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[Chaos18]

So, our 4h club requires that we order a minimum of 25 birds for 45 dollars. There's a lot of people in city limits, who can only have 4 birds at a time, and no roosters.

So, they were asking the rest of us, if we'd take the surplus of birds after all the orders had been put in. While I didn't particularly want to butcher a crap ton of birds, they make you order meat birds, and letting them live past 6 months isn't really healthy for them, either.

We are outside of city limits, so we can have as many birds as we want... I just haven't decided if I want to offer to take all the extras and butcher them at 10-12 weeks, or try to pretend that I don't live where they can give them to me. LOL

Hubby and I've been talking, and he's not really interested in butchering chickens, as he feels the time/effort to butcher isn't worth it for 4-5 lbs of meat or less... even though he'd be okay with butchering a turkey flock and having turkeys around for meat. (he feels the 15-30lbs of meat is a better trade off for effort/time spent.)

But, if we did a lot of birds... that would be worth it, right? We DO go through a lot of chicken in our family... and it's expensive in the store. like 10 bucks for 2 lbs.

Not a lot of time in butchering a chicken.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hello @Sally Sunshine !

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Hello @casportpony !!!!

Your awesome!!!

sO. I have my very first pip!! Things must be okay

My friend hatched some eggs, 10 hatched and we're fine for 4 days, today 7 chicks suddenly started shaking and then died. This is all what she told me, I didn't see this first hand so I have no further details. On medicated chick feed in the brooder inside. What happened???

@casportpony in case you didnt answer this... or respond.... Some causes of EARLY CHICK MORTALITY post #17586 ~ http://www.poultry.uga.edu/extension/documents/French-Livability.pdf

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Hi! Haven't been on BYC for a long time! so i thought i would post some pictures of some of my seramas that i bred!

@Sally Sunshine

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[kajira]

Not a lot of time in butchering a chicken.

I don't have the stomach for it, and my husbands lucky to have 15 minutes of free time per day. That's his protest. If he has a couple of hours of freetime, he'd rather be doing other things.

 

[Chaos18]

I don't have the stomach for it, and my husbands lucky to have 15 minutes of free time per day. That's his protest. If he has a couple of hours of freetime, he'd rather be doing other things.

But he would have the time to do a turkey?

 

[kajira]

But he would have the time to do a turkey?

He says that because we don't have turkeys. So it's abstract. LOL

 

[daxigait]

So, our 4h club requires that we order a minimum of 25 birds for 45 dollars. There's a lot of people in city limits, who can only have 4 birds at a time, and no roosters.

So, they were asking the rest of us, if we'd take the surplus of birds after all the orders had been put in.  While I didn't particularly want to butcher a crap ton of birds, they make you order meat birds, and letting them live past 6 months isn't really healthy for them, either.

We are outside of city limits, so we can have as many birds as we want... I just haven't decided if I want to offer to take all the extras and butcher them at 10-12 weeks, or try to pretend that I don't live where they can give them to me. LOL

Hubby and I've been talking, and he's not really interested in butchering chickens, as he feels the time/effort to butcher isn't worth it for 4-5 lbs of meat or less... even though he'd be okay with butchering a turkey flock and having turkeys around for meat. (he feels the 15-30lbs of meat is a better trade off for effort/time spent.)

But, if we did a lot of birds... that would be worth it, right?  We DO go through a lot of chicken in our family... and it's expensive in the store. like 10 bucks for 2 lbs.

It is 4h make them come do it.

 

[Chaos18]

He says that because we don't have turkeys. So it's abstract. LOL

Why don't you just tell him that he's going to do what you tell him to do?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@MotorcycleChick

I am pretty inexperienced at candling eggs - this should be 5 days, but is this egg a no-hoper, do you think? I'd be glad of some advice!

@Sunnyducks Welcome to the thread!!! It sure looks like an bloodring HOWEVER, please when you are unsure put it back and simply wait! How staggered of a hatch are you doing?
Have you found the notes section to this thread for plenty of help and tons of CANDLE images? NOTES LINKS & Informational POST LINKS - BackYard Chickens Community
in there is a section of questions and answers to first time hatchers that is VERY helpful. And understanding humidity, HOW to CALIBRATE and you MUST calibrate!
Here is a copy paste of the candle sections in that article!
Candle IMAGES blood ring incubation CLICK HERE

• "SADDLE" SHAPED AIR CELLS ROLLING AIR CELLS post #1087
• Floating bubble not in air cell post #25675
• BLOOD RING DEATH CANDLES post #25423 post #43579
• DIS CANDLES post #43401
• CAM doesnt reach bottom of the egg, egg seems empty at bottom during candle! post #22178
  • Candle of a Fresh EGG post #1751
  • CANDLE PICS Scratch Cradle
  • Cracked and thawed FROZEN EGG candle post #40745
  • It is possible to candle and see if an egg is viable 12 hours into incubation post #29562
  • 34 hours candle post #28111
  • Day 2 candle post #18795
  • Day 3 candle post #40797
    ****Embryonic Motor Behaviors embryo movement begin 3.5 days of incubation Click HERE
  • Day 4 candles post #66553
  • Day 4 Ancona Duck post #79818
  • Day 5 candle post #67322
  • Day 6 candle post #43401
  • Day 6 Guinea candles post #3276
  • Day 7 candle images post #41332
  • Day 7 Ancona duck eggs Candle post #80906
  • Day 8 candle post #100384
  • Day 10 Candles post #51345
  • Day 10 Ancona Duck post #81978
  • Day 11 candles post #102057
  • Day 11 guinea post #92803
  • Day 12 candles post #1269
  • DAY 12 silky DUCK candle VIDEO post #26271
  • Day 12 DUCK video post #29624
  • Day 13 candles post #1559
  • Day 14 candles post #1087
  • Day 14 Ancona Duck post #83584
  • How do my Aircells look day 14? post #72011
  • Day 15 candles post #76732
  • Day 16 candles post #22182 post #40181
  • Day 17 Candles post #51446
  • *** DAY 18 CANDLES SEE LOCKDOWN SECTION BELOW***
  • MISC cool candles post #32317
  • CALL DUCK CANDLING pics by Rayvyn day 5 & 11 & 14 & 18 see posts #1348 post #1354 post #1844 post #2696
  • Muscovy egg at day 17 candle post #32423
  • Day 18 Ancona Duck post #84853
  • Day 21 Ancona Duck post #85709
    Day 24 Ancona Duck post #87139
  • Coturnix Quail Egg Candling Guide: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/coturnix-quail-egg-candling-guide

Ahah! I thought this was maybe a blood ring (except it's not a ring, clearly!). After such a bad hatch last time I am pretty insecure! That's kind of you to suggest the images - AmyLynn2374 sent me a link this morning (I'm opposite times to you I think) as I'm dealing with a staggered hatch and the eggs I was given were up to 5 days and had been under a broody which I didn't realise at the time. I wonder if it would be the same one that you kindly offered? Thank you for the advice!

also more important info that could help you!
INCUBATION

A MUST READ***** INCUBATION QUESTIONS w/answers post #85688

Hatching Eggs 101 CLICK HERE


LOCKDOWN, DAY 18, CANDLES, PIPS, ZIPS

*IMPORTANT INFO= TIMELINES PIPS ZIPS!!! & MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770

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@Pensmaster

I got two broad breasted white poults Monday, broody didn't take them, they are huge.

They are in a brooder now.

mornin Michael

they dont exist unless we see pics sorry

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let meknow how he is campin!

Good morning everyone.
@Pensmaster How much longer on the broody?
@MotorcycleChick How are the doves?
@campingshaws How is the buckling?
@Sally Sunshine I pray you have a good day physically and with the kid.
@ChickenCanoe How did the dinner go?
@kwhites634 Did you get your help yesterday for your shed?

Thanks Dax mornin to you!

 

[Chaos18]

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Morning Sunshine

How are you?

 

[kajira]

I just destroyed my very comfortable, white, sweat pants, because the baby had a poop explosion and nailed me from hip to knee.

I was so grossed out, all I could do is toss them in the garbage. haha.

I have to go help build fences today, for our EE flock to start free ranging safely, and move our next batch outside to the new dog kennel. We got the roof and chicken wire to fix it up. I'm to lazy to build a "coop" for it, since I'll be switching them to the adult flock in a few weeks once they get used to seeing the babies and they are a few weeks older. I don't want my RIR hen to step on them while they are still little.

AND someone on ebay, offered me turkey chicks next week, if I wanted them.

Decisions, decisions.