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

[meltel]

Good morning all. Its flooded in front of the coop but the pea gravel inside is great!! Bill used the quad to tow it back there in trips (small homemade trailer) so it tore up some of the grass. He is tired and sore and back to work today. The sand can wait-not worth hurting himself, me or making more of a mess on the land in front of the coop.
@ChickenCanoe Let me know if you sell your eggs! I would love some good free rangers.We have a ton of land (but have the same feed problems in winter-its ok thats what the feed store if for!) My run is for my ornamental birds like my silkies and polish that are more prone to predators (the silkies let me scoop them right up and the polish never see me coming!)

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morning all. Its flooded in front of the coop but the pea gravel inside is great!! Bill used the quad to tow it back there in trips (small homemade trailer) so it tore up some of the grass. He is tired and sore and back to work today. The sand can wait-not worth hurting himself, me or making more of a mess on the land in front of the coop.
@ChickenCanoe Let me know if you sell your eggs! I would love some good free rangers.We have a ton of land (but have the same feed problems in winter-its ok thats what the feed store if for!) My run is for my ornamental birds like my silkies and polish that are more prone to predators (the silkies let me scoop them right up and the polish never see me coming!)

Good morning! Glad you made some progress yesterday!

 

[meltel]

Hi, Mel
Better day?

Every day above ground is a better day

Fresh start-putting yesterday behind me and taking it one day at a time. Back to work tomorrow so enjoying my last day off. Waiting for my next set of eggs to hatch-no pips yet but I have found it goes a lot better for me when I set the bator and walk away!

Then I come back to a nice surprise and am not tempted to mess with stuff!

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning all. Its flooded in front of the coop but the pea gravel inside is great!! Bill used the quad to tow it back there in trips (small homemade trailer) so it tore up some of the grass. He is tired and sore and back to work today. The sand can wait-not worth hurting himself, me or making more of a mess on the land in front of the coop.
@ChickenCanoe Let me know if you sell your eggs! I would love some good free rangers.We have a ton of land (but have the same feed problems in winter-its ok thats what the feed store if for!) My run is for my ornamental birds like my silkies and polish that are more prone to predators (the silkies let me scoop them right up and the polish never see me coming!)

I've been thinking about that setup. What's to keep that sand from washing away? Solid borders around the run?

 

[meltel]

Good morning! Glad you made some progress yesterday!

I swear Bill is an angel! I think I got all the birds back in last night. If I didn't, they weren't any of my faves or ones I'm looking to breed and I wasnt standing in the pouring rain trying to count

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: That usually works!

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: I wouldn't stand out in pouring rain to count either.

 

[meltel]

I've been thinking about that setup. What's to keep that sand from washing away? Solid borders around the run?

No-some of it will wash away and we will end up adding fresh sand periodically but the weight of it with part blended with the gravel should be ok. I just asked bill this and he said this week of rain has been rare so he isn't too worried. I think that barrier and gravel was the best idea-I just didn't want a flood in there every time it rained. t usually dries up after a day but weeks worth of rain was just too much! I am also going to go heavier on the sand toward the middle and lighter on the outskirts and then rake outward. And Bill is getting roof ideas for when it rains.

 

[AlilSassy]

Does anyone have candling images of dark brown eggs?

I tried to get one on my lightest Maran eggs, camera didn't see what I did. After day 12 you can water candle to get an idea of active chicks. (Some may not move but still be alive FYI) It's just for reassurance that at least they are growing.

 

[meltel]

I tried to get one on my lightest Maran eggs, camera didn't see what I did. After day 12 you can water candle to get an idea of active chicks. (Some may not move but still be alive FYI) It's just for reassurance that at least they are growing.

I have that Brinsea candler made specially for dark eggs and I still have a hard time seeing even in a pitch black room!