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

[WVduckchick]

I was worried had to check to see who's on heck I was away for4 hours  and there only 3 new pages. Is some body sick or got lockjaw or something. did my Wednesday lockdown only 16 again humidity has been high here for the last 4 days no water added  at all for the entire 18 day incubation its been running 45 to 50% the whole time a couple of my air cells look smaller than I like but we'll see what happens. I love that old bower Its easy to clean plug it in and in a hour its ready for lock down . I'm thinking I might make the 100 mile drive and get some more Mashburn  BCM eggs in a couple of week's. I'm missing my Blowfish It's sad my wife came in tonight with one of her last eggs and wanted me to take a picture of it as maran eggs go it at least a 9  she hadn't been with the roos so we didn't get any hatching eggs out of her. Nor even a picture. gotta do something to cheer up so I'm going to tell you'll a story since the talk has been about guns so much lately. being from the south and all. we're good at doing  that always heard a southern boy could talk fence post out of the ground also being from the hills of the south we where taught  make the first shoot count and don't waste another one if your hunting big game .so we shoot pretty good I have timber land over on the eastern edge of middle Tn. many years ago a boundary  dispute sprang mostly over them crossing mine  and my neighbors land .any way we ended up in civil court over the matter . the fellar who was claiming he had rights to cross our land was on the stand testifying and accused my neighbor of shooting at him after dismissing  him the judge called Curtis to the stand and asked him if he had shot at Mr. King  Curtis looked at the Judge and said no judge and I can prove it. the judge asked him how he could prove it . Curtis replied cause he an't dead I thought the judge was going to throw us all in jail the only one that wasn't laughing was KIng and the Judge was finding it hard not to but we all new it was true even the judge Curtis was dismissed.  we had to let him cross our land once a year to cut his timber.

Cool story. And where's the pic of the marans egg? I bet its a beauty.

 

[WVduckchick]

I love the story.

We have had issues here, our property is the old farmstead of a bigger farm but when the developers who bought all the farmland wanted to build a subdivision, the access was supposed to be through an existing subdivision.  But the people who lived in the other sub had a conniption when heavy equipment started coming down their street so they called the police, then went to the township, who told the developer to build an access road.  So he decided to use OUR driveway for his access road.  Caused a lot of damage and a lot of hot tempers until I ordered a 5 yard dump load of 3' diameter oak logs and had them dropped square in the middle of the driveway.  

Then came the next battle, this place has been a farm since 1822 and the subdivision folks with their big box houses and postage stamp lots decided that moving to the country was great, as long as it looked like a subdivision with everything picture perfect and no country sounds or smells.  So those neighbors went to the township and we ended up in a 2 1/2 year legal battle fighting to save our right to farm our own land...we did win, but it cost me a job, nearly cost me my marriage, and cost nearly $30,000 in legal bills.  But I first joined BYC as a result (different account) so it wasn't all bad.

Cool story too. Glad you won and survived! And glad you are here on BYC!

 

[WVduckchick]

That's what I love about my land. I may only have a little over a few acres, but the land around me is state owned land that is protected. It is designated hunting land, we actually have a two man deer stand back there. There's trails too, during the off season for hunting a lot of people walk the trails, and once you get past the hunting land it's all quad and dirt bike trails (those start in another spot, not near the hunting land) , so I'm surrounded by a lot of state land.
Nice! I'm too afraid to make my own. Maybe someday.

If many people hunt that land, I'd imagine that runs alot of the deer to your land! Sweet!

 

[nikkers390]

Best of luck! I hope all goes well, it sounds like it is. Sorry if you said this already, but how many more EE eggs are there?

There are 6 more along with 13 Jersey Giant eggs all started at the same time -15 days ago. It seems my friend gave me some "started" eggs not realizing it. So now, I have no idea when the others will hatch. For sure day 21, if they hatch at all.

 

[nikkers390]

Ok, I know I live in hickville, but embryology in highschool? Must be a western thing. Only thing we dissected was frogs...lol And they couldn't even afford to let us each have our own. We had to do it in groups. They stuck me with two guys who wouldn't even touch it, so I ended up doing all the work. Good thing they were freeze dried. If we had to kill them, I would have taken an F...lol

See, I didn't even have to attempt to figure it out.....lol. Makes sense. I never really thought too hard about it since I don't weigh them.

When I was in high school, we had to catch our own frogs, chloroform them and cut. Mine was big bull frog!

 

[nikkers390]

This is what I did today.

Great viewing window!!

 

[nikkers390]

And this. Can't upload more than one pic on phone.

Nice job. Let us know how it works. Good hatching!

 

[chicapee]

When I was in high school, we had to catch our own frogs, chloroform them and cut. Mine was big bull frog! 

Ha. That reminds me, a couple of years ago I went camping and fishing with my family. I had just drifted off and I felt something nesting in my hair. I jabbed hubby with my elbow and told him and he found a huge bullfrog. Thank goodness that's all it was. Another time when I was little I was wading in a creek with my brother and sister. We had wellington boots on. I waded into a deep spot and something went down my welly boot. I could feel wiggling. I yelled for my brother to take off my boot and they were a couple of frogs doing the nasty in my boot. Ugh!

 

[nikkers390]

Ha. That reminds me, a couple of years ago I went camping and fishing with my family. I had just drifted off and I felt something nesting in my hair. I jabbed hubby with my elbow and told him and he found a huge bullfrog. Thank goodness that's all it was. Another time when I was little I was wading in a creek with my brother and sister. We had wellington boots on. I waded into a deep spot and something went down my welly boot. I could feel wiggling. I yelled for my brother to take off my boot and they were a couple of frogs doing the nasty in my boot. Ugh!

Don't you just love nature?

 

[scflock]

Yes, it is an interesting country we live in, and getting more so all the time. I'm guessing that the general BYC population is well represented by folks who are well prepared to take care of themselves in many ways.

Don't tell Amy I said this, but upstate NY is gorgeous. I know that NYC is just a blip on the map of NY state, but it's just so much funnier to lump her in to the stereotype. To tell you the truth, before I joined BYC I would have bet money that keeping chickens was a southern thing. That's what I like about forums like this, you get to talk to people that you normally would never get to meet. I'm sure that in every state, most people are normal friendly people, but there are those that fit the stereotype. I'm sure people think we are like Honey Boo Boo, but we're not. Oh, there really are people like that down here, but we keep them next door in GA

. Just think of SC as ground zero for the tea party. Well, upstate anyway. Honestly, I would say that Duck Dynasty would be a closer representation of the majority of people that I know and hang out with. If you watch the show, I would be Jase

It's the average. I'm supposed to be 4.3% for day 7 but I'm at 5.8%. You know, I really didnt even want to do the weighing. But I thought maybe it'd be fun. No...it's not. I hate It already!

This is perfect for the original intent of this thread. I've never weighed, I've never marked an air cell. First incubation in styrofoam didn't work. First in the Brinsea, the humidity was good, but the temp was off, so I hatched 85%, but it drug out for 3 days from days 22-24. Second in the Brinsea, the temp was good, but the humidity was too low (Thanks Amy

), so I hatched 50% on days 20-22. Third in the Brinsea, temps were good, humidity was good, and I hatched 95%. I haven't changed a thing since. I don't mark air cells, I don't weigh, I rarely candle, and I hatch 85-95% every time

Still winging it. Another EE just hatched. Now there are three. I did take it out and put it in the brooder with the others. I could not leave it in the incubator with the turners still loaded with eggs. So yes I'm "not leaving them alone" but I still have not upped the humidity. Still at 45% MOL. Normal hatch, no shrink wrapping. We'll see what tomorrow brings. No pictures yet.

This is just remarkable to me. I can't remember, did you stop turning? The low humidity is what surprises me. Those eggs had to have been incubated some before you got them. Have you found out how?

Amy again that chicken is saying turn off the light and PUT ME BACK TO BED good picture good development keep it up

Amen, brother. Sheesh, that poor chick

When I was growing up we used to go North every summer to Jedediah Smith State Park and fish the Smith River. (I still think banana slugs are gross.) Would love to go back up there, DH has never seen the Redwoods.

I've never been to NM, but I've been to AZ several times, and I assume it's similar. I didn't care for the central and southern parts, hated Phoenix, but up north around Prescott and Sedona is breathtaking. Sedona is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Still wouldn't want to live there. I need my grass and trees

That there's funny, I don't care who you are!!

If you are going to quote Larry the Cable Guy, get it right.
That's funny right there, I don't care who you are. Lord, I apologize. Please be with the starvin' pygmies down there in New Guinea

And this. Can't upload more than one pic on phone.

I wish that I had the talent, or the cajones, to try something like that