Good Morning y'all…
Peeking in and thought I would drop a line. A couple of irons in the fire here. First are my Maran eggs poor things have little chance of hatch, I don't expect anything but still have a glimmer of hope for them. They were twice abandoned by my broody hens for freshly laid eggs instead. I check daily and had my incubator fired up and ready just in case so in they went. I canceled at 5 days and found one not fertile. The other 11 were dark, usually I can seen the veins clearly. No stink coming from the incubator so giving them a chance, their 21st day is Sunday the 25Th…I keep watch.
Out in the hen house I have 3 broody girls: a white silkie, a crazy bantam EE and a Black Astrolorp…dang. I have nest box curtains over the 5 boxes and no Roo in the house. It looks like I'm Going to have to build a broody breaker apartment house in my basement for these gals.
Over in the Polish storybook house Fred the Tolbunt Roo and Amelia my Tolbunt pullet are still grasping the concept of how to come in out of the rain. We had a driving sheets of rain storm the other day. I went out to check and there were two chickens that looked like wet cats. The run is covered and their house elevated for additional coverage but this was again a driving rain so it blew in on them. No harm no fowl (yes pun intended) I put them both up in their coop and by the end of the next day all was well again. In a little over a month they will have company as I have Polish chicks coming in from California at the end of the month. More Tolbunts and a WC surprise mix, I'll have to wait for grow out to see if I get the blues and black WCs I want.
Now on to sand…in the coop…in the confined run (hawks, coyotes, etc abound here). Construction grade, washed, kiln dried. I've read the pros and the cons, some folks swear by it and some are against it. I've read the practice of sprinkling Sweet PDZ in also. Questions still remain. I like the idea that not only does it dry quicker if rained on as well as drying poo out quicker to avoid the growth of all the nasties that can make are chickens sick. I like the idea that it helps as a natural pedicure for everyone and that it's s dust bath everywhere and anywhere rather than one concentrated spot for all. Now myself I love the beach and wiggling my toes in the sand, but I also love the feel of the soft grass etc. Any thoughts????? (about the chickens not my toes lol)
Peeking in and thought I would drop a line. A couple of irons in the fire here. First are my Maran eggs poor things have little chance of hatch, I don't expect anything but still have a glimmer of hope for them. They were twice abandoned by my broody hens for freshly laid eggs instead. I check daily and had my incubator fired up and ready just in case so in they went. I canceled at 5 days and found one not fertile. The other 11 were dark, usually I can seen the veins clearly. No stink coming from the incubator so giving them a chance, their 21st day is Sunday the 25Th…I keep watch.
Out in the hen house I have 3 broody girls: a white silkie, a crazy bantam EE and a Black Astrolorp…dang. I have nest box curtains over the 5 boxes and no Roo in the house. It looks like I'm Going to have to build a broody breaker apartment house in my basement for these gals.
Over in the Polish storybook house Fred the Tolbunt Roo and Amelia my Tolbunt pullet are still grasping the concept of how to come in out of the rain. We had a driving sheets of rain storm the other day. I went out to check and there were two chickens that looked like wet cats. The run is covered and their house elevated for additional coverage but this was again a driving rain so it blew in on them. No harm no fowl (yes pun intended) I put them both up in their coop and by the end of the next day all was well again. In a little over a month they will have company as I have Polish chicks coming in from California at the end of the month. More Tolbunts and a WC surprise mix, I'll have to wait for grow out to see if I get the blues and black WCs I want.
Now on to sand…in the coop…in the confined run (hawks, coyotes, etc abound here). Construction grade, washed, kiln dried. I've read the pros and the cons, some folks swear by it and some are against it. I've read the practice of sprinkling Sweet PDZ in also. Questions still remain. I like the idea that not only does it dry quicker if rained on as well as drying poo out quicker to avoid the growth of all the nasties that can make are chickens sick. I like the idea that it helps as a natural pedicure for everyone and that it's s dust bath everywhere and anywhere rather than one concentrated spot for all. Now myself I love the beach and wiggling my toes in the sand, but I also love the feel of the soft grass etc. Any thoughts????? (about the chickens not my toes lol)
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Sounds like you are busy! 
