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

[RubyNala97]

Mine may be going down the same road before long. Went to open up this morning & as usual he let his girls file out first. He came past me in the open gate & caught me in the calf.  I wasn't sure whether it was intentional or not, since I didn't see it coming, so I let him be. Went out later to collect eggs & he made a run at me, only this time I was ready for him & caught him amidships. We'll see if he needs any more altitude adjustment.

Sounds like mine! He tried to bite my leg the other day and latched onto my pants. Thankfully he missed my actually leg. He hung on too! I had to shake my leg around to try to get him off and yelling at him "NO"....a younger cockerel came over and bit his butt and pulled him off of me. I really like that younger one. He's got manners and keeps everyone in their place.

Shipped Calls have to be hand turned, so just doing them all same... in Spring when I'm getting more eggs I'll probably put them in a turner...

So only for shipped, is that due to air cell damage?

They're all doing really well. The silkies are getting big, it looks like I have 5 pullets and 2 cockerels, so far. The Nankins are fast becoming my favorites though. They are a cute and comical bunch. The older welsummers have settled into their new pen and coop and are loving the space and all the grass. I'm putting the 2 "babies" out tonight after my husband brings me an extension cord for their light. The Icelandics are growing like weeds, I can't wait til I can put them outside, they are a stinky, messy little group.

Glad to hear everyone's doing good!

So happy for you Ruby!  Now do NOT go put it in the incubator yet. 

LOL. I don't think they are fertile. The previous owner said he had a cockerel but never saw them do the deed. I plan on eating this one for breakfast and if I see a bulls eye it will be EXTREMELY hard not to break out the incubator. Plus I know of two people looking for chicks!

That's what I thought too.

Yay! So she's at least adjusting! Congrats!

That's what I was thinking. I thought it would at least take a few days for them to settle in and have a proper nest box. I have them in quarantine, so just a big cage. But when I went and checked on them, there it was!

Saw a Harley in WI last summer with the coolest paint job I've ever seen; basically orange with airbrushed skulls & flames. Owner said the paint cost almost as much as the bike.

I live right next to that show that used to be called "Orange County Choppers" (I think the father/son had a falling out and they changed the name). But it's a huge, beautiful shop with all kinds of bikes with awesome paint jobs.

I think I have the yellow  ones `that are in the first picture .I think Ravyn has them too not sure though . I think humidity has been hurting my success all year what was 27% this morning In the GQF hatcher is now up to 37%.I'm  thinking of stopping turning today on my next hatch . well it will be the last for a little while . I've decided not to hatch again until I get one Of the GQF incubators going . I've been spraying disinfection spray in it for four days and it still smells really bad. .

I can't wait till you get one of those incubators finished! I'm really looking forward to following your first hatch in it. So where will you incubate and brood now that the wife's laid down the law?

 

[meganhundley]

Oh, @Kwhites, I been meaning to ask you, did you get to see the nothern lights last week? We never got to see them here cause it was cloudy all week. You were supposed to be able to see it as far south as the Carolinas.

 

[meganhundley]

@Ruby, I used to love watching that show!

ETA:I was just on CL and someone is selling a whole flock of Silkies, about 30 birds plus chicks and eggs that a few broodys are sitting on, for $200. I immediately thought of you, lol. Really pretty birds. Lots of colors, splashes and paints too.

 

[kwhites634]

Who takes a Vette on a hunting trip, lol
Yeah, I've about had enough of brooding inside too. Things that small and cute should not smell so bad and make such a horrific mess, lol. Good luck on the cleaning and get a respirator, lol

Someone with more $$ than sense?

 

[BYC910]

That is one of the reasons I tore mine down like I did and painted it. Smells fine now!

when I picked up the new plastic window the other day I saw some thin smooth vinyl sheets thinking about gluing some of those in . the plastic store sells drops cheap 9 x 24 x1/2 inch cost $19 to fix the door. a lot cheaper than a new plastic door . that's why the pictures were good . might call down see If I can get a piece large enough for the whole door on the incubators . don't think I can buff the deep scratch's out . I'm a farmer and things on the farm smell bad . get me a cloths pin works just fine . only hurts a little

 

[BYC910]

Someone with more $$ than sense?

well if you got to go . go big. must have not liked who ever was going to get their stuff huh .

 

[kwhites634]

Oh, @Kwhites, I been meaning to ask you, did you get to see the nothern lights last week? We never got to see them here cause it was cloudy all week. You were supposed to be able to see it as far south as the Carolinas.

Nope; never thought to look

 

[Ravynscroft]

@RubyNala97

I am not quoting all of that! lol... my phone is being very pissy with me...

Shipped have to be hand turned because of air cell damage, yes... and duck eggs do better being hand turned, but I think I'm just gonna try mine in a turner... breeder I got my Calls from said she just put hers in the turner, or used her Orpingtons to set on them...

 

[WalnutHill]

when I picked up the new plastic window the other day I saw some thin smooth vinyl sheets thinking about gluing some of those in . the plastic store sells drops cheap 9 x 24 x1/2 inch cost $19 to fix the door. a lot cheaper than a new plastic door . that's why the pictures were good . might call down see If I can get a piece large enough for the whole door on the incubators . don't think I can buff the deep scratch's out . I'm a farmer and things on the farm smell bad . get me a cloths pin works just fine . only hurts a little

I thought about getting some of those sheets, they come in 4x8 to line a bathtub wall. I was concerned with mold growing behind the sheets, and the side to side rails would need to be taken into consideration (trim around them?) else they will be too long to fit. Good deal on the door window, I will use my GQF as the incubator and the Ova-Easy as the hatcher since it already has a window.

Come on spring!

 

[RubyNala97]

@Ruby, I used to love watching that show!

ETA:I was just on CL and someone is selling a whole flock of Silkies, about 30 birds plus chicks and eggs that a few broodys are sitting on, for $200. I immediately thought of you, lol. Really pretty birds. Lots of colors, splashes and paints too.

I swear, you guys always have me so jealous with the ads you find on CL!! My CL is pretty crappy. I would have called immediately! Lol.

@RubyNala97

I am not quoting all of that! lol... my phone is being very pissy with me...

Shipped have to be hand turned because of air cell damage, yes... and duck eggs do better being hand turned, but I think I'm just gonna try mine in a turner... breeder I got my Calls from said she just put hers in the turner, or used her Orpingtons to set on them...

I know, I'm sorry. I can't get on often enough to keep up with the conversation.
Ok, that's good to know. That's the consensus with pea eggs too. But I've talk to some breeders that get the same rates with the turner too. I don't have a turner atm but I will in a couple months. I think I'll still hand turn the really important batches.