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

[Jessimom]

Holy smokes! You guys are prolific hatchers AND posters! Took me forever to read the 100+ posts since last night!

@LocalYokel I'm praying for peace for your dad and your family. Lost my mom to Congestive Heart failure in 1991 when she was only 58 years old. Interesting (at least to me) sidenote: She was one of the first women in the US to have heart bypass surgery. They'd been performing them on men, but not too many women. She was so young when she had her first heart attack - just 39 - but she'd lost a brother to heart disease when he was in his late 30s too. In the late 70's, Ma was taken up to the University of Minnesota hospital where the pioneer of the procedure, Dr. Lillihi (and I always spell his name wrong!) did her bypass. She lived to have another bypass in 1987, then had her aortic valve replaced. We lost her in 1991. She was the bravest woman I've ever known, and I miss her every day. I know what you're feeling right now and my heart goes out to you!

I'm sorry about your mom Blooie! It really does sound like she was a STRONG, BRAVE lady! It's amazing to think that it really wasn't that long along ago they started bypass surgeries and keeping people alive longer. I grew up listening to stories about one of my Grandfather's brothers who was the biggest, strongest guy in the family. Incredibly healthy and one day working on the farm he started feeling week, and losing his breath. They determined he had an infection in his heart and he should just go home to die. His heart was damaged and there was nothing they could do. He died a couple of weeks later. He was 30. Today, he would still be alive, but back then, they didn't have the knowledge. Just in the last 50 years, we've made so much progress in medicine, it's mind boggling. But, there is still so much we need to learn!!!

 

[BullChick]

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@sally sunshine If I were to tell you when I set the eggs, I would be telling you I either am hatching before my birthday, hatching after and on (since I have two incubators) or I would be telling you my birthday. Since I won't be doing that, I can't tell you.

Just know that I candled eggs last night, and the air cells look good.

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning/afternoon all. Time to go shuffle the chickens one last time.

I'm hoping to integrate all the silkies -Right now I have the original breeding silkies - 2 are brooding, 2 hens and 1 roo are in the main run. There is also a pair of 5 month old buff silkies (she just started laying eggs) that have been living in the main coop/run. They keep to themselves, but get along fine with everyone. .I'm trying to integrate a 5 month old white roo with a swollen crop I inherited, along with all the silkies I still have from the NY hal and beyond. They range from 2 to 4 months. The buff pair and the 2 adult hens get along fine with the babies. The adult roo brutally attacks them. The hens try to protect the babies, but the poor roo is on his own. The white roo has been living with the babies.

How much time does everyone give their birds to integrate?

Will the big roo actually kill the babies?

Thanks!

From the little knowledge I've managed to amass over the years, and from outside advice from other who know more than I ever will, if chicks are born into an existing flock they're "usually" accepted from the beginning. It helps if they have a place where they can 'run & hide', where the adults can't get to them in case there's a problem. I've integrated 16 week old pullets into an adult flock with no problem, other than the establishment of the'pecking order', which has occurred right away, but after a half hour or so they've got things all sorted out and everything's fine. I should mention, though, that this all took place when I had a much larger chicken yard than I currently have.

 

[Jessimom]

From the little knowledge I've managed to amass over the years, and from outside advice from other who know more than I ever will, if chicks are born into an existing flock they're "usually" accepted from the beginning. It helps if they have a place where they can 'run & hide', where the adults can't get to them in case there's a problem. I've integrated 16 week old pullets into an adult flock with no problem, other than the establishment of the'pecking order', which has occurred right away, but after a half hour or so they've got things all sorted out and everything's fine. I should mention, though, that this all took place when I had a much larger chicken yard than I currently have.

Thank you!!! I have successful integrated pullets in with other pullets with just a little bit of tusselling to establish a pecking order. This rooster accepted the buff roo and hen at 4 months old with no issues, but he is NOT liking the white one, or the babies. I guess just lots of supervision. I have a spot for them to get away if needed.

I'm wondering if I'm just overwhelming him. I'm putting in 10 babies and 1 roo, to a flock of 5.

 

[Pensmaster]

Hey Yall,
Just wanted to let yall know why I aint been on so much.

My Pops is back in the Hospital.

He's on borrowed time with a failed heart, at 52.

He was given 6 months - 2 years. This was almost 4 years ago.

I dont know how "serious" it is this time, But recognizing the borrowed time, you just dont know what time will be the "Last."



Love Yall

 

[bantie25]

How many days do Japanese bantam eggs take to hatch?

 

[kwhites634]

How many days do Japanese bantam eggs take to hatch?

I'm not exactly sure where, but somewhere in Sally's notes at the beginning of this thread is a chart showing the incubation time for all sorts of different fowl.

 

[bantie25]

I found it. Thanks for the help!

 

[COChix]

Good Morning all

Just reporting that overnight the bator didn't have any temperatures spikes. The bator got to my desire temp by mid afternoon and has been holding steady since. Humidity has ranged between 18-25.

Day 1 down and counting.......

 

[kwhites634]

I found it. Thanks for the help!

Did it give you the answer?