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

[runt325]

Update: One of my daughters texted to tell me three eggs have pips. Yeehaw!

And I have another question...in the brooder, should I use pine shavings, newspapers, straw, or something else? I'm hoping you don't say something else because I've got plenty of the three that are mentioned.

pine shavings

 

[DwayneNLiz]

My chick that pipped at the wrong end yesterday and had made no progress by this morning just popped out.
Now some of its siblings are pipping.

WOOHOOOOO!!!

didnt happen if there are no pics

Update: One of my daughters texted to tell me three eggs have pips. Yeehaw!

And I have another question...in the brooder, should I use pine shavings, newspapers, straw, or something else? I'm hoping you don't say something else because I've got plenty of the three that are mentioned.

newspapers for a week or so, until they figure out what food is

I use pine shavings with paper towels around the waterer (to keep shavings out.) I think newspapers for the first few days can cause splayed legs since they're somewhat slick.

yep

Yesterday, after a horrible experience at TSC, I thought about starting a new thread called "Feed Store Rants". Since when is it okay for them to pull tags off of feed bags without asking me?

I wouldn't normally care, except this time I did need to see the tag.

-Kathy

i wouldnt want to make you upset lol!!!

 

[runt325]

Yesterday, after a horrible experience at TSC, I thought about starting a new thread called "Feed Store Rants". Since when is it okay for them to pull tags off of feed bags without asking me?   I wouldn't normally care, except this time I did need to see the tag.

-Kathy

how did u have a horrible experience at tsc

 

[DuckGirl77]

Yesterday, after a horrible experience at TSC, I thought about starting a new thread called "Feed Store Rants". Since when is it okay for them to pull tags off of feed bags without asking me?

I wouldn't normally care, except this time I did need to see the tag.

-Kathy

Pulling the tag off?!
A lot of people could contribute to that thread, I'm sure!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@danielkbrantley

Pine shavings are a bad choice, the chicks will try to eat them, many people use old towels, i think most use paper towels, i have also seen the rubber shelf liner used

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Yesterday, after a horrible experience at TSC, I thought about starting a new thread called "Feed Store Rants". Since when is it okay for them to pull tags off of feed bags without asking me?

I wouldn't normally care, except this time I did need to see the tag.

-Kathy

WAIT!!!! You actually buy feed there??

 

[BullChick]

Congratulations on the new net.

Thank you! I also found a knife for slitting throats. The guy said it was the best they had for the job.

I also found the bug zappers in Rural King (they had BBW.

I almost got a few!) and bought two. They take 2D batteries, I only have one. I will have to wait to play with it, I guess.
The hammock doesn't stretch far enough. The two trees I have are maybe ten feet apart. Oh well. I can hang it in the coop (along with the toddler swing) should I ever get my area back.
Lots of toys. Can't play with any of them.

Well... Other than catching the dog with the net.

Update: One of my daughters texted to tell me three eggs have pips. Yeehaw!

And I have another question...in the brooder, should I use pine shavings, newspapers, straw, or something else? I'm hoping you don't say something else because I've got plenty of the three that are mentioned.

Pine, straw or SHREDDED newspaper is fine.

 

[DuckGirl77]

@danielkbrantley

Pine shavings are a bad choice, the chicks will try to eat them, many people use old towels, i think most use paper towels, i have also seen the rubber shelf liner used

Oops.

That's what I use after the first few days. I usually use paper towels at first. My chicks did try to eat the shavings initially, so I put multiple feeders in and made sure they knew where the feed was.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: They pulled the tag off of my feed bag, and they told me that their house brand scratch was the exact same thing as Purina, then got upset when I returned the bags because they were junk. There's more, but those are the most recent bad experiences.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Lots of people use shavings and have no issues, but I'm paranoid, so I use towels.

-Kathy.