She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[scflock]

As much as I hate to say this, the spaniel sounds like a "person of interest"

 

[WVduckchick]

Went to home depot the other day and saw a 75 watt led that screws into a regular light socket that you can buy for $20 They did not have last year the thing had 750 lumens mine has 500 I bet that will light them up. the reason I like the box is my grip is not what it used to be I have crushed eggs in my hand thinking I wasn't holding them tight enough so squeeze a little harder no way I can hold the light and the egg and take a picture like Amy.

I sit the egg on a bath towel, and hold the light on top (right now, its just my mini-mag inside a salt container) with one hand, so then I can take a pic with the other hand. But I'm excited about our new candlers!

Far as wounds WV didn't really see much. There was an area around his left upper rib area with feathers missing. No discernible bite marks looked around him and didn't see tracks. Most of the area has plenty of grass but he was close to the fence and they have it down to bare ground. I could see chicken tracks and that was it. Still trying to figure it out. Maybe he got in a fight with my older roo and died there? Just don't know I am pretty good at crime seen type stuff, I have been able to look at pts who have been shot and tell investigating officers what happened literally like there is a small piece of tent tape to his right upper scalp he was shot through a window kind of stuff, but didn't find any clue? Far as fighting with my older roo they never bothered each other ever. My pen is probably close to 125 feet by 50 or so and the coop is 8x16 so they can claim opposite sides so to speak

Heehee, you sound like me. I noticed some scratch marks outside my duck's pool a few weeks ago. I went traipsing all around, outside the fence, looking for other signs. I think it was just a squirrel, but I still had to go looking.

I thought this was Amy. I said I wouldn't do it, but...

Hey! No fair!! Remember, I'm purple! LOL

 

[scflock]

I sit the egg on a bath towel, and hold the light on top (right now, its just my mini-mag inside a salt container) with one hand, so then I can take a pic with the other hand.  But I'm excited about our new candlers! 


Heehee, you sound like me.  I noticed some scratch marks outside my duck's pool a few weeks ago.  I went traipsing all around, outside the fence, looking for other signs.  I think it was just a squirrel, but I still had to go looking.




Hey!  No fair!!  Remember, I'm purple!  LOL

Candling at 30 hours sounds very red to me

 

[rossfam06]

Day 14 candle complete! All 15 were fertile! I had only 2 quitters! That means 13 are growing well. Saw lots of movement. I can't wait! It was also day 7 for my other shipped eggs and unfortunatley for those I have only 3/8 growing. It sucks. So far none of those were quitters the other 5 were just infertile. I am going to have to let my supplier know.

 

[RubyNala97]

This is a hard thread to keep up with! Even with knowing how to do multiple quotes! Walnut hill, can u post a pic of your baby turkey? I've never seen them as babies. I'm sorry for the losses on here. I'm just building my flock now, from hatching eggs. So these are my babies that will be going outside eventually. I invested in a safe, good chicken coop for them. But my plan was to let them free range since I'm home all day. I keep wondering if this is a bad plan? Anyone have success with just a coop and no run?? I'm also very curious to see how Amy's hatch turns out. I'm wondering about the no turning after 14 days. I hatch shipped eggs, so I don't turn the first 5 days. I'm wondering if they'd get enough turning if I stopped at 14, interesting food for thought! Also considering getting a generator after reading this thread. I went to Walmart and bought these heat packs. I guess you squeeze them and they get warm/hot. My backup plan was to lay those on top of my eggs if we had a power shortage. They were under a buck each. Don't know if they'll work but I figured they would be better then nothing!

 

[rossfam06]

This is a hard thread to keep up with! Even with knowing how to do multiple quotes! Walnut hill, can u post a pic of your baby turkey? I've never seen them as babies. I'm sorry for the losses on here. I'm just building my flock now, from hatching eggs. So these are my babies that will be going outside eventually. I invested in a safe, good chicken coop for them. But my plan was to let them free range since I'm home all day. I keep wondering if this is a bad plan? Anyone have success with just a coop and no run?? I'm also very curious to see how Amy's hatch turns out. I'm wondering about the no turning after 14 days. I hatch shipped eggs, so I don't turn the first 5 days. I'm wondering if they'd get enough turning if I stopped at 14, interesting food for thought! Also considering getting a generator after reading this thread. I went to Walmart and bought these heat packs. I guess you squeeze them and they get warm/hot. My backup plan was to lay those on top of my eggs if we had a power shortage. They were under a buck each. Don't know if they'll work but I figured they would be better then nothing!

I only let my shipped eggs sit for 12 hours and then I place them in the turner. I have never heard of not turning for the first 5 days. How does that method work? I like that idea to use warmers to keep eggs warm if there is a power outage.

 

[RubyNala97]

I only let my shipped eggs sit for 12 hours and then I place them in the turner. I have never heard of not turning for the first 5 days. How does that method work? I like that idea to use warmers to keep eggs warm if there is a power outage.

My first batch I had 7 shipped eggs. 2 were clear and 2 started to develop then died. I let them sit for 24 hours then started turning. 3 made it to lockdown. This batch I have 15 shipped eggs. One was cracked, I put wax on it and it started to develop but has a red ring now. So out of 14 eggs, without turning the first 5 days, 12 are doing great! I see little babies in each of them! I read this article and I wanted to follow it as close as possible to see how this batch would do. It says no turning for 7 days, but I didn't feel comfortable with that so I went with 5 and I'm happy I did. Please read it, I think it's very informative!
https://mbasic.facebook.com/notes/f...beth-white-via-cheryl-shires/548615281826504/

 

[WVduckchick]

Candling at 30 hours sounds very red to me

Let me give you a mixing lesson. You start with one color (let's say red)... then you slowly add another color (let's say blue).... then you mix them together until you get the shade you like! You can add more of whichever color later, to get the result you want! In about 17 days, I will add more blue...

 

[rossfam06]

Let me give you a mixing lesson.  You start with one color (let's say red)... then you slowly add another color (let's say blue).... then you mix them together until you get the shade you like!  You can add more of whichever color later, to get the result you want!  In about 17 days, I will add more blue... 

Hahahahaha!

 

[WVduckchick]

Day 14 candle complete! All 15 were fertile! I had only 2 quitters! That means 13 are growing well. Saw lots of movement. I can't wait! It was also day 7 for my other shipped eggs and unfortunatley for those I have only 3/8 growing. It sucks. So far none of those were quitters the other 5 were just infertile. I am going to have to let my supplier know.

Sounds good!

This is a hard thread to keep up with! Even with knowing how to do multiple quotes! Walnut hill, can u post a pic of your baby turkey? I've never seen them as babies. I'm sorry for the losses on here. I'm just building my flock now, from hatching eggs. So these are my babies that will be going outside eventually. I invested in a safe, good chicken coop for them. But my plan was to let them free range since I'm home all day. I keep wondering if this is a bad plan? Anyone have success with just a coop and no run?? I'm also very curious to see how Amy's hatch turns out. I'm wondering about the no turning after 14 days. I hatch shipped eggs, so I don't turn the first 5 days. I'm wondering if they'd get enough turning if I stopped at 14, interesting food for thought! Also considering getting a generator after reading this thread. I went to Walmart and bought these heat packs. I guess you squeeze them and they get warm/hot. My backup plan was to lay those on top of my eggs if we had a power shortage. They were under a buck each. Don't know if they'll work but I figured they would be better then nothing!

Yes, its hard to keep up with.... I'm also just building my first flock. I have a couple of old roosters that came from my sister-in-law, but the rest are new babies. The heat packs are great for hand warming, you shake them and they activate. They do require air to stay warm, so I have some from last fall's hunting, I think I'll try some in my empty bator to see what temps I can get with them. (Amy, I forgot to mention that part yesterday... I don't know if they will stay warm for very long without being shaken every so often, but it still could help!) They also make ones with a sticky side (LOVE those in my boots) they would be nice to stick inside the walls of the bator.

Not Walnut Hill, but here's my turkey (Gemma) when she was a baby: