Turned the incubator off this morning

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

You guys are probably going to start throwing eggs at me but..... yes I turned it off this morning. The last to hatch were 2 jumbo Guineas and 1 India Blue peachick. One or both of the incubators have been running since Jan. Just a rough guess on the hatch - definatly over a thousand chickens, 500+ turkeys, couple hundred guineas, about 90 pea chicks, some runner ducks and geese - not a whole lot there, about 450 quail.

Steve in NC

 

[CoopCrazy]

Sounds like it could a breather....

 

[onthespot]

WHEW!!! That is a lot of incubating!!! I turned mine off a few weeks ago too. I have enough on my hands for now. need to sell down some of the strarted stock. I have pretty much chosen down my breeds I want to move forward with and which ones I think I will pass along. Quite a few need to pass along to make room for the up and coming stars of tomorrow.

I just can't thank you enough for my Midget Whites!!! Love them! They did great from day one, never took a bad step, not a bobble, not a sniffle, not a single weird poop. They are strong, beautiful friendly birds and I could not be happier with them!!!! THANK YOU!!!

 

[walkswithdog]

You and Sharon deserve the break after brooding all those suckers!!! I don't know whether to envy you all those beautiful birds or be happy I didn't have to coordinate all that bird poop disposal. A little of both.

My Darthbator is still on because I have a late broody and I am NOT going to be unprepared for her freaking out and leaving me eggs to hatch. Especially because they're seramas. But I'm not getting any eggs to hatch in a bator until Fall.

I'm selling off most of my excess stock this weekend and slowing way down for the rest of summer.

I have the turkey McMansion to finish, and the front bit of fencing to finish for it. I have the antique redwood Leahy to refinish (You and I will talk in fall about eggs for the sucker LOL.) And a Banty BangBang Shack and pen to build. The sight of the smooth sizzle mating a Delaware frightens me, they need their own digs, chuckle.

So how many breeders and in what breeds are you growing out the next generation? Any interesting colors in the cochins? Anything new for next year?

 

[WriterofWords]

Mine goes off after this weekend. That is until I do the hatch in the classroom.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Sounds like it could a breather....

The 'bator or us? The feed mill guy is kind of sad I think.

I just can't thank you enough for my Midget Whites!!! Love them! They did great from day one, never took a bad step, not a bobble, not a sniffle, not a single weird poop. They are strong, beautiful friendly birds and I could not be happier with them!!!!

We are very glad you are pleased with them - Like to get reports like that back from people.

Steve​

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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The garden and compost pile love the poop, the feed mill guy loves us. I just called him this morning and ordered 2000 pounds of feed for Saturday so that puts a smile on his face. lol

We will have the same in turkeys. We got some Bronze poults growing out that we got from Miss Prissy on here so we will have 2 lines going there. The White Hollands should be all blue eyes next year - we have some really really nice sky blue eyed ones growing out now.

Sharon is taking the Cochins Blue, she sold off the splash.

Copper Black Marans are finally coming together.

Looks like we finally have enough Jumbo Guineas to offer next year. and we are growing out some more solid white.

The new additions

There will be some really nice RIR's coming in the fall. not production reds, these came out of GA and are a large, deep dark red, they look very good. We processed a couple cull roo's last weekend and they are going some nice meat birds as well

Mottled Java's- maybe in the fall, for sure next spring. They are about 4 months old now.

And my new babies 7/8 Emerald Spaulding peafowl but it will be 3 years before we get anything out of them.

We sold the Fawn and White Indian Runners and replaced them with Gray Runners, they are just starting to get their colors in now. They have the green band on the wings like mallard duck has. With any luck they won't take to much work, they came from Holdereads exibition stock.

That should keep us slighty busy.

Steve

 

[Shared Acres]

Whew, sounds like you need a break.

Scared me though. From the title I thought you turned it off mid hatch!

Mine has been off for about 2 months, about to turn it back on, whenever I get off my lazy butt and clean it out.

 

[walkswithdog]

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The garden and compost pile love the poop, the feed mill guy loves us. I just called him this morning and ordered 2000 pounds of feed for Saturday so that puts a smile on his face. lol

We will have the same in turkeys. We got some Bronze poults growing out that we got from Miss Prissy on here so we will have 2 lines going there. The White Hollands should be all blue eyes next year - we have some really really nice sky blue eyed ones growing out now.

Sharon is taking the Cochins Blue, she sold off the splash.

Copper Black Marans are finally coming together.

Looks like we finally have enough Jumbo Guineas to offer next year. and we are growing out some more solid white.

The new additions

There will be some really nice RIR's coming in the fall. not production reds, these came out of GA and are a large, deep dark red, they look very good. We processed a couple cull roo's last weekend and they are going some nice meat birds as well

Mottled Java's- maybe in the fall, for sure next spring. They are about 4 months old now.

And my new babies 7/8 Emerald Spaulding peafowl but it will be 3 years before we get anything out of them.

We sold the Fawn and White Indian Runners and replaced them with Gray Runners, they are just starting to get their colors in now. They have the green band on the wings like mallard duck has. With any luck they won't take to much work, they came from Holdereads exibition stock.

That should keep us slighty busy.

Steve

OMG 2000 lbs of feed. I try to keep it under 100. (shaking head)

Sounds like you have a variety of things I am going to want eggs for when I get to fall and spring and the darn dental bills paid off. I'm liking the guineas I got they're silly but not jumbo or fancy.

I'll have one Tom BR, two BR and two Buff hens for next season. Think I'd like some of the standard bronze for next year. BR's event at a year aren't real table birds and I'd like some meat birds.

I'm sorting over to Delawares until I can get reset with some show Partridge Rocks for next year and only holding three Rocks until then. A black, a blue and a black bleeding red that is PR/BR and frankly huge.

The Calico Turkeys did not work out - they were insanely flighty despite being handled from birth. Sold them off - ick.

In banties I'm doing the Sizzle/Silkie and seramas. They don't eat hardly anything and look really silly foraging around. Cheap entertainment.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

that's the next step for us, a good solid cleaning. That's always a joy

Steve