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

[scflock]

Other than getting interrupted and then startled right after getting ready to quote on my phone so I posted an empty post (well, empty of any non-quote...)

Busy! My husband is director of a ministry, so this time of year, we run fireworks booths that cover about 80%+ of the operating expenses for the year. Since we're near the California/Oregon border, we sell fireworks up there, too. Oregon's selling season started yesterday, and California's starts Sunday at noon.

You cover 80% of expenses with fireworks? Wow!

Here in SC you can always buy fireworks. We love blowing stuff up. We are the reason they outlawed bottle rockets. There's nothing more fun than an all out bottle rocket war. I was the first one in the group to figure out they were much more accurate if you threw them overhanded

 

[scflock]

I see you, BR...

 

[sideWing]

So you are getting close now. No action yet?

Nothing yet. I don't expect anything until tomorrow night, but I could be surprised. The problem is I'm leaving at noon on Friday during the hatch and I'm going to have to let my daughter handle it from there.

Wife planned a weekend trip after I set eggs. I wouldnt be shocked to see something today or tomorrow though I think the shell temp has been about 100 to 100.4 for this incubation.

Here are some updated pics of the commune. Fabio is starting to look like a cult leader

You can see that the chicks range from fluffy yellows to two week olds with wing feathers, and they were all hatched from the same nest by 3 different hens. The juvenile is a leftover from May

Great looking bunch there.

Too true. I was never attracted to a man that wears a bigger bra than me.

How about now?

Yes, if there is extra moisture in the shell and they pip and that moisture fills the air cell or pip hole around the nose they aspirate on it and drown. I believe that if the air cells are too small and the chick is unable to pip into it they can also aspirate on the excess fluid in the shell in their attempt to internally pip.

I believe the high altitude has been the problem. Because of this I have been more careful to ask if a person is at a higher altitude before discussing low humidity methods with them. As for yolk absorption, according to the development charts yolk absorption generally starts taking place on day 19 and finishes by day 20. Technically the yolk should in theory be aready absorbed before the external pip, but we all know that doesn't always happen. I've had two in my history of hatching that hatched before this took place completely. I noted on my last hatch some chicks with very little swelling to the abdomen with others having a full abdomen, leaving me to suspect some had recently finsihed absorbing while others had absorbed much earlier. (Keep in mind my first pip was halfway into day 18 and it hatched day 19. Most of mine hatched day 19/20, I think I had one that was officially into day 21 when it hatched. No unabsorbed yolk.) It differs for chick, but it should be absorbed prior to pip if the pip is "on time".

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I see what you are saying about "overflow" moisture from the egg. Interesting thought.

LoL!!!! I am a big researcher! So I knew from get go that I needed help from someone with more experience than me with pretty much the same incubator as me. You see how it says I have been a member since 9/2013....I was always a lurker and never participated in the chats until I started hatching my own and raising my own chickens...that is why I am only at "Chillin with my peeps".... IF I had participated more when I first started then I would be up there with AmyLynn and Scflock.

You won't be chillin for long. Especially if you follow and comment on this thread.

What was that again? A pillar of the community?

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Other than getting interrupted and then startled right after getting ready to quote on my phone so I posted an empty post (well, empty of any non-quote...)

Busy! My husband is director of a ministry, so this time of year, we run fireworks booths that cover about 80%+ of the operating expenses for the year. Since we're near the California/Oregon border, we sell fireworks up there, too. Oregon's selling season started yesterday, and California's starts Sunday at noon.

You cover 80% of expenses with fireworks? Wow!

Here in SC you can always buy fireworks. We love blowing stuff up. We are the reason they outlawed bottle rockets. There's nothing more fun than an all out bottle rocket war. I was the first one in the group to figure out they were much more accurate if you threw them overhanded

I could be off on the percentage--I'd have to dig out paperwork. I do know it's well over 50%, though. Since our non-profit covering comes from a larger non-profit organization, ministry staff consists of my husband and, technically, myself (I do the paperwork). The ministry operates out of our house, so no facilities overhead. We do get donations, too.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

You cover 80% of expenses with fireworks? Wow!

Here in SC you can always buy fireworks. We love blowing stuff up. We are the reason they outlawed bottle rockets. There's nothing more fun than an all out bottle rocket war. I was the first one in the group to figure out they were much more accurate if you threw them overhanded

We just became legal for small firworks. Apparently we weren't even legal for sparklers until this past month.

I see what you are saying about "overflow" moisture from the egg. Interesting thought.

You won't be chillin for long. Especially if you follow and comment on this thread.

What was that again? A pillar of the community?

LMAO

 

[scflock]

What was that again? A pillar of the community?

What, you didn't hear?
scflock



scflock is a thought leader in the community

 

[cppeace]

So candling number 5 is in air cell and moving slightly so looking good, the other 3 all still moving, number 7 still moving but still has that big space at the small end so just doesn't look right :/

 

[WVduckchick]

Nothing yet. I don't expect anything until tomorrow night, but I could be surprised. The problem is I'm leaving at noon on Friday during the hatch and I'm going to have to let my daughter handle it from there.

Wife planned a weekend trip after I set eggs. I wouldnt be shocked to see something today or tomorrow though I think the shell temp has been about 100 to 100.4 for this incubation.

Great looking bunch there.


How about now?

I see what you are saying about "overflow" moisture from the egg. Interesting thought.

You won't be chillin for long. Especially if you follow and comment on this thread.

What was that again? A pillar of the community?

Nice of your wife. Enjoy yourself and let the daughter handle it. That's a cool dad that can do that!

I wish I had taken shell temps. Not sure why I didn't. Hubby has all those neat tools. He got a new hvac meter/thingy last night and it says accuracy within 0.1 degree. I told him to test it with my Brinsea Spot Check LOL

Heehee pillar.... gotta love this guy!

 

[scflock]

We just became legal for small firworks. Apparently we weren't even legal for sparklers until this past month.

Can't wait to see what New Yoahkas do with fireworks

 

[Kraftcrazychick]

How about now?

Ewh. I think he just stretched out my favorite shirt in all the wrong places.