Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :
We dipped to 33°F this morning... Winter is nigh upon us.
This will have to be my last hatch until 2009, sorry. I have over 250 birds right now, and I need to make room for newbies in the coop. I may have to brood in the garage for a few months... hopefully hubby will be all right with that.
But, that being said, YES, the silkies are still laying. Well, except for Elvis, who has kindly agreed to sit on some of the eggs that wouldn't fit in the incubators. I will not start up a 3rd incubator until it is time to use it as a hatcher. I can't. Last year my February (coldest month) heating bill was over $400... can't afford that. I'm hoping that the extra birds will generate enough body heat that I won't have to supplement too much heat this winter. They're going to have to survive -40F on their own.
Um yea, since you put it that way, I can't argue with that reasoning...darnit!! Ok well, I look forward to being a hatching buddy with you come spring! Better wording for me would have been....please don't leave me alone hatching this winter LOLOL but even at that, can't argue with your winters.
Hubby is going nuts that I have 16 still in the house...lol he keeps saying they need to go outside...um no...
Ok, so silkies are still laying, and how many of those fit in a 'bator?
