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

[kwhites634]

I can't remember where I heard it, Maybe I made it up. But basically, most people with open sight use nestle the front post right between the rear V sight and settle the front post right over what you want to hit. Essentially cover up your target. What I call a six oclock hold is in your sight picture, you basically set your point of aim right on top of your front post, so hold right below where you want to hit, or the six oclock place on a clock. The thought process is that you don't actually cover what you are aiming at, but still have it in your sight picture. I currently couple that with putting the front post almost to the very bottom of the rear sight, so I can just see the top of the front post, and its fairly accurate.

I love the gun though. It is a blast to shoot, and I could probably contact Henry again and with their great customer service, they would probably be more than willing to look at it. I'm leaning towards just buying a good scope and throwing it on the little bugger and hunting something. Squirrels in Utah aren't much fun to hunt, but I'm sure I can find something fun to chase with it.

Try this b4 you go spending $$ on a scope:
Clamp the gun down to where it can't move, get the front & rear sights lined up on a new bull, and fire a shot. Then, adjust your sights to where they're dead on the bullet hole in the target, still with the rifle not having moved. Now fire a 2nd shot at the bull, and you should be dead on, IF the sights are functioning properly. This process works for aligning scopes; don't know why it would be different with iron sights.


I'm going to bed; let me know how it works out.

 

[BlackwoodHollow]

Woah. . . I never thought this thread would teach me so much about fire arms.

, guise.

I see you, Ravyn.

Good luck with lockdown and hatch E1. And jic I never actually said it, I am really happy your hatch went so well, Ruby. It was a nice parade, too.

Now I have read and must go back to bed!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Dangit, @gachooks!!

Clowns... always clowns...

 

[RubyNala97]

Well I got 10 babies this last hatch but gave all of them to my friend...her grandson made honor roll and wanted chickens... we have lured another one in. Waiting on this hatch they are due anytime...I already lost half if them so I'm hoping the remaining ones at least hatch something. Out of 48 I have 9 left. All of these were shipped so I'm crossing my fingers.

for pips soon!! Keep us posted!

 

[lazy gardener]

I know what you mean. working on my continuing education in chicken manure relocation leaves little time for the things I really enjoy.

Output management.

That's a great idea to separate with glass!

Glad all the chicks are doing well.

I separated with wire, then rotated the older in for play dates with the younger, one at a time before removing the wire. The old fashioned window screens that they sell at the box hdw stores (the screens that are in 2 sections and pull out to get wider) would be fantastic for that. My last chick integration was 3.5 weeks age difference, and was a little harder, but it worked within a couple of weeks. (they were all out being brooded with heat pads)

I brood two day old chicks with week old chicks all the time the . the little ones eat and drink quicker .when you do that .

I think it would be pretty seamless up to about 2 weeks as long as the younger set were moving well.

Well I got 10 babies this last hatch but gave all of them to my friend...her grandson made honor roll and wanted chickens...

we have lured another one in. Waiting on this hatch they are due anytime...I already lost half if them so I'm hoping the remaining ones at least hatch something. Out of 48 I have 9 left. All of these were shipped so I'm crossing my fingers.

Hoping for the 9 to pull through for you! Have you got the grandson hooked on BYC yet? How old is he?

Agreed, however he's already run the rear sight down as far as it'll go, & the front sight should be non-adjustable (at least none of the rifles I've ever fooled with had adjustable front sights)

I'm reading all this info, and enjoying it... but not necessarily understanding it. Glad for the varied education here. Never a dull day.

 

[rossfam06]

Dangit, @gachooks!!

Clowns... always clowns...

Hahahahah!!!! I love that book and movie!

 

[WVduckchick]

Very interesting! So what %'s are those? Can you do me a favor, since I don't have eggs? Wrap one in bubble wrap and stick it in a shoe box and see what the numbers are. Please????


I'm not letting this go to my head that much!!

On the percentages, duck 0.9%, comet 1.02%, silkie 0.54%, pourous silkie 2.32%! (wow, I better check that one again!)

So you want me to weigh one, wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in a shoe box, then take it out after a week and weigh it again? Or take it out an weigh it daily? I can do either.
(can I go buy a new pair of shoes for a new shoe box??... sorry, I have a thing with shoes...

I have wayyyyy too many)

And haha, I was just teasing about the shipped egg Queen, but you have done as much research as anyone else I've seen, and if I ever do shipped eggs, I will expect help from you!

 

[WVduckchick]

Output management.

I separated with wire, then rotated the older in for play dates with the younger, one at a time before removing the wire. The old fashioned window screens that they sell at the box hdw stores (the screens that are in 2 sections and pull out to get wider) would be fantastic for that. My last chick integration was 3.5 weeks age difference, and was a little harder, but it worked within a couple of weeks. (they were all out being brooded with heat pads)

.

Output management... love it!!

Speaking of integrating... My bantam cochins are in a pen right beside my LO's, with just wire between them. I let the LO's out in the evenings when I am home, but the cochins don't get out much. They have a lot more room/bird, and the LO's are a little more cramped.... plus, I had been afraid if one of those little ones got loose, I'd never catch it! But yesterday, I let them out. The LO's were still very mean to the cochins. The cochins ran from them. Armand did try to stand up to a few, but he would still eventually run. So after watching for a few minutes, I separated them again. Would it just take time, and I just need to let them be, or are there times that its just impossible. I'll never have them penned together, but it would be nice if they could free-range at the same time occasionally. Maybe I'm just over-protective?

 

[RubyNala97]

On the percentages, duck 0.9%, comet 1.02%, silkie 0.54%, pourous silkie 2.32%!  (wow, I better check that one again!)

So you want me to weigh one, wrap it in bubble wrap and stick it in a shoe box, then take it out after a week and weigh it again?  Or take it out an weigh it daily?  I can do either. 
(can I go buy a new pair of shoes for a new shoe box??... sorry, I have a thing with shoes... I have wayyyyy too many)

And haha, I was just teasing about the shipped egg Queen, but you have done as much research as anyone else I've seen, and if I ever do shipped eggs, I will expect help from you! 

This is an interesting experiment. Can you weigh it daily? To see the differences in shipping, 1-day, 2-day, post office looses box=5-day. And yes, of course you can buy new shoes! You're asking the wrong person!
After 2 almost complete busts with shipped I couldn't do it!! Lol...maybe after a couple years if I keep getting good hatches! and of course I'll pass on whatever I've read. Did you see the quote about the olive oil?

 

[WVduckchick]

This is an interesting experiment. Can you weigh it daily? To see the differences in shipping, 1-day, 2-day, post office looses box=5-day. And yes, of course you can buy new shoes! You're asking the wrong person!

After 2 almost complete busts with shipped I couldn't do it!! Lol...maybe after a couple years if I keep getting good hatches!

and of course I'll pass on whatever I've read. Did you see the quote about the olive oil?

Oh! You're thinking shipping difference. Well, I think I should do another set, and put the shoe box (another pair! Yeah!) out in my work shop, which is not temperature controlled. Then it would go through heat/cold fluctuations, like it would do during transportation. Who knows where the postal service keeps them, and what kind of conditions!

I did see the olive oil comment. I saw a prepper show once where they wiped eggs with olive oil and said they lasted much longer that way. But it seems like that would fill the pores too much for an egg to be incubated. I'll have to ponder that further...