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

[kwhites634]

Quote: How's that working for you?

 

[BullChick]

No deep pockets here. I've been raising chickens too long.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: I have to grow mine in the winter here because of the heat - try that. Here we don't plant them until around November 1 and can succession plant through around January - it's finally cool enough. They do really well through the winter. Give it a shot. When I moved to South Texas I had to learn to flip seasons for a lot of things - doesn't freeze often, but planting in the "spring" means January for a lot of things like peas, etc. Tomatoes usually go in mid February...

Actually, carrots sprout well from 50-85F. 76F is optimal daytime soil temp for maximum carrot production. They should sprout in 6 days at that temperature.

I have never ever had them sprout that fast in any season - always takes 2-3 weeks (which fits my reference info that states 21 days). Maybe your conditions are different.

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It's right on the keel at the pressure spot before the belly tucks, so I'm hoping blister. Hope hope hope hope hope.

Hey everyone, taking my next step in bartering - my friend who barters milks for my eggs told me today at drop off that sometimes 4 dozen is just too many eggs to get through every two weeks (whoda thunk?!

). I was telling her about my cull and showing her my culling station (she's an old hand at it - over 70 and learned to cull in rural France as a child). So she's offered to change it up and barter milk for a chicken every once and a while. On one hand, if I were to add up all feed costs, it wouldn't add up to getting my money's worth. On the other hand, they're my culls, which I would have anyway. So we'll give it a go every once and a while (especially now, when egg production has dropped). No, I won't be giving her the one with the funky blister thingie...

We got a little bit of rain - which was great, hasn't rained in a while, but it was barely enough to rinse the dust off of everything. I'm hoping the forecast is right and it will rain more tomorrow. Temps actually have dropped below 90F before 8pm for the first time in ages - very cool (no pun intended).

Really happy with Chunky Monkey my Splash Copper Maran boy I decided to keep. He was a very respectable 5.28 lbs at 16 wks (he's now 17 weeks). Just gotta share another couple photos (caught him pre-crow and mid-crow):





- Ant Farm

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

She's thinking about it.

Wait, I think I missed it - what chickens are you wanting?

(I love to hear about other's wish lists - it's like window shopping.

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- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

How's that working for you? 

It's awfully quite in here.

 

[BantyChooks]

It's awfully quite in here.

We're all over at MCs house!

 

[Pensmaster]

Wait, I think I missed it - what chickens are you wanting?

(I love to hear about other's wish lists - it's like window shopping.  )

- Ant Farm

An Altsterier hen a friend of mine has. It's 6-8 weeks old to go along with mine from NYhal. It's mine for shipping.

 

[Pensmaster]

We're all over at MCs house!

Party at MC's???

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Oh, ok - for more genetic diversity/breeding, then?

I know nothing about shipping poultry - good luck, keep us posted!!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Party at MC's???

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1120105/toddlers-are-quackers/2120_20#post_17332066


Yep!!