Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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K. Pipped a hole in all 4. All 4 were dry but not shrink wrapped yet. All 4 are alive, but LOTS of veins still definitely not ready to come out yet. I put 'em back and jacked up the humidity some more.


Everything sounding good so far?

 

[jerryford]

maybe they liked baked or fryed better who are they I will find out a recipe for them LOL

have to ask them about rabbit to it is easter

All kinds of drama since I got home from picking up my paycheck. Got my butt blasted by someone on facebook who was offended by my photo of the smoked duck that I shared here the other day.

Having trouble getting the humidity up on my hatcher. Suggestions? I'm locking down tomorrow, so today is troubleshooting day.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Dont get me wrong, we baby everything around here even what we're going to butcher right up to the moment we kill them. And I love the fact that some of the folks on here can keep just pets. I'm trying to get away from store bought food. Hubby is allergic to soooo much that I would rather know where everything I put on the table comes from. What I can't/dont have room for I would rather buy from a farmer close to me.

I agree completely!

 

[JulieNKC]

K. Pipped a hole in all 4. All 4 were dry but not shrink wrapped yet. All 4 are alive, but LOTS of veins still definitely not ready to come out yet. I put 'em back and jacked up the humidity some more.


Everything sounding good so far?

Yep. Now just wait for the veins to start to absorb. It's a lot easier to wait once you can see in there and know everythings going ok, lol. Make sure the humidity stays cranked up.

I had to turn the other eggs in my incubator and add water so I went ahead and candled my lockdown turkey eggs. 4 internal pips so far. Really hoping turkeys don't drag things out like ducks. 4+ poults in the morning would be fantastic.
It's chilly out tonight, so I brought all the little babies inside, except the chicks with the broodies. Other silkie has also decided she wants to mother the chicks too, so the 6 EE's have 3 mommas which I imagine should keep them perfectly warm. Doesn't bother me too much now, but I hope at least one gives up soon. My roo has been getting better at his technique and I'd like to hatch some of my own babies.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

K. Pipped a hole in all 4. All 4 were dry but not shrink wrapped yet. All 4 are alive, but LOTS of veins still definitely not ready to come out yet. I put 'em back and jacked up the humidity some more.


Everything sounding good so far?

Sounds good to me. An assisted hatch should take 24-36 hours. Go slllllloooooow.

maybe they liked baked or fryed better who are they I will find out a recipe for them LOL

have to ask them about rabbit to it is easter

I told hubby we should go rabbit hunting for Easter.

 

[JulieNKC]

Dont get me wrong, we baby everything around here even what we're going to butcher right up to the moment we kill them. And I love the fact that some of the folks on here can keep just pets. I'm trying to get away from store bought food. Hubby is allergic to soooo much that I would rather know where everything I put on the table comes from. What I can't/dont have room for I would rather buy from a farmer close to me.

Do you guys do your own? I'd like to raise my own too. Since I'm not in the country I don't have room to do big batches though, and I don't have a plucker and hate doing it myself. I've been trying to find somewhere around here I could take them to and have them processed. Unless I find good homes I'd rather eat my excess roos/drakes then let someone else, or them not go to a so good home.

 

[jerryford]

Sounds good to me. An assisted hatch should take 24-36 hours. Go slllllloooooow.

I told hubby we should go rabbit hunting for Easter.

rabbit hunting for Easter they hop in our yard all the time have to load gun for easter to

 

[jerryford]

Do you guys do your own? I'd like to raise my own too. Since I'm not in the country I don't have room to do big batches though, and I don't have a plucker and hate doing it myself. I've been trying to find somewhere around here I could take them to and have them processed. Unless I find good homes I'd rather eat my excess roos/drakes then let someone else, or them not go to a so good home.

going to make a plucker we have been doing it the old fashioned way plucker high on the list

 

[JulieNKC]

Sounds good to me. An assisted hatch should take 24-36 hours. Go slllllloooooow.

I told hubby we should go rabbit hunting for Easter.

I have been trying to talk hubby into eating his rabbit. Stupid thing went psycho one day and tried to attack like a rabid pitbull. Hubby says he's been sweet again ever since, and it was before we separated the two, but I still don't trust the little f***er. Don't want to sell/give him to some poor unsuspecting person, and no one wants a rabbit with a history of psychotic episodes.

 

[jerryford]

I have been trying to talk hubby into eating his rabbit. Stupid thing went psycho one day and tried to attack like a rabid pitbull. Hubby says he's been sweet again ever since, and it was before we separated the two, but I still don't trust the little f***er. Don't want to sell/give him to some poor unsuspecting person, and no one wants a rabbit with a history of psychotic episodes.

psychotic episodes dont change the taste at all if it is old we grind the meat into burger it works as well as ground turkey in recipes