Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[oletymer]

They are going to be cuties! are you going to attempt a roo?

I sold the mothers so we'll see what they look like this summer

 

[chippysmom327]

My bator sat empty too long & these jumped in all on their own.
3 polish
7 turkey
7 ancona
9 rainbow layers
3 call (just to see if Grayson was doing his job before the polar vortex got him)

How many eggs have you hatched in the last year?

 

[chippysmom327]

I thought I posted this yesterday, but may have dreamt it or something.

Did you ever notice how VetRx is made of Rosemary essential oil? I was going to grow rosemary, but when looking into herbs to grow for this year, I came across this.

http://www.organicfacts.net/health-...health-benefits-of-oregano-essential-oil.html

That's why I'm dropping rosemary off the "Things to Grow" list. I'm growing oregano in its place.

 

[SilkieSensation]

My bator sat empty too long & these jumped in all on their own.
3 polish
7 turkey
7 ancona
9 rainbow layers
3 call (just to see if Grayson was doing his job before the polar vortex got him)

How many eggs have you hatched in the last year?

Lemme see...
I run 3 bators full & sometumes double stacked from about March to October, 2 bators Feb & Nov, & 1 bator Dec & Jan. I had empty bators a total of about 3 weeks during 2 moves in Dec & Feb. Bators hold 50-70 eggs at a time depending on size without double stacking & about 100-110 double stacked. Of course, not everything hatches especially when I'm checking fertility or hatching shipped eggs. I've honestly lost count...lol
In the past year I've hatched:
Chickens
Ducks
Turkeys
Geese
Guineas
Coturnix
Tennessee Reds
Button quail

 

[chippysmom327]

My bator sat empty too long & these jumped in all on their own.
3 polish
7 turkey
7 ancona
9 rainbow layers
3 call (just to see if Grayson was doing his job before the polar vortex got him)

How many eggs have you hatched in the last year?

Lemme see...
I run 3 bators full & sometumes double stacked from about March to October, 2 bators Feb & Nov, & 1 bator Dec & Jan. I had empty bators a total of about 3 weeks during 2 moves in Dec & Feb. Bators hold 50-70 eggs at a time depending on size without double stacking & about 100-110 double stacked. Of course, not everything hatches especially when I'm checking fertility or hatching shipped eggs. I've honestly lost count...lol
In the past year I've hatched:
Chickens
Ducks
Turkeys
Geese
Guineas
Coturnix
Tennessee Reds
Button quail

Sooo... can you gimme a rough estimate? Where do you brood 200 babies?

 

[ClucksNasty]

Has anyone got chicks at Pickering Valley Feed? Love to hear the results. All my chicks are doing well, but we lost a few of the leghorns in the first few weeks, and I was looking to kinda fill in the ranks a bit, try some different breeds?

 

[SilkieSensation]

Chippy, last year I used an old wardrobe laid on it's back with the door removed. It was 3x5 & about 2 1/2 ft deep laying down. I think I maxed at 250 chicks under 2 weeks old in it at 1 point in time. Most of my babies are sold in the first week & very few remain after 3 weeks. Ones I want to grow out for myself get tagged & remain in the brooder.
Water babies go to my outside brooder at 2-3 days old when possible. It's 3x4, wire bottomed & stands on 18 inch legs. It has a 3x1.5 lamp area that is enclosed all but the wire bottom. The rest is open most of the way around & is mostly wire. The wire is 1/4 inch rabbit wire. Access door into the open section is big enough to lean in to catch babies.

The current batch of babies will be using small wading pools until I get a new indoor brooder built in a few weeks. Thinking maybe I'll make it 1/8 inch wire with a linoleum lined dropping pan underneath to avoid shaving messes & make it so it can just be hosed down between broods. If I line the side walls with tile it can be wiped down easily. I'll put a hinged lid over the top for easy access & probably use natural branch perches.

 

[dheltzel]

I thought I posted this yesterday, but may have dreamt it or something.

Did you ever notice how VetRx is made of Rosemary essential oil? I was going to grow rosemary, but when looking into herbs to grow for this year, I came across this.

http://www.organicfacts.net/health-...health-benefits-of-oregano-essential-oil.html

That's why I'm dropping rosemary off the "Things to Grow" list. I'm growing oregano in its place.

Why not do both? Oregano is way easier to grows and comes back reliably every year. It's simple to grow from seeds, whereas rosemary is a lot tricker to get going from seed, so most people buy plants every spring.

That said, while I like the smell of oregano, rosemary is my very favorite. It's like catnip for humans . . .

 

[stake]

Has anyone got chicks at Pickering Valley Feed? Love to hear the results. All my chicks are doing well, but we lost a few of the leghorns in the first few weeks, and I was looking to kinda fill in the ranks a bit, try some different breeds?

my original 6 were from Pickering....all lived all were girls...I think they have Ideal chicks...but may get some from other places...imho they are a good operation and have a good variety

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My bator sat empty too long & these jumped in all on their own.
3 polish
7 turkey
7 ancona
9 rainbow layers
3 call (just to see if Grayson was doing his job before the polar vortex got him)

HAHA I also had some CCL Brahma and WFS jump in my other styro!! ha ha ha!! I have four hatch dates now, BUT LOCKDOWN of my big order of CCL and BRAHMA! yay!! MAY GOD BE WITH THEM BLUE BOOGERS!! I have a feeling I set way to many brahma for the order, I am still in a learning curve with this sales stuff!! How many extras do you send Silkie?