***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[smfamf]

Morning folks. It appears all my teenage birds survived the night in their outside coops. Now I just need to get the coop and pen for my NN built. I'm headed to work now.

 

[Greybear23]

Morning, off to work, have a good day!!! Lynn

 

[poultryand bees]

Woke up this morning to the wonderful sound of chicks peeping.

Oops! where is the calendar? Yes, it has been about 3 weeks since I put the eggs acquired at POOPS into the incubator

 

[Sooner]

I have some that I forgot to write down on the calendar so I go check every few days...... Congrats on the hatch.

Morning Okies!

 

[artsyrobin]

morning folks! sooner- did you get my pm?
donnie! So good to hear from you! love what your grandma advised that a keeper!
well, my silkie is still setting, so i guess she is serious... hmmmm what do you guys do with all your chicks???

off to feed and water- be back in a bit

oh..... was looking at orpingtons- got a request to do one from a fellow in England- is there a difference in the looks of the english version and the american version? they are beautiful birds... gosh i can't get every bird i like but i think i am going to have to relly look at who to keep so i can have some others...arggg

 

[Sooner]

sorry Robin, yes I got your PM. I have babies & they are bantams, won't know for sometime male or female by then you will have one.

 

[BetsyOK]

Not long ago, I read somewhere that someone added bleach to the incubator water, and it greatly helped his/her hatch rate. I don't remember the amount of bleach. Does anyone know about using bleach in incubator water?

 

[artsyrobin]

hey carah- can't you tell by the spot on their head like you do standard BR?

ok- out to get everyone settled for the day...

 

[pepper48_98]

Quote:
I use a small amount of bleach every time when I clean my incubator. Just be sure you rinse good and let it get good and dry.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Quote:
1 - 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. Helps keep the bacteria growth down when doing staggered hatches.