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

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@BantyChooks Update: One of six hatched yesterday, Day 20. Other five eggs rotten!

p.s. I am very far behind catching up. Ignore if redundant.

 

[Jessimom]

p.s. I am very far behind catching up. Ignore if redundant.

Adorable!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

was 94 and all of a sudden it dropped to 88 and no storms very weird.

We just had a 10-min. thunder shower; dropped the temp 15-20*

I figured out why, LOL we had the rain fall fast and hard a bit later, overflowed our very low pool, saved me pumping water in it!! Then no internet for the rest of the night go figure lol

@Sally Sunshine Pandora is ADORABLE!!!!! Oh my goodness!!!!

Thank you Heather! Good Morning too

This afternoon I have been getting the ducks in before the first storm and now back out for a while. They have shade, but not good storm protection in the day pen. New pen will be better.

@Amiga do you free range them? I am sorta feeling bad I dont get mine in when it storms? but they are in a run when I am not sitting with them freeranging, neighbors have a pond and I know they will find it and leave forever.

I would give you a million dollars love her colors

LOL

Quote: Mornin Paddler! LOL I know def SOLD!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: LOL too cute! I missed this yesterday it didnt show up!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I'd wait until the check cleared, before shipping it out.

Guess who just got call ducks! I did! Someone dropped off 5 at the feed store and a friend and I are going to take a few each! So much for not getting ducks!!

CONGRATS sweets!!!! glad you are jumping in!!! you will love them!!!

Quote: sweet!!! hope I see them as I read through!!!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: LOL too cute! I missed this yesterday it didnt show up!!

Good Morning! We didn't get near the rain you seem to have gotten, unless I missed something.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Morning Whites!!! yes it rained

VERY WELL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

OMG I didnt say that!! I need yet another cup of java!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Quote: I have to grow mine in the winter here because of the heat - try that. Here we don't plant them until around November 1 and can succession plant through around January - it's finally cool enough. They do really well through the winter. Give it a shot. When I moved to South Texas I had to learn to flip seasons for a lot of things - doesn't freeze often, but planting in the "spring" means January for a lot of things like peas, etc. Tomatoes usually go in mid February...

Actually, carrots sprout well from 50-85F. 76F is optimal daytime soil temp for maximum carrot production. They should sprout in 6 days at that temperature.

I have never ever had them sprout that fast in any season - always takes 2-3 weeks (which fits my reference info that states 21 days). Maybe your conditions are different.

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It's right on the keel at the pressure spot before the belly tucks, so I'm hoping blister. Hope hope hope hope hope.

Hey everyone, taking my next step in bartering - my friend who barters milks for my eggs told me today at drop off that sometimes 4 dozen is just too many eggs to get through every two weeks (whoda thunk?!

). I was telling her about my cull and showing her my culling station (she's an old hand at it - over 70 and learned to cull in rural France as a child). So she's offered to change it up and barter milk for a chicken every once and a while. On one hand, if I were to add up all feed costs, it wouldn't add up to getting my money's worth. On the other hand, they're my culls, which I would have anyway. So we'll give it a go every once and a while (especially now, when egg production has dropped). No, I won't be giving her the one with the funky blister thingie...

We got a little bit of rain - which was great, hasn't rained in a while, but it was barely enough to rinse the dust off of everything. I'm hoping the forecast is right and it will rain more tomorrow. Temps actually have dropped below 90F before 8pm for the first time in ages - very cool (no pun intended).

Really happy with Chunky Monkey my Splash Copper Maran boy I decided to keep. He was a very respectable 5.28 lbs at 16 wks (he's now 17 weeks). Just gotta share another couple photos (caught him pre-crow and mid-crow):





- Ant Farm
Kristin! he is lovely!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Which percentage humidity do you guys average in your incubators?

Mine is usually around 45%.

@bappl How are you?

everything I know and follow is here

HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!

It is a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #7068 see Hatching Eggs 101

WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation? post #36320
Reducing humidity during the first 18 days of incubation post #109266