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

[ChickenCanoe]

ok that one is over my head.... someone explain or it will bug me all day? @fire370


Paddler the grumpy old man, needs more sunshine in life

I wish foam was cost effective. people already are too cheap to want to pay for good shippin
I am out of ovates, def owe you a few as usual paddler, hope you have a wonderful day!

If they don't want to pay, they don't get eggs. It's that simple. (nor chicks or adult trios for that matter)
I'm already losing money on everything I do here much less giving things away.
If they want to pay, they'll get a quality product that arrives in excellent condition.

Paddler the grumpy old man, needs more sunshine in life

You hit the nail on the head with that one.

Foam is very reusable, so it might be cost effective in some cases. Where is the best place to get foam shippers?
I was thinking of buying some to send to people I want to get eggs from, so they just put the eggs in and send it back to me.

I've traded eggs before and send mine to the other person so they can use my shippers to return them.

yes it is, but I wont re-use it used anyways, its too porous to sterilize, remember I am CPT and a bit "anil" I learned a bit too much about disease me thinks. Its even hard for me to order hatching eggs from someone, yet alone chicks. I need the full testing credentials

I think they can be sterilized.
Chlorine, isopropanol and formaldehyde come to mind. Fumigating. They have to be clean first. You can't disinfect a turd.
My eggs are always clean when I ship them.

Well let just say CC that I know how half of your night was spent . Few more post and it would be a novel but it was great . One thing I don't weigh either while some on the threads know of my son others of you do not .I must use my time wisely . I figure that what ever happens in incubation is going to happen no matter what I do . shoot for the best humidity for each breed and only hatch breeds together that do well with like humidity . I do believe that color and shell density egg size make a great difference in the hatch rate . so one would think it best to hatch like sized eggs with the same shell density and color to improve hatch rates .or be breed specific with each hatch .loved your multi quote skills .

Good morning to all wish I could hang out but my training must go on .

Hi Sally

and while I've been doing this 17 more of you need training or a busier life

So true. I don't think most people pay attention to uniformity.
I didn't used to but do so now.

Isn't traffic bad 24/7 in California?

Right here where I am a traffic jam is 2 vehicles or more. Whole 'nuther story 2 miles away.

My brother used to live here, working at Emerson fighting impossible traffic every morning.
He moved to the boonies in SW MO and had a longer commute on back roads. Many years later when I visited him, he took me to his workplace. On the way home there was a car in front of us on these windy roads. He was actually serious when he uttered, "I hate rush hour".

Dontcha just hate tellin' a funny then having to explain it ?

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[chicken hawk 33]

Okay so ,all three of my thermometers stayed all night and all day at 100.2 to 100.8never went to high or low.and humidity was at 30%.I just scooted the lid barely back and added some water.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good morning everyone. I have been up four hours and working for almost three.
@Sally Sunshine actually it is much worse today. I think chores were totrure. Driving definitely is. I will be going to OccuMed as soon as I get unloaded here and drive the hour and a half back to Joplin.
@kwhites634. I feel sorry for the chick I match since hers does not look like it will get better.

Hope you heal quickly

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good morning everyone. I have been up four hours and working for almost three.
@Sally Sunshine actually it is much worse today. I think chores were totrure. Driving definitely is. I will be going to OccuMed as soon as I get unloaded here and drive the hour and a half back to Joplin.
@kwhites634 . I feel sorry for the chick I match since hers does not look like it will get better.

My brother is down your way. Moved from his farm into town in Sarcoxie. He worked in Carthage.

 

[caeti21]

Good morning everyone its starting to warm up nicely today

 

[fire370]

My brother is down your way. Moved from his farm into town in Sarcoxie. He worked in Carthage.

I've got a very close buddy, old enough to be my pops, that lives outside of Carthage.

 

[butterfliesdoku]

Hey everyone
I'm currently collecting eggs for a test run in preparation for the EHAL and was wondering how dirty of an egg is too dirty? I had a hen decide to lay an egg near a puddle of muddy water and of course the egg rolled in. I dabbed at it with a dry cloth. I heard water can push bacteria into the egg... So should I skip or is it ok to set?

 

[Pensmaster]

So what should I do with the chick?

Every one I've tried to save did not make it on its own. Yours maybe different but chances are slim. Does it walk on its own if not sorry to say but I'd put it down.

 

[kwhites634]

should I cull her or let her grow up? She seems to hop or use a wing to get around OK? Though that may change after tomorrow when I move them from dog pads to shavings.

Tough call; depends on whether she seems to be in pain, I guess, how much of a problem she has negotiating the shavings, and whether she grows or not.I wouldn't think she'd be any good for breeding, if that's a consideration.

Personally, I'd let her go for a week & see what develops, then, if she's not improved, cull her. However, that's just me. My birds aren't pets, per se,but I don't like to see any animal suffer. See what the others think; maybe someone can come up with a viable treatment.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I've got a very close buddy, old enough to be my pops, that lives outside of Carthage.

My brother is 74 so probably a contemporary. I think everyone knows everybody else there.

Hey everyone

I'm currently collecting eggs for a test run in preparation for the EHAL and was wondering how dirty of an egg is too dirty? I had a hen decide to lay an egg near a puddle of muddy water and of course the egg rolled in. I dabbed at it with a dry cloth. I heard water can push bacteria into the egg... So should I skip or is it ok to set?

That one is probably too dirty.
If you wash it, make sure the water is at least 20F warmer than the egg. Usually around 100F is good. That causes the contents to swell pushing bacteria out rather than in.
When in doubt, skip it.

Every one I've tried to save did not make it on its own. Yours maybe different but chances are slim. Does it walk on its own if not sorry to say but I'd put it down.

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