"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[La Mike]

LOL @ Mike "on the turkeys" Na nananananananana

I'll be there. What's up? You need more egg cartons? I got about a thousand.

And some turkeys evidently lol But yes I would take a load of them

 

[Chris Herzog]

Ok, I got home a little while ago, did a little yard work....let the dogs out....feed everyone and just walked in and sat down. So my wife ask me, do you have chickens in there pointing to the dining room? I looked at her like she was crazy and said no! I have eggs going into lock-down tomorrow but I won't have chicks until Wednesday or Thursday. So she looked back at me like I was the crazy one and said... well somethings chirping in there. I get up and go look and sure enough I had a chick hatch in one of my incubators. This is the incubator that I set my eggs in for the first 18 days and not the one that I use for hatching. That means that this chick hatched 2 or 3 days early with only 45% humidity. Now that's crazy!!!!

I write the date on the eggs when I set them and I mark the calender as well. I just checked both and yes they go into lock-down tomorrow.

Chris

 

[grambysfarm]

Grambysfarm...I'm almost scared to ask about the icechest. Hopefully it is just my imagination, but it sounds like it may have been traumatic!

Do you think a plastic tub will be big enough if most or all of the 20 eggs hatch? I was thinking about building a permanent brooder outdoors (either in my coop or next to my coop). Have you brooded outdoors? I know they grow really fast; how long can I keep them in the tub if I keep them indoors? Would I still need a "transition" brooder before they go to the grow-out pen? Sorry for all the questions, but I really appreciate the advice!

And...I think you're right about the possible addiction. I have a few birds now that I got from Mike (sweet, sweet things!) and the eggs in the incubator, but I can't stop looking at egg auctions, lol! My dear hubby just finished the current project and I am already thinking I need more pens. Uh-oh!

Well, on the styrofoam ice chest -- I thought it wouldd be great since it would be insulated and the chicks wouldn't get cold. The opposite happened -- the poor little chicks died from being overheated. The styrofoam chest kept the heat in alright!

I use the large plastic tubs in my house for the first couple of weeks then move them into an outdoor brooder. Believe me, by week two you'll be ready for them to go out because they start smelling and by then they're beginning to fly. Some of them learn to jump out of the box around week two. It's not fun to have to clean up chicken poop on your counters or floor.

The growout pen would be OK as long as you could hang a light for warmth. Will any part of the growout pen be enclosed?

 

[Chris Herzog]

To funny. This is what I was doing when I got home today.....

Hope this works,

Chris

 

[Gracie9205]

I have a pair of red slate turkeys that have been laying for the past couple of weeks. I'm really excited to get some poults from them! I couldn't figure out exactly what color they were, but I looked it up on Porters turkeys. They look just like the tom pictured on their website.

This is a red slate from Porter's. Looks just like our pair

 

[Gracie9205]

To funny. This is what I was doing when I got home today.....

Hope this works,

Chris

That is TOO funny! BTW Chris... looks like my NH may just be a little pulllet!

 

[grambysfarm]

That is TOO funny! BTW Chris... looks like my NH may just be a little pulllet!

Chris, that video is precious! They are definately best buddies forever!!

Gracie, that is a beautiful turkey. Love it!!

 

[Chris Herzog]

That is TOO funny! BTW Chris... looks like my NH may just be a little pulllet!

Thanks! LOL!!!

Well you know I have a cockerel for you. I have 4 maybe 5 that you can choose from. Maybe more when the chicks get older. I'm just talking about the ones that I know of.

Chris

 

[NonnasBabies]

For anyone that has turkey eggs and are going to Monroe can I buy some eggs??????

 

[NonnasBabies]

Hey Mike, won't have any Speckled Sussex..... I'm not sure what in the H%$L is going on but out of the 16 eggs I set every single one of them were clear. Not a one was fertile.

I'm so flipping mad right now!!

SO either he's shooting blanks or not breeding them at all. What's crazy is I hatched 3 of their eggs in November. On a better note every Golden Cuckoo Marans egg I set is progressing right on schedule!!