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[OldMissionChick]

@RubyNala97 float test to determine their "freshness". I asked on Facebook and a lot of people were like "toss them you dont know if there is bacteria" am I just not that big of a germaphobe?

 

[meganhundley]

You might want to look @ the Dixie Chopper...that's what I have. Bought it new 15 yrs ago, used it 4-5 days/week for years. Came from the factory with a 20hp Kohler. Had to replace the Kohler 2 yrs ago; now has a 24hr Briggs twin...does a good job & easier on gas. Briggs are better than they used to be.

Yeah, I have heard they improved their line of engines but was still leary about them. We like the Kohler's. Thats what our Kabota had in it. I miss that mower. We have an old Craftsman mower that my parents bought in 91 that has a Briggs and I can't knock that 1. We used it a couple years ago to make cutting the grass a little faster, so I'd use the Craftsman and my husband used the Kabota. Before that it had sat for atleast 10 years, we pulled the carb, cleaned it and replaced the float and a couple seals and it started right up. It smoked like a freight train but it ran pretty strong. I don't know if we could get it to run now or not though. We've been using a MF tractor and a bush hog to cut the grass with lately just til we find a new mower.

 

[WalnutHill]

I wanted to share this because I came across it this morning and since it was being discussed here thought it might be interesting!
Re: vent holes
Unobstructed ventilation holes, both above and below the eggs, are essential for proper air exchange. HOWEVER New Studies (Show Dr.Bramwell Discussion) have found that a slight decrease in oxygen the first 10 days (ONLY the first 10) creates a natural higher CO2 level which will naturally build in the incubator and add a little stress to young embryos which will force the embryo to survive and grow stronger, hatch earlier, hatch larger, grow stronger, grow faster and yeild more muscle mass at 6 weeks of age. PUT THE VENT PLUGS IN FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS ONLY and then REMOVE ALL VENT PLUGS for the rest of the hatch!

I'd be very careful about blindly following the advice of a study done under controlled conditions. An LG would smell like a locker room after 10 days.

 

[RubyNala97]

Just wanted to say, I appreciate all the info on various ways to catch the skunk! I was just sharing his pic and the fact that I accidentally kicked him thinking it was the cat but I have no plans on trying to catch him. I invested in a very secure coop that's raised and off the ground. No way to get in. Also I know he's coming around for the cat food. So I need to find a different place to feed the cat or maybe just feed him in daylight. I think he'll stop coming around once the cat food is gone. He hasn't tried to hurt anyone around here yet, so I won't hurt him either. But lots of good advice if it ever comes to that.

 

[scflock]

I never liked pot much, it made me tired. But I wish I had never touched a prescription med pain pill or some of the other "harder" drugs that I've done. They have ruined most of my life. I never liked anti depressants cause they turn you into a zombie, that's assuming you can stay awake after you take them. And like you said it just masks the real problems. But with counseling and a supportive husband and sister in law I've made a complete 180 in life. At first I had to make myself look for the positive things in every bad situation and eventually that's all I did was see the positive. But that's just me. What works for some may not work for others. I just always remembered it could always be worse. In most cases, way worse.

A lot of my issues that I work out through my humor come from growing up in an addicted family. I have a lot of anger because of it, and I channel that anger through humor, mainly at Amy's expense
The reason I am still angry at 42 is because the addiction is still there. No one ever took responsibility for their own lives, it was always everyone else's fault. Kudos to you for taking responsibility for your own life, and making changes that are a benefit to you and your family

 

[meganhundley]

We like the Dixie Choppers too but they hold they're resale value so well that we just can't afford 1, new or used.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That funny that they are hiding nests! What would the float test tell you for infertile eggs?

Float test shows how old eggs are... fresh ones sink and lay horizontal, older ones tip up and oldest will float to top... all it shows is air cell size, so I just candle...

 

[RubyNala97]

Oh, I wanted to ask yall, how can you tell if a chick has pipped internally? I'm nowhere near that yet but I want to know what to look for when the time comes.

Do you know I've been dying to see an internal pip! I never have. My first couple hatches I didn't dare open the incubator during lockdown. I thought for sure I would kill all my eggs. Then Amy convinced me it would be ok. So I keep looking for one. But all my eggs have managed to externally pip without me catching the internal pip!

 

[Ravynscroft]

@RubyNala97 float test to determine their "freshness". I asked on Facebook and a lot of people were like "toss them you dont know if there is bacteria" am I just not that big of a germaphobe?

If there's bacteria in them, they will stink... you can smell it through the shell for really bad ones, or when you crack them in a bowl if it's just started to develop...
We're the oddballs in the US... Europe doesn't wash or refrigerate their eggs and don't see them droppjng like flies all over the place...

 

[kwhites634]

We like the Dixie Choppers too but they hold they're resale value so well that we just can't afford 1, new or used.

That's why I bit the bullet & had a new engine dropped into a 15 yr old mower, besides needing the large ag tires for this hilly country.