South Carolina

[WestKnollAmy]

I think Luann had some Silkies for sale, too. Not sure if she already sold them or not.

 

[CochinBarry]

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Ok i wil ask her about them!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Well, DH saw his first coyote last night and says I better be looking for another LGD to help Jolie out.
I suppose I could get a pup and let her train it but I guess I will be looking for any age that can be trained.

Jolie hated the storm that came through last night and fit herself as close to me as possible. Not too good for me since animals draw lightening. We survived though. It wasn't easy moving around her as I closed everyone up and she stayed under my feet. I finally made her lay down in the end stall and stay. She was still there when I went inside the house for the night but later I heard her barking under my window so I am sure she felt it was safe to leave. Though the lightening went on for a long time, it seemed.

 

[snick]

Nadine I saw a GP on craigslist today 1 year old, female...here is the number...843-269-4444. Said it needed obedience training..actually didn't sound like they knew too much about GP's.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

A bit too far for me to drive but thanks!

 

[Joycats]

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Not me (not this time anyway) - right now I need to sell instead of buy. Gotta buy chicken food so I can feed my babies.

 

[snick]

I hear you Nadine...I figured we could do a doggie express...I could get it from Lamar and take it to Keith in Lugoff...he could take it to yancy and yancy to you...LOL

 

[huckleberryfarm]

We need a GP too. We have lost a bunch of baby goats and sheep to coyotes. Thankfullly we trapped and took care of one coyote a few weeks ago and haven't had any trouble since then. Knock on wood! But I know they'll be back. They are sneaky and a menace. I had twin lambs born one afternoon and the next morning... poof! No sign of them anywhere. Just like they disappeared off the face of the earth.

 

[epitman2]

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Dont feel bad I lost my bator for about half a day the temp went down to 78 degree but the humidity stayed the same so will my eggies survive?????

 

[Gold Griffin Chicken Mom]

Epitman2, I'd leave the incubator alone. Mama Hens have been known to disapear for most of a day and the babies still hatch. Just resist the urge to turn up the setting until about a day has passed. This will help you avoid temperature spikes which will kill the embroyos (sp?). Even with a "professional" Mama Hen there will be cold nights and she won't be able to maintain exactly 100 degrees...

See what I'm saying?

The perfect settings we try to maintain just mimic average conditions that broody hens deal with. An average is just that. Heat can kill. Many of the things we humans do or forget to do (did I turn those eggs every 8 hours?) may lower our hatch rate, but rarely outright slay everyone.

My first hatch was 5 of 24. The incubator temperature was too cold thanks to the cheap thermometer that came with it. Now I use at least two thermometers. The five survivors hatched on Day 24. Then I hatched 11 of 12, followed by 13 of 18. Then I joined BYC and found out what all I was doing wrong. (Mostly "helping" too much, I'm ashamed to say...) On Christmas Day I hatched 5 of 7. The rest of that hatch were not fertile. One chick didn't even pip. One blue egg didn't get beyond peeping. The other five are raising heck on my back porch right now, waiting for me to finish their pen and coop outside.

Great luck on the rest of your incubatation time!