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[SunnyDawn]

ke_ben I have tried it and it helped for awhile but then it didn't work anymore. Did not try the timed release though. I'll check into that. I got three hours of sleep last night which is better but I'd sure like a few more.

Lacey I don't know anything about drying peppers but my 'mators are doing really well on the drip system I have them on. It waters them a little over a long period of time and that is much better for them since the water gets a chance to really soak their roots deeply. It saves water too since you don't lose so much to evaporation + you aren't watering everything (like the weeds).

Love this weather! Isn't it gorgeous outside?

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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I thought I heard of a fire more north/east of me, which you just might have seen the smoke from.

Thanks for the complements, I really got lucky with my roo Versace – he seem to have great lacing genes hidden in his splash body.

Well I say do not be afraid,

I planned sending our cockerels/roos to freezer camper before I even started – I like real chicken that has time to grow and run around, not soft 6-8wk chick meat – sorry

. But it was also one of the reasons I chose a heavier dual purpose Rooster (Versace) - to add size structure wise and weight in muscle. So far so good, the crosses I do not like – are tasty.

Keep playing with your LG – I like mine. If you do not have a turner, get one – makes it really easy.



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That is fantastic! She was raised with the adult flock, so should hopefully have a bit of confidence. She also should be amazed with all the green (probably thinks she died in the car and landed in heaven

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That is going to be a fantastic bator Sunny!

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I didn't see anybody else weigh in so here is my 2 cents. They can get too much of a good thing; especially at time like lots of growth, molting, or egg production when they need the extra protein but would rather eat the treats which fills them up or dilutes the protein content of their diet. That is also the reason why I cut back, a lot, on scratch/grains during molt and for the layers.

Ke_ben I think a straight 6 is a very sweet engine. Have had a couple ½ tons with 6’s – great gas mileage and lots of room to crawl in and work on the engine. In fact…….I think our truck in the yard has a 6 in it, I will have to check.


Knemeyer I agree with ke_ben. One thing I do is give them a container of their regular food (pellets or crumbles) and wet it with lots of water – usually cool water from the hose. My birds will flock around this soup and eat/slurp it down. This way I know they are hydrating and getting good nutrition. I have to keep watch while they eat and add more water as it absorbs into the food and is slurped up by the birds.




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I do the same thing when I see “one of ours” post. I have to at least read the thread.

I usually have a garden – it has been a hard 5 year learning curve here for me (from wet Washington state). This year I just said to heck with it. We froze on June 29 – for pity sake – what a strange year. I might try a fall garden – if I get up the energy to cover it every night “just in case” Jack Frost comes a calling.

Sunny’s ‘mators are fantastic looking……….made me long for a garden.

Pee Wew

– all that rain from yesterday and it rained last night a bit; has added the moisture missing from my compost pile and good gravy the chicken compost can make your eyes water! Time to mix it in.

I love this weather also.

 

[Peep_Show]

Hi y'all!

Re: Pepper drying

Get a big darning needle and sturdy thick twine. Run thread through the stem of your bottom pepper and tie a couple of square knots trapping the stem in the loop. Then string the peppers like popcorn, they'll make a ristra. I hung mine over the kitchen sink because there's usually one or two peppers that decide to rot and drip...you can clip them out of the ristra and the other peppers will shift into place. When peppers are no longer moist looking, you can add decoration (rafta, corn husk, etc) to the top of the ristra and hang where you want. The secret, though, is to use very sturdy stringing material and unblemished peppers. Some people do a spray shellac on peppers. But if left au naturel, you can just hose off and hang (when hot out) to remove the dust.... and you can cook with the dried peppers if you don't lacquer them.

Re: California fires

Apparently there's a big one over in Tehachapi that ate about 35 houses. If you drive Hwy 58, it's the town at the top of the hill above Keene on the road that joins Barstow to Bakersfield.

Re: Movin' out to the country

No matter where you go, unless it's an island you're always gonna have a property line and neighbors.

Re: Incubators

I'm all in agreement with whoever it was that said egg turners are a big bonus to egg hatching. That and a really good embryo light are, I think, the best low-level investments to minimize aggravation.

I'm lovin' all the bird pics!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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That is fantastic! She was raised with the adult flock, so should hopefully have a bit of confidence. She also should be amazed with all the green (probably thinks she died in the car and landed in heaven

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Thank you! No suggestions? I've hatched a few times but never large hatches. Are there any special considerations I haven't thought of?

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Thank you. I do enjoy a good heirloom tomato. They are organic as well. The sacks made it possible to keep moving them inside every time it was freezing.

Re: California fires

Apparently there's a big one over in Tehachapi that ate about 35 houses. If you drive Hwy 58, it's the town at the top of the hill above Keene on the road that joins Barstow to Bakersfield

Wow Bloomie! You've got a really sensitive nose and great eyesite if the fire your seein' and smellin' is coming all the way from Bakersfield to Elko!!!

Just teasin' you Peep Show. I'm sure you missed the original post we were referring to.

Any ideas for making a great candling set-up real cheap!?​

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I have only hatched in the LG (forced with turner). I guess my best suggestion would be plenty of humidity wells - but your wick (is that right?) might solve that problem. I have to add containers of water and water daily on lockdown.

Fifteen has been my largest hatch, sometimes I do them back to back but I try with alot of shipped eggs and mix in my own. My own are no problem - for the most part, it is the shipped eggs that bring my "hatched chick" number down.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Yea, that's my experience too.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Uh oh Peep, does that comment about the neighbors mean what I think it means?

 

[laceynoelle]

Thanks Peep_Show. I saw it done that way at the mexican restruant in Stead, and figured I'd do it like that. Im not sure if its going to work, though, because the peppers we're using are older, so thats why we're trying to dry them.

Sunny, im actually hoping to get some tips from you about the icubator. The best ive done is a reptile heating rock when it was an emergency. But as for the candler, one of those big flashlights the cops carry around works really great in a dark room. Thats what i always used, and i loved it. With a white egg and one of those flashlights, you can see the heartbeat about a week in. Its a really amazing thing. The only downfall is theyre like 20 bucks.
And about the gardening, i gave up this year after the caotic start as well. You cant win all wars. The tomato is huge in the bag, but it only has three tomatos.

urgggg.

 

[Peep_Show]

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Heheheh..... Nope. I'm staying put. I cannot yet afford an island on my puny pittance. Even if my wildest lottery dreams came true, I wouldn't move to an island. I actually went kinda stir-crazy on HI thinking about it (being on an island) after a week or so.... (probably not enough rum in my parasol'd drinks to keep me mellow...)
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I'm not building any coop yet as there's still a bit of bureaucratic paperwork to contend with. Unfortunately, a neighbor with whom I'm having a bit of a tug with may have the deciding vote on Yea or Nay with my backyard project. (Oh, I so hate HOA's...) He wasn't too happy with the nasty-gram he got about his bootleg construction project that was discovered hidden behind some rather overgrown shrubbery that also got addressed. He's a real hall monitor type, too, so I anticipate retalliation. Sigh....
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The Las Vegas Valley often gets So-Cal pollution, especially fire haze. At present, though, we have the monsoons going which are blowing it away from us. It looks on the news to be a really gnarly fire....but, no, I don't think Bloomie's gone bloodhound on us.

 

[Penturner]

Sunny, Sounds like you have a solid design in the works for that bator. Let me know if you want some eyes on opinion. I have two home made bators under my belt. the second being better than the first. You already have some features I would not have thought of so your already beyond my advice. I highly second the lining it all with foam. If you can go an inch and a half thick foam I think you will be very happy with how stable it is. Experiment with how your thermostat best reacts to the heat source. I know that my hot water heater stat works real well if set up one way but not at all if set up in other ways. In my case closer to the heat source the better. But in general it sounds like you have really done your homework.