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

[AmyPaperlady]

Not the only one. I just don't have a whole lot to say. I really should get to bed.

Same here, though Ravyn has me beat most nights (sure, I'm online an hour or so later most nights, but she's 2 hours ahead of me...) She usually has more to say, as well

 

[firedragon1982]

No, you're not, lol...

First... take a deep breath and relax... you have a great resource here and tons of help anytime you ask...

And yes, how you incubate them will depend on how the aircells are when you get them... don't stress over problems that don't even exist until you get them...

Yeah I try not to over worry, but since nights it happens. I know one batch of eggs is from someone with good feedback here, it's the unknown from eBay I'm worried about lol. They have a good rating about packaging, but it's also coming from father away. That and I am stuck being awake for another hour or so while the oven runs a cleaning cycle. Sold our home in the suburbs, and it's closing on Friday. Cleaners wanted us to run a cleaning cycle before they come tomorrow. We are building one in the rural area outside the city. 5 acres. Can't wait for it to be finished! Thankfully my in-laws said ok to hatching and keeping chicks there until the house is finished.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Same here, though Ravyn has me beat most nights (sure, I'm online an hour or so later most nights, but she's 2 hours ahead of me...) She usually has more to say, as well

Yeah, I'm the resident loudmouth insomniac...

Yeah I try not to over worry, but since nights it happens. I know one batch of eggs is from someone with good feedback here, it's the unknown from eBay I'm worried about lol. They have a good rating about packaging, but it's also coming from father away. That and I am stuck being awake for another hour or so while the oven runs a cleaning cycle. Sold our home in the suburbs, building one in the rural area outside the city. 5 acres. Can't wait for it to be finished! Thankfully my in-laws said ok to hatching and keeping chicks there until the house is finished.

Now I'm curious... what are the eggs? And who was the seller?

 

[firedragon1982]

Yeah, I'm the resident loudmouth insomniac...
Now I'm curious... what are the eggs? And who was the seller?

I am mobile right now, but it was some (supposedly) BCM eggs. I am calling them Marans mixes because you never know what you really get. I will come back and edit when I get the sellers id.

Edit: it was longshottexas on eBay. The one here was d'uccle eggs from tjchickens.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I am mobile right now, but it was some (supposedly) BCM eggs. I am calling them Marans mixes because you never know what you really get. I will come back and edit when I get the sellers id.

Edit: it was longshottexas on eBay. The one here was d'uccle eggs from tjchickens.

Hmm... I've seen the ebay username before, but can't remember if good or not... TJ is excellent... don't think I've ever heard a negative word about them...

 

[WVduckchick]

So you ladies need to teach me how to handle my big Brahma rooster. He's intimidating! Last weekend, he took a step toward me, like he was gonna come at me, but stopped. He's got huge spurs, and I look down at my bare legs and think oh no! But he backed off. Later in the run, while filling feeders, he pecked my leg, so I backed him into the corner. He took off under the coop. Yesterday he stepped toward me again, just kinda felt threatening, but I don't really know what he's doing. He just stared at me!
I think he's just protecting the girls, but he scares me a little too. I've seen what he does to the other rooster! I know I have to stand my ground if he gets defensive with me, but I'm not even really sure what he is doing, because he has never been that way.
The only times I've ever touched this bird were when I had to move him in the dark. He's not hand friendly, but has never been viscous either. He's a great flock protector.

 

[lazy gardener]

Carry a light wt stick into the coop with you. Don't wait for him to come at you. Use your stick to herd him around. Make him go where you want him to go. At feeding time, make him wait for the girls to eat. Spend time every day herding him around. Never let him get within arms length of you for any reason. Where ever he happens to be standing, that's where you decide you want to be, and make him vacate that spot. Jack will give me the stink eye, and even if he looks at me the wrong way, it's time for a bit of exercise for both of us. Always walk through him, never around.

 

[WalnutHill]

So you ladies need to teach me how to handle my big Brahma rooster. He's intimidating! Last weekend, he took a step toward me, like he was gonna come at me, but stopped. He's got huge spurs, and I look down at my bare legs and think oh no! But he backed off. Later in the run, while filling feeders, he pecked my leg, so I backed him into the corner. He took off under the coop. Yesterday he stepped toward me again, just kinda felt threatening, but I don't really know what he's doing. He just stared at me!
I think he's just protecting the girls, but he scares me a little too. I've seen what he does to the other rooster! I know I have to stand my ground if he gets defensive with me, but I'm not even really sure what he is doing, because he has never been that way.
The only times I've ever touched this bird were when I had to move him in the dark. He's not hand friendly, but has never been viscous either. He's a great flock protector.

I have a big Brahma Cross rooster. He will chase off or attack any threats to his flock, from possum to sparrows to mice to tom turkeys (he's not that bright). But he has never, ever, been human aggressive. I won't stand for it. When I grab hens to cull and they flap and squawk upside down, he will run over with a deep, throaty "wuk wuk wuk" to see what is going on and you can see in his eye that instinct tells him to protect his girls. But I spread my "wings" and step toward him and he foxtrots to a safe distance to observe.

Every day I have to go down to his eye level while I gather eggs from under the catwalk between the coops, and he maintains that respectful distance.

I've never had to be rough with him, I simply don't let a bird intimidate me. Walking into a room with 35 hormone filled jake turkeys will make you learn confidence if you don't already have it.

My Narri toms, if put in the same pen, will strut around until the roo attacks. Turkeys will simply pin his head to the floor until he gives them space. I am sure that would work if people did it too, just as it does with dogs.

 

[kwhites634]

I have a big Brahma Cross rooster. He will chase off or attack any threats to his flock, from possum to sparrows to mice to tom turkeys (he's not that bright). But he has never, ever, been human aggressive. I won't stand for it. When I grab hens to cull and they flap and squawk upside down, he will run over with a deep, throaty "wuk wuk wuk" to see what is going on and you can see in his eye that instinct tells him to protect his girls. But I spread my "wings" and step toward him and he foxtrots to a safe distance to observe.

Every day I have to go down to his eye level while I gather eggs from under the catwalk between the coops, and he maintains that respectful distance.

I've never had to be rough with him, I simply don't let a bird intimidate me. Walking into a room with 35 hormone filled jake turkeys will make you learn confidence if you don't already have it.

My Narri toms, if put in the same pen, will strut around until the roo attacks. Turkeys will simply pin his head to the floor until he gives them space. I am sure that would work if people did it too, just as it does with dogs.

And horses. I think it's just the act of taking their legs from them. My rooster decided he wanted a piece of me once. He got "up close & personal" with a boot toe under the chin, and has behaved himself ever since. He's brave as can be as long as the fence is between us, but gives me a wide berth whenever I go thru the gate.

Hey...I'm looking into getting a roll of electric poultry netting. Any suggestions? Want something I can turn young birds out into during the day while they're still too small to integrate in with the big'uns, and netting should follow the contours of the ground better than wire.

 

[scflock]

Unfortunately my pitchfork has a single tine, .177" diameter. I need a bigger pitchfork, but the tools I need are not suburb-friendly.

There's a lot to be said for sitting on the back porch with a cup of coffee, a multi-tined pitchfork, and no fear of loud noises