LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[TwoCrows]

What do you all do for incubator sanitisation? I've been meaning to tackle sanitising the incubator, since I'm pretty sure what I did do was less than adequate

I would avoid bleach and such products, it's very corrosive to metals especially, dries out plastics, ect... I use white vinegar and water, a 1 part vinegar to 8 parts water. Remove any parts that easily come out of the machine and spray with my vinegar solution well on everything inside the machine, drench it down. Let it sit about 10 or so mins, then rinse it down with water. Don't immerse the machine in water however. I use dish soap on the parts I can remove. Let everything completely dry before reassembling or using.

 

[fluffycrow]

Thanks for all that info! Vinegar and soap solution it is!

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have a fun game for y'all
I DNA tested my 12 year old rescue dog and got the results. Does anyone want to guess what she is? Hint, she's a lot of breeds.
She didn't enjoy having me collect a dna sample, but I'm so glad I did this! The curiosity has been eating away at me for 12 years.

When she was under a year old

And her now

Anyone dare to guess?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have a fun game for y'all
I DNA tested my 12 year old rescue dog and got the results. Does anyone want to guess what she is? Hint, she's a lot of breeds.
She didn't enjoy having me collect a dna sample, but I'm so glad I did this! The curiosity has been eating away at me for 12 years.
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When she was under a year old
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And her now

Anyone dare to guess?

Heeler and German shepherd have to be in there somewhere. Maybe a bit of demon, oh I'm sorry, I mean chihuahua?

 

[fluffycrow]

GSD, some kind of cattle or herding breed other than a GSD. One breed I cannot remember the name of, a little bit of greyhound, some Husky, and a spaniel maybe. No chi hate on my watch !

 

[Sally PB]

We got Freya's DNA done soon after we got her.

This is soon after we adopted her, and she was probably 1.5ish years old. I thought maybe there was some sight hound (Greyhound?) in her, but nope. She was about half Lab, half German Shepherd, and a tiny bit of Boxer(?!). She has bulked up a LOT since this picture. She was a scrawny pup back then!

 

[fluffycrow]

She must've gotten the ears from the boxer or the lab!

 

[Canadian Wind]

She must've gotten the ears from the boxer or the lab!

Nope, those look like Collie ears to me. Both labs and boxers have floppy ears. It's unfortunate that boxers are still subjected to having them cropped. >.<

As for other breeds, I would say... There's definitely a possibility of GSD due to her colouring. Collie (rough-coat, think Lassie), in the ears and facial structure, Foxhound in those white markings, perhaps some husky.

Also keep in mind that these genetics tests are far from accurate, especially on mixed breeds. The important thing is that she's a beautiful and loved dog who had a wonderful life with you.

 

[fluffycrow]

Nope, those look like Collie ears to me. Both labs and boxers have floppy ears. It's unfortunate that boxers are still subjected to having them cropped. >.<

Are we talking about the same dog? Sally's dog's ears look very much like hound ears to me

 

[ShrekDawg]

Embark is the most accurate one. Wisdom second best and it was pretty accurate on my brother’s dogs but not mine. Or rather, it as okay until they updated mine and added all these random breeds LOL but I 100% believe the Embark.