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When you figure out a vent you will have to post it. I have been trying to figure that one out too!
When you figure out a vent you will have to post it. I have been trying to figure that one out too!
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Prichro: Welcome to BYC! Nice pic of your eggs for your avitar.
Aria and Horsekeeper: Thank you so much for the recepies. I did not think of trying either of those foods, so how fun will this be? Yum.
I did find an eggnog recepie and it was delicous. It included making a marangue out of the egg whites and folding them into the beaten yolks. It was really yummy. The kids loved it...it was like a great science experiment to see the egg whites turn into the whipped cream type stuff.
Rancher: Always great construction ideas. Wish I could see how the panels are bolted on and then together better. The pics are good, but my non construction wired brain is having trouble picturing how it all went together.
On a good note, after changing the wax seal on my toilet myself (with internet directions), I feel I can do anything!
No frozen eggs tonight. Of course they were all medium and small. Some are speckled now - they are so beautiful. Partrige rocks maybe? Anyway, looking forward to when the speckled eggs get a little bigger. They just started laying them last week.
Doris laid an egg this morning. First time since her molt.
Aria and Horsekeeper: Thank you so much for the recepies. I did not think of trying either of those foods, so how fun will this be? Yum.
I did find an eggnog recepie and it was delicous. It included making a marangue out of the egg whites and folding them into the beaten yolks. It was really yummy. The kids loved it...it was like a great science experiment to see the egg whites turn into the whipped cream type stuff.
Rancher: Always great construction ideas. Wish I could see how the panels are bolted on and then together better. The pics are good, but my non construction wired brain is having trouble picturing how it all went together.
On a good note, after changing the wax seal on my toilet myself (with internet directions), I feel I can do anything!
No frozen eggs tonight. Of course they were all medium and small. Some are speckled now - they are so beautiful. Partrige rocks maybe? Anyway, looking forward to when the speckled eggs get a little bigger. They just started laying them last week.
Doris laid an egg this morning. First time since her molt.
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Oh, he's a sweetheart!
I love kitties!
Oh, he's a sweetheart!
Thanks, Heni! I love the two of them. Very cute pair. Our first kittens so I'm a bit biased.
Prichro....welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!
Rancher - ever sell any Del hatching eggs? I'd love to hatch some out in the spring....but I'd really love it if one of my girls went broody! I've never seen that in person, then again....I should be careful what I wish for. If they all started to go broody, I might not be too happy, but I'd probably stick eggs/chicks under all of em.
Prichro....welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!
Rancher - ever sell any Del hatching eggs? I'd love to hatch some out in the spring....but I'd really love it if one of my girls went broody! I've never seen that in person, then again....I should be careful what I wish for. If they all started to go broody, I might not be too happy, but I'd probably stick eggs/chicks under all of em.
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itsy,
broody hens are cool and a PIA. My first broody would have died if I hadn't delivered water and food to her, in the nest, the last 4 days....she was sooo weak when the chicks hatched she didn't mother them very well. It was warm out, fortunately and they survived to adulthood....still no clue *what* they are, since I didn't personally obtain the eggs...a third party did the trade for me....But I got 3 live chicks from 4 eggs and 2 hens out of it. My second broody (a silkie) got up, ate, pooped and went back to her eggs on the floor after an hour or so. I got worried cuz it was colder and the eggs seemed to get cool, however she knew what she was doing and 2 of the 4 hatched. (Third one would have if I had had patience, cooling slowed the incubation down). I suspect that the one surviving chick is male, but whatever....he'll taste good if he is a roo.
I am hoping for three broodies in the spring. I want to hatch some of my own eggs under 2 of them and some Sumantra eggs (from Stonykill) under the third. My nerves were shot waiting for broodies to hatch their clutch, I can not imagine having an incubator in the house. I probably wouldn't sleep for the last week.
IF you think you have a broody, let her sit on golf balls for a few days before you put in eggs. I have had hens quit on me about day 5....once due to other hens harrassing her (I fixed that problem) and the other time the hen was lifted off the nest by 2 rowdy girls and never went back....just didn't enjoy being moved, so she left and didn't climb back in. Lesson learned and I now have a small coop that the broodies can have all to themselves with no one allowed in, except me.
itsy,
broody hens are cool and a PIA. My first broody would have died if I hadn't delivered water and food to her, in the nest, the last 4 days....she was sooo weak when the chicks hatched she didn't mother them very well. It was warm out, fortunately and they survived to adulthood....still no clue *what* they are, since I didn't personally obtain the eggs...a third party did the trade for me....But I got 3 live chicks from 4 eggs and 2 hens out of it. My second broody (a silkie) got up, ate, pooped and went back to her eggs on the floor after an hour or so. I got worried cuz it was colder and the eggs seemed to get cool, however she knew what she was doing and 2 of the 4 hatched. (Third one would have if I had had patience, cooling slowed the incubation down). I suspect that the one surviving chick is male, but whatever....he'll taste good if he is a roo.
I am hoping for three broodies in the spring. I want to hatch some of my own eggs under 2 of them and some Sumantra eggs (from Stonykill) under the third. My nerves were shot waiting for broodies to hatch their clutch, I can not imagine having an incubator in the house. I probably wouldn't sleep for the last week.
IF you think you have a broody, let her sit on golf balls for a few days before you put in eggs. I have had hens quit on me about day 5....once due to other hens harrassing her (I fixed that problem) and the other time the hen was lifted off the nest by 2 rowdy girls and never went back....just didn't enjoy being moved, so she left and didn't climb back in. Lesson learned and I now have a small coop that the broodies can have all to themselves with no one allowed in, except me.
Rancher - a broody coop sounds great!! I bet they can be a PIA for sure. I thought I had one go broody recently because she would snap and hiss at me or any other chicken that tried to touch her while on the nest, but she wasn't broody - just cranky. I don't know why I have such a soft spot for the cranky ones.
We have a few ornery girls and are in the process of building two coops - the main one for the big flock, and a mini one for the two girls (best friends) who don't get along well enough with the others to last in the big coop.
We have a few ornery girls and are in the process of building two coops - the main one for the big flock, and a mini one for the two girls (best friends) who don't get along well enough with the others to last in the big coop.
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Rancher, our set up...a barn and run
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Rancher and ALL...the run is NOT covered in this photo. NOW we have a heavy gray tarp over the run. This is NOT a current photo. Aria
Is it sloped, Aria? Just curious how the tarp handles the snow and rain.
FYI there is a Christmas tree contest a fellow BYCer ADozenGirlz has entered. Hers is a beautiful tree with hand made egg ornaments. I am sure she would appreciate a vote ... you can vote once every day
Tree #35, Kathy M http://www.cooperboone.com/eat/contest Vote once per day through Christmas Eve!
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