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

[Chaos18]

Well its almost midnight and the alarm goes off at 0500. Guess maybe I should call it a night and catch yall in the morning. Yall have fun.

Night

 

[BullChick]

Maybe I will see you in the morning.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good night MC.

 

[Chaos18]

Maybe I will see you in the morning.

Night see you in the morning.

 

[BullChick]

Maybe

 

[Chaos18]

Maybe

you'll be here night

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I agree it's a good break and any time you get a fish on the line it's special. Just a bit frustrating at time when you know there's potential for a big one if people could give them the chance to grow. Kinda like hunting. Sometimes you have to let one walk and hope you see it next year. Hmm, on 2nd thought nah that's meat in the freezer. I see your point and agree fully now.

I'm a meat hunter.... That's my reason for hunting..... I respect the trophy hunters too...... But I hunt to provide meat for the table..... When I booted hunt I always pick the smallest deer... Up here that fewer probably won't survive a U.P. winter and if it does the wolves will get it anyway..... So I let the bigger deer go....

Well its almost midnight and the alarm goes off at 0500. Guess maybe I should call it a night and catch yall in the morning. Yall have fun.

Good night....

you can do them. Look up the thread where they list what to type. For instance if you put : hugs together you get mobile. I will look up the thread.
It is chick-emoticans the tenth post has lots and people added more. You can also click qoute and reply and see the type code for any in the post you are quoting. That is how I learned on my Android.

Yeah I'm always on mobile........ Just learn the right things to type... Look at quotes..

Good night MC.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
Is Sally still AFK?

Okay, I'm clueless... what's AKF?

-Kathy

American Kitchen feast?
All Kingdom fact?
Attila known Family?

 

[daxigait]

Good morning everyone. First stop at work. Well, it is quiet enough yet to make catching up easy.
Here's to everybody having a great day!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Quick question: does it matter if I install the wafer thermo upside down? Like this?

As long as its function isn't inhibited and it is located where it will cause temp to be correct for the eggs.

Hey...I finally caught a bit of a break...managed to get the 700lb mower up on the trailer alone...well, the chain hoist helped a little

Progress.

Seems like every time I had a major mower issue I couldn't or didn't have the time to deal with myself, it was always at the peak of mowing season. Coincidentally, when all shops have a several week backlog.
One time I ended up buying a cheap push mower and using it all summer. Once it gets hot and dry, grass stops growing here. Sometimes you don't have to mow for a couple months toward the end of summer.

So here's the scoop... I was running all day.... I just plopped down $500
On new set of waders and boots.... Nicest stuff I've ever bought... I'm pretty proud of them.... Hitting the river tomorrow... Wish me luck.... If I can catch anything at least I'll look good doing it....

You've always done well, now you'll slay them in comfort and style.
Good luck.

I tried telling yall to behave back a few weeks ago but was told that's no fun. After some thought I agree. Sorry I missed the excitement. Managed to stay awake through the meetings @Chaos18
Learned that they are once again planning to cut manning but expect the same work load. It's gonna be interesting. "More with less" can only sustain itself for so long before it crashes to the point of no recovery. Unfortunately I think it might have to come to that for some people to realize. Well that's a recap for my evening. Oh and I moved the parts under the axle. Not very optimistic but hey its worth a shot right?

I wasn't on this site long before I learned to behave. It was quite a learning curve for me though.

Lol, I don't think any of the local, small feed stores near me actualy sell chicks. Just tractor supply. Apparently, I'm saving up chicks for the next swap lol

New breeding pens are about as far as I plan on building as my new "building" but they're barely even started. I do desperately need more brooders built though lol

The little one right up the road from me carries them but they only get one shipment and they like to sell out quickly.
I picked up feed at Farm&Home yesterday. All their chicks were 25% off. They must have had 15 different breeds - and lots of each.

Search Ohio Brooders. I made 2 that can each hold about 100 chicks. The original Ohio Brooder will hold about 200 or more. With these things, chicks can go out to the coop as soon as they come out of the hatcher, even if the building temperature gets down to 30F.

I was just wishing I could fill all your feed requirements

I picked up 8 bags yesterday at Farm & Home. Surprisingly, there's very little difference in the price of scratch grains and feed. Why would anyone try to mix their own feed?

50# of Nutrena brand scratch grains is 10.29.
50# of All Flock is 10.49.
50# of Layer crumbles is 10.99.
40# of Nutrena Nature Wise layer pellets is 11.49.
50# of 21% ADM meat maker is 12.49.

Curious about my broody hen. She seems to enjoy her stretch/poop/eat/drink breaks. She always goes back to the nest and settles down but I've seem her off the nest for up to an hour at a time. This is her first time and the eggs aren't anything special so I'm trying to let her figure it out. For those with broody hens would you consider this normal?

That's normal - depending on season and ambient temperature. When it's hot here, they'll stay off a couple hours. When it's cold, just 15 or 20 minutes.
They usually know what they're doing. Unless conditions are perfect, I usually break first timers. I've had first timers do very well and others that weren't committed.
The worst thing they do is come off the nest to do their thing and then go back into the wrong nest. I usually move them into their own apartment where there is only one nest.

I'm a meat hunter.... That's my reason for hunting..... I respect the trophy hunters too...... But I hunt to provide meat for the table..... When I booted hunt I always pick the smallest deer... Up here that fewer probably won't survive a U.P. winter and if it does the wolves will get it anyway..... So I let the bigger deer go....
Good night....

That's just the way the predators do it. Cull the weak to make the herd gene pool stronger.

Same philosophy behind culling weak, sickly poultry.