The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[ronott1]

That makes sense. MA is a lot less humid than the Deep South but definitely more humid than Arizona. In the winter it’s pretty dry or at least the house is cause of the heat. My eyes and hands are always dry

putting the incubator in a small room, like a walk in closet and adding a cool mist humidifier will help for dry places. A De humidifier setup the same way for humid places

 

[ShrekDawg]

putting the incubator in a small room, like a walk in closet and adding a cool mist humidifier will help for dry places. A De humidifier setup the same way for humid places

Thanks!! That’s helpful!!

 

[quackenboss]

Post pictures of the packing job each place did

Will do!

 

[igorsMistress]

Huh, interesting. Must depend on region.



Very true!! I think the person who told me that is down south so possibly higher humidity although supposedly lower humidity or dry incubation is better cause too much and the chicks can get too big?

Arizona can be dry or humid, it depends on season and precipitation. Some years we get wind and warmth, some are cold and wet. Monsoon season can be horrid! My husband works outside though, and as a result the heat or a/c are always on and the house humidity is low. Add a forced air heating system and yes, it's pretty dry in the incubator.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Arizona can be dry or humid, it depends on season and precipitation. Some years we get wind and warmth, some are cold and wet. Monsoon season can be horrid! My husband works outside though, and as a result the heat or a/c are always on and the house humidity is low. Add a forced air heating system and yes, it's pretty dry in the incubator.

Huh, interesting. I just assumed it was all desert.

 

[ronott1]

Arizona can be dry or humid, it depends on season and precipitation. Some years we get wind and warmth, some are cold and wet. Monsoon season can be horrid! My husband works outside though, and as a result the heat or a/c are always on and the house humidity is low. Add a forced air heating system and yes, it's pretty dry in the incubator.

It can be quite different during different times of the year. We are similar here but do not have a monsoon season. We have wet winters and then 6 or so months of nearly no rain--like less than a third of an inch from April to October

 

[Happy Chooks]

It's called a freezer, a potential rooster home is the freezer.

Here's the emu eggs in the incubator.
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Can't wait to see them!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Okay, all this talk about quail. How hard are they to keep? How long do they lay? Do they lay through winter? How is something so small worth butchering? What kind of housing? How big are predator issues with them? We have TONS of critters from possums and skunks, bobcats and foxes, to cougars and bears.

I do love those purdy eggs they lay.

 

[Pensmaster]

Okay, all this talk about quail. How hard are they to keep? How long do they lay? Do they lay through winter? How is something so small worth butchering? What kind of housing? How big are predator issues with them? We have TONS of critters from possums and skunks, bobcats and foxes, to cougars and bears.

I do love those purdy eggs they lay.

Not sure to any of the answers but, Raleys sells them $9.00 for 4 which equals one pound. So another question how much food does it take to get to butcher age.

 

[Razadia]

I'm going to be gone for a bit. My Internet is down and I don't know when it'll be back up. I'll post when it's back. I'm not dropping out, just absent for a bit.