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for the hatch a long.. ancona
I also have more in the incubators... black east indies, muscovy, french white muscovy, rouen, silkie, calls, cayuga, khaki campbells, golden 300s, mixed breed, blue swedish, giant pekins, geese, (I know I am forgetting someone) ... with mandarin and more muscovy eggs due to arrive sometime next week...along with the first batch of peafowl eggs
lol.. and that's not counting the chicken eggs....
but at least the turkey eggs from the bator hatched (I need to take more pics and update the other thread)... but I have a turkey hen setting a nest (different hen from the dummy egg nest).. and found a muscovy hen setting a nest today too.. but I'm not counting on them to hatch since the predators like to raid the nests and eat the eggs even if the mommas are sitting on them..
how awesome!! Ancona are so pretty, I had to sell mine after Master Drake decided to attack my big dumb brahma roo and rip him from above wattle down below into his neck, what a mess. All over hens!
I have silky ducks in the bator, I need some tips for them, thats why I asked you if you did a call duck article
I am told weight loss is an issue, for now I am running dry but its still 25%, it was suggested I sand the eggs? thoughts? I didnt sand I think they are in 4 days now.
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make a few coolerbators... easy to make.. you can keep spare parts on hand.. super easy to clean..... and you COULD use them as hatchers (but lets face it.. they are more than likely to end up incubating too.. lol)
agree!
I don't consider myself lucky, but sometimes the stars line up and shine upon me. Today, I was really busy at work, but I slipped away to come home and check the hatchers, I had adjusted the temp before leaving for work and wanted to make sure it was okay. The feed store is on my way home and I needed chick starter, so I stopped in.
I have become an expert at resisting the sirens call of chicks and can even look at them without being tempted, so when I heard the peeping as I walked through the door, I was not concerned. I walked over to the brooders and peeked inside. There was this one that stood out. I kept looking at it and it moved differently and sounded different. Then I saw a snood!
I got a poult for $1.00!
seriously, Thats awesome! our feed mill charges 12. each!
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True story!! Thats awesome Ray!
I bought two more 150 quart coolers
yes I officially have a problem, but at least I have orders for 7/8th of my hatches! lol now if I would just stop buying eggs I dont need!
Like ducks!!! and Turkey! I keep it up I will be running to buy some adorable sweet white bunnies and another puppy!!!! I blame it on DH, I shouldnt have gotten my tubes tied! My mother says I have "baby things" issue
I love any kinda babies whats wrong with that! Good thing I dont have room for goats!
