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

[jwlpoultry]

Well, when I was processing, I let one Aloha Naked Neck have a reprieve, so I could observe him more, thinking I may keep him after all. I hadn't gotten a really good look at him before. 

Well, watching him this afternoon, he has a wry tail. 

I don't think I can bear to process again tomorrow, so it may be next weekend...

- Ant Farm 

Sorry about that.

 

[wabbit1964]

Well, when I was processing, I let one Aloha Naked Neck have a reprieve, so I could observe him more, thinking I may keep him after all. I hadn't gotten a really good look at him before.

Well, watching him this afternoon, he has a wry tail.

I don't think I can bear to process again tomorrow, so it may be next weekend...

- Ant Farm

Sorry

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I need some help. I can't visualize what you just told me. Remesh? I have some cattle panels and hardware cloth too.

Remesh is the stuff used to reinforce concrete. It is 6" square mesh and comes in 120' rolls. Since it's 6", it won't keep small predators out but can be covered with something smaller. What is nice is that it is very strong so will keep dogs, fox and coyote out. Since it comes in a roll and has memory, it wants to roll back up. That makes it easy for a single person to move. Pick up one side and it wants to close back up. I posted a bunch of pictures of my 8'X40' pen yesterday. I was mistaken, it comes in 150' rolls.
http://www.lowes.com/Asphalt-Concrete-Masonry/Rebar-Remesh/Remesh/_/N-1z0y5px/pl#!
after I cut the sections, I wire them together using premade rebar wire.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_12151-80032-832074___?productId=4065590&pl=1&Ntt=rebar+wire
and this wire twister tool.
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...gId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

Yes, I am currently running completely dry in the brinsea, however I live near Houston Texas, and it seems my luck is bad! Bunch of storms headed our way in the next couple of days!! So humidity will be a big issue for those small aircells.
And I just realized my error. I am currently on day 16 today. I set the eggs in incubator on Thursday April 28th at 6am
So I am further along, and less time for corrective measures!

Perhaps you could put the incubators in a small room with a dehumidifier.

That sounds fine it is all the similar houses or just house after house that gets to me.

Oh we have that around here too and it is ugly - especially in the suburbs where the cookie cutter houses are. In the city, there's almost no such thing.

There are other advantages to a metro area like this too. We're close to the wild bird sanctuary. Today is International Migratory Bird day. The sanctuary is free all day and has bird banding demonstrations, tours, wildlife walks, etc.. Not that I had time to go there.

As much as I enjoy being in the wilderness and despise crowds, the downside of urbanization and desire to live on the side of a volcano in the tropics, I do appreciate the other amenities an area like this has to offer.
I guess I'm luckier than I know. To live where I feel like I'm in the country raising animals and gardens yet within, if not walking distance, a short drive from art, architecture, museums, libraries, music (symphonies, jazz, blues, country, reggae, rock et. al.), history, culture, universities, cathedrals and churches, animals, parks, botanical gardens, sports (both participatory and spectator) dozens of breweries and more amazing restaurants than one could eat at in a lifetime.
If you're looking for something to do, the hardest part is deciding which art fair, parade or festival to attend.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: Ummmmmm.... OK... What information? Did I offend you or something?

I think they're really expensive as well. I have a bag I bought to bribe the baby chicks into believing that I wasn't a monster.

Quote: That's the weird thing - they've had them, they just don't like them very much. I had some left over from the brooder-fest and tried to see if they wanted any as grown ups - nope. It's just so different form my other chicks/chickens. I guess it's a good thing, though - they like dirt and bugs and grass more. (Oh, and BOSS. They will kill for BOSS...)

- Ant Farm

 

[BaileyMChicks]

Well, when I was processing, I let one Aloha Naked Neck have a reprieve, so I could observe him more, thinking I may keep him after all. I hadn't gotten a really good look at him before.

Well, watching him this afternoon, he has a wry tail.

I don't think I can bear to process again tomorrow, so it may be next weekend...

- Ant Farm

Just curious, what is a wry tail?

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Remesh is the stuff used to reinforce concrete. It is 6" square mesh and comes in 120' rolls. Since it's 6", it won't keep small predators out but can be covered with something smaller. What is nice is that it is very strong so will keep dogs, fox and coyote out. Since it comes in a roll and has memory, it wants to roll back up. That makes it easy for a single person to move. Pick up one side and it wants to close back up. I posted a bunch of pictures of my 8'X40' pen yesterday. I was mistaken, it comes in 150' rolls.
http://www.lowes.com/Asphalt-Concrete-Masonry/Rebar-Remesh/Remesh/_/N-1z0y5px/pl#!
after I cut the sections, I wire them together using premade rebar wire.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_12151-80032-832074___?productId=4065590&pl=1&Ntt=rebar+wire
and this wire twister tool.
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...gId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1



Perhaps you could put the incubators in a small room with a dehumidifier.


Oh we have that around here too and it is ugly - especially in the suburbs where the cookie cutter houses are. In the city, there's almost no such thing.

There are other advantages to a metro area like this too. We're close to the wild bird sanctuary. Today is International Migratory Bird day. The sanctuary is free all day and has bird banding demonstrations, tours, wildlife walks, etc.. Not that I had time to go there.

As much as I enjoy being in the wilderness and despise crowds, the downside of urbanization and desire to live on the side of a volcano in the tropics, I do appreciate the other amenities an area like this has to offer. 
I guess I'm luckier than I know. To live where I feel like I'm in the country raising animals and gardens yet within, if not walking distance, a short drive from art, architecture, museums, libraries, music (symphonies, jazz, blues, country, reggae, rock et. al.), history, culture, universities, cathedrals and churches, animals, parks, botanical gardens, sports (both participatory and spectator) dozens of breweries and more amazing restaurants than one could eat at in a lifetime. 
If you're looking for something to do, the hardest part is deciding which art fair, parade or festival to attend.

....I don't even live within walking distance of a candy bar

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote:
Sorry - crooked tail - tail not held in alignment, but is off to one side. It's thought to be genetic, as I understand, and possibly a spine issue (maybe someone can clarify that part), but it's generally advised not to breed from them. This guy's tail is pretty off to one side - I may have missed it before because there were so many boys running around. There are a few threads on it here on BYC if you do a search... (I haven't read all of them - yet...)

- Ant Farm

 

[LittleLakePhil]

....I don't even live within walking distance of a candy bar

okay a long walk

 

[BaileyMChicks]

Sorry - crooked tail - tail not held in alignment, but is off to one side. It's thought to be genetic, as I understand, and possibly a spine issue (maybe someone can clarify that part), but it's generally advised not to breed from them. This guy's tail is pretty off to one side - I may have missed it before because there were so many boys running around. There are a few threads on it here on BYC if you do a search... (I haven't read all of them - yet...)

- Ant Farm

Ok thank you for clearing that up. I'm sorry he has a bad tail.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Short day today I'm beat and hurting too much to even want to go on today. I did manage to cut two d driveshafts and weld them together to make one usable shaft...... And replaced the wheel bearings on my boat trailer. But the cold and snow was a bit much for me today. The baseball game seems more my bag at the moment.