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

[rossfam06]

So I am about fed up with my LG!!!!!!!!!!GGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I swear it holds a steady temp in it when there are no eggs in it. Once the eggs are placed the thing freaking goes crazy!!!!!! I cant keep a steady temp to save my LIFE!!!!! Its either hanging at 98 on the left side or 106. So I have to constantly adjust them temps!! I need a good successful hatch. My first barely made 50% and my last two are 0%. I do not know what to do! I am ready to build me a good one!

 

[WalnutHill]

It sounds like you DO know what to do. So go for it!

 

[lazy gardener]

I agree with Walnut. You know what you need to do! Go for it!

 

[scflock]

So I am about fed up with my LG!!!!!!!!!!GGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I swear it holds a steady temp in it when there are no eggs in it. Once the eggs are placed the thing freaking goes crazy!!!!!! I cant keep a steady temp to save my LIFE!!!!! Its either hanging at 98 on the left side or 106. So I have to constantly adjust them temps!! I need a good successful hatch. My first barely made 50% and my last two are 0%. I do not know what to do! I am ready to build me a good one!

It sounds like you DO know what to do. So go for it!

That's what this thread needs is a good build

Walnut, teach her how to do it, because all I will do is tell her to buy a Brinsea

 

[sideWing]

Typically half mine, half I pick up locally (30 min car ride) my flock does slightly better typically.

Do you lose viable ones after lockdown? Not a fertility issue?

 

[sideWing]

Beware of the poster who recommends letting the roo flog you as a way to "get it out of his system, and come to the conclusion that there is no purpose to be served in flogging you". While that may condition the roo to not flog you, it won't train him that all humans are off limits.

I did this with a RIR and he was ok with me. My daughter went in and came out bleeding...... He was not tender, but he was delicious served cold.

 

[scflock]

I did this with a RIR and he was ok with me. My daughter went in and came out bleeding...... He was not tender, but he was delicious served cold.

 

[lazy gardener]

I did this with a RIR and he was ok with me. My daughter went in and came out bleeding...... He was not tender, but he was delicious served cold.

Which goes to prove that that person's theory and training method is a danger to society!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

LMAO.. Love it!! My son has gotten where everytime you turn around he is singing Copacabana (He only knows the last verse...lol) Everytime he starts singing it I think of you!!

Are you going to use him for a breeder? As I recall, you are breeding Polish, and EE. anything else?
Some folks don't let their rooster mate in front of them as part of the "dominant" human theory. In rooster speak, the dominant roo has breeding rights. Any other roo who breeds when he's around gets his butt kicked to the moon and back. When I know that a chick is a male, I immediately do a hands off approach with him. I'll handle the pullets, give them facial massages, and generally love on them a bit... occasionally. But roos: I want them to have a healthy respect for me. I've never had to seriously discipline a rooster since the first year when I had some nasty RIR boys. But, I teach roos early on that they need to get out of my way. Usually, I only need to do some serious training with one, b/c the rest have gone to freezer camp. The roo that gets to stay: he tidbits the girls, (and his chicks). He gives warning calls for all perceived threats. He is never allowed to dance for me. He is never allowed to give me the stink eye. He must stay at least arms length away from me at all times. When I take out treats, and sometimes when I feed the girls, I make him stand back until they are done. I do allow him to mate the girls when I am in the pen. But, if he gets overly H***y, it's time for both of us to get some exercise. I like to use a thin fiberglass post with a reflector on it. But, really, I don't need anything. We just take a few jogs around the coop. Where ever he goes to get away from me, there I am. I can move pretty fast for an old biddy. One afternoon, I chased him into the coop, shut us both in there, then chased him into a broody pen. I let him cool his jets overnight b/c he'd been a bit too amorous. He was the perfect gentleman the next morning.Other discipline methods include pecking a young roo with your finger, chest bumping him with your hand, grabbing him by the hackles and pinning his head to the ground until he submits, holding him and pushing his head down until he willingly keeps it down. I use these methods with feisty hens. Beware of the poster who recommends letting the roo flog you as a way to "get it out of his system, and come to the conclusion that there is no purpose to be served in flogging you". While that may condition the roo to not flog you, it won't train him that all humans are off limits.

IMO, if you spend some time training a roo, and he continues to demonstrate unacceptable behavior with humans or hens or chicks, it's time to replace him. There are so many roosters who are good roos that need a good home. Don't waste a lot of time on a roo who is aggressive. Those tendencies can be passed on to the next generation. Better to cull the mean ones, and breed gentle roos into your flock.

Very interesting.

Amy: Just let him go. Wave and give him a %$# eating grin. You don't need that frustration or incompetence. If I could teleport I'd grab my tools and come over to play.

Got a project, sign me up. I'm not happy unless I'm working on something.


Oddly enough, my family is vegetarian. My chickens are for eggs, entertainment and project fodder (see above). If he doesn't shape up he'll be given a new home as we wouldn't eat him. I wanted him so I could have breed my own chickens instead of having to buy them.

Sue better shape up or I'll put a harness on him and treat him like a Chihuahua, drag his *** around, put ridiculous costumes on him and carry him in a purse. Do you think they make chicken chinos?

LOL No, I don't need it that's for sure.

So, @AmyLynn2374 , duck eggs set May 31, afternoon in a styro. (Not naming brand, don't want any of you to laugh yourselves out of your chairs!) low humidity, great air cells, lots of movement. More eggs in bator set ten days later and more after that seven days later. Help a hatcher out on lockdown date and humidity level, please! Also, the eggs are on cardboard tube rings, all of them, take them out for hatch? All of em? Oh yea, no second bator.... Soooo, um, help?

Well, I don't do staggered hatches and I wouldn't unless I had a second bator. There are plenty of people that do, but I think, (I could be wrong) that the hatch rate is lower when you stagger. I'm under the logic that says I'd rather do back to back hatches and have the majority of them hatch than have only a few from each setting hatch of the later set. The biggest problem being the humidity issue. There's no question that at lockdown, which for most duck eggs (something else I have no experience with) would be 25 days, you need to up the humidity which in turn is going to cause the eggs that need a lower humidity to stop loosing the moisture that they need to loose. With that being said my advice would be, stop turning the first batch at the recommended time. If you are able to be home to monitor I would monitor them closely and wait until the first pip to jump the humidity up. I would also do something else, very unlike me and suggest using the low end of the safe humidity (65%ish) and not open the bator any more than absolutely needed. (SC, don't faint.). If you see pippers/zippers struggling then increase it more, but only if neccessary. Once that set is hatched, if you have time before the next set need to go into lockdown, (too tired to do the math), drop that humidity and repeat the above for the following sets. If you aren't able to be hime to monitor, I'd push back lockdown one day and then up it and hope for the best.

So I am about fed up with my LG!!!!!!!!!!GGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I swear it holds a steady temp in it when there are no eggs in it. Once the eggs are placed the thing freaking goes crazy!!!!!! I cant keep a steady temp to save my LIFE!!!!! Its either hanging at 98 on the left side or 106. So I have to constantly adjust them temps!! I need a good successful hatch. My first barely made 50% and my last two are 0%. I do not know what to do! I am ready to build me a good one!

In all honesty you'd probably have better luck building your own.

It sounds like you DO know what to do. So go for it!

LOL

That's what this thread needs is a good build

Walnut, teach her how to do it, because all I will do is tell her to buy a Brinsea

LMAO. Yup.

 

[sideWing]

So I am about fed up with my LG!!!!!!!!!!GGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

I swear it holds a steady temp in it when there are no eggs in it. Once the eggs are placed the thing freaking goes crazy!!!!!! I cant keep a steady temp to save my LIFE!!!!! Its either hanging at 98 on the left side or 106. So I have to constantly adjust them temps!! I need a good successful hatch. My first barely made 50% and my last two are 0%. I do not know what to do! I am ready to build me a good one!

I need to post pictures of my Frankenbator if this hatch goes well.

I ain't showing it off though until I get a descent hatch rate.