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[bugglesmommy]

If you have a bird jump a fence into another pen, how long do you generally wait before deeming them clear from a rooster's mating? I'm seeing anywhere from a week to three weeks, and wanted t know ya'lls opinions.

I have had a mutt chick a full month later, so I'm going to say 4 weeks.

 

[Jipus5]

SO, the two eggs from the refrigerator I incubated have hatched, then both died.
I tried this on a whim, seeing a fellow BYC'er post it was possible. In my experience with these 2 eggs, it took them a long time to actually come out of the egg shell, then they were weak, now it seems they have both lived about a day and are now both dead. Now mind you, I am not having very good hatch numbers. Seems I started my incubation process in this simple styrofoam bator without an egg turner too early this year considering the weather and this old house not really maintaining an even temp. Maybe that had something to do with it. But death saddens me and makes me question my chicken keeping abilities, so...
I see now that I choose not to try this again.
Just thought I would give an update...

 

[foreverlearning]

SO, the two eggs from the refrigerator I incubated have hatched, then both died.
I tried this on a whim, seeing a fellow BYC'er post it was possible. In my experience with these 2 eggs, it took them a long time to actually come out of the egg shell, then they were weak, now it seems they have both lived about a day and are now both dead. Now mind you, I am not having very good hatch numbers. Seems I started my incubation process in this simple styrofoam bator without an egg turner too early this year considering the weather and this old house not really maintaining an even temp. Maybe that had something to do with it. But death saddens me and makes me question my chicken keeping abilities, so...
I see now that I choose not to try this again.
Just thought I would give an update...

It may be the incubating method. Mine that came out healthy were incubated by a broody and she seemed to turn those eggs more then the others. She also kept them closer to her chest. Don't be discouraged, learn from it and try again.

 

[bugglesmommy]

It may be the incubating method. Mine that came out healthy were incubated by a broody and she seemed to turn those eggs more then the others. She also kept them closer to her chest. Don't be discouraged, learn from it and try again.

X2. You should also try with fresh, non--refrigerated eggs. The refrigerator very well may have caused the problem.

 

[Jipus5]

NO NO

Buggles! LOL
I incubate eggs, always fresh from my chickens tooshy. I read somewhere on here that this lady claimed eggs that she had refrigerated, she incubated and hatched healthy chicks! I thought surely not. I would think the cold would kill the live ability.... so i thought i would try it and see. I kept them in the fridge for a week.. and they did grow and hatch! But their condition was weak, slow to hatch and lived only a day. So I am not sure her claim is correct... BUT it MAY be my inability to regulate the temps good enough too... so I MAY try it again.. but not anytime soon. Hated seeing them die.
BUT, Forever... you placed eggs with your broody after they had been in the fridge? Must have been my bator then... and my own inability to get it right. If you got them to live then I know it was my own fault. Dang it all!!!
I have only hatched 9 total and thrown out 17 dead eggs.... so yeah, I really started too early this year. Sometimes I wish we used central air again... Cold outside, its cold inside!
I still have 64 in there so lets hope. My 9 are doing great though .I have noticed tho, that my hen who lays these HUGE green eggs... none of them so far have made it to hatch... Most of them have been hers I had to get rid of. Not sure why those in particular. I'm putting hers in the bator everytime she lays one tho... so hopefully this weather will warm up so its easier for me to keep this cheap bator the right temp.

 

[Jipus5]

Kuntry, meat looks great! What breed were they again? Your CX's right?

 

[Jipus5]

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

Sorry about the lost loved ones and the ones still pending their move to a better life.
Prim: Congrats on the 5K. You are becoming a better person for everything you are going threw and helping your friend. He is truly lucky for having you in his life.
Bunny math? I thought they bred too fast for a brain to decide it wants more. Good luck on your venture...hope he is ready to build more!
Chickens are the best tillers! Good luck on your growing.
It is getting colder, we had a large front hit us yesterday and another one to hit us in a few days. Hard to keep chicks outside when the weather has mood swings like this!
Kuntry, can't wait until you can get them all processed. All will not be normal...start of hatching season now! Good luck!

Thanks. This project has burned me out and I don't want to hatch anything this year. I'm done for the year and I have not eaten gotten started. :/

People are wanting this chick and that chick and this baby and that baby and I just want to scream cause I don't want to hatch ANYTHING!!!

My goal was to process 25 this weekend but 25 turned in to 4. It rained off and on the entire weekend. Although I only processed 4, I was happy with the results. The meat looked beautiful. The breasts and leg quarters turned out nice. Not much meat on the back and wings but nonetheless still good. I will use the back, necks and wings for beans.

Here are a few pics of the meat from this weekend. These broilers were 10 weeks old Friday.

love the skin, but it am slowly coming over to the skinning side. They look wonderful and meaty. Please share the cooking, are you going to brim them?

 

[Angelicisi]

Yesterday at work I was randomly hugged TWICE. I'm not a hugger, no touchy! Lol if you get a hug, you're a special person

I almost stabbed hugger number 2, wish I was exaggerating if it was a tazer day she'd have gotten a shock and I wouldn't be a sweetheart mommy who needs a hug, I'd be the Cray Cray from the news!

She grabbed my shoulder from behind hanging out of an elevator cleaning,I was in a zone scrubbing, whipped me around and I was ready to save my self from whatever was trying to get me and was ready

I was on the news last week, I work downtown nights and apparently many state workers are channel 9 fans lol the lady had a smile so big it stopped me instantly from my rush of what's happening (and the fact it was a woman) but could have easily been another news story.

I know Southerners are super friendly, very social and very huggy lol but please, please, please- holler or say anything if coming up on a stranger! Make your presence known before smothering them in those F size bazookas!

 

[LindaB220]

If you have a bird jump a fence into another pen, how long do you generally wait before deeming them clear from a rooster's mating? I'm seeing anywhere from a week to three weeks, and wanted t know ya'lls opinions.

I'd go with 3 Just to be safe