The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[1muttsfan]

I'm not quite sure what she said in the middle there, looks like autocorrect took over a little. Are the grains exposed to the air, or under water ("...keep is soaking in water above the grain with you grains exposed to the air...")?

ETA And sprouted grains can mold too, if they are not handled in a sanitary way, how many times have we heard about bean sprouts causing food poisoning?

 

[1muttsfan]

I think often people are not trained to scientific thought. They tend to fall into the error of confirmation bias. This means they start with a conclusion, and then go back and try to cherry-pick evidence that the conclusion is correct. This can lead to misreading studies, and ignoring evidence that does not support their conclusion. I prefer to read the actual articles instead of just the abstracts, that's not always possible though.

It can also be difficult to read scientific articles, because scientists are not writers and the writing tends to be cold, dry, and not always ordered in a way that makes them easy to understand.

 

[speckledhen]

I have to figure out what people are saying often, without them jumping me for being judgemental about their writing abilities, but it can be hard to answer if you truly don't know what they were trying to convey. Sometimes, it's auto-correct and sometimes, it's brain running faster than fingers, LOL. I'm not sure what she meant unless it's water over the top of grains without a lid on the container.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Enjoyed the video

@oldhenlikesdogs
Mine aren't eating much either even though I've tightened down their range area. When I get home from work they are all gathered at the fence waiting for me to let them into the garden area. It's pretty funny to see the line-up.

The garden is so much fun at this time of year and full of bugs..not to mention the compost area. I do notice that they go for the worms more than compost food scraps but they do eat some of the food scraps.

Is anyone else getting a deluge? It's been record rainfall here yesterday and today.

 

[1muttsfan]

Oh yes, windy cool and rainy - chickens are not pleased.

I weeded out my vegetable garden and they loved that, threw everything into the run. I still have some lettuce growing there that I will leave for now, as it's not supposed to frost anytime soon, and that way they can have a little salad everyday

 

[speckledhen]

Leah's Mom (what is your real name? I'm not sure I ever knew), it has been dry but today, very cloudy to start out, but the sun is out now. Going into the 30's at night this week for the first time this season.

We switched the four Brahma cockerels and the very old hens' pens so they old ladies are at the front of the barn, which stays warmer in winter. The back area where that roll-up door is stays noticeably cooler due to the opening at the top and the holes down the sides of the track. It's good ventilation, but keeps the back area cooler. The Brahmas need no such consideration, being well-equipped for that weather. And MaryJo has a roost now, plus she can use Tiny's "princess bar" and food cup. Tiny quit using it much and I think it's because of her eyesight getting worse, can't see to jump down well.

 

[speckledhen]

Athena is not looking good. Her crop is not impacted, not hard at all now, but after days of being separated, yesterday, we finally put her back with her group, but she was either sleeping in a nest or standing with her head tucked under her wing. I just put her back in the hospital cage, gave her some oatmeal with yogurt and she would not even look at it. She is under a reptile bulb sleeping. Since a hard molt can bring internal problems to the surface, making anything that is wrong multiply tenfold, it makes me wonder if she has some sort of terrible issue that I was not aware of until she went into her molt. If she dies, well, she is warm and unmolested in the cage.

I wonder if the dwarf gene has any bearing on anything internal for the carrier of it. Isaac certainly lived a long time. It was either Zara or Athena or both who produced Piglet and Pooh-bear with Apollo, if you recall. I was not aware who was whose chick, but both came from Apollo's pen and those two were his only hens.

 

[getaclue]

Sorry to hear about Athena.

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry to hear about Athena.

thank you, Cheryl. And the ancient hens and Tiny go on...and on....and on....and on.... Don't get me wrong, I love my old gals, but they are 8, 9, 10+ years old and have lived a very long, pampered life. Athena is only about 2 years old and was one of my best layers, one of my only younger layers.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hopefully she works through it, whatever it is