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[chicken hawk 33]

And I still haven't figured out how to breed these.

that Is not funny

 

[fire370]

that's sad.

Nah, it's a bargain! Get an extra fried chicken leg for FREE!!!!!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Hide behind a tree
Once they come close
KABLOOEY
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I'ma shotgun addict though

.22 is better. less bb's to pick out

Only been turkey hunting once in my life, but I'd like to drill one with my crossbow once

Exactly and there's nothing wrong with drinking from the garden hose we are still here

NICE Brother
I've a mod 1 browning auto
First browning auto made in US.
Previous all Belgium I believe

I wasn't aware that there was any other way  

I don't know about you guys, but I buy Wrangler jeans at Walmart for about $12. TSC charges $25. Wow!

Sorry I'm a Levi's kinda guy

I don't buy/wear anything but Wrangler. DW bought me an off-brand before Christmas; took them back.

I wear nothing but wrangler jeans and lots of UnderArmour. And Ariats.

Gotta love Wranglers!

-Kathy

I'm among my own kind....

 

[kwhites634]

that Is not funny

What did you expect after seeing that picture, then asking what was wrong with it ?

 

[kwhites634]

I'm among my own kind....

You ever do any tournament fishing?

 

[Chaos18]

I'm among my own kind....

Scary isn't it

 

[casportpony]

that Is not funny

What did you expect after seeing that picture, then asking what was wrong with it ?

Hatching is not for the faint of heart, lol.

-Kathy

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Freaky looking chick with two crops, two vents four feet and three legs:




Pictures by BYC's Clucky42

Whole story here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/982146/help-my-little-monster-has-swollen-hard-abdomen

-Kathy

eeeeeekkkk

Nah, it's a bargain! Get an extra fried chicken leg for FREE!!!!!

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[ChickenCanoe]

I'm having trust issues with my thermometers and hydrometers. I recalibrated all of them and ran an empty bator for 2 days and they were all in sync now on day 4 one is reading 99 one is reading 100 and one is reading 102. I ordered all new ones last night and they will be here Thursday. I am so frustated I see a cooler in my very near future.

MOST thermometers are only supposed to be accurate to ±2.0°F. That means most thermometers are well outside the range off successful incubation.
Visit this site that has several thermometers that are guaranteed to be accurate to under 1F and calibrateable.
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/

Processing roosters soon.

I'm kinda glad though, no more BO roosters! What is it with the BO roosters? Then buff hens are so sweet and calm, but the roosters just seem to be off their rocker! We're giving one to a friend and the rest are freezer bound.

Maybe they have to be so they can protect the overly docile hens. Somebody has to be wary of predators.
It is so much more peaceful after processing a few isn't it?

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Well I do have 43 hens to choose from. I don't think those girls can handle being around all those males either! Every time I feed there's always a girl or two that get's ganged up on and sat on by 6+ roosters, one right after the other!

It's an ugly event.
Perhaps too many roosters/cockerels per hen.

Can a particular egg be fertilized by more than one rooster, like dogs? Could make for some interesting eggs if they can

@Sally Sunshine

One egg, one sperm.
Glands secrete albumen like material and fibrous proteins around the ovum. This prevents excessive sperm penetration.
While polyspermy is normal in birds, excessive sperm penetration of the germinal disc leads to early embryonic mortality.

Question here:
What is everyone here's opinion on egg turners? I have one, but was wondering if it would be better to hand- turn and if it would be better to not mess with the height of the eggs in lockdown. Thoughts?

Turners are automatic. I have to set alarms 4 times a day to remind me to go down and turn eggs by hand. Hand turning is a bad idea if it can be avoided. Aside from the possibility they won't get turned, there is introduction of bacteria every time you touch them.

OHHHH wowza.... so much for the two week time period!!!

Reproductive Physiology of the Hen
The reproductive tract of the hen is also different from mammals, and different functions are performed in different segments of the tract. The major structures are as follows:

• OVARY - containing immature and mature follicles. The mature follicles consist of the egg "yolk" and the unfertilized ovum.
• INFUNDIBULUM - yolk with attached ovum is snatched up by the infundibulum. It is at this point in the reproductive tract that the ovum is fertilized if the hen has been mated with a cockerel. Spermatozoa from the cockerel are stored in "sperm nests" located within the infundibulum and are capable of fertilizing ova for up to 30 days after mating.
• MAGNUM - while traveling through this part of the oviduct, the albumin or egg white is formed.
• ISTHMUS - the tough outer membrane located just beneath the egg shell is formed in this part of the oviduct.
• UTERUS - also referred to as the "shell gland", this is where the egg shell is formed. Most of the transit time from ovulation until the egg is laid is spent in the uterus.
• VAGINA - the egg travels through the vagina into the cloaca, from which it is "laid."
• CLOACA - this is the common external opening from which the contents of the urinary tract (urates), the intestinal tract (feces) and the reproductive tract (eggs) exit the hen.

http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/nielsen/www245/lecnotes/avianrepro.html

While fertilization of the ovum occurs in the infundibulum thanks to the sperm storage sites there, the infundibulum is considered the oviduct's secondary storage location.
The primary sperm storage sites are in the tubules located at the junction of the uterus (shell gland) and the vagina. It is considered that there are lipids and protein exuded in the uterine/vaginal junction for use by resident sperm. Little is known about the transport mechanism from the primary to secondary storage sites on near opposite ends of the oviduct. Sperm are slowly released daily but I suspect that the distension occurring when the egg passes from the shell gland forces semen from those tubules.

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So according to this, the fertile eggs I was finding were likely from my last roo (lost mid-December) and not from my young roo? I cracked 6 today and none were fertile.

Likely.
Chickens, turkeys and other galliformes are among animals that can store sperm for long periods at body temperature.


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HELP HELP,I just came in and my bator was at 102.please help me.

Relax. while 2 degrees high is worse than 2 degrees low, for short periods it isn't a big problem. What day are the eggs on?
Read the following link and be informed.
http://www.brinsea.com/Articles/Advice/PowerOff.aspx

FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND
WORDS FOR READING
see link at bottom......

In contrast to most other taxa, where only a single sperm enters the ovum, polyspermy is typical in birds. Several sperm enter the germinal disc region, hydrolyzing the IPVL via the acrosome reaction of the sperm, whereby the release of enzymes from the sperm acrosome enables the sperm nucleus to enter the ovum. However, only a single spermatozoon fuses with the female pronucleus and the remaining sperm are shifted to the periphery of the germinal disc and play no further part in development. Fertilization includes the penetration of ovum by sperm as well as the fusion of the male and female pronuclei (syngamy). Because embryo development begins almost immediately, many cell divisions have occurred by the time the ovum has become incorporated into the egg and the egg is laid (in most species) 24 hr later.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction.html

I think we said basically the same thing.

Abe Vigoda died today.....I thought he died along time ago.....he looked old in the 70's...RIP..."Fish"

94 when he died.
It was reported that he died at least 10 years ago but he denied it.

Is okay to candle tonight one or two of the shipped eggs to see if there doing anything.also I cannot get my humidity over 38 %

Assuming your hygrometer is accurate. Surface area over volume contributes to humidity. Sponges or cotton cloth.
Take your hygrometer outside sitting it in an open area for an hour or 2. Then go to Accuweather, enter your zip code and see what your ambient humidity is. Compare the 2.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

You ever do any tournament fishing?

not in a long time...maybe I'll try it again some day. But not to the scale of the pros that come here to Bay De Noc....they are way out of my league.

Scary isn't it

IKR