READ "DRY METHOD" AND ADAPTED IT FOR MY HUGE 300 EGG BATOR, RESULTS AMAZING !!

[Righteous Rstr]

Piglett truthfully I priced red heat lamps at around $10 . WalMart had a close out on 65 watt floods so for $20 I got twelve,since
tomorrow is cleaning day I plan to evict everybody as usual. While they are in other cages I may re think my brooders top gates.
Every time I open them for any reason the bigger ones make a run for the border!! Besides as my girls quit laying I need to ensure
a snake doesn't wipe out my bitty's again !! I like the idea of a slanted upper part w/ wire cloth and window screen stapled under
it. As for heaters my bud told me about dimmer switches , if placed strategically higher in the first brooder this should eliminate
cooked bittys. My hatch yield is so much better, almost every evening two or more are out running in the trays ! My starter brder
is quite a flurry of activity, as the newbies are only a day or two older they get along fine with the fluffy weebles. I think being with
the older ones speeds up the learning curve for waterers and feed trays too. Will keep you posted with pix as hopefully things pro-
gresss ,I'm kinda glad the hens took a vacation. When they start up again things will go much smoother, still have 60-75 eggs in
my bator ! By August 12Th-17Th I'LL BE VERY HAPPY as this will give me a chance to play catch up on the gear. Hopefully when
they start to lay again the igloo finishing hatcher will be ready! I'm really looking fwd to "set it and forget it" I'll admit I'm a peeking
Tom at the end examining them for pips, disrupting everything possible. The glass window should solve this issue ! RR

 

[Righteous Rstr]

Piglet, I went back to the very first thread and added some pix of mixed age peeps in 3 separate
brooder areas . It is working out fantastic ! Although I absolutely have to build my finishing hatch
box ! I keep an eye on the eggs that pip and "help" them which of course kills about 40% of them.
I'm not seeing very many past due drowning victims but as before "helping" open the pip hole has
caused quite a few premature hatches usally ending badly. I count 29 strong healthy peeps,there
are about 75 eggs left in the bator if luck prevails I may meet my seasonal goal of 75 free rangers.
The real exciting part for me is to build a all weather coop, have an old walk in freezer in sections.
If I get my but in gear ,when the girls begin laying again we can hatch through the winter !! Yes FL
has a 3 month winter . We are give or take 40 miles from the "hard freeze" that devastates crops
and LOL closes schools at 30 degrees or less. I'm from N.E. and it still cracks me up ! Walked a
mile to the bus stop in knee deep snow many many times. Thanks for taking your time to help me
In fifty years this is my first experience with incubators and the other stuff. Till now Mother Nature
grew my flock, truth be known it's kinda fun ! RR

 

[piglett]

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i see some rocks,RiR's & maybe 1 redstar (comet) that are the chickens you have there? yes yes i walked through 10 feet of snow growing up in new hampshire i even had to walk up hill both to & from school ))) any time i have to open up the hatcher i like to put a little hot steaming water into the botton tray, this tends to help the remaining pipped chicks from getting "stuck" also i slide the lid only 1/2 way removing it all together is just asking for problems piglett

 

[Righteous Rstr]

Piglet, spent today redesigning 2 of 4 brooders. As the older chicks can fly and do.
Everytime I feed and water them the shallow 5.5" brooders allow them to make a
break for the border. Recapturing them is a chore. So the two farthest are now 18"
higher with wire over screening, this solves the skeeter issue and the raccoon as
well as the snake problem ! Soon the first brooder will be retrofitted for the same .
Except the 5.5" height will remain, the newbies can't escape anyway ! The main
issues for today were to introduce two HEAVY mixed breed roosters, traded for
two UGLY MIXED HENS. As my pretty half RIR/game rooster beat the tar out of
the new heavy boys,guess who was absent tonight? MY rooster by my count he
took a hen with him. Let you know tomorrow. If he survived; SEVERE TS ALert!!
RR

 

[Righteous Rstr]

Piglet, spent today redesigning 2 of 4 brooders. As the older chicks can fly and do.
Everytime I feed and water them the shallow 5.5" brooders allow them to make a
break for the border. Recapturing them is a chore. So the two farthest are now 18"
higher with wire over screening, this solves the skeeter issue and the raccoon as
well as the snake problem ! Soon the first brooder will be retrofitted for the same .
Except the 5.5" height will remain, the newbies can't escape anyway ! The main
issues for today were to introduce two HEAVY mixed breed roosters, traded for
two UGLY MIXED HENS. As my pretty half RIR/game rooster beat the tar out of
the new heavy boys,guess who was absent tonight? MY rooster by my count he
took a hen with him. Let you know tomorrow. If he survived; SEVERE TS ALert!!
RR

 

[piglett]

Piglet, spent today redesigning 2 of 4 brooders. As the older chicks can fly and do.
Everytime I feed and water them the shallow 5.5" brooders allow them to make a
break for the border. Recapturing them is a chore. So the two farthest are now 18"
higher with wire over screening, this solves the skeeter issue and the raccoon as
well as the snake problem ! Soon the first brooder will be retrofitted for the same .
Except the 5.5" height will remain, the newbies can't escape anyway ! The main
issues for today were to introduce two HEAVY mixed breed roosters, traded for
two UGLY MIXED HENS. As my pretty half RIR/game rooster beat the tar out of
the new heavy boys,guess who was absent tonight? MY rooster by my count he
took a hen with him. Let you know tomorrow. If he survived; SEVERE TS ALert!!
RR

i know most game cocks will fight to the death
i like nice big birds, if you have to send 1 off to freezer camp atleast you get a good meal out of the deal
i was working on my A-frame chicken tractor today
i snapped a shot of it before i covered 1 end with a heavy duty trucking tarp

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/...ED UP/Picture022_zpsd2f8dfda.jpg?t=1375392352


my browser is acting stupid so only the link wants to show up not the pic.....sorry

 

[Righteous Rstr]

Piglet, don't believe everything you hear .I have preferred the breed because the hens always set, and God have mercy
if you are sticking a bare hand under mama ! They are fiercely territorial and watch over the girls very well.
I've seen them put the fear of God in ;strayed dogs ,cats,snakes.Raccoons at one time or another .
They are close nit pods. As far as fighting,they will for 5min or less .The loser moves away from winners
territory and will keep a vigilant eye on a hen that has strayed too far. The irony here is that the champ
sires fewer hens than speedy Gonzales, he is by nature not a good multi-tasker. That's why Prefer 2 or
more per 12-20 hens. They true fighting birds are picked by their aggressive qualities, as if that is not
enough they cut most of the feathers even shaving them(to expose vulnerable spots) it's ugly and brutal.
Since long sharp spurs come in on older birds and seldom do more then scratch the opponent. What
do? They tether razors or homemade blades that are razor sharp ! As I said before they pluck and shave
them to allow the maximum damage, and to satisfy the blood lust of the crowd ! Personally I've seen so
much blood and innards it's made me immune. Unfortunately this practice is going strong ,it's a culture
thing. In fact as I bred Bulldogs most of my life and I learned one my dogs was to be fought, this scum
was torturing the dog, instilling blood lust by letting it kill strays and/or PETS ! Needless to say I con-
fronted him, he was about to feed the poor dog gunpowder .He pulled a gun and hit me one time as I
wasn't leaving without the dog.All I can recall is the broken knuckles his teeth still embedded in two ?
The odd thing is my sidearm was on my belt and legally I supposedly could have shot him dead,why?
He got 8 years to ponder it, I was too late for the dog, we all agreed that after being groomed for blood
there were no happy endings here, just mercy.......................RR

 

[piglett]

Piglet, don't believe everything you hear .I have preferred the breed because the hens always set, and God have mercy
if you are sticking a bare hand under mama ! They are fiercely territorial and watch over the girls very well.
I've seen them put the fear of God in ;strayed dogs ,cats,snakes.Raccoons at one time or another .
They are close nit pods. As far as fighting,they will for 5min or less .The loser moves away from winners
territory and will keep a vigilant eye on a hen that has strayed too far. The irony here is that the champ
sires fewer hens than speedy Gonzales, he is by nature not a good multi-tasker. That's why Prefer 2 or
more per 12-20 hens. They true fighting birds are picked by their aggressive qualities, as if that is not
enough they cut most of the feathers even shaving them(to expose vulnerable spots) it's ugly and brutal.
Since long sharp spurs come in on older birds and seldom do more then scratch the opponent. What
do? They tether razors or homemade blades that are razor sharp ! As I said before they pluck and shave
them to allow the maximum damage, and to satisfy the blood lust of the crowd ! Personally I've seen so
much blood and innards it's made me immune. Unfortunately this practice is going strong ,it's a culture
thing. In fact as I bred Bulldogs most of my life and I learned one my dogs was to be fought, this scum
was torturing the dog, instilling blood lust by letting it kill strays and/or PETS ! Needless to say I con-
fronted him, he was about to feed the poor dog gunpowder .He pulled a gun and hit me one time as I
wasn't leaving without the dog.All I can recall is the broken knuckles his teeth still embedded in two ?
The odd thing is my sidearm was on my belt and legally I supposedly could have shot him dead,why?
He got 8 years to ponder it, I was too late for the dog, we all agreed that after being groomed for blood
there were no happy endings here, just mercy.......................RR

yup my wife is from the Philippines
i know all about what they do with roosters
but if we speak of it on this forum we may both find ourselves with a warning
already been down that road

I don't care much for people who turn good dogs bad

there are already too many aggressive animals out there as far as i can see.



piglett

 

[Righteous Rstr]

I guess what bothers me most is the politically correct that believe this only occurs elsewhere, riddle
me this?? How many talkers out there would actually do anything to STOP these awful things ?
They voice their opinions sure, who wouldn't? But when the rubber hits the road ,where are they?
The vast majority of "red necks" ACT. Personally I used to follow up on pup's I've sold;3,6,and a
year. Which is exactly why despite the money,I quit selling dogs. My feeling is that the promoters
should spend 5 min. in a cage with something that wants THEIR blood to see how it feels!!! I'M
sorry to say that half of one and all of another were euthanized and the momma spayed because
the caliber of potential buyers was all about fighting history of the Sire and dam. It pained me but
it's far better to die as a young pup as opposed to being brutalized later in a pit! You may fault me
for this, but at least ponder the alternatives.There was a time for about ten years that I was able to
hog hunt with air boats and "catch dogs", my dogs wore Kevlar vests which greatly reduced injury
reducing sewing and stapling my dogs. Boar hogs have razor sharp tusks that will kill the most
proficient dog you have.I have self taught myself (long ago) how to administer a level 2 battalion
medical kit ,along with literature. The kit had 6 inject able antibiotics and lidocaine w/others to
relieve pain. The weird thing is ,as we would be on a mountain side or worse those same vet RX's
saved at least two HUMAN lives as well

 

[piglett]

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there is a guy up the street that has "bear dogs" the state hires him to take care of problem bears before they hurt someone a bear that isn't scared of people can be a real danger. they are so good that a guy down in north carolina hired him to come down & tree some problem bears for him. someone called the animal welfare people on him up here saying the dogs were kept in poor conditions (i guess because they don't like the idea of bear hunting) so the inspector took a look at the setup he had for them he said they had never seen anything so good, the guy had everything but a flat screen TV for those dogs he has had some losses over the years he does what he can to keep them from getting chewed on but those dogs are good at 1 thing ,treeing bear they can't wait to get out & work a bear it's what they live for. so who am i to say it's wrong piglett