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

[Sally Sunshine]

Running the chainsaw.........

oh yeahhhh nothin like a sore back, achy forearms and a feelin of accomplishment at the end of the day!!!

 

[Laurel Meadows]

No, I wont. I set myself up for a bubble bursting on the momma heating pad thread and got it, everyone said it was foolishness to incubate so late in winter, mostly the OT crowd around there.

Aw that's a bummer. I think the winter thing is doable with the right set up. It gets darn cold here too but so far my 2 weekers are happy and doing just fine out in the coop. That's kinda why we were considering hatching again for New Years. That said, I don't know if I will have any eggs for the HAL. Ive got an 8 month old young roo and my last set yielded 1 chick

Not sure if I should try again with my own or roll the dice on pricey shipped eggs.

 

[BantyChooks]

No, I wont. I set myself up for a bubble bursting on the momma heating pad thread and got it, everyone said it was foolishness to incubate so late in winter, mostly the OT crowd around there.

Aw that's a bummer. I think the winter thing is doable with the right set up. It gets darn cold here too but so far my 2 weekers are happy and doing just fine out in the coop. That's kinda why we were considering hatching again for New Years. That said, I don't know if I will have any eggs for the HAL. Ive got an 8 month old young roo and my last set yielded 1 chick

Not sure if I should try again with my own or roll the dice on pricey shipped eggs.

Yeah, the OT crowd is.. Rather....... Uh, opiniated. Still not gonna try it now. *insert emotion almost blowing up from frustration here *

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I wonder if Louly got any chicks in that nonnonsense bator of hers overnight! LOULY !!!!!!

 

[ChickaLong]

No, I wont. I set myself up for a bubble bursting on the momma heating pad thread and got it, everyone said it was foolishness to incubate so late in winter, mostly the OT crowd around there.

WE CAN DO IT.

 

[Laurel Meadows]

Yeah, the OT crowd is.. Rather....... Uh, opiniated. Still not gonna try it now. *insert emotion almost blowing up from frustration here *

 

[BantyChooks]

No, I wont. I set myself up for a bubble bursting on the momma heating pad thread and got it, everyone said it was [COLOR=00FF00]foolishness to incubate so late in winter[/COLOR], mostly the OT crowd around there.

WE CAN DO IT.

Noooo.... Must resist... Maybe I'll call the OT over here to give me a toungue lashing again....

See? This is what was said.

I can think of no good earthly reason to be hatching in January...it's just unnatural. When you go outside of what is natural for birds it leads to all sorts of issues and one of those is worry about little babies trying to survive in temps that severe. Not many babies at all being born at that time of year out in the wild unless they are denned up with their mamas underground.

I'd not try to brood any chick outside in -20, be it with lamps or HPB. I'm sure folks have done it and do it all the time but why in the world would anyone go to those lengths to get a chicken?

 

[ChickaLong]

Noooo.... Must resist... Maybe I'll call the OT over here to give me a toungue lashing again....

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Noooo.... Must resist... Maybe I'll call the OT over here to give me a toungue lashing again....

what is OT ? old timers???? like what are most of us on the thread

 

[Ameraucanas]

What!?!?