The chicks in the picture are just 4 weeks old (1 cockerel and three pullets) and the mother laid the 1st egg of her next clutch yesterday. Two days ago it was -31 and today was -16; just considering how dumb I am to be thinking of letting the hen brood another batch of eggs.
It's very tempting though. The chicks look good, especially the little cockerel. I can always keep them on the dining room table like this batch.
My wife said nothing last time, but I'm really pushing it to try that again. I suppose having hen and chicks on the dining room table is a bit much--HA.
Quote: Couple of things I'd like to know... If a hen is positive for mycoplasma, does that mean that all chicks from her will be? Or does she have to be having an active outbreak?
What does vertical transmission mean? Does it mean the egg is infected while in the repro tract or as it exits the repro tract?
It would be nice to see some studies that back up the suggestion to bathe the eggs in an antibacterial wash.
The chicks in the picture are just 4 weeks old (1 cockerel and three pullets) and the mother laid the 1st egg of her next clutch yesterday. Two days ago it was -31 and today was -16; just considering how dumb I am to be thinking of letting the hen brood another batch of eggs.
It's very tempting though. The chicks look good, especially the little cockerel. I can always keep them on the dining room table like this batch.
My wife said nothing last time, but I'm really pushing it to try that again. I suppose having hen and chicks on the dining room table is a bit much--HA.
The chicks in the picture are just 4 weeks old (1 cockerel and three pullets) and the mother laid the 1st egg of her next clutch yesterday. Two days ago it was -31 and today was -16; just considering how dumb I am to be thinking of letting the hen brood another batch of eggs. It's very tempting though. The chicks look good, especially the little cockerel. I can always keep them on the dining room table like this batch. My wife said nothing last time, but I'm really pushing it to try that again. I suppose having hen and chicks on the dining room table is a bit much--HA.
Pearl, in the top picture, will be brooding in about 15 days; if I allow. Most likely I will let her brood. She is with a different rooster and I'm curious to see what comes of it.
I find the the post office doesn't always SCAN the packages. I had one package show that it arrived at the originating post office, and it wasn't updated again until it arrived at my local PO.
ALSO, THE USPS RARELY Scans THESE PRIORITY MAIL PACKAGES!! Heck they rarely scan EXPRESS!! SO YOU WILL HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THE EGGS ARE UNTIL 8 or so hours after they get to a place!!
That's because the post office is rarely the primary carrier.
Budget cuts cause them to use secondary carriers which don't scan.
They scan at the origin. They pass them off to another company and they don't get scanned again till the PO retakes possession of the package somewhere near the destination. That's usually the central sorting center near the largest airport.
My wife said nothing last time, but I'm really pushing it to try that again. I suppose having hen and chicks on the dining room table is a bit much--HA.
I feel your pain but I'd be dead long before the dust could kill me if I had chicks in the house. Heck, the incubators are in the cellar. Chicks sequestered to the unheated, uninsulated brooder house.
Pearl, in the top picture, will be brooding in about 15 days; if I allow. Most likely I will let her brood. She is with a different rooster and I'm curious to see what comes of it.
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That's because the post office is rarely the primary carrier.
Budget cuts cause them to use secondary carriers which don't scan.
They scan at the origin. They pass them off to another company and they don't get scanned again till the PO retakes possession of the package somewhere near the destination. That's usually the central sorting center near the largest airport.
Nice. Hope it was soup and not eggs.
I feel your pain but I'd be dead long before the dust could kill me if I had chicks in the house. Heck, the incubators are in the cellar. Chicks sequestered to the unheated, uninsulated brooder house.
