Okies in the BYC The Original

[Sooner]

Good Morning everyone!!!

Just a short hello to let you know I am still around, if you have sent me a PM about food or Tee shirts I will be attempting to get them all replied to today. The storm took out the internet at my house, suppose to be back up today at noon. Got two kids home sick, so things are alittle crazy!!

Hope everyone is doing great!!

 

[smfamf]

Does anyone know the best way to incubate porous eggs? Should it be higher humidity? I think so but I'm not positive. I ordered some Serama eggs and every single one is porous. I am very disappointed because they are supposed to be difficult to hatch anyways and they weren't cheap. I guess I won't get any of my little babies after all.

 

[al6517]

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My thoughts on incubating porus eggs is that the dry method may be the way to go, as a more porus surface tends to let in more humidity at a higher absorbtion rate thus possibly reducing your hatch ratio due to humidity Quiters.

AL

 

[CityClucks]

Beth, I can just imagine little AnnaBell in her cowboy boots and with her sweet grin! Glad she got her chicken!

Dachsunds...I am working on an experiment to bend the space/time continuum between OK and TN, allowing you to walk out your front door and arrive at POOPS - doing the same for ke_ben in NV. I'll let you know how it goes...I think if I just watch a few more episodes of the original Star Trek I'll have it figured out... DANG! I wish you guys could be there!

(I'm also trying to figure out how to beam Al's cabinet incubator and Mallen's new coop and run onto my property.)

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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My thoughts on incubating porus eggs is that the dry method may be the way to go, as a more porus surface tends to let in more humidity at a higher absorbtion rate thus possibly reducing your hatch ratio due to humidity Quiters.

AL

I've incubated porus eggs dry, and they lose too much humidity.

You'll have to pretty much fly by the seat of your pants. If you notice the air cell getting bigger, increase the humidity for a week. Decrease if you notice the air cells not getting big enough.

 

[al6517]

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My thoughts on incubating porus eggs is that the dry method may be the way to go, as a more porus surface tends to let in more humidity at a higher absorbtion rate thus possibly reducing your hatch ratio due to humidity Quiters.

AL

I've incubated porus eggs dry, and they lose too much humidity.

You'll have to pretty much fly by the seat of your pants. If you notice the air cell getting bigger, increase the humidity for a week. Decrease if you notice the air cells not getting big enough.

That too makes good sense, losing humidity is as bad as to much. I agree on watching the hatch very closely and make adjustments, It sure is a going to be a seat of your pants hatch. I hope she has good luck.

AL

 

[smfamf]

I notified the seller and this is how it went:

ME

I received the Serama eggs today. I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed. Every one of them made it intact but they are all extremely porous. Are all of your eggs this way? If so how is your hatch rate? Every porous eggs that I have tried to incubate has quit on me. I will try them, but I do not hold out much hope for them.

SELLER

I don't know why you are disappointed. I have no problem with hatching these out. I have shipped to several BYC members and they have adorable chicks to show for it. I have a brooder full of these tiny guys. They are smaller birds so they won't have the bigger harder shell like a barred rock or any other standard breed.

Am I wrong to have taken this as being slightly rude? Because I think it was.​

 

[ke_ben]

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Hi City, where is Scotty when you need him? One of my all time favorite bumper stickers, "Really funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes!" Thanks for the thought though and good luck on the experiment/aquisitions.

Hello everybody else, have a great day and Labor Day weekend.

 

[MAllen]

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yes you do. You can print the application for permit from the dept of wildlifes website as well as the inspection form for the game warden to fill out and sign. A hobby permit will cost you ten dollars per year, a commercial permit will be forty eight dollars per year and both renue in June. The game warden is going to inspect your pens and the general area where the birds will be raised and is also going to insure you are a US citizen. A commercial permit requires that you keep very detailed records on your birds and your sales, these records are inspectable by the game warden at any time and if they are not up to date or whatever the GW can shut you down.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Poor Neecy

At least we will all get to talk at POOPS