Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[ChickyChickens]

I've seen those plastic bators on ebay and was leery they might not work. Nice to know they do.

I have had a couple of doves hanging around since last year eating a little chicken feed when they could steal a bit but I think they told all their friends. Now I have them everywhere. And all the seed I thew out to plant for my birds has become free food for all the doves! I did not mind a few but now I don't know what to do!

LOL...i thought all incubators were plastic!! So what other kinds are there??

 

[ronott1]

LOL...i thought all incubators were plastic!! So what other kinds are there??

Incubators are also made out of styrofoam and wood. One day I will get a Dickey incubator!

http://dickeyincubators.com/

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Oooh can you stack em and like do a double hatch...? One heater and two layers of eggs?

I need to go to ther site and paruse it.

deb

 

[Alaskan]

yep, that looks cool!


As to the dove problem.... can you just eat them?

 

[chickadoodles]

yep, that looks cool!


As to the dove problem.... can you just eat them?

My Dh would love to but there are so many cows that in any direction if we shoot we could hit a cow and it is not really worth it. I guess I will just have to figure something out for my seed to grow. thanks though.

 

[ronott1]

My Dh would love to but there are so many cows that in any direction if we shoot we could hit a cow and it is not really worth it. I guess I will just have to figure something out for my seed to grow. thanks though.

Use a shot gun, scatter setting, with bird shot. It will not go very far and the cow would be fine even if the pellets hit them from a fairly shot distance.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: That is a great idea Ron, thanks! We have a shot gun I will get some bird shot. We have feed lot's on two sides and our one neighbor has cows so I would not want to have to pay for one. lol

 

[Troubadour05]

Use a shot gun, scatter setting, with bird shot. It will not go very far and the cow would be fine even if the pellets hit them from a fairly shot distance.

Id think twice about taking that chance, we had a cow accidentally shot by a pheasant hunter at roughly 50 yards, the pellets penetrated the skin and she got badly infected despite all our efforts at keeping it clean

 

[Bunnylady]

Doves are a game bird - what are the hunting regs in your area regarding them?

 

[ronott1]

Id think twice about taking that chance, we had a cow accidentally shot by a pheasant hunter at roughly 50 yards, the pellets penetrated the skin and she got badly infected despite all our efforts at keeping it clean

You have to make sure you use bird shot with the shell with less grains of gun powder.

the one on the right

Doves are a game bird - what are the hunting regs in your area regarding them?

Yes, it is not dove season here now. We would have to wait until the fall.