North East ChickenStock 2011 Sat May 14th

[mame1616]

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Marilyn, you'd better check with Lovins before you sell those guys - she's dyin' for some goats.

 

[19hhbelgian]

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Marilyn, you'd better check with Lovins before you sell those guys - she's dyin' for some goats.

I know she had also said something about trying to come down again this year... Better pm her that pic - she won't be able to resist

 

[jerseygirl1]

Oh, I didn't k now that - I sent her a message!! Thanks, guys,

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Just keeping this in everyone's mind!

 

[JPHorvath]

I just put 14 Blue Copper Maran eggs in incubator this morning. The couple I picked the eggs up from yesterday informed me the parents are from last years Chickenstock Auction. We would love to come to your event if it is ok, already sounds like you will be over run with lots of visitors we will not need to stay over we are within an hour drive. Please let us know if we may come to the Chickenstock. It would be really nice to meet the folks who brought the Blue Copper Maran eggs to the auction last year. We also have a variety of 15 Bantam Cochin eggs we placed in the incubator as well. Not sure how much success we will have with this hatching this is our first time using an incubator. Last year we had a broody hen do all the hard work for us, but sadly she has passed.

The incubator seems to have finally come up temperature. I think I may have made a mistake by placing all the large Maran eggs on one side of the incubator and all the small Bantam Cochin eggs on the opposite side. I’m sure the temperature was even in the unit but the two thermometers were reading slightly higher on top of the large eggs and 1 degree lower on the small bantam eggs. I had the incubator running for the past 5 days both thermometers were reading consistently the same temperature. I hope I did not ruin the little guys buy opening the incubator to stagger the eggs evenly in the turner so I can get the two thermometers to be at the same height. They have only been in the incubator for approximately 2.5 hours. Is 99.5 degrees in a still air incubator the correct temperature for the two different breeds of eggs?

 

[19hhbelgian]

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I think the temp is supposed to be a little higher for a still air incubator, but you cab post under hatching/incubating to get a more informed answer. I haven't used a still air, so not positive where thump should be, but I'm pretty sure it's somewhere around 100.5. Like I said though, post something in hatching and you'll get better answers.

Everybody is welcome to attend the chickenstock!! Is there anything you're looking for that I can post on the first page for you?

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Hey Steph,

I'm planning on coming with a bunch of good quality Seramas, and maybe some Wheaten Ameraucanas and Olive Eggers.

The Seramas are a sure thing as I'm over run with them right now. The others should be easy enough to "make" before then.

Can't wait!

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Steph we will have Polish and Silkies from day olds to juvies and maybe some adults.

 

[19hhbelgian]

Bailey and Christine, I'll mark you guys down tonight when I get home from work... Sneaking this post in, don't tell

 

[jerseygirl1]

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I'm interested