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

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Fire Ant Farm said:
Ahhhhhh... That doesn't surprise me, with that level of craftsmanship - lovely structures! Keep posting progress! :pop

Somewhat common for pullets to lay these (hopefully they grow out of it). People have tried incubating these (or put them in the 'bator by accident). It usually doesn't end well, as there's just not enough room for the chick to develop well - one or both usually die, and if the survive they need a lot of help at hatch (there are some videos I've seen). I wouldn't recommend setting them - rather, enjoy all that extra yolky goodness on toast! (At least that's what I do!) :thumbsup  

Woke up early (before alarm, and BEFORE first crow at 4:30am), and though I started with a headache (probably why I woke up), amazingly it went away with meds (I'm not usually that lucky). So pretty soon I was ready to get my morning started. Baby chick was still alive, already awake, and awaiting feeding, and was actually kicking a bit with one of the legs (previously limp) - we'll see how this develops (eventually it will need to be able to get around and feed itself, after all). 

Off to do some chores and laundry...

- Ant Farm 
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Glad your headache went away. Thank you for advice about double yolkers. After additional reading and replies to posted pic....I will use them for food either for myself or chickens.
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MotorcycleChick said:
Number nine was the 11- yr old's birthday two weeks ago. Number eight is what my sister and I were thinking of.
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Three kids right? So one gets #8, the next gets #4 and the last gets #2
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lazy gardener said:
Coon pics :lau      Soil test:  Unfortunately, this is one factor that folks don't consider when they load up their run with chickens that turn the land into a burned moon scape.  Harvey Ussery addresses this issue in his book:  The small scale poultry flock.  It's so easy to loose track of this aspect of poultry keeping.  I wonder if that bed would be helped by a deep mulch?  Or perhaps find some crops that are heavy phosphorus feeders.  Your county co-op Ag extension agent should be able to help you with that. And, I'm not pointing a finger at you re: soil management.  We're all at risk of this!  This is one reason why I'm such a proponent of DL in the run.  I don't know that it will help or solve the problem, but it can't hurt!

Agreed, any one paying for shipping on a DY is throwing good money after bad.  Shipping is hard on eggs.  DY are at huge risk of even having a successful outcome for even one baby, and that's when they are hand cradled from nest to bator.
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Thanks so much to all for info on double yolker. I knew this thread would get quick response.

Also, other info in quote "Good Post".:goodpost:
 
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