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[pettec63]

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Good job! Ya know Jennifer, it's your hatch and there are things that everyone has to learn by doing. There are things you can do to help get a better hatch rate, but, the bottom line is everyone's house and hatch area are different, and those LG's are so sensitive it's ridiculous! I think all you can do is follow your gut, do the best you can and take care of your chicks well. I try to read as much as I can, and if I'm really stumped I ask some of my friends here what they use or what they do, and if I can do it, I try it. Did you try looking for the LG thread on here? There are a myriad of incubators out there, that will do just about everything, I have a Brinsea octo 20, I have used it to hatch about 5 times then the stinkin fan went out! But, I was smart enough to get the free two year warranty and sent it back and they fixed for free! So, now it's ready for action! Just do some research on incubators and I am sure you will find one that suits you! Good luck to you and the rest of you hatch!

 

[pettec63]

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We just got our parts today!!

I am so excited!!! My ducks are sooo messy!! It will be nice to have clean water and less puddles!!

 

[pettec63]

For those who have been here a while you will know who this is dedicated to!

Love ya and miss ya here girl.

Awwww! Thanks CR !! I miss her too!!!

 

[Farmin Momma]

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Wow I am such a space cadet! I knew that..... My DS and I had a conversation on the way home about how many Sara(h)'s there were in all my classes as a kid. He thought it was cool that he got to meet someone elts with my name! Ya'll will come to learn I am a special egg, not much of a yolk in this shell.
The other day when my SIL and I picked up chickens from 4HPoultryMom ( I know her name, just can't spell it

) we got in the car and as soon as we got to the first light I heard scratching sounds and rustling in the back of the car. I looked at my SIL and started laughing. She asked what was so funny and I told her that I heard the noise in the back of the car and was wondering what in the world it could be.....and that I then realized that it was the chickens that we just picked up, DUH!

She then patted me on the shoulder in a sarcastic manar. Sadly that was one of three pats on the back I got from her that day.

 

[KMHunter]

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Wow I am such a space cadet! I knew that..... My DS and I had a conversation on the way home about how many Sara(h)'s there were in all my classes as a kid. He thought it was cool that he got to meet someone elts with my name! Ya'll will come to learn I am a special egg, not much of a yolk in this shell.
The other day when my SIL and I picked up chickens from 4HPoultryMom ( I know her name, just can't spell it

) we got in the car and as soon as we got to the first light I heard scratching sounds and rustling in the back of the car. I looked at my SIL and started laughing. She asked what was so funny and I told her that I heard the noise in the back of the car and was wondering what in the world it could be.....and that I then realized that it was the chickens that we just picked up, DUH!

She then patted me on the shoulder in a sarcastic manar. Sadly that was one of three pats on the back I got from her that day.
My son just looks at me and says, "Wow mom", with a look that says, did you really just say that?
Tamara is WA4-H's name and spelling. Don't worry, it took me so long to pronouce it right. I kept wanting to say her name with the "long A" sound.

She doesn't know this, I just told on myself!

 

[KMHunter]

Quote: Me too!

 

[pettec63]

There's some cute chicken pictures out there!! Nice silkie!! And what a cute gimp!! Putting a splint on a chick that little is tough!! I was a vet tech for 10 years and I've had two of them in all my hatches and I had a really hard time getting them on, the chick chair idea might work, I did try like a really small box and a wash cloth, on the bottom and it worked for one of mine, it also had a broken toe!!

but, she's almost 6 months old, her toe is a little crooked but she runs around like a mad hatter and it doesn't seem to bother her!

Well, had to get in a clean up my feed storage room this afternoon! I've got dirt in my eyes, on my face and in my hair!! Dang! I better get in there and keep it swept up this is crazy!!

So, yea, I'm gonna go clean up, good luck with the nipple waterers let me know how it turns out!!

Oh yea, went to Zirkle fruit and got three big boxes of apples!! for like cheap!! new crop of Honey crisp 15 dollars
new crop of galas 10 and new crop of jonagolds, 10!! and I just saw an ad for Honey crisp 2.45 a lb!!!

I'm gonna make some kick butt apple butter, I also have crab apples and I'm gonna do something with them, AND I think I'm gonna try my hand at rosehip jelly or something of the sort!!

You kids have fun!!
Jen, keep up posted on you newly emerging flock!

 

[Nikki99]

Wow I am such a space cadet! I knew that..... My DS and I had a conversation on the way home about how many Sara(h)'s there were in all my classes as a kid. He thought it was cool that he got to meet someone elts with my name! Ya'll will come to learn I am a special egg, not much of a yolk in this shell.
The other day when my SIL and I picked up chickens from 4HPoultryMom ( I know her name, just can't spell it

) we got in the car and as soon as we got to the first light I heard scratching sounds and rustling in the back of the car. I looked at my SIL and started laughing. She asked what was so funny and I told her that I heard the noise in the back of the car and was wondering what in the world it could be.....and that I then realized that it was the chickens that we just picked up, DUH!

She then patted me on the shoulder in a sarcastic manar. Sadly that was one of three pats on the back I got from her that day.

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

You know that trick people always recommend to float seeds on top of a bucket of water to kill rats? Would that trick work for squirrels too?

 

[KMHunter]

You know that trick people always recommend to float seeds on top of a bucket of water to kill rats? Would that trick work for squirrels too?

Huh....it might be worth a try.