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[wingstone]

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maybe we need to do an intervention at Sally's, Chad bring the alcohol please, we gonna need it...

Speaking of duck eggs, would anyone like some blue Swedish eggs to hatch? I'm not ready to start hatching ducks yet, so they're getting hard boiled and fed to the dogs & poultry.

I just need a day or so notice to keep my Pekin girls separate. I've only got Swedish males, so the Swedish girls are laying pure eggs.

YES !!!! YES !!!! please can you bring some to landis valley with you, blue swedish are one of my duck breeds, noisy but lovable.

Heather, I have bourbon red in the incubator. If I her a decent hatch, I'll have extra. My last hatch was horrible, so no promises.

Can not explain my way of thnking, but my brain read that as you are making red bourbon...

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here's mine.

 

[sharron]

Yesterday morning I turned on the faucet outside (yeay!) and washed all the gross things that I refused to bring into my house over the winter (yeay!).
I filled the big waterer without having to fight with filling a bucket inside, and hauling to the coop (yeay!). I shot cat poop across the yard (giggle) and off the sidewalk.
I washed the car, and got the gravel out of the driveway (Gravel is dangerous to bikers!! YEAY!!!). Then my husband came home, and on our way to Altoona (

Outback! Yeay!) he asked, "Would you be interested in an incubator?"

Apparently the woman had used it once, fried her duck eggs, and put it in the closet. If he gets it, I will DEFINITELY be here asking a million questions (I think I know what I am doing, but the first time is gonna be scary!

).
So, I had an awesome day yesterday (oh, and I bought a fishing net)!

for husband

, hes a keeper, for incubator

 

[wingstone]

Yesterday morning I turned on the faucet outside (yeay!) and washed all the gross things that I refused to bring into my house over the winter (yeay!).
I filled the big waterer without having to fight with filling a bucket inside, and hauling to the coop (yeay!). I shot cat poop across the yard (giggle) and off the sidewalk.
I washed the car, and got the gravel out of the driveway (Gravel is dangerous to bikers!! YEAY!!!). Then my husband came home, and on our way to Altoona (

Outback! Yeay!) he asked, "Would you be interested in an incubator?"

Apparently the woman had used it once, fried her duck eggs, and put it in the closet. If he gets it, I will DEFINITELY be here asking a million questions (I think I know what I am doing, but the first time is gonna be scary!

).
So, I had an awesome day yesterday (oh, and I bought a fishing net)!!

what you mean if he gets it,,,,to even mention it and not get it would be just cruel.......Happy Hatching!!!....will we need to do an intervention at your house in the future also...

 

[Baym]

X2!!!! Very nice!

Missy, you guys look awesome!

Yesterday morning I turned on the faucet outside (yeay!) and washed all the gross things that I refused to bring into my house over the winter (yeay!).
I filled the big waterer without having to fight with filling a bucket inside, and hauling to the coop (yeay!). I shot cat poop across the yard (giggle) and off the sidewalk.
I washed the car, and got the gravel out of the driveway (Gravel is dangerous to bikers!! YEAY!!!). Then my husband came home, and on our way to Altoona (

Outback! Yeay!) he asked, "Would you be interested in an incubator?"

Apparently the woman had used it once, fried her duck eggs, and put it in the closet. If he gets it, I will DEFINITELY be here asking a million questions (I think I know what I am doing, but the first time is gonna be scary!

).
So, I had an awesome day yesterday (oh, and I bought a fishing net)!!

Woohoo!

So here is the intial setup of my coop/run area. First, the pre-picture of the area next to the pump house:



Next the ground work and framing:



This is the view from the Pump House - Coop area back across the pond:



So next step is installation of the 6x6 A-Frame coop, covering half of the run with an A-Frame roof and covering the uncovered portion of the run with wire. Hopefully it is enough room for 8-10 chickens.

 

[SilkieSensation]

I would wait until the younger ones are a bit older before putting them together.

x2 the older birds will trample the little ones. I'd wait about 2-3 weeks to let the little ones grow a bit.

Missy, you guys look awesome!


Woohoo!

So here is the intial setup of my coop/run area. First, the pre-picture of the area next to the pump house:



Next the ground work and framing:



This is the view from the Pump House - Coop area back across the pond:



So next step is installation of the 6x6 A-Frame coop, covering half of the run with an A-Frame roof and covering the uncovered portion of the run with wire. Hopefully it is enough room for 8-10 chickens.

Nice! I want the pond

 

[Baym]

The pond is nice, but it is a ton of work, which you wouldn't expect. I will take a few photos of the fish later today as they will be up feeding on the surface bugs. Most of the Koi are 20-25 years old.

EDIT: And a pond is a geese magnet and just 2 geese can turn 2.5 acres into a poopy mess in a short period of time. My Aussie chases the geese, but somehow he recognizes that the chickens don't need to be chased. Animals are smarter than we think.

 

[chiques chicks]

Sally, I shouldn't encouraged you, but this mini fridge or mini freezer uses the same parts as a cooler Bator. I use three turners, but could build racks on pivots with a hand Turner device amd easily fit more eggs. 10 dozen is enough ( too many). Water bottles in bottom to help stabilize temp, fan in top pointed up spaced with wine corks.
The fridge was free. It had been through a flood and ruined. Door has large double pane plexiglass window from an old piece I found laying around.

 

[wingstone]

Sally, I shouldn't encouraged you, but this mini fridge or mini freezer uses the same parts as a cooler Bator. I use three turners, but could build racks on pivots with a hand Turner device amd easily fit more eggs. 10 dozen is enough ( too many). Water bottles in bottom to help stabilize temp, fan in top pointed up spaced with wine corks.
The fridge was free. It had been through a flood and ruined. Door has large double pane plexiglass window from an old piece I found laying around.

SO>>>>>the regular size fridge that got dumped out behind the barn could be made into an awesome incubator......

The wheels are a turning....

 

[sharron]

Sally, I shouldn't encouraged you, but this mini fridge or mini freezer uses the same parts as a cooler Bator. I use three turners, but could build racks on pivots with a hand Turner device amd easily fit more eggs. 10 dozen is enough ( too many). Water bottles in bottom to help stabilize temp, fan in top pointed up spaced with wine corks.
The fridge was free. It had been through a flood and ruined. Door has large double pane plexiglass window from an old piece I found laying around.

must be nice to be mechanical, thank goodmess husband is or i would be in deep water

 

[chiques chicks]

SO>>>>>the regular size fridge that got dumped out behind the barn could be made into an awesome incubator...... The wheels are a turning....

And if it has a separate freezer compartment, it could be an incubator and hatcher for staggered hatches! Wait, your hubby knows me! Never mind.