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

[deserteggs22]

did you see my post yesterday?

see above @deserteggs22


you can use tiny containers and put very small holes in them for the ants to get in, to eat the peanutbutter and acid 

Thank you!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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My old house was a log cabin, they actually injected and sprayed all the logs with a borax concoction I sprinkle it around the perimeter of the house each year

 

[pamperedamber]

This was too cute not to share. There are eggs a rocking so she won't be lonely too much longer. And she has been chirping to the chicks in the brooder. They are next to each other.

 

[FaerieChicken]

Candled my broody, StarFire's, eggs yesterday. I have some good development I think, some look to be moving already! There are a couple that have veins and a black dot in the middle floating about, eye i think... I have 1 egg, #8, that has a misplaced air cell! It is not on either end, it is on a side and looks fairly small compared to when it is on the ends! There is development and veins however. I am rooting for it! I might need to assist its hatch? Not sure, but if so, man that StarFire is sure one protective momma, she pecked up my are something fierce!

Wish I could have taken pics of the eggs, but that is difficult, not sure how others do it!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: When you fish as much as I do (not counting this year) and the fish are finally hitting, it's hard to quit

 

[Leave a LightOn]

My old house was a log cabin, they actually injected and sprayed all the logs with a borax concoction I sprinkle it around the perimeter of the house each year

Did similar puffing boric acid into small holes in each wall and behind & under large appliances. Kept most bugs away for 15years.
It is now year 16.

 

[kajira]

when I was little they started me on a schedule....

an hour on and I would forget about them then when I took them off 30 minutes later it was again a treat and somethig to fill my time to keep my thoughts off of them. I had a strap so they were not easily took off. eventually my ears and nose and eyes got used to them

his has straps on them, but he is able to get them off, regardless. He just bent the arms until they aren't shaped like glasses anymore. LOL

I tried to get him to wear them when I can watch him wearing them, but he was waering them last night before bed, and sometime between then and this morning, they vanished. I may have to ask my husband if he's seen them LOL

 

[mlm Mike]

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I was objecting to keeping two bulls for a non-existent 4-H project.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Welcome

sorry about the losses

Does anyone else remember this? If so, you're old as the hills. I had it on a 45 (that's a 45rpm vinyl record for younger people - they were used on turntables with a disc that allowed them to be played on the same turntable with albums (78s and 33 1/3s) when I was little and loved it.

This song was originally posted at:
http://bussongs.com/songs/chicken-little.php

i think i have heard this, on vinyl while in school

it's not really worth showing lol.we used what fence we had and the flooding made the run solid dirt instead of grass.and all our chickens are together except our silkoes.

i'd still ike to see it, thats a big area

It gets easier. Leave the gunk. If you want to wash it off, be sure the water is warm enough, the room is warm, and no water gets in its nose.

I believe it applies to all incubators. I honestly think it only slightly matters the number of eggs. For me, I know how to get a good hatch in both of my incubators... Ignoring most of the advice given by even me! I have horrible hatches when I rotate eggs around the incubator. Even though I know I have clean hands when I do it.

i havent washed my hands once for these 3 oops

why do you think your silkie failed to do his job? (curious, since i'm starting a silkie flock) I was reading that they recommend trimming silkie's vents and the boy rooster's area so he can breed easier.

I wasn't sure if that was just recommended, or actually made a huge difference. LOL

trimming helps a lot!

It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it is safe and functional for the birds.... Mine may be "pretty" but what good it that if it is all mud and the chickens get sick or are not happy & healthy??? My duck pen is nowhere near as nice but it works for them and keeps them safe. I guess the point I am trying to make is it is better to do with less and do well than to try and do more than what you can handle and risk the health and safety of the animals. This rationale comes with time, age and practice... and cost.... be sure you can always handle the responsibility you accept. If my hand doesn't heal I may have to get rid of a lot of my birds. Is that what I want-absolutely not!!! But is it what is in the best interest of my health and the health of my flock... YES!!!! This is why you have to be 18 or older to play the games for eggs.... There are hard decisions to be made when it comes to accepting the responsibility of another living thing. I have to give my Seramas special feed and keep my garage heated like my home if I want to breed show quality birds and that is very expensive. I just want you to think before you act and be successful at what you do instead of failing trying to do something half a**... you get the picture?

The first two chicks hatch these are mine the last one of the serama eggs hatched and died so no serama at all left so I posted an IOS ad on craigslist and we'll see if anyone has any or not.

and Buried he two that hatched and died. But out of the 14 eggs only two had made it close to hatching.

no newspaper @Roada Red its bad for babies!!! slipped tendons and stuff, get it out!

What is the last thing Everyone ate?

I'm hungry! I had provolone cheese and a unique pretzel as a snack, didn't take care of ma belly though.

a multigrain bagel with veggie cream cheese

three cheese toast... with ricotta, marrinated munster and havati... weird huh? i love cheese... we make it. told my hubby next time i'll make the cheese and he can look after the incubation/htching...cheese doesnt die!

yummmm

I was given 12 large cans, and 4 small cans of pumpkin yesterday. What did not expire between 2009 and 2011 equals 2 large and a small can. I'm now going to make some pies and cookies... Maybe.
Anyone have extra freezer space they want filled?

yes please!! lots of space, in fact i was just given a bunch of venison to help fill it

what vehicles in general or a carb? a device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.

go sally! you got a mustang we dont know about lol

Vehicle in general
Yes I know what carburetor is doing, but brands, types name of parts....nothing!

thats unfortunate

thanks Sally. A dozen silkie eggs fell into my lap today so what else is a girl to do.

set all eggs!!!!

They were fairly sweet when I went over.
He's an older teen, but IMO bulls are never safe for anyone. A vet I met told me quite a few tales of bulls pulling head crushes out of concrete....

the only bull i have ever met (face to face) likes to cuddle with people, he is friendlier than the heifers, and they all have horns

I don't feel so good. ..

sorry

i hope it passes quicky l

So looking like you've all gone to bed, but I thought I'd report back anyway....

Came home from work... (face painting if anyone would call that work?? but hey, I get paid!)
Candled and tapped remaining eggs as instructed. No movement... no cheeping...
Floated them... no movement.


All the air cells were quite small?? I think too small?? so does that mean too much humidity on days 1-18??

I am yet to do eggtopsies...got to work up the courage too.
So out of 11 fertile eggs, I have 5 chicks (one sticky, but ok) and 6 who didn't make it.

on the bright side... I WILL GET GOOD SLEEP TONIGHT BECAUSE I WONT BE WORRYING!!!

Thanks so much to all the wonderful people who gave me advice. Was much appreciated. God bless you all, you are amazing!

sorry about the losses, but congrats on the ones that did make it, my first attempts were HORRIBLE, i cooked over 6 doz eggs (rather valuable eggs too)

make sure to calibrate

I candled at day 8 then again at day 18. It's my first attempt... still so much to learn!
I thought they looked fine at both candleings! is that even a word?? anyway. I think the main problem is the incubator, its a generic one i bought off ebay. I think the temp is even because the hatch was so staggered. So i plan to encase it in styrofoam box it came in.. to try to keep it more even..hopefully. Then I think i had the humidity to high through the first 18 days... Dont think i can trust the humidity meter (I know they have a proper name but im tired)

Calibrate!

Calibration is a MUST: HOW TO CALIBRATE post #9068

It is cute, isn't it? I have tried to record her calling out in the morning, but it doesn't work. Either she falls silent too soon, or the microphone doesn't pick up her voice. I don't think I will be forgetting anytime soon though. She is a funny child. I am so blessed to have her.

super cute, i hope you can get it on tape sometime!!

!!! It's october!!! Just a few weeks until Halloween!

a couple weeks for my local fair where i am entering 2 of my chickens then the best holiday ever (IMO) lol

Good morning everyone. I finally caught up, but I am almost finished with breakfast and it is time to head back outside as soon as I decide which project I don't really want to do today and get on it. Yesterday I was off and did a vet trip, blood draw, coop construction as I am linking two coops for the winter, cleaned a coop, and stained the coop and my goat plaything I built a couple of weeks ago. By the time I finished chores and caught up you were all asleep except Bennie.
I hope you all have great and productive days, and that you feel better Bennie.

Have a great day!!!

Hey all,

So far so good with our classroom incubation (Brinsea Mini Advance, locally-sourced Ameraucana eggs, one clear and one quitter ~day 6 so we have 5 left.) We candled yesterday early Day 18 and all 5 still looked great. We prepared for lockdown EXCEPT I forgot to turn off the automatic cooling feature

It goes off first thing in the morning so I could easily get there Monday to stop it, but it will go off on Day 18 and 19 over the weekend (we set eggs in the afternoon, so Day 18 runs Fri around 2pm-Sat around 2pm.

Do I need to freak out about this and try to get access to the school over the weekend? Or will it be ok for the eggs to cool for an hour on Day 18/19 if Monday morning I rush in and turn it off before it goes off Day 20/21?

Kind of worried here...

they should be ok

good luck on the hatch!!

I solemnly swear I will not lift a shovel today!!!!!

YOU BETTER NOT!!

@Akrnaf2 . Most people like a pineapple glaze with chunks or a curry sauce (I don't mind the glaze, but prefer the pineapple uncooked), cornbread is a popular side like was mentioned. It is a sweeter meat dish.

what about a brown sugar with a dark beer glaze
maybe with some clove

http://4-h.org/about/what-is-4-h/

Basically a youth program, does agriculture, pets, home ec, woodworking, and other life skills.

I used to do it (horse, dog craft, sewing, and quilting)
4H was a great program, and i cant wait to get my daughter into it

I can't remember what the H's stand for

I PLEDGE My head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty, My hands to larger service, My health to better living, For my club, my community my county, and my world.

I believe they post pictures of events sometimes, but as far as I know, it's all local for people.

The only thing my daughter was bummed about, is they don't do horse shows as part of our local 4h clubs (some do) it's really dependant on each area, what they do/allow, so each 4h club can be drastically different from another one.

They also sometimes go to schools and teach nutrition classes, and other stuff. We homeschool, but they require a certain amount of volunteer work to get points, in order to participate in auctions.

try to talk to the local 4h department head to see if you can be a 4h volunteer leader and start you r own horse club

they are. sometimes the chickens can sell for 200+ a pop.

These shows aren't to get cheap livestock - this is where people waste money to support the kids and local farmer associations.

Yep!

Today is day 21. I am patiently impatiently waiting and trying not to check every 30 seconds. Everyone says like popcorn once they start hatching but it's been very slow popping with one a day. Hopefully today the rest will hatch. Trying not to open and take out the one lonely chick in the incubator.

Alot of dual purpose chicken ARE WONDERFUL and look fancy!

like a LF polish

So my one lonely chick

in the incubator is cuddling with one of the eggs. Does this mean that it is close to hatching?

could be

My silkie is really gentle, do you think she'll adopt any chicks I hatch to show them how to eat and drink? I was debating on putting her in with the 2 silkie chicks next week if they hatch... (especially if only 1 makes it out again.) Or.... wait until my ducks get here and stick my ducks in with the two possible silkie chicks?

Decisions, Decisions!

put the silkie in with the babies, she is young enough, but just keep an eye on them JIC

Good morning y'all!


I have a question: is borax harmful to chickens? I'm wanting to make a solution to kill the ants in my chicken pen. Thanks!

POISON!!!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hi everyone!!

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