Nevadans?

[ke_ben]

Hi everybody, how's it going? Did someone mention building an ark? I need some mud boots.
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I haven't had good luck with shipped eggs either. Even when I lived at an elevation of 300'! Of course most mail goes by plane these days so the elevation during flight might have something to do with it. I heard that just the jostling they get due to rough handling by the shippers causes many to be too damaged to hatch. I've had great luck when I've picked them up though.

I have had pretty good look with shipped eggs with a couple of 100% hatches (after I took out one broken one) and they have come from all over the US. The worst hatch I had was about 35% once (fertility issues?) but overall average 75%. HorseFeatherz, if your elevation is that high you need to buy eggs (shipped or picked-up) from similar altitude chickens because the overall egg makeup is different (shell porosity, etc) so hatchability will be affected.

 

[vegaschick]

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lol.. mine looks like a thawed out ice arena....

Mine is just a squishy, puddle-y, muddy mess! Glad for the precipitation though! I do wish we could dry out a little bit between storms...oh well, I guess this is what people mean when they say, "when it rains, it pours!"

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Evonne, I can't quit thinking about your cute EE/Leghorn cross hens. I think I need one. Seriously!

 

[evonne]

lol.. if these ones hadn't already been claimed i'd let you have one...
they were claimed by the same means.. a friend stopped for a visit and emailed me a few days later saying "ya know, i'm inda coveting your little leghorn mixes" lol...
they are a pretty sweet bunch.. the roos are unclaimed as of right now, but i know you're not sposed to have them.. but these guys haven't crowed yet either... who knows.. lol...
maybe i'll let you borrow the bator for a month and you can hatch some.. or i can hatch some for you...
right now i'm not 100% sure that the EE roo would be the daddy, but i'm pretty sure he is... i don't think the special needs rooster can get lined up right.. although he tries.. and the d'uccle roo hasn't figured out the logistics of the big girls yet either... and they wont take his trying.. lol...

on a side note.....

the ducks are swimming in the yard.... no, not the pond in the yard, no, not the kiddie pool, THE YARD!!!! lol....

 

[SunnyDawn]

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At least the snow melts slowly. Gives us time for the water to drain off.

 

[laceynoelle]

Hi Folks! I can get chickens!!!

 

[evonne]

YaY!!!!!!!!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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AWESOME!!! CONGRATS!

 

[vegaschick]

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Good for you!

 

[vegaschick]

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either way would be great but I'd feel better if you did it...i've never done it or seen it done and i'm kinda scared i'd mess it all up!

but you know, either way...


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i think some of my hens have been trying to do that too!

it's kinda funny cuz inside the coop is nice and dry but i still got some girls that look like drowned rats!

 

[laceynoelle]

you should give the incubator a shot, vegaschick. Its really fun and i'm sure you wont mess it up.