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

[mlm Mike]

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[mlm Mike]

I think a couple people had humidity questions, this might help

Humidity is NOT a set number! Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #8924 see Hatching Eggs 101

 

[Jessimom]

Quote: Ok, I got my first 6 chickens about 12 years ago. I started with day old chicks (not vaccinated). At year 4 I added 2 more chickens. After about 7 years I moved to my current house. I was here for about a year and I started losing chickens. Over the next 3 years, I lost the 6 original chickens (9 - 10 years old) plus one 5 year old. I never saw any of signs of distress in any of them.

I have had 20 silkie babies that I raised (gave away the roosters). Other than hawks killing them, nobody has died. I currently have a flock of 14 laying hens. Nobody has been vaccinated.

I always thought that my chickens dying at 10 years old was pretty typical for their age. They hadn't been laying much for years. The 5 year old concerned me, but I didn't investigate it.

I have 12 assorted feed store babies that will soon join the flock. Probably separated by a fence. Plus, I'm adding the silkies I"m hatching. Again, nobody has been vaccinated. Should I have been more concerned about the chickens dying? Does EVERYBODY else vaccinate? If I really should vaccinate - are the 6 week old babies as well as the 2 week old chicks too old?

Thanks!!!

 

[Jessimom]

I think a couple people had humidity questions, this might help

Humidity is NOT a set number! Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #8924 see Hatching Eggs 101

I've had 2 successful hatches of silkies by not adding ANY moisture to the incubator until lock down. I now have a 'bator full of eggs. It's never been more than half full before this. I just candled my 14 day eggs and they air cells are too small. I can't take out water that I didn't put in. The humidity is running about 34%. I've been rotating, but some are worse than others. Can I put in try paper towels? or Dry sponges? Any suggestions?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Hey why not a lot of people talk an this afternoon

 

[TJChickens]

Ok, I got my first 6 chickens about 12 years ago. I started with day old chicks (not vaccinated). At year 4 I added 2 more chickens. After about 7 years I moved to my current house. I was here for about a year and I started losing chickens. Over the next 3 years, I lost the 6 original chickens (9 - 10 years old) plus one 5 year old. I never saw any of signs of distress in any of them.

I have had 20 silkie babies that I raised (gave away the roosters). Other than hawks killing them, nobody has died. I currently have a flock of 14 laying hens. Nobody has been vaccinated.

I always thought that my chickens dying at 10 years old was pretty typical for their age. They hadn't been laying much for years. The 5 year old concerned me, but I didn't investigate it.

I have 12 assorted feed store babies that will soon join the flock. Probably separated by a fence. Plus, I'm adding the silkies I"m hatching. Again, nobody has been vaccinated. Should I have been more concerned about the chickens dying? Does EVERYBODY else vaccinate? If I really should vaccinate - are the 6 week old babies as well as the 2 week old chicks too old?

Thanks!!!

It sounds to me like your other chickens died of natural causes other than disease. If it were me, I wouldn't worry about the chickens you already have, but be careful about bringing in new chicks. Chicks are most susceptible to Mareks when they are very young and being introduced to an existing flock. I would go ahead and vaccinate all the chicks, even the older ones. It will help protect them if they have not been exposed to the disease and it won't hurt them at all if they have been exposed to it. This is me. There are plenty of people though who do not believe in vaccinating.
Sooner or later, most flocks show up with at least a few Mareks birds. It's very possible that your adult birds have been exposed but are immune. They could however, pass it to younger birds.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I believe rice has been used. Maybe make cheese cloth bags of rice to draw out moisture.

 

[mlm Mike]

Hey why not a lot of people talk an this afternoon

I was gathering goat feeding info for someone.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: oh no!!! I am so sorry!! I never had this so i am not educated on it. @casportpony do you know any info on this?

Quote: what dont you like about the wafer? you have pics of the inside of your cooler to share? I have them in all of mine and even if I dont shut the lid correctly they hold temps! I am posting my cooler soon cause I just added more serama eggs

Good afternoon! Day 25 and our first light Sussex hatched under mama hen early this morning in her nesting box and another is starting to pip. The nesting box is 12x12 how long can I leave mama and chick out there before bringing them into the chick brooder? Somewhere I think I read 24 or 48 hrs..

finally!! if she is doing good with them leave them a day. I wouldnt go longer

Anyone got one of these??

http://www.qcsupply.com/22119-browe...productfeeds&gclid=CJGdg8jascoCFdgUgQodhA8OBQ

nope

Happy Sunday folks! Made a quick supply trip to Walmart, got some ranch dressing mix and incense cones. Chickies and dogs are still fine, cousins are taking good care of them. I need to take inventory before we leave next Sunday, make sure that we know what we had in case the TSA takes my stuff again!

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

incense and ranch!

what a trip!! no really!!!

I am so sad. One of the 2 developing Phoenix chicks has died. Must've happened early this morning.... But the chick isn't moving and the blood ring has started to form. It was the one that was looking the strongest too. Ugh.....

oh no saris!! I am so sorry!! awwwwww dang!!! stupid shipped eggs!!

I broke open the shipped eggs, found signs of development in two other eggs, signs of fertility in another 2 eggs, and I am unsure of the other 4. One was too scrambled to see any thing. Thought in these three?

nice gloves! thought I was watching CSI egg addition

I have a chick with bright red umbilical cord attached to shell, unclosed abdomen. Chance of survival and what to do??

what do you define as unclosed abdomen? I would need to see this, are you sure its not just the umbilical strands?

Quote: for standard size hatching eggs you want it low at 31% and Mike has given you the links I would LOVE for you to read before its too late!

Quote: no thats too high unless you have small bantam or serama eggs in!

My humidity was still at 10% even with the bottle top witch equalled the same amount as half a plastic egg.

got a pic of this thing you made? surface area is what gives humidity not depth of the dish

HAS ANYONE USED AN EGG O METER?

When using the regular egg size egg-o-meter with small Silkie eggs in a still air incubator .... do i need to adjust temp. up because bigger egg sits higher up in warmer air? i feel i should be running it on 100.5.... ???

@LittleRedCoop53 I have not used it, I have found these for you if you had not run into them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/290592/egg-o-meter

The temperature sensor is embedded inside a synthetic egg which more accurately resembles the thermal mass of the eggs you are incubating.

Awwwwesooommmmme...! These will go great with my champagne-vodka-culling-a-girl-for-the-first-time cocktail.

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is that bottle empty ?

 

[mlm Mike]

is that bottle empty ?

Not yet, but don't worry there is a backup bottle.