Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

[Sally PB]

That makes sense. Another step in the process of "learning through failure." Sigh.

 

[NanaK]

I wonder if temperature changes between day and night is also a factor.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I wonder if temperature changes between day and night is also a factor.

We have a 30 degree daily temp swing this time of year, but my Kerbonnix has held up like a champ. That's the one factor we can probably eliminate - though 40 and below it underperforms.

 

[Molpet]

I wonder if temperature changes between day and night is also a factor.

I know my incubator has 3 different settings for different temperatures

 

[troyer]

Finally made it, im here, read every single post. I am glad you decided to split the hobby farm off from the thread, and im glad to see some promising progress.

Admirable that you read every post, good for you!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

The barn brooder is a complete bust. Something got in last night, down to just one hatchling of the last batch. Can likely fix the issue with more concrete, but its not high priority at the moment. Going to have to come up with something else in the interim.

This is SO SO frustrating.

Started a new hatch - in the RV. That gives me a good month till I need another plan in place.

 

[NanaK]

That's awful.
I am so sorry.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

That's awful.
I am so sorry.

Live and learn. Just wish it wasn't so fatal to my hatchlings. Has to be a rat/rats. Nothing else is small enough to potentially get in, the few gaps are quite small. I've alrready filled in with concrete were one dug underneath the wall.

 

[3KillerBs]

Has to be a rat/rats. Nothing else is small enough to potentially get in, the few gaps are quite small.

Blacksnake?

I had a terrible issue with them last spring.

 

[Sally PB]

Would (unpoisoned) dead rats be good to bury in your garden...? Just thinking out loud here...

Sorry it didn't go well.