***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Kassaundra]

Lots of ventilation in the coop, a fan for added circulation, plenty of water to stand in and plenty of shade.

 

[NanaKat]

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I also spray down the shade cloths on the outside pens and check water twice a day. If it is warm, I dump it and put in cold water from the hose.
Also, heat causes algae to grow so I put Oxine in the water containers...1/4 tsp per gallon.

 

[Poco Pollo]

Afternoon, All:

I just got home (needed butter and radishes so a trip to the store slowed me down), and I've got a stack of journals I need to grade before tomorrow, so I thought I'd pop in for a ninja post (Keeeee Yiaaaaaaaa!!!!!) and wish everyone well in this freaky weather. The heat is making the goats cranky and the hens stop laying, so I'm looking forward to some cooler temperatures. Bring on the rain : )

 

[Ksane]

Here's the happy egg dance for you, ErinsZoo!!
Congrats lol!

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[Ksane]

I miss hearing more from you, Poco. On top of this awful heat it seems my husband and I both got some cold or flu thing, Strange.

 

[BetsyOK]

If you can build your pens/runs in partial shade to begin with, you're ahead of the game. All mine are in partial shade, but even the most shaded get a small amount of sunlight (also important) during different parts of the day. We have very little problem with the extreme heat. Keeping fresh water available is very important.

 

[Kassaundra]

Can any experienced candlers take a look at my eggs here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/706117/candling-help-please Thanks.

 

[erinszoo]

Can any experienced candlers take a look at my eggs here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/706117/candling-help-please Thanks.

The last two look viable eggs to me. The first one is definitely a blood ring and it will not develop any further. I've had many of those. The middle two are probably not fertile, although, I've had a couple like that that just developed really slowly but by day 9 without any blood vessels, they are probably not going to do anything. Sorry? One other thing I was told about setting eggs, the ones that look really porous like that third one don't do well and often end up with blood rings. I try not to set those but I've never really tested the theory.

 

[erinszoo]

On top of this awful heat it seems my husband and I both got some cold or flu thing, Strange.

Thanks for the egg dance!! We've all been sick with cold/flu symptoms too. We thought it was allergies because the allergy counts are so high but not even our meds are helping.

 

[Kassaundra]

Yes, I was worried about the porous ones, didn't expect much from them, wouldn't have chosen them to set if I was using my own eggs, these were from the UofA eggs that I got a little over a week ago, and set them to give them a chance. The porous ones were mostly the araucana eggs, and one or two of the NN