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

[Chaos18]

I had to leave the little chick in the incubator alone, the broody has the other eggs still and she was not very keen on me sticking my hand in there this morning. I think I may have heard peeping when I lifted the nest box lid to check for ants. Saw a few stragglers, sprayed them with vinegar and I'm just hoping for the best until I get home today and can move her somewhere else.

Question: can I move her and the eggs if any of her eggs are pipped? Or am I stuck waiting until they all hatch if there are any pips?

And here's little Miracle hanging out in the incubator this morning right after I assisted him:




(Will get some better pictures tonight after he's fluffy before I put him under the broody.)

Hopefully the ants are gone.

I should! It just isn't right to tell me that I can't have Internet until they come Sunday afternoon.

Yes you should.

Not bad as long as you stay out of Frederick after dark

Or Baltimore or Philly or NYC or Any major metropolitan city and several minor ones.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: You cook the meat while it's still alive?

 

[Lucky Lemon]

I'd leave it there; maybe put a small mirror in with it if there are no more pipping, so it'll see its reflection & think it has a buddy.

I'd leave it in the incubator to rest. If all goes well and the ant problem is controlled, I'd put it under the hen tonight after dusk.

Great assist, but I have no idea on the broody except I would want to be able to monitor it.

Congrats!! Wait until tonight to give it to her but make sure the ants are gone

Congrats Heather!!!!

Thank you all! I sure was sweating in the middle of the night working on this assist alone, my last one ended so poorly with the malpositioned chick... but my gut was telling me to get it out! So happy I did! Whew! I hope when I get home today it has some buddies under the broody and I don't have another disaster scene like yesterday.

 

[BantyChooks]

e Hopefully the ants are gone.

Yes you should.

Or Baltimore or Philly or NYC or Any major metropolitan city and several minor ones.

Or if you stay out late here, you might run into the neighborhood bear.

 

[daxigait]

What you do you do with the females? They don't serve for milking?

I keep two or three breeding cows other females usually get sold as breeders as I have nice cows. The money buys hay or a weanling steer in her place.

Good morning everyone who joined while I was in the caves.

 

[BullChick]

I was going to make roast duck today, but it is still frozen. I decided not to do a quick defrost.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I had to leave the little chick in the incubator alone, the broody has the other eggs still and she was not very keen on me sticking my hand in there this morning. I think I may have heard peeping when I lifted the nest box lid to check for ants. Saw a few stragglers, sprayed them with vinegar and I'm just hoping for the best until I get home today and can move her somewhere else. Question: can I move her and the eggs if any of her eggs are pipped? Or am I stuck waiting until they all hatch if there are any pips? And here's little Miracle hanging out in the incubator this morning right after I assisted him: (Will get some better pictures tonight after he's fluffy before I put him under the broody.)

Cutest, good luck on the others!!

Not bad as long as you stay out of Frederick after dark

kinda like Brockton? No thanks I'll pass

 

[BullChick]

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: You don't know what you're missing. Lots of Civil War sites around here, too, including Gettysburg

 

[daxigait]

@BantyChooksCute! What type are they especially the interesting light faced one?