Well the swap was so so for selling. So many more vendors but not as many sales as in Ladysmith. I will go back to their fall swap however. I sold all but 1 BLRW, all my EE, only 2 prod. and I believe 3 SS. Alot of the people over there were quite blunt telling me that $2 for a prod chick was way too much, the other prices I didn't care what they had to say about as I know what I have. Alot of people were hearing the same thing from the same people. It didn't bother me as I already have them all sold at home anyhow, just wanted to take them along to feel it out. I ended up buying a black Cochin banty roo for $5 to bring home to my lonely girls, he's not quite year old and hasn't serviced any girls yet. He's is quarantine for his 3 weeks atm, then I'll see how the ladies like him. I think he's going to do just fine.
Come home to 5 more chicks hatched and just candled, killed the rest I'm sure from opening the bator too much yesterday and lastnight. My own fault but not too worried about it. I filled the
Brinsea back up yesterday with way too many eggs stacked to the hilt just to get them in before they were no longer good. Some were collected on back on the 6th and not sure if they'll even hatch. I had most of the prod eggs sit longer waiting for room and they were all fertile until I wrecked them. I won't be making that mistake again, if they aren't ready they aren't ready!! I took a nap when I got home as I didn't get to bed til about 10:30 and was wide awake since 12am. Never even had time to check the big bator to see if changing the heater coils will make a dif in the temps. Tomorrow sounds like a better day to even deal with it. I'll clean out the home made styrofoam and add the 41 on the hova turner as I have 6 dozen yet sitting. I have to get those monsters figured out as I have an order of 10 doz prod eggs to pick up Monday, I may just add another heater coil to the bottom of the bator just to see if that will bring the temp up where it should be, I can worry about the second one working the way I want at a later day. I doubt I'd ever use it anyhow other than for parts.
It was nice meeting you today wildsam, I'm quite sorry I couldn't chat with you more, the people were just swarming me with questions. I finally left around 10am as most people were pulling out and it wasn't worth my time to stay. I wish the chicks didn't need heat as it seemed not as many people come into the building as were outside. Next swap is Ricestonian, hope I have chicks hatched for then, I only have 20 set to hatch the 26th.
Sure turned out to be a nice day, too bad I spent it driving and napping! Maybe tomorrow I can spend it outside.
Just called the guy who buys my prod chicks and he's taking all 19 and may take all my Sussex I have left(11) Hope he does then I won't have any chicks to feed!
