

I think this is splendid since so many non farm type people want to keep poultry and aren't sure where to start.

Nothing except you!
I'm off of a what was a main rural highway and even though it is at the far north of a major metropolitan area the speed limit was always 55 as long as I could remember and there were no lights. The road I'm on was the original wagon route to a ferry crossing of the Missouri river. This goes back hundreds of years. Then there were 2 stop lights installed on the afore mentioned rural highway but the speed limit remained the same. Now there are 6 lights. A couple for shopping centers. The most recent was for a new Walmart.

The speed limit is now 45. If more subdivisions go in, it will be 35 and more lights.

When my family was in Tortola in the BVI, they were getting ready to install the first traffic light on the island at a busy roundabout. I met the lights with disdain that were laying on the sidewalks before installation.

I agree with all that. Another thing not mentioned is that continuously hatching from pullet eggs will decrease the size of eggs from successive generations.

I was living in Samoa back in the early 90's. I had gotten a local drivers license. One day I got a ticket for running a stop sign. But, it was a stop post - there was no sign (hurricane took it). They told me - when I got my license, I should have looked at the map, showing all stop signs, and memorized it. Some time after I moved away, they got their first traffic light in the middle of the city. First night - it was torn down. Second night - it was torn down. I am not sure how many times it was torn down, but it took a long time for people to actually pay attention to it. Drivers just didn't stop. Sometimes technology is not welcome.....

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Quote: yeppers, you know I think we have added a link about that decrease in size in that single post where we compiled info on pullet eggs, just dont have time or willpower to jump into that pullet egg subject and actually prove all that stuff and put it together, there are pros and definitely cons to them. What made me research a bit more this morning is I had an issue with this last batch of eggs. Due to circumstances I didnt get the eggs turned for many days, I think I started turning after day 11 or so, Almost all the large Eggs DIS and the very small serama eggs, HOWEVER, all the mid size pullet eggs I had in there hatched perfectly, was really really odd. All of Mikes icelandics hatched in a mal position, one stuck didnt make it to finish zipping. I just found it strange that the older hens eggs DIS early like day 14 ort 16 by the looks of the embryos. Sorry so fast, trying to feed the kids and type and think.... dont work well as usual

 

[Sally Sunshine]

oops dang quote!!! thanks Banti sweets! Enjoy your day, summer is going fast!

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Maybe if you get them a couple friends there friends will teach them better manners and you can pet them.

That would be nice. These are my moms birds, I inherited them when she passed away from breast cancer

. They ONLY liked her.

The heron will come and go, depending on cover available and the other waterbodies in the area.

With what you have, I'd get more birds. Perhaps a lot more, including swans.

I keep looking! I'm already addicted to my chickens and REALLY REALLY want to add some goats!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@daxigait do you have issues with your goats eating the wood on the buildings or anything?

 

[Chaos18]

That would be nice. These are my moms birds, I inherited them when she passed away from breast cancer

. They ONLY liked her.


I keep looking! I'm already addicted to my chickens and REALLY REALLY want to add some goats!

Sorry to hear about your mom.

You should get some goats

I recently acquired two of them and they are awesome.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Sorry about the loss of your Mother.

Get goats, they are fun!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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awww Heather I am so sorry about your Mom, how old was she if you care to say? My aunt just battled it, and chemo made her end up with open heart surgery to boot. She is doing great right now, so much she has gone through so sad. She lost my lil cousin, her son obviously at 10 from cancer, I am so sad for her to go through so many things she had. She is a wonderful person and aunt.

 

[Pensmaster]

@Sally Sunshine

Hi Sally
Old enough to know better what did I do?



Somewhere between Whites and Benny.

The new broody is finished. Last batch of eggs was spread in a 3 foot diameter circle. So I started the incubator for a day but decided they would have slim chance of making it. So it's unplugged until I get the bird count down.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine

Hi Sally
Old enough to know better what did I do?

Somewhere between Whites and Benny.

The new broody is finished. Last batch of eggs was spread in a 3 foot diameter circle. So I started the incubator for a day but decided they would have slim chance of making it. So it's unplugged until I get the bird count down.

your 62?

Sweet I have mine down alot, just need to rid the rest of the chicks that just hatched. I had a broody was going to give mikes icelandics too, but she isnt around anymore.