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

[DwayneNLiz]

I'll be honest, when I check them that late in the game, I usually roll them sideways to check the chick and the air cell, instead of doing it from the bottom.

Is sideways wrong then at that stage?

personal preference, i move my light around to get the best view

 

[Chaos18]

I'll be honest, when I check them that late in the game, I usually roll them sideways to check the chick and the air cell, instead of doing it from the bottom.

Is sideways wrong then at that stage?

Not necessarily wrong, just different. That late in the game I'm just checking aircell and to see if there is any drawdown. I find that handling from the top down I move the egg around us.

 

[campingshaws]

 

I could see the air sacs fine, especially with the new wand for candling you guys recommended. I guess that's why I didn't think twice about the direction of the egg.

i cant talk to anyone in 'real' life about chickens 

I can, but they start getting spooked after the first ten minutes or so.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

On the waiting list for my Duckies in spring!!!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

On the waiting list for my Duckies in spring!!!!!

Awesome!!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I came very close to blowing Tucker away; even had him in the crosshairs. Glad now I didn't. Haven't had a problem wih him in a long time, but I still keep a close eye on his whereabouts. The hens are friendly enough, but the juvies follow me around like an extra shadow.

 

[casportpony]

On the waiting list for my Duckies in spring!!!!!

Which ones did you decide to get? I know you said, but I forgot already.

-Kathy

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I don't get new obsessions very often. I've had the same 2 games I've played (once, since 1999) and the other since 2004.

I dabble in other games once in a blue moon, but I always go back to my 2 favorite games.

Being autistic, I have a pretty limited scope of interests (all of my interests are actually listed in my diagnoses, because I have so few.)

So, getting a new one like the chickens, my husband encouraged because it encourages me to be social, leave the house, and do other things, like participate in 4h with my daughter for her chickens. LOL

I actually talk to grown ups about something besides kids now.

The few games I do are Sudoku, Tetris and sometimes trivia.

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yes but she is fairly new to incubating, I was concerned she didnt know that she could see better from the top with a flashlight.

All our situations are different. I can barely see in eggs. If I can't see in one end, I'll look in the other end.

from who

you.

I don't know what to tell you, Seth. My oldest pullets were born this past May; that would put them 2 months behind your youngest ones, and I got the 1st egg from one of them this morning, small as it was. All they get is an all flock pelleted feed, free choice crushed oyster shell, and whatever kitchen scraps we toss over the fence...nothing special. Perhaps someone else can give you more insight, but with the numbers you're feeding, you should certainly be getting more than 1-2 eggs a day, unless 95% of them are molting or broody.

My oldest pullets hatched April 22 and haven't laid yet. The next 2 hatched May 30. I don't expect many eggs for another month or two since we're in declining day lengths.

Only a couple?

I watched Comedy Central for The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and stand-up.

Is a field point the same as a target point? Or same type (narrow)?
I'm about to start shopping.
p.s. 22 rifle might be too loud, I think!

I'm mistaken. Field point may penetrate more easily. Target point is one diameter. Field point is 2 diameters (smaller In front).

 

[kajira]

I can, but they start getting spooked after the first ten minutes or so.

Why is that ?

Chickens are so not spooky.. unless you turn them into a ghost.

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Not only is it from my favorite game, but it's a chicken... as a ghost. ;o

 

[kajira]

I came very close to blowing Tucker away; even had him in the crosshairs. Glad now I didn't. Haven't had a problem wih him in a long time, but I still keep a close eye on his whereabouts. The hens are friendly enough, but the juvies follow me around like an extra shadow.

What happened to make you think about shooting Tucker?