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

[scflock]

Candling results are great. I have 8 eggs which are questionable; 4 might be red rings, 4 might be clears...so assuming they are what I worry they are, I'm looking at a 90.48% hatch rate...hopefully no lower than that.

As for the rails, yeah, definitely not going to use them again. I will just use foam strips between the eggs next time. I don't usually use X-Large eggs in the bator, but this time I did have to use some to fill it up...and they were kinda clumped together...so again, my fault not really Brinsea's.

This is just me, but I would do the opposite, use the rails, not the foam. The foam takes up too much room. Just put the rails in the slot closest to the eggs without touching. They won't crack with just a little space between the rail and the egg

 

[WVduckchick]

I agree with you on this. It just gets to be too much and takes away from the funniness. That's why I love Brian Regan. Really funny, without all the F bombs.

Speaking of him....do you see the link I posted last night, SC??

The last minute and a half of that almost got me in trouble at work. I shouldn't can't come up with a "business reason" for laughing that hard!

I'm glad you reminded me! I meant to reply last night, then forgot. My two favorite lines of his are
"When's the ba...by..... due?"
And
"You too! You too, you have a nice flight, too. In case you ever fly someday."

Ok, yall are killin me...

 

[scflock]

The last minute and a half of that almost got me in trouble at work. I shouldn't can't come up with a "business reason" for laughing that hard!

Ok, yall are killin me...

I love this game. I could do this all day.
Did I tell you I bought Ameraucanas? Paul Smith line, too

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm glad you reminded me! I meant to reply last night, then forgot. My two favorite lines of his are
"When's the ba...by..... due?"
And
"You too! You too, you have a nice flight, too. In case you ever fly someday."

Haha. I used to do that "you too" and my husband used to laugh at me! I had never seen it and he made me watch it, so I could see what he was always laughing about when I'd say "you too" back to people! That's the stuff I love that comedians do. They are really keen on human behavior. We do things as humans and wonder if anyone else thinks that way. Then these comedians put it out there and we laugh because we think "I thought I was the only one to do/think that"!

 

[NTBugtraq]

I think it's a bid odd you got complaints for them being too big. Usually people are demanding more for their money. Now they want less? Do they not have a fridge for the left overs?

Those Cornish Crosses look terribly wrong and unnatural. I just imagine them being Chick-zillas and wandering around the city pecking people. Is that what the grocery stores usually carry when people buy chicken?

The local grocery usually has birds that are 2-2.5lbs in size...mine were 4-5lbs...so not what they were used to. They said things like; "This is just for me, not a family"....Luckily I had a few halfs on hand, so sold them those.

Up here, I do believe most chicken in the stores are from Chick-zillas breeds. Its the feed to meat conversion that drives profits...and since we never have anything other than "chicken" (e.g. grocery stores don't sell breeds, just chicken) the breed becomes irrelevant. We do have "Organic" chicken, and "Free-range" and "non-GMO", but that's all semantics about feed and such...its still the breed that converts feed to meat fastest.

Last week at the Lagoon City Organic Farmers Market (which I have a booth every Saturday morning), I was approached by an extended family. When I started talking about my whole chickens, and my booth partner's certified organic pigs, turkeys, ducks, and lambs...they flipped out. They're from "the big city" and, apparently, have a tough time finding foods they were more used to in their native India. Foods such as different breeds of chickens, and meats that have more flavor than the "crap" (they're word) sold in our grocery stores. So we're now talking about them coming up and picking up a larger load to supply their families (like lots of birds at one time). I know I cannot deliver my processed birds to anyone off my farm...not sure if they are allowed to take poultry they have purchased and deliver it elsewhere...but that would be their issue...;-]

For this year I am just hoping to break even on meat, get the word out, and avoid having to buy another freezer and/or fridge.

 

[NTBugtraq]

This is just me, but I would do the opposite, use the rails, not the foam. The foam takes up too much room. Just put the rails in the slot closest to the eggs without touching. They won't crack with just a little space between the rail and the egg

Fact is, in that one tray, there just wasn't enough room for all the eggs and the rails. I took out one rail just now, and replaced it with a foam strip and the eggs are snug, but there's more space now than there was with the rail. The foam strips give more when there's a larger egg in a row of smaller eggs, so its just a matter of positioning eggs so there aren't 2 X-Large side-by-side.

 

[scflock]

Haha. I used to do that "you too" and my husband used to laugh at me! I had never seen it and he made me watch it, so I could see what he was always laughing about when I'd say "you too" back to people! That's the stuff I love that comedians do. They are really keen on human behavior. We do things as humans and wonder if anyone else thinks that way. Then these comedians put it out there and we laugh because we think "I thought I was the only one to do/think that"!

That's what I like about the Internet. I would have never met sidewing or gachooks in real life. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one

 

[scflock]

Fact is, in that one tray, there just wasn't enough room for all the eggs and the rails. I took out one rail just now, and replaced it with a foam strip and the eggs are snug, but there's more space now than there was with the rail. The foam strips give more when there's a larger egg in a row of smaller eggs, so its just a matter of positioning eggs so there aren't 2 X-Large side-by-side.

I've seen a bunch of different ways that people load them. Some don't use rails or foam and just cram as many as they can. I say you go with whatever works for you

 

[Kraftcrazychick]

The local grocery usually has birds that are 2-2.5lbs in size...mine were 4-5lbs...so not what they were used to. They said things like; "This is just for me, not a family"....Luckily I had a few halfs on hand, so sold them those.

Up here, I do believe most chicken in the stores are from Chick-zillas breeds. Its the feed to meat conversion that drives profits...and since we never have anything other than "chicken" (e.g. grocery stores don't sell breeds, just chicken) the breed becomes irrelevant. We do have "Organic" chicken, and "Free-range" and "non-GMO", but that's all semantics about feed and such...its still the breed that converts feed to meat fastest.

Last week at the Lagoon City Organic Farmers Market (which I have a booth every Saturday morning), I was approached by an extended family. When I started talking about my whole chickens, and my booth partner's certified organic pigs, turkeys, ducks, and lambs...they flipped out. They're from "the big city" and, apparently, have a tough time finding foods they were more used to in their native India. Foods such as different breeds of chickens, and meats that have more flavor than the "crap" (they're word) sold in our grocery stores. So we're now talking about them coming up and picking up a larger load to supply their families (like lots of birds at one time). I know I cannot deliver my processed birds to anyone off my farm...not sure if they are allowed to take poultry they have purchased and deliver it elsewhere...but that would be their issue...;-]

For this year I am just hoping to break even on meat, get the word out, and avoid having to buy another freezer and/or fridge.

I assumed as much for the Chick-zillas since the companies don't say what breed, just 'chicken'. I didn't know if that was a generally wide known or available bit of information from the companies.... I don't think Perdue or Tyson says "We sell only the best Chick-zillas crammed in a dark warehouse and fed until they explode that you could buy".

I don't think it would be an issue if the family arranged their own transport of the birds. You would be totally hands off. They left the farm on their own, however they got there is their concern. Yup.

I'm glad they found you as it seems a good fit. Hope it works out.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Okay!!! I need to upgrade my youngins!!!! LoL!!!!! So I need to find grower finisher. I do not know if the place I buy from has that.

You don't have to have it. I feed starter for 20 weeks, then switch to layer

I do it cause TSC has it...lol I actually think the straight starter is a little more expensive than the grower/finisher.

Haha. I used to do that "you too" and my husband used to laugh at me! I had never seen it and he made me watch it, so I could see what he was always laughing about when I'd say "you too" back to people! That's the stuff I love that comedians do. They are really keen on human behavior. We do things as humans and wonder if anyone else thinks that way. Then these comedians put it out there and we laugh because we think "I thought I was the only one to do/think that"!

Yes!!! I love the sets that point out human behavior! Things that are relatable.