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[NanaKat]

Good morning everyone. Just got in from checking on my goats. Got one expecting.

While I was watching them all eat I got to looking at the area by their pens. It's covered and has support beams up. And it's just a big unused space. Got two walls (its the back of the barn) and all I would need to do it put up some more tin about half way and the rest chicken wire and throw down straw and some places to roost and some nesting boxes and man. I could buy some chickens....actual chickens! Since you know according to chicken math I don' actually own any chickens since mine don't lay eggs yet. But then we would have three coops!

This is bad. What have I gotten myself into??

An incureable addiction!!

Bubba Burger, AKA bubbaliscous, the knucke footed calf at almost 4 weeks.

Lil Red, the new king of the chicken yard.

LOOK at BUBBA's feet

and Lil Red is gorgeous!

Well with a lot of help (120 from Guy) I set 5 full trays in the incubator this morning. Nothing like putting 900 eggs + or - very few in the incubator at once... I was almost tired from doing that. With 3 other trays in use that move to teh hatcher soon some later today I will start needing teh incubator space to set the eggs for teh next three weeks. That hatch is going to kick my tail but I need these out and going in early april to be ready for fall.

And we know that hatch is really going to improve your Rosecomb project!!!!

I can not even imagine setting that many eggs, I do good to keep up with the 2 small incubators that are goinf, esp. with staggered hatches.
Cjarvis and /or anyone else incubated turkey eggs ?

By chance with a styrofoam Lil Giant and with little knowledge of what I was doing Sucessfully hatched 4 of 6 wild turkey eggs. Raised them in a floor pen...medicated chick/broiler grower with extra protein. Offering bugs, worms, etc.

We are trying to hatch turkey eggs for the first time setting some at the end of this wk. I keep trying to set my peahens eggs & haven't had much luck with them yet.

Today working hard to get things done before it rains. Think we are suppose to get close to 2 inches here. Seen other places they are calling for much more. Glad I haven't put any important stuff in the garden. Would hate for it to wash away.

The hail will be worse than the rain...

NanaKat,
I moved 5 LF eggs to the hatcher, the two OE did not make it they stopped somewhere around day 14

Thanks Carl...Wednesday okay for pick-up?

Gone all day yesterday, slept late today. Just got caught up.

And we know what you were doing all day yesterday..sounds like you and Carl had a lot of fun!

Awhile ago I was feeding and didn't get the door closed as well as I thought o the guinea pen; one squeezed out and Shiloh got it. It got away several times, and I was about to go in and get Vashi to help when she came around the poultry complex with it in her mouth. It got away a couple of times more, but she kept trying to keep it away from me. She finally obeyed "Leave It!" and put it down, allowing me to get it. It is one of my few slates; my favorite color.

I don't think it is badly hurt although its back is skinned and bloody. I was going to put it in an isolation cage within the guinea house so the others wouldn't react to the blood and to keep it quiet, but when I got inside, it suddenly jumped from my hands and ran to its mates. Didn't even get a chance to treat it with anything. I was hampered greatly by two things; it is still hard for me to move fast with these two new and painful knees, and I had two newly-hatched Silkie chicks in the "portable brooder" (down my shirt front).

OH My ... The two chicks may have been more of a hamper than the knees... hope you are taking it easy on those new wheels.

 

[Oakieridge]

Okay only posting one picture of the new (in progress) chicken tractor. We will eventually put wheels on it so we can move it easily. But gotta get the shelter part finished first, lol. We figure on building a few of these so our chicks can have someplace to play and scratch in the dirt during the day and be safe at the same time. We hope to finish it tomorrow if the rain doesn't keep us indoors all day.

 

[NanaKat]

Got the CWs in the new pen inside and moved the Spangled and the to CW pullets in as well.



Have you ever seen a broodie Rooster?



Then here are a few more cuties... and hoping this pond gets some good rain water tonight.

 

[Dandelion007]

Hi guys! I have been off of here for a while. Thought I might stop in and see if you all were still around. Looks like you are still busy as ever.

 

[Oakieridge]

haha Nanakat, I love the broody rooster!!!! I love that pen, I am going to show your pics to dh so he can see it.

I think we have our first broody, she is a black sex link we got last fall. She has been guarding that nest of 3 fake eggs and 4 eating eggs for 3 days. So I stuck 2 BO eggs and 4 banty EE eggs (they are muts a friend owns she said we could take them to see if our broody would hatch them). She almost took my hand off when I went to try to get the 4 regular eggs she was sitting. She didn't come off the nest even for feeding time.

 

[BlanchardOK]

Auction - going to be there Sat - 5 pm!

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Pretty calves NaNa!
Boy I hadn't been on since friday night and was 200+ post behind!
Had a great time at the auction yesterday. Wasn't quite as many birds and more junk but they spaced it so it stayed interesting. Prices were fairly high over all. I bought a huge flemish buck for $8 ,he matches the doe I got last time just perfect! ,bought 10 baby chicks from a guy in the parking lot. They are wyandottes I think,huge little round chicks with no combs ,some look like columbiam chicks and others are buff colored. And I bought a pair of young(about old english size) speckeled sussex and one cage. Seen several other nice birds but they were to high for me. Oh and also got a pair of russian hampsters! I think I have the small critter market covered now!lol
Just went out to the shed to check on the chicks and two g.pigs were giving birth! One had two big ones and one had three small ones. First time I ever had two give birth at the same time. I had them out on the garss this afternoon and had just put them back in the shed about an hour ago!
Had storms last night and tonight it just has that feeling of a storm brewing!
The guy I bought the chicks from also does hatching on the halves so today we took a little drive up in Ky and delivered 90+ eggs to him!
Have a great evening and be safe all!

 

[artsyrobin]

here's a pic of my little miracle chick-


she is zipping around as happy as can be...

and the serama chicks- love the squint!


looks like alot of rain coming in tomorow, so if we lose power, what do i need to do with the eggs in the bator? any suggestions on keeping it warm? although i may have another broody- so if so that would eliminate the problem...

 

[jcatblum]

here's a pic of my little miracle chick-


she is zipping around as happy as can be...

and the serama chicks- love the squint!


looks like alot of rain coming in tomorow, so if we lose power, what do i need to do with the eggs in the bator? any suggestions on keeping it warm? although i may have another broody- so if so that would eliminate the problem...

I have put my small incubator inside a cooler since it is well insulated. I have also wrapped them in blankets & towels. Anything I could find to help hold the heat! Fingers crossed you don't had to worry about the incubator & power stays on!

 

[lynn1961]

the wheel barrows are on an L hook, with a small hole drilled in the lip of the barrel to hook it on.