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

[BullChick]

I'm almost afraid to show ny 9-yr-old niece the difference between a fertile egg and an infertile egg. Since she will be keeping the chickens, she kinda needs to know. Especially if she will be doing a report in school, I would hate for her to miss that.
The downside, is that I do come from the land of "I didn't know bacon came from pigs!" I have a few brothers and sisters that do not want to know about the extra ingredient in their eggs. I can't wait for a child to be the one to tell them!

 

[caeti21]

Well dispite the rain we got to do a little fishing , catherine was the only one to catch anything lol she got two small sunfish and a baby soft shell turtle lol i just did a quick candle of the eggs i placed in lockdown to see if they were ok , and a few looked questionable movement wise , but i had a couple with good movement so fingers crossed

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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@Phage

CAM= chorio-allantoic membrane
Turning should be done through day 17 of incubation, after which the chick is positioning itself for the hatching process. The most important period is from day 1 through day 12, when the chorion and allantois are developing and eventually fuse, forming the chorioallantois. During this time the most critical period is from day 3 through day 7, when the circulatory system is developing and beginning to function. Researchers have found that turning is not necessary past as early as day 14 of chicken egg incubation, although most systems continue to turn the egg through days 17 to 19.http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G8353


The effects of turning during a critical period for turning, from 3 to 7 days of incubation, were also recorded. Generally, failure to turn eggs retarded growth of the area vasculosa. Turning during the critical period stimulated the extent of growth of the area vasculosa by day 7 of incubation and of subsequent embryonic growth by day 14. Incubation at low temperature resulted both in reduced expansion of the area vasculosa and retarded embryonic growth in a pattern similar to that observed for unturned eggs. It is suggested that turning stimulates development of blood vessels in the area vasculosa via localized increases in blood pressure.

Thanks Sally!!!!!,

Seem to have read that somewhere but was not sure of timng.

So that settles it. Setting the lot (Duhhhhhh) but putting the older ones into the hand-turning bator.

 

[HenHoneyGirl]

He's chirping pitifully right now and trying to get out. I keep trying to tell him his friends are mean.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

He's chirping pitifully right now and trying to get out. I keep trying to tell him his friends are mean.

awwwwww

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

@Sally Sunshine



You can add me to your list 7 Icelandic eggs

YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and...

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Thanks Joey.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Thanks Joey.

You're welcome!

Hey, Mike... guess what???

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Hi All

My internet is so slow and I dont know why!!!

Kiddo feeding the cleft beak duck, we have 6 out so far a few more eggs to go.
GEESE are drawn down ! And two bators of eggs are locked down too!
All chicks are gone so plenty of room for the next batch!


cleft beak Duck

So sweet - and your daughter is such a lovely young lady (and clearly a duck whisperer...)

Quote: Yes, that's the long term plan, but we had a bunch of rain and things got WAY out of hand before I could get all the alternating paddocks for each ranging group set up. I needed to mow it to get it back under control first.

I like whites' idea of a goat - I was going to put that off until I retire, but I've gotta say, after today, I'm rethinking that...

Quote: Congrats, Joey, and everyone else! (I need to head over to my other threads to congratulate Kev, who definitely deserves that spirit badge!!!)

Well, I got the back yard mowed (well most of it). Bad news is that that's essentially all I got done today, except daily chicken chores. But I needed to knock the high grass down before the chiggers moved in for the season. However, during a break, a good friend and her husband came over to check out my chickens (she was born and raised on a rural farm in France over 70 years ago, and now wants chickens since she's retired). And the good news is that we worked out an arrangement to barter my eggs for raw Jersey milk (which we both buy from a local farmer), since that's almost the only food that I need to buy regularly (except flour and oils, etc.). More cheesemaking!!!! It's also nice to see your "operation" and chicken housing through someone else's eyes - I think I'm overly demanding of myself, but today made me feel like I have done a really good job making a nice happy healthy home for them all.

This is for whites: I spent a little time cuddling the Naked Neck girls in their coop, and Professor Severus Snape, the rooster, started to mount the much smaller Switch against her wishes right in front of me (smallest girl who has a nearly bare back and needs me to make her an apron) - he's quite large. To give you an idea, when mounting, he often has one foot on the ground because both won't fit on her back. So I just scooped him up from on top of her and we had some quality lap time, while giving the girls a break. I don't treat him like a pet or lap chicken, but will occasionally hold him for a while in the evenings just to give the girls a break (and also ensure he knows I'm boss lady). He actually really likes it now. So, whites, he won't eat out of my hand like your Tucker did (if my hand is out feeding the girls and he's near, he goes for a finger instead), but we have a good understanding (and we sneak in the occasional snuggle and he puts up with hugs and me playing with his wattles)...
@kwhites634





Now, it appears that I have managed to pull a muscle or pinch a nerve or something - not sure what, I only know that I am suddenly in pretty excruciating pain sitting in this chair. So I will wrap this up and then watch a movie, maybe following along on BYC/this thread from a tablet while flat on my back with an ice pack and a big glass of wine... It better get better stat, I have STUFF to do tomorrow!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, I got the back yard mowed (well most of it). Bad news is that that's essentially all I got done today, except daily chicken chores. But I needed to knock the high grass down before the chiggers moved in for the season. However, during a break, a good friend and her husband came over to check out my chickens (she was born and raised on a rural farm in France over 70 years ago, and now wants chickens since she's retired). And the good news is that we worked out an arrangement to barter my eggs for raw Jersey milk (which we both buy from a local farmer), since that's almost the only food that I need to buy regularly (except flour and oils, etc.). More cheesemaking!!!! It's also nice to see your "operation" and chicken housing through someone else's eyes - I think I'm overly demanding of myself, but today made me feel like I have done a really good job making a nice happy healthy home for them all.

This is for whites: I spent a little time cuddling the Naked Neck girls in their coop, and Professor Severus Snape, the rooster, started to mount the much smaller Switch against her wishes right in front of me (smallest girl who has a nearly bare back and needs me to make her an apron) - he's quite large. To give you an idea, when mounting, he often has one foot on the ground because both won't fit on her back. So I just scooped him up from on top of her and we had some quality lap time, while giving the girls a break. I don't treat him like a pet or lap chicken, but will occasionally hold him for a while in the evenings just to give the girls a break (and also ensure he knows I'm boss lady). He actually really likes it now. So, whites, he won't eat out of my hand like your Tucker did (if my hand is out feeding the girls and he's near, he goes for a finger instead), but we have a good understanding (and we sneak in the occasional snuggle and he puts up with hugs and me playing with his wattles)...
@kwhites634





Now, it appears that I have managed to pull a muscle or pinch a nerve or something - not sure what, I only know that I am suddenly in pretty excruciating pain sitting in this chair. So I will wrap this up and then watch a movie, maybe following along on BYC/this thread from a tablet while flat on my back with an ice pack and a big glass of wine... It better get better stat, I have STUFF to do tomorrow!!!

- Ant Farm

LOVEEEEEEE add to the selfies contest!!! YAYA!!! Thank you about kiddo, and CHEESE your my hero too!!