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

[Ren2014]

Someone needs to develop a turner that rotates while it tilts; then we'd have all the bases covered. 'Course, that'd probably run the price of turners so high nobody could afford one.

GREAT idea!

Yep. I especially can't wrap my head around which way to turn the screwdriver to back out a screw. Wanna mess me up real bad? Give me a nut and bolt to work on!

Just put six cemani eggs in the bator! I'm not sure if they'll be fertile since their darn rooster kept jumping the pen, but I kept tossing him back in and have now fixed the problem so he can't get out, so fingers crossed.

Can't wait to find out. Keep us posted.

Since we are talking about light. I give my guys a "night-light" (I know they are extremely babied), it's a low-watt, pink light. Would this be considered enough light to effect the laying process? Just curious.
I've gone 5 days without touching eggs that had loose cells and had a 60% hatch rate. I've never gotten a detached air cell to grow, though.
Good luck!!

keep us posted on development in a few days!

Quote:Originally Posted by AmyLynn2374
southern tier of the U.S. will be colder and wetter

for a cold and wet Texas winter

 

[kwhites634]

When we were waiting for our first egg, we sat on the back deck while eating KFC... they started laying within the week...

Maybe I'll get rid of the regular waterer & replace it with a cast iron skillet, too

 

[Ravynscroft]

Maybe I'll get rid of the regular waterer & replace it with a cast iron skillet, too

Make a bonfire in the yard and put a huge pot of water over it... start stirring it and make the Mmm, Mmmm, good! noises...

 

[kwhites634]

Make a bonfire in the yard and put a huge pot of water over it... start stirring it and make the Mmm, Mmmm, good! noises...

Just happen to have 5-6 cord of wood near the coop & a big ol' cast iron kettle...probably enuf pipe for a tripod, too

 

[Ravynscroft]

Just happen to have 5-6 cord of wood near the coop & a big ol' cast iron kettle...probably enuf pipe for a tripod, too

 

[FridayYet]

All that shows for me is Polar winds and that's nothing new..lol
Here's what our paper says:
Washington, D.C. -- The odds of El Nino lasting into 2016 are growing, and that could mean a warmer, drier winter for the northern half of the U.S.
In its weekly report, the Climate Prediction Center said today that there is an approximately 95% chance that El Niño will continue through Northern Hemisphere winter 2015-16, gradually weakening through spring 2016."
That means it's likely that the southern tier of the U.S. will be colder and wetter than normal, but the norther tier will be warmer and drier.
That's in line with other forecasters, including AccuWeather.com, which says the Northeast and Great Lakes regions could have less snow and warmer temperatures than last winter.
El Niño is the warm phase of oscillating temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It can have broad effects on the United States, and is expected to bring heavy rains to parched California.
( http://www.syracuse.com/weather/ind...r_drier_winter_predicted_for_northern_us.html )

I just hope it's right. I am not cut out for NY winters...lol

Well that's exactly what the picture shows - the northern tier warmer and drier, the southern tier cooler and wetter.

But even in the following pictures of El Nino and La Nina, the Polar winds still could head your direction, depending how far NE you are. But I really hope you do have a warmer winter!


Weather phenomena is interesting to me - now back to your regularly scheduled hatching!

 

[FridayYet]

Just happen to have 5-6 cord of wood near the coop & a big ol' cast iron kettle...probably enuf pipe for a tripod, too

 

[RubyNala97]

Okay, Y'all...off the wall question that I'm pretty sure I know the answer to, but thought I'd run it up the pole & see if anyone salutes:

Would it possibly do any good to put a couple fake eggs in the nest box to induce a hen to resume laying, or is that strictly Ma Nature's call?

I was just thinking about this!!
I have 22 week old that I'm waiting on and I just thought today, that maybe I should open the best boxes and put a couple fake eggs in there!! Guess not!

 

[FridayYet]

I was just thinking about this!!

I have 22 week old that I'm waiting on and I just thought today, that maybe I should open the best boxes and put a couple fake eggs in there!! Guess not!

Why not? It won't hurt anything.

 

[kwhites634]

I was just thinking about this!!

I have 22 week old that I'm waiting on and I just thought today, that maybe I should open the best boxes and put a couple fake eggs in there!! Guess not!

Maybe they'd get the idea if I named them: Nugget, Tenders, KFC, Buffalo Wings, etc.