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

[OldMissionChick]

If Number 3 does not smell, I would put it in too--It does not glow as much as the others so there may be something going on. Not likely but when in doubt, keep it in the bator!

Thankfully none of them smell!

 

[meganhundley]

But...but...Ain't you female types 'sposed to be good at multi-tasking?

Lol, not me!! But then again, I'm not your average female, I don't know many females that can break a 305 down and rebuild it (out of my mom's 82 Camaro that she gave me)

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Lots of adorable pics! Bruised up Big Guy The bruiser's last photo (in this condition) Happy Big Guy

The perpetrator looks just down right mean... poor big daddy roo... he sure does look happy now!

 

[meganhundley]

Thankfully none of them smell!

Good luck, I hope they all,come out ok. My first hatch had alot of fluid in the eggs too, the 2 that hatched came our very sticky but other than that they didn't have any problems. Mine looked like they had alot more fluid than yours do, those look normal to me?

 

[kwhites634]

Lol, not me!! But then again, I'm not your average female, I don't know many females that can break a 305 down and rebuild it (out of my mom's 82 Camaro that she gave me)

Sounds like a worthwhile investment.
Last time I tried something like that, with an Eska ob boat motor, I had a box of extra parts left over.

 

[Ravynscroft]

So I am supposed to put the chicken eggs on lockdown. But not 100% surr they are ready. There seems to be a lot of liquid. Here's the pictures
#1

#2

#3

#4 is a mover

#5

#6

#7

#8 is also a mover

#9

#10

#11

finally #12, also a mover.

Its hard for me to tell what's going on with those dark shells.

4, 8 & 12 look good...

Ok, I know some breeds you can tell at hatch, so I thought there might be a way with the AC's! Lol. I read about vent sexing and tried it on two chicks that hatched. Before anyone freaks out....I didn't really do it. I just looked real close, pushed around the belly a little (very gently) while looking to see if anything stuck out. kinda how you check a rabbit. I just did it for fun to see if my guesses were right. I wrote down 1 girl and 1 boy. Well when they grew up the opposite was true! So I blew a 50/50 shot on both of them!! I ordered a DNA test kit for 2 important chicks I have. I'd like to know now what they are for future planning. It's either $12 or $15 a chick (silkies take forever to sex) and I'm really excited to do it!
That's right, thanksgiving! I already had forgotten that! Can't wait till the hatch. You have to give me all the details. What have you been running for humidity? Now that I have some grown hens around, I need to go buy some oyster shell. Surprisingly they were on the exact same food type & brand that mine are on, so no change for them there. I put FF and grit in their cage today and they picked at both. They are being very talkative across the yard, back and forth with my chickens. It's pretty comical.
I like that story. Glad he ended up with you. My aunt had bought one JR puppy and she was the sweetest dog in the world. We used to joke around and call her "cat-dog" because she just wanted to lay in your lap and be pet. I used to watch her whenever they went on vacations. Best dog ever. So they decided to buy another one. A boy JR. He was a terror! He'd bite and destroy the whole house! Really wild, crazy dog. They found a farm for him to go live on, after they could not tame him. Two polar opposites.
The names are kinda similar, so I think he'll take to buster easy. I like that one better too.
I've been chatting with this man that I bought the hens from, via email. He has 90-100% hatch rate on shipped eggs with a hova-bator 1588. I asked what his secret was and he said that hatching in these trays made him go from 60% up to 90-100% each batch.
http://cutlersupply.com/zen_new51/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=13_91
Just thought that was interesting so wanted to pass it on.

Humidity been 25-30%... hand turning 3x a day...

Oh, Ruby? Does this look familiar? lol...

If Number 3 does not smell, I would put it in too--It does not glow as much as the others so there may be something going on. Not likely but when in doubt, keep it in the bator!

X2!!

 

[kwhites634]

Lol, not me!! But then again, I'm not your average female, I don't know many females that can break a 305 down and rebuild it (out of my mom's 82 Camaro that she gave me)

Lol, not me!! But then again, I'm not your average female, I don't know many females that can break a 305 down and rebuild it (out of my mom's 82 Camaro that she gave me)

Come to think of it, @WalnutHill probably could. According to what I've seen in here, I doubt there's much she can't do!

 

[meganhundley]

Sounds like a worthwhile investment.
Last time I tried something like that, with an Eska ob boat motor, I had a box of extra parts left over.

Oh yeah, I just throw those out, lol. You always end up with a few extras for some reason :/ Me and my husband started putting the nuts and bolts back in the holes on the parts as we took them off and putting tape on other parts and pieces and labeling them. It cuts down on the extra parts alot. He works on outboards every now and again since he works at a fiberglass shop and a majority of there jobs are boat repairs so people will periodically ask him if he can fix their motor. I always end up helping. My hands are alot smaller and I can get into the smaller spaces.

 

[kwhites634]

Oh yeah, I just throw those out, lol. You always end up with a few extras for some reason

Me and my husband started putting the nuts and bolts back in the holes on the parts as we took them off and putting tape on other parts and pieces and labeling them. It cuts down on the extra parts alot. He works on outboards every now and again since he works at a fiberglass shop and a majority of there jobs are boat repairs so people will periodically ask him if he can fix their motor. I always end up helping. My hands are alot smaller and I can get into the smaller spaces.

Mechanical fingers are definitely my friends!

 

[WVduckchick]

The perpetrator looks just down right mean... poor big daddy roo... he sure does look happy now!

Thanks. While the perpetrator was in lockdown, one of the hens needed to go lay an egg (I could tell by the way she was pacing) so I put her in via the nest box flap. After she came out, I was trying to let her out of the run, without letting him out, but he's sneaky and I couldn't get her through the door without letting him get out too. Hubby asked why I didn't just go inside and pick her up and bring her out. "Uh...uh...I'm not going in there with HIM right now!" ... that's when the decision was finalized that he was the roo that was leaving.