Surviving Minnesota!

[SleepyOwl]

Ralphie, I am sure glad you didn't get lost in downtown Orrock!

So, I know you said you aren't supposed to brood in the house, but not hatch in the house, in MN? So Dumb.

Good luck today.

 

[chickenlover292]

Hey Ivie, do you know how long I can keep guinea fowl eggs outside in the cold without the mother sitting on them before they go bad?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

i am out of ovations again!!!

Okay:
kLoppers so glad you got your little legs on the CX's worked out.

And MNBrewDude glad chicks had a good night in the coop. Good weather is on the way now. it won't be long you can just shut that light right off and not even worry about it.

 

[chickenlover292]

i am out of ovations again!!!

Okay:
kLoppers so glad you got your little legs on the CX's worked out.

And MNBrewDude glad chicks had a good night in the coop. Good weather is on the way now. it won't be long you can just shut that light right off and not even worry about it.

How do you know how many ovations you have?

 

[lvie]

Hey Ivie, do you know how long I can keep guinea fowl eggs outside in the cold without the mother sitting on them before they go bad?

Sorry - dunno. But Ralphie or some other dude or dudess will answer you soon I am sure.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

How do you know how many ovations you have?

I dont know. I just keep giving them out until they tell me I can't give anymore. BYC is less fun then, for me.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Hey Ivie, do you know how long I can keep guinea fowl eggs outside in the cold without the mother sitting on them before they go bad?

Chickenlover292. Are you wanting to hatch or eat them? If you are going to eat them try the float test on them. Put Egg float test in the search bar and find a thread that will explain it all to you.

 

[KlopKlop]

I'm headed to the coop this week to pick up the last of the stuff I need to mix my own chicken feed. They carry a calcium supplement that I am pretty sure is just fancy crushed limestone (aragonite). I am thinking if I stop by the local quarry and pick up a few Pails of limestone fines I can probably save a few bucks with the same results, not? The chickens are constantly picking up grit from my limestone driveway already. I probably will also add oyster shell to the feed besides their free choice

 

[mnbrewdude]

hi mnbrewdude - how are the chickies this morning? and welcome to this thread. I am going to move my last three four-week old chicks to the 'nursery' today as it warms up. It too has a brooder lamp inside with double hooks for the cool nights yet. There are five in there ages 5 to 9 weeks and they have done fine with the brood light and are often outside. So how are they this morning?

Well, I was up at 0200 and checked on them, found them all sleeping fairly closely under the lamp, but not necessarily piled atop each other. I was worried when I saw some frost on my windshield this morning when I went to check on them, but was pleased to find they were running around, eating and drinking water (even though they got their first experience at ice chipping with their beaks!). The area under the brooder lamp was 65 degrees and not one bird was under there! I got some extremely hearty buckeyes from Minniechickmama, so they seemed to be doing well. I'll check on them again this afternoon and try to let them out to forage some. After last nights lows, the upcoming 40's and 50's for lows will feel like tropics for my chicks!

 

[Dandelioness]

The picture doesnt show the scale well, but this ash pile (from burning brush on sunday) is about 25-30 feet in diameter  there are some places where the ashes are 10-12" deep from how much crap we burned haha

It was still warm last night.  assuming it doesnt rain today I will be out there scooping a few pails of ashes to dump in the girls favorite dusting spots

Since we moved out here, the ashes are LEGION! Between the garden & the hens, we always find a use for them, though. That must have been quite a brush pile, you must consolidate yours. We have a bunch of little brush piles all over the place. We should probably rethink that LOL

Morning fellow-chickeners, I have a question for anyone who knows the answer, how long can you keep guinea fowl eggs outside without the mom sitting on them before they go bad?

Hi, chicken lover -
Welcome
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking - do you mean to eat the eggs or let her hatch them? If she's been setting steadily, they may be partially developed so no good to eat (unless you're so inclined). If she's been setting for a while and you're wondering if some are infertile, the mom will leave the unhatched eggs when the viable ones hatch. Does that help?