***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[subhanalah]

Thanks Kyzmette! Every day gets better! We ran a water line to the chicken yard and orchard area today. THAT sure makes me happy- no more 5 gallon bucket hauls! I leave my eggs in the tray and just run the candling light over the tops and pull out the ones that look off. I don't know if candling during that time is problematic or not I haven't tracked my own candling schedule very closely but I would think what I do wouldn't affect the eggs because I'm not lifting, turning, and flipping the eggs. If it is true I would guess though that the effects would be very small because hens turn their eggs constantly with their feet as they are sitting on them, I doubt they stop turning them during days 11-14. Come to think of it EVERYONE turns their eggs during those days. I guess I'm confused on whatever you meant about an acid. Oh man I am going to have to take a look, too!

"along an axis". My phone doesn't know that "along" is a word, apparently. I just had to teach it the word. Where did I say anything about turning the eggs? sorry for the confusion. It's not easy to proofread on the mobile version either.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

"along an axis". My phone doesn't know that "along" is a word, apparently. I just had to teach it the word.
Where did I say anything about turning the eggs?
sorry for the confusion. It's not easy to proofread on the mobile version either.

Oh yes that makes much more sense... I was just pointing out that if the chicks are trying to align themselves at that time wouldn't that also be affected by turning the eggs? I don't see how handling the eggs for candling is any different than turning or a hen's movement of the eggs over the course of a day. Some turners rock side to side, some people turn them on their side, but it's still going to shift the embryos in the egg I would think? Just thinking out loud.

 

[Kassaundra]

I've got an egg pipping! I should have NN babies and Wheaten Maran babies soon. They should all have feathered legs, which will make identification easier.

Kass, this will be the first group hatched with Hercule's genes in the mix. I'm expecting some to be colored like dark standard Cornish, and the rest will be a complete mystery. Hercule has so many colors in his feathered coat that it would be a feat of mathematical gymnastics to figure out the possible combinations.

We had heavy rain earlier today. It's just a drizzle now. I need to find my anti-varmint gloves and a long-handled shovel. I see a lump in the yard that wasn't there before the storm. I think the dogs killed a possum or something about that size.

Eeeew, eeew, eeew, eeew! Conner killed an armadillo. There is a strip of armor, skin, and muscle removed from the armadillo's left side. Flies found the carcass quickly, probably before the rain stopped. Gloves, a pitch fork, and a clothes pin were the tools necessary to get this mess out of the yard.

Can't wait to see what he sires, he is so pretty.

 

[Kyzmette]

I was standing out in the chicken yard this morning, just watching. I was looking for behaviors that might help explain why some of my flock seem so underweight, and I think I found something with the pecking order that could explain part of it. This weekend I'll put up additional feed stations so even the lower order birds can get to the best feed before it's picked over.

Anyway, as I was watching, I was thinking about Floyd and how I fell in love with him the first moment I saw him at the auction, and what a great rooster he is. He sure did make some pretty babies.

@hotcurltr I hope he's still doing well. Please send him an airkiss for me!

Orlando is finally learning to be a good rooster. Now when I take treats out, I can give him one and he will pass it along to one of his special girls, instead of gobbling them up and trying to scare the girls away.

 

[bardies]

"along an axis". My phone doesn't know that "along" is a word, apparently. I just had to teach it the word.
Where did I say anything about turning the eggs?
sorry for the confusion. It's not easy to proofread on the mobile version either.

You did not say 'turning the eggs' but when most folks candle (which you were talking about) the eggs get handled and turned and get light shone through them at all angles.

 

[Kyzmette]

"along an axis". My phone doesn't know that "along" is a word, apparently. I just had to teach it the word.
Where did I say anything about turning the eggs?
sorry for the confusion. It's not easy to proofread on the mobile version either.

There are studies for everything and some of them have really good information, and some of them just don't apply. I remember I posted in one incubation thread if anybody had done a study to simulate the cooldown period of a hen leaving her nest to eat, and if that would increase the hatchrate of incubated eggs... and everybody who responded said something like "Why do that? Thats just silly and pointless." And right after that Brinsea came out with the cooldown simulator timing feaure on their incubator. Apparently somebody was studying it.

For a lot of people, this information won't apply, but for those who candle frequently and have troubled hatches, it might be worth considering.

 

[greenbeetle]

I have been having issues with Coons eathing the chicken feed the last week, so i put the feeders inside. Well this morning i went to let everyone out and on my 3 month old pen, there was feathers every where. Opened up the coop and two dead cochin and one missing

Looking around the only way it could have gotten in is at the top of the coop is a vented area, but it is no larger then 4 inches by 6 inches. There where feathers around that area so he had to have gotten in that way, killed two and took the other one off. I am so mad at myself, should have put wire on the vented area especially since i have been seeing and having coon problems. There was a buff bantam cochin rooster and his girl in with the 3 month olds, The coon got to the rooster but is he still alive, but looks like on his left ear there is a puncture wound so he probably lost his hearing. Anyway I have him isolated right now.

So the rest of the day will be putting up hardware cloth where it should of been in the first place and making sure all doors and windows are coon proofed on all of my coops.

 

[Kyzmette]

I have been having issues with Coons eathing the chicken feed the last week, so i put the feeders inside.  Well this morning i went to let everyone out and on my 3 month old pen, there was feathers every where.  Opened up the coop and two dead cochin and one missing   Looking around the only way it could have gotten in is at the top of the coop is a vented area, but it is no larger then 4 inches by 6 inches.  There where feathers around that area so he had to have gotten in that way, killed two and took the other one off.  I am so mad at myself, should have put wire on the vented area especially since i have been seeing and having coon problems.  There was a buff bantam cochin rooster and his girl in with the 3 month olds, The coon got to the rooster but is he still alive, but looks like on his left ear there is a puncture wound so he probably lost his hearing.  Anyway I have him isolated right now.

Lord knows we've all been there, beating ourselves up after a loss. It means you're human, and it means you care, and it means Nature got one over on you, which she's been doing to countless billions of us since the dawn of history. I'm sorry for your loss. It's always harder on the best hearts. Each of us here can attest to that.

 

[Loriemarler]

I have been having issues with Coons eathing the chicken feed the last week, so i put the feeders inside.  Well this morning i went to let everyone out and on my 3 month old pen, there was feathers every where.  Opened up the coop and two dead cochin and one missing   Looking around the only way it could have gotten in is at the top of the coop is a vented area, but it is no larger then 4 inches by 6 inches.  There where feathers around that area so he had to have gotten in that way, killed two and took the other one off.  I am so mad at myself, should have put wire on the vented area especially since i have been seeing and having coon problems.  There was a buff bantam cochin rooster and his girl in with the 3 month olds, The coon got to the rooster but is he still alive, but looks like on his left ear there is a puncture wound so he probably lost his hearing.  Anyway I have him isolated right now.

So the rest of the day will be putting up hardware cloth where it should of been in the first place and making sure all doors and windows are coon proofed on all of my coops.

I'm so sorry!!

 

[artsyrobin]

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i am so sorry! get him on duramycin also as a precaution- spray with vetrycin- don't be hard on yourself, it happens to all of us! you get stronger and beat the dang coon. Is it possible to get those light setups, can't think of the name, but they blink red off and on, have heard they work well.