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

[Sally Sunshine]

I am melting, took kids in the pool early today. Not a good day to sit poolside only in the pool gross out there, I hate heat.

 

[Chaos18]

I am melting, took kids in the pool early today. Not a good day to sit poolside only in the pool gross out there, I hate heat.

 

[BunnynChicks]

Quote: LOL

 

[mlm Mike]

I am melting, took kids in the pool early today. Not a good day to sit poolside only in the pool gross out there, I hate heat.

You going to do all that cooking today? That'll make the inside hot too.

 

[mlm Mike]

The Solar City guy was here this morning measuring and taking pictures. Time for the designers to do their thing now.

I checked, they aren't in my area. Sounds like a good idea though.

 

[Cynthia12]

And I can edit again!

I can post photos, in fact, late last night I was able to. I have to wonder, when BYC gets real busy, if that has something to do with it?

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Morning (or afternoon) everybody! Sorry I was late getting on, came to work and then had to go right back home and take my cat to the vet (again).

Always something!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Bad luck here on my vacation hatch. Just candled on day 7, and had 12 clears and 1 that looks to be an early quitter. My SIL has used the incubator twice before, also with bad results. We did not calibrate the thermometer, could this be the cause?

If eggs are fertile, temperature is the # 1 cause of failure. Especially when thermometers and thermostats are not known to be accurate.
Both are notoriously inaccurate.
An occasional spike to 103 or a temporary drop to 96 or so won't kill them but high or low temps throughout incubation will cause them to fail. If your thermometers are off a couple degrees (which many are), that's enough to ruin the hatch.

When we met, my husband would blast the heat (house, pickup and 18 wheeler) then the AC when it got hot. Back to heat. Back to AC. He couldn't understand why setting the thermostat to the temp you wanted was the way to go. He liked the temp to be 75-80* in the winter, and 60-65* in the summer.
It was a very confusing dress code. Let me tell you!

Just WOW!
That's the opposite of what I do. Summer thermostats are set to go to 85 when the house is empty and drop to 78 at night. Winter numbers are 62 at night and when no one is home and go to 70 for a couple hours in the morning and in the evening.

That would make dressing for weather a toughie. Perhaps he had trouble regulating his body temperature.

No AC!!! eeeeeekkkkk no wonder she has her own bedroom!!!! I like to sleep in the cold, in winter too!!!

Love sleeping in the cold. Pull on a blanket and enjoy.
I don't even mind seeing my breath at night with enough blankets.

I can't seem to find the last hatcher list I did. It won't come up on search.

I know I have done one since 7\16....... That one is very out of date.

@BantyChooks
18 eggs due July 30
15 due August 10
All are Black Penedesencas

What is the purpose of these updates?
So the federal government will know where all chickens are?

Last summer when it got so hot in Missouri, one woman started freezing bowls of ice and putting them out for the squirrels in her yard. This little guy was so grateful, he fell asleep cooling off on top of one.

That's hilarious. I would have figured that was from 2012. Last year wasn't as bad as normal. My chickens have ignored the foot baths this year. I no longer have American, English or Continental class chickens though.

Sally is gonna kill you! But, I thank you!

You are a very good knowledgeable hatcher.

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your bicycle needs a milk crate
+++++++
That pool hall is HUGE, sounds like your team did very well sorry you didn't win but at least you had fun
...

The bike sure does. I thought about that but I do use a backpack.

Side Pockets is a restaurant/bar with about 20 pool tables. It is part of a chain.
There are a few places in the area with more tables.

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Are those your feet? Looks relaxing.

I have those stall shavings bales scattered around too.

@BantyChooks

Banti you can take my name off the lost list. No broodies at this time.

And as itt turns out there's too many cooks in the kitchen as far as my Altsterier chickens are concerned. Spoke with a guy who has raised them. Two of the hens are not worthy of using as breeding stock. So I'll try with the remaking two and see.

He has one hen he will ship to me for shipping cost only.

That would be great to get a good hen.

I would suggest siphoning the gas off, but that might cause other issues.

Like lip cancer.

The Solar City guy was here this morning measuring and taking pictures. Time for the designers to do their thing now.

So you're getting it done?

 

[Chaos18]

Morning (or afternoon) everybody! Sorry I was late getting on, came to work and then had to go right back home and take my cat to the vet (again).

Always something!

Afternoon. Sorry to hear about the cat.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Afternoon. Sorry to hear about the cat.

Thanks! It's the same was that was in ICU for a week, and then spent another week in regular care. Ugh...he is just not recovering well.