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[Soon2BChixMom]

@Faraday40 sorry to that. It sounds like she lived a great life.

 

[Faraday40]

@Faraday40
Very sorry for the loss. Always hard. Do you know what happened? Hawk attack?

Thank you everyone. It means a lot.

I did not see the attack.
It had to be a surprise predator; I'm thinking hawk. It looked like her head/neck was grabbed. By twisting & ripping her skin off (maybe Princess even dropped to the ground because of the skin tearing), she got free & managed to run across the yard to the safety of the coop. Such a strong survivor but I didn't want to see her go though a lot of pain with such a low chance for a happy ending. I also think hawk because the predator didn't try to walk through the chicken door (past roosters) to finish the job. Princess was top hen. None of the others were pecking at her.

 

[oldrooster]

Dixie Highway.

dixie highway was a system of roads it was the older version of the interstate system. kinda like comparing a betamax tape to a blue ray dvd but you get my point. (everything has to start somewhere and usually as something else.....)

 

[oldrooster]

Hey guys! Long time no chat! I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of how to sell eggs at a local farmers market. Like what do I type in google to get it all figured out? Once before I had the link, but I only had 12 chickens at the time, and then I didn't really have enough eggs to worry about selling them. Chicken math happened and now... well.... I need to sell eggs!!

you have to get certified by the state egg board in Indiana, you don't have to if you sell on the place where the flock is unless you hit a certain number can't remember what the quantity is to sell but I remember that for a small flock it was almost a joke to worry about. I changed jobs so I lost my occasional contact with the egg board guy at the store I use to work at.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I am happy to report I found a nest of sorts, 5 pekin eggs! Geese are taking advantage of water puddles in the yard...Don't look Ethel!!! I'm not starting to hatch quite yet until temps stay above freezing.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

My preference is to go slow & careful.
* I'm an optimist & want to be as careful as possible, so I can stop at any moment if there's a chance of life.
1. Candle & tap egg
2. Draw pencil line around egg where the air cell is.
3. Over sink: make a small crack in the air cell area
4. Peel away top of egg, moisten the membrane with warm water to make it transparent. (If I see yolk - just dump into disposal or a gallon ziplock; it was either not fertile or an early quitter)
5. Continue to peel away shell without tearing the membrane. I consider this practice for assist hatching. It's not like you can kill it again. I put the bodies & other misc debris in a ziplock before the trash, and thoroughly clean up when done. It's cold outside, but if you worry about odor attracting critters, you can always double bag.

Only FOUR TIMES (out of many, many eggs past day 24) I got to the step of wetting the membrane and I felt/saw movement. I immediately stopped and wrapped the topless egg in wet paper towel and popped back into the incubator. One of those chicks survived. (I think it was just to big too hatch.) The others I later discovered had birth defects which explained why they didn't hatch on their own.

Most of the time, you'll find a dead embryo with or without a yolk sac. You can compare to an incubation growth chart and estimate the time of death.

Good Luck.

Cannot agree more. wait.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

you have to get certified by the state egg board in Indiana, you don't have to if you sell on the place where the flock is unless you hit a certain number can't remember what the quantity is to sell but I remember that for a small flock it was almost a joke to worry about. I changed jobs so I lost my occasional contact with the egg board guy at the store I use to work at.

Oh my so good to see you post!!!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Thank you everyone. It means a lot.

I did not see the attack.
It had to be a surprise predator; I'm thinking hawk. It looked like her head/neck was grabbed. By twisting & ripping her skin off (maybe Princess even dropped to the ground because of the skin tearing), she got free & managed to run across the yard to the safety of the coop. Such a strong survivor but I didn't want to see her go though a lot of pain with such a low chance for a happy ending. I also think hawk because the predator didn't try to walk through the chicken door (past roosters) to finish the job. Princess was top hen. None of the others were pecking at her.

So awful, I am so sorry!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I had 5 adult Embden geese leave today. They went to my Vet's property to aid him in avoiding Arial predators. He raises several types of poultry for market. After some discussion 6 years ago, he added geese. They prevent attack from Arial predators like hawks. My geese are not eaten.. They do a job on a large farm. He uses electro netting. The geese stop Arial predators by attacking them.

 

[Nyla]

In love with this song!!