Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[BluebirdHomestead]

Hi, I'm Andrea and I all about supporting my friends and their shipping methods. lol View attachment 2047064

Hahaha after all the help and moral support you’ve given me, you’ll be the first on my list lol

 

[beth1004]

Once I get my NPIP, I’ll ship you as many eggs as it takes to get a Splash Ameraucana pullet haha

Edited for spelling.

Really????

I may have missed this. What color roosters do you have? I may have to order some eggs in the attempt to find a rooster for my girls.

 

[hysop]

What are you planting?

I'm going to plant so seeds I think soon. Just have to get some dirt first

Today I was weed pulling around my fence line so it can look nicer.

Yesterday we planted carrots, corn, tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, watermelon and some other stuff I think.

I want to start letting my chicks run around outside, it’s getting warmer. Maybe I’ll see about making them a moveable mini run for them to roam for an hour or two a day.

 

[FortCluck]

Today I was weed pulling around my fence line so it can look nicer.

Yesterday we planted carrots, corn, tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, watermelon and some other stuff I think.

I want to start letting my chicks run around outside, it’s getting warmer. Maybe I’ll see about making them a moveable mini run for them to roam for an hour or two a day.

That would be nice. I need to plant some plants. I was going to do seeds but I don't know if I want to this year.

My squash did horrible last year I'm not sure what I did wrong

 

[AgnesGray]

Today I was weed pulling around my fence line so it can look nicer.

Yesterday we planted carrots, corn, tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, watermelon and some other stuff I think.

I want to start letting my chicks run around outside, it’s getting warmer. Maybe I’ll see about making them a moveable mini run for them to roam for an hour or two a day.

Any suggestions for plants to plant specifically for the chickens? I have a chicken garden and a people garden planned for this year. I'm growing runner beans and loofa hopefully on their run for shade.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Any suggestions for plants to plant specifically for the chickens? I have a chicken garden and a people garden planned for this year. I'm growing runner beans and loofa hopefully on their run for shade.

I saved some images somewhere...here they are!

EDIT: I only kept the lists for the plant recommendations. I don't give my chickens ACV or Molasses, Molasses can actually give them diarrhea if given too often. Though it is safe occasionally. I don't give it just because.

 

[gmjarvi]

I've been basically dry hatching them. My humidity is about 20% to 30% depending on the humidity in the house.

I was spraying them from day 10 to day 15 with distilled water at room temp on a towel out if the incubator. After day 15 I sprayed them inside the incubator because I didn't have chicken eggs at the time. I sprayed them like that till day 18. After day 18 I'd turn them twice a day (I used my turner until day 14 because I had bantam eggs about to hatch). I stopped turning them on day 21.

After day 21 I haven't touched them. They're supposed to hatch on the 12th, but I have about 8 external pips and I hear a lot of peeping.

Feel free to ask me anything.

After D18 were you hand turning? One page I read said they hand turned because the upright turner wasn't turning them enough? I have the kind that turns them on their sides, though.

Did you leave them out after spraying or return them to the incubator immediately?

 

[AgnesGray]

I saved some images somewhere...here they are!

EDIT: I only kept the lists for the plant recommendations. I don't give my chickens ACV or Molasses, Molasses can actually give them diarrhea if given too often. Though it is safe occasionally. I don't give it just because.

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I would have never thought of garlic! Some great ideas here, thank you for sharing!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I would have never thought of garlic! Some great ideas here, thank you for sharing!

I actually mix garlic into their treats occasionally. I'll scramble their dirty eggs for them and mix in some garlic, the crunched up egg shells, and top it with some grit. My daughter thinks it's fun to give them a "gourmet" chicken dish. I have really healthy chickens, may have nothing to do with my garden herbs or the garlic but it's there just the same! lol

 

[BuckeyeFoodie]

Maybe I just have a really dry house?? I have a Version 2 and a Version 3 NR360. Did you get one of the fancy new dome models? NU1 or something? I'm so tempted to get another NR360 just so I can "keep up with the Joneses" LOL.

I do have the fancy dome. I don't feel like it's any more or less effective, lol!