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[IttyBiddyRedHen]

sitting, watching...and learning.

 

[chickadoodles]

You may be surprised if you called a beekeeper. If you have enough room they may be interested in setting up a hive on your property. They want the honey you get the pollination great exchange. We have a hive on our property, not our hive though and it yielded alot of honey its first time out and they sold every drop....that is except for the two jars I took and used....Yummy! Our goal is to setup 2 - 3 hives of our own this year.

Thanks for the idea.
There is only one in our area, but they do not have a phone number listed. I did find them on facebook yesterday but I have not got a reply from them yet. I was hoping they might put a hive out here. But I do not have enough stuff I don't think for them to eat unless the trees on our property count. I would love to get some fresh honey!

 

[chickadoodles]

X2!

X3 Yea for the chicks and sorry about the roof...

 

[chickisoup]

 

Last night I went to put all chickens back in the pen because I was letting them free range, I could not find my new white one, this morning at 5:30 I found him!!! CROWING IN MY GARAGE!!! HOW IN THE WORLD HE GOT IN THERE I DON'T KNOW . Everyone have a wonderful day!

Glad he was found.  Safe and sound.

X2!!!

 

[chickadoodles]

I got a pic of the honey bees in the chicken feed just a few minutes ago


I put some nectar out and they won't touch it?

 

[Cynthia12]

I got a pic of the honey bees in the chicken feed just a few minutes ago


I put some nectar out and they won't touch it?

If they are still going after this, and not the nectar, you would think they are gaining something from the feed. ??

 

[ronott1]

If they are still going after this, and not the nectar, you would think they are gaining something from the feed. ??

Maybe they think the feed is pollen still. It may take them some time to get the message out to the Drones.

 

[chickadoodles]

Maybe they think the feed is pollen still. It may take them some time to get the message out to the Drones.

I am hoping that by tomorrow they will be in the nectar and not the feed. But who knows. And I still have not heard from Southern Ambrosia! Who can do business without a phone???

 

[chickadoodles]

Can someone please tell me how do you get the right humidity level for hatching eggs? I failed so many times last summer at it, and I really want to do this. I have three thermometers one is digital and I have marked the dial and the lid for the temp to stay at 100 degrees and the humidity is now at abt. 35-40. But when I go into lock down how much water do I put in the bator for the best hatch rate?

 

[Wisher1000]

Hi, Chicka, I think you are near me (in Alabama) so I will tell you what I do. I use no water in the bator unless the RH gets below 25%, which it rarely does. When I put them into lockdown, I use cellulose sponges, cut to fit in the spaces between/around the cartons I hatch with. I soak those sponges with all the hot water they will hold. If they drip a little into the tray under the rubber shelf liner, so be it, but I don't fill the channels. Then I watch the humidity. If it gets below 60%, I add hot water to the sponges through the vent holes with a syringe and aquarium tubing or a drinking straw.