Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[bigzio]

Ya, I couldn't believe it when he told me that they close the roads when it snows....They actually use a gate as I understand, to keep folks from getting lost..LOL

 

[cuties]

Birdmam, we have a sportsman. And love it
things have been good here. I am happy to say our temps don't seem to be quite as cold as yours.
Fhicks are stilm hatching away. Moremgo into lockdown today.
I also dislike those roundabouts. Hubby laughs at me every time I have to use one. I will admit, I am definitely one of those people that makes it dangerous for others to drive through. I get tunnel vision. And don't know what to do. And he yells at me. FOLLOW THAT CAR!! And I have no clue what car he is talking about. And it turns out he was telling me to follow some truck!
is anybody doing the Easter Hatch?
Had an amazing visit woth sis Saturday. I miss her lots. Life gets so busy. And it is hard to see them as much as I would like.

Happy hatchin!

Jim, did you get layers for Anne yet?

 

[wyoDreamer]

With the wind that they have, the snow will drift over the road faster than they can plow it. I have seen the wind blowing snow across the road making a 2' snow drift on a sunny day. I have driven to work in ground blizzards - the snow is blowing along the ground and you can barely see the pavement. Imagine a bad snowstorm, but only about 1 foot above the ground.

One of the big problems is it may be snowing and closing the road in the mountain areas, but the trucks fill up the towns and there is no parking left, so they close the road at the next town 50 miles away. I have seen the entire interstate closed from Idaho to Nebraska just because the road was closed in the red desert area.

 

[Celtic Chick]

Just an FYI per the WI DOT:

Driving vehicles in a roundabout

• Slow down.
• Watch for and obey traffic signs.
• Move into the correct lane for the direction you want to travel.
• Yield to pedestrians and bicyclists as you enter and exit the roundabout.
• Look to the left for traffic.
• Enter when it is safe.
• Keep your speed low and stay in your lane within the roundabout (do not change lanes within the roundabout).
• Exit carefully to your destination. Use your right-turn signal, in front of the splitter island just prior to your exit, to indicate your intention to exit.

My 2 cents:

Single lane roundabouts are easy. Just drive through til you get to the exit you want. If you miss it, don't panic, just keep going in a circle until you get to it again.

For double lane roundabouts, the RIGHT lane is to turn right at the "intersection" or to continue straight on the road you are on. The LEFT lane is to go straight, to turn left at the "intersection, or to do a U-turn.

NEVER turn left into a roundabout. When you are approaching one, choose your lane, yield to traffic already in the roundabout coming from the left and proceed when the coast is clear. If you miss your turn, keep going around til you get there again.

Never change lanes in the roundabout. Stay in your lane. Unless, of course, there is noone else around.

It is always better to go slow if you are unsure than to potentially cause an accident. Then people would really be ticked at you. Don't worry about the overconfident ones. You concentrate on being safe. Once you have done it a few times, you will be one of the overconfident one too.

Roundabout should be treated like a yield sign. You do not just pull out into traffic. You slow down, look to the left to be sure noone is coming, then you enter. And always watch out for the ones who see you in the roundabout but pull out in front of you anyway. Like I said, it is better to slow down and be attentive than to be a statistic. There are lots of people out there that are just as confused as you are.

Here is a great diagram per the DOT:

http://www.dot.state.wi.us/safety/motorist/roaddesign/roundabouts/docs/br-turnbyturn.pdf

And remember, patience grasshopper. HTH

 

[birdman55]

roundabout to me ...means floor it before this guy next to us hits the car when he swerves into our lane....hahahaha.....lol

 

[mypaintjoe1]

Can I brood Turkey's with chicks

 

[jvls1942]

No I did not find any laying hens close to my area..

yes , you can brood turkeys with chicks.. HOWEVER, you cannot put the turkey poults in where older chickens have been anytime before..

I would also be hesitant to brood turkeys with chicks that were hatched by a chicken..
I would do it with incubated chicks only..

I have 3 GQF cabinet incubators.. I don't know where you are getting your information about faulty motors from, (I can guess< though) .. One of my incubators is over 25 years old and was used a lot .. I have had it for about 5 years and if you care to look back in these posts, you will see that I run it/them continuously from March to October..

once you get them set up, you hardly ever have to touch the settings again,,

a Dickie is a spittin' image of a sportsman GQF..

IMHO I have no use for any home made incubator that depends on light bulbs for heat and/or a thermostat that is not designed for an incubator ..ie water heater thermostats..

I am not saying not to make a small experimental incubator to hatch a few eggs..

but if you are going to be hatching some expensive eggs or a lot of eggs, do it right,,

do not try it and fail,, and then don't let me hear you cry about it.. no sympathy here..

also IMHO,, there is not a thing wrong with the GQF Hova Bator nor the Little Giant ..
all failures are strictly human failures in not setting them up correctly,, doing it the factory way is not the correct way,,

I have done many tutorials here and on other threads and people that followed the directions had super results..

BTW I will take any of these bators off your hands if you want to just toss them,,

.........jiminwisc............

 

[birdman55]

so i pm alot of people and regarding the first bolded part...this is what a breeder in the east coast wrote...which he breeds two of the peacock pheasants, tragopans, well that didnt work....so ill shorten it....i just submitted it and it cut everything out.....

I had the GQF for years and I kept replacing the turner in it.I put 5 turners in in 5 years.They said they were having troubles with theu turners,but were doing nothing for the people who has bought them.And they admitted they were defective.I bought a Dickey after that had issues with that right from the start.A fungus starting growing in the rear corner just 2 weeks after turning it on.I had a chance to buy an R-com cheap,so I did and what a difference.I have the smaller model which holds about 24 pheasant eggs.New they are about 500.00.They have a bigger model and I'm sure it cost around 1200.00 if not more.

he is a byc educator...everything else i wrote whatever im not typing it over

 

[Celtic Chick]

Ok boys, please simmer down. Jim didn't mean anything hostile. He has had tons of people ask him about incubators & hatching over the years, since he hatches out several hundreds of chicks a year, and he tends to get a tad testy in his older years because the people who ask his advice rarely use it. Then a bunch of little chickies die and it is all very sad. So please overlook the grumblings of a grumpy old man. Despite his grumpiness, he is one of the most knowledgeable persons on the subject. A vast treasure trove of incubating/hatching info.

 

[unkadan]

I bought an older Sportsman 2 years ago and have nothing but good things to say about it. I speak with Jim frequently and follow his suggestions to the the letter, he never steers me wrong. I had a couple of questions for the folks at GQF and got excellent answers from people that know the product. Parts are available for any age unit, upgrades are easy retro-fit with good walk through help (if needed). NO problems at all with mine and I'm sure it is at least 20+ years old. IF you need a cabinet model it's the way to go imho.

I only hatch a few hundred chicks per year and I now realize I need another unit to use as a hatcher, I have been looking for a couple of years when one in the right location at the right price shows up I will get a second unit, maybe just a hatcher or maybe another incubator to use specific for hatching. It will be another Sportsman if at all possible.

birdman you asked for input here,,,,,now you have had some,,,,it's totally your decision to make,,,good luck with your venture