The Middle Tennessee Thread

[elorraine52]

Barred rocks just greener eggs. Marans depending on the color.... dark green to olive.

thanks, good to know, in case all else fails...

 

[DMRippy]

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Sometimes I remove roos and put them in a single cage for a few weeks THEN put them back in and they seem to be more interested... wine helps too.

I have a roos that is not consistent. but if I take the girls away and then add them back things are good for a few weeks. Just repeat and things improve. Till I get a replacement roo grown out I will have to trade him or the girls out every few weeks.

 

[memphis]

Hey Donna....wine helps me too!!

 

[cpegram]

Nice EE roo, bet his daughters lay pretty eggs!

I've set a couple of my own F2 EEs in w/ the shipped eggs.
I've got sky blue and mint green from mutt EE who are under a CL roo as a fun project as these 2 pullets have laid all winter for me I figured keeping some daughters for the colored egg layer flock is smart ;>


The method I'm trying this time is to put them into the 'bator asap (would have been this afternoon but waiting until the storm passes, it is just hitting me atm actually) anyway to keep them as fresh as possible set immediately on receipt but then *do not turn* for the first 3-7 days depending on air cell quality. Many ppl on the NYDH swear by this as the best method on shipped eggs b/c if you wait the 2 days or so to let the air cells settle b/f you set then they have aged that much more which is bad, so the theory is to get them started development but let them rest at the same time so the air cells can hopefully stabilize then you do have to start normal turning so the embryo does not get stuck in a bad position for development. Several of the ppl who hatch high #s of shipped eggs w/ good results say that is the trick. We will see how it works for me this time...

I did get a CL from my PapaBrooder eggs for NYDH2014 here she is photo from a couple days ago

Cream Legbar? love the colors, pretty....

All is good here dog was on the back porch this morning and all the coops still standing and the baby silkies still pecking the cardboard.....I gotta go into work in Smyrna and from what I saw on the news and FB it hit pretty good there even a barn upside down. Hope everyone weathered the storm ok. Becky hope you made it through ok Carthage was getting hit pretty well too!!

 

[elorraine52]

Well, good morning, the sun is out and it is cooler, hope everyone weathered the storm alright!!

 

[Raven1]

Thanks for asking. We got pounded hard but it went fast! It was still dark when we left this morning so not real sure how bad. I could see a couple of things thrown around the yard but all the coops seemed to be standing right side up!

 

[Cinny]

How did I miss this! @TinTennessee text me I ALWAYS have eggs. I have some Olive Eggers, marans, and can come up with a few SBEL and some SEX Linked EE too.

@Cinny Do I owe you Olive Eggers? Or is that someone else? I have 2 that are about 3 months old you can get anytime. I can take them with me when I go get feed if that helps.... I think you are near Franklin right?

Yes…you owe me one, or I guess I should say you are replacing a pullet that turned out not to be a pullet…LOL…. I planned on getting it when I get the silkie that Anne is giving my grandson for the one the hawk killed. I wanted to put them together in my "temp" coop near the run for a few weeks until the girls get used to them. I hear we are in for another "polar vortex" next week so I'd like to get past the freezing temps first since the temp coop isn't warm enough for the nights. Is that ok? Yes I am near Franklin

 

[DMRippy]

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How cold is it going to get? I didn't see anything that cold on the news. 30-28 at night a couple of nights. That would only be for a couple of hours though. Is it getting cold during the day next week......

will it ever end???????????????

 

[Cinny]

How cold is it going to get? I didn't see anything that cold on the news. 30-28 at night a couple of nights. That would only be for a couple of hours though. Is it getting cold during the day next week......

will it ever end???????????????

The news actually said the words "another polar vortex" …..so I guess we'll have to wait and see. This weekend and part of the week will be nice, but then I saw Thursday's high was 30
Crazy Crazy Crazy weather this year.

 

[memphis]

Anybody hear what it was that flew by Countrypunks window last night? Hope all is okay with him.