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

[flocktastic]

Yay!!! One of the Mille Fleur eggs just hatched! 7/10 are pipped already!

Awwww!! Precious!!!

Congrats!!

 

[Akrnaf2]

I wonder... I was thinking about starting a mealworm farm. It isn't hard, and I have plenty of people that would like to buy them. The bags of them we buy at tractor supply cost 30 dollars! It isn't affordable for us to buy all the time. Besides, they are great protein for the chickens! How many mealworms can you feed without hurting them? Is there a limit?

First you have to know that mealworm can be a chicken and human pathogens vector
See thus link:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/0022-2585(2005)042[0042:RCOLMC]2.0.CO;2

http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/1/80.abstract

http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/content/91/3/660.abstract

And there is a limit! If your chicken gets a balance nutrition they should get all the protein they need, extra protein can causes some kidney problem that can lead to Chicken Gout

 

[Akrnaf2]

Holy molyyy...its Spring in TX when the mother in law calls my hubby to come out at nearly midnight because she saw a snake slither into her hall closet!!!!

Went and triple checked my chicks in our garage!!

We have outer signs

 

[Mirajane]

This will be interesting... My new Mille Fleur chick hasn't stood yet, so I looked at his feet. The toes are slightly curled down, and his toes try and come in to the middle, instead of outward. And he has feathered feet. Let's see what happens...

 

[lozerface79]

WE HAVE ZIPPING!

 

[hippiestink]

Morning folks. On the agenda today:

- Finish the fence for the hens to forage safely
- Look into selling the corn snakes
- Look into pricing a bearded dragon (since we have all the stuff that will actually not be as expensive as TWO snakes)
- Bake bread because I really want a sandwich
- Get some actual work done with a commission and the soap company

Time for extra-large caffeine and some noms.

 

[Penny Hen]

I have set up the brooder with the heating Sunbeam heating pad but a full heat with a cover on the box I am only getting 78˚ under the heating pad. What to do? The basement too cold.? Move it up into the bathroom and risk the ire of DH?

 

[Penny Hen]

WE HAVE ZIPPING!

 

[lozerface79]

Im so hyper! Ive been watching this little guy zip for awhile now! Its so mesmerizing! I didny think id have this on day 20!!

 

[lozerface79]

Chippo(what im naming this chick) is halfway around the egg and its only been 30 mins!
Im expecting first hatch tomorrow evening!