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Flowerbh said:
Ok everyone. Just found out that the episode of Coop Dreams we are on is going to be on August 11th! Have no idea what they decided to put in the show so just don't laugh if I come off as a big chicken dork! DH is even worried about some of his interview! Should be fun!
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I have not heard of this show so I looked it up on line to see what it was all about. It sounds like something I would watch.
 
Mylied said:
Speaking of first eggs, one of my delawares laid her first egg. Yay! Maybe I'll start getting more than one or two a day.
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My girls have not skipped a beat this summer. Most of my Orpingtons continue to be daily layers. Lisa's Buff Silkie, Cutie Pie, laid her first egg today, a cute little buff thing just like her. lol
Flowerbh said:
Ok everyone. Just found out that the episode of Coop Dreams we are on is going to be on August 11th! Have no idea what they decided to put in the show so just don't laugh if I come off as a big chicken dork! DH is even worried about some of his interview! Should be fun!
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Have no fear! I know they're going to make you and Randy into stars! They want to come back! :lol:
 
Flowerbh said:
Ok everyone. Just found out that the episode of Coop Dreams we are on is going to be on August 11th! Have no idea what they decided to put in the show so just don't laugh if I come off as a big chicken dork! DH is even worried about some of his interview! Should be fun!
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What channel again?
 
So after some time looking up Coop Dreams I found out that the show is on Destination America at 8:30 Am on Fridays. Channel 286 on Direct TV. No wonder I hadn't heard of it I never watch TV that early. I'm gonna watch it Friday though.
 
Operation Incubation Update:

Candled the 28 Muscovy hatching eggs for the second time. Only two quitters, and one was a cracked egg that was iffy anyway. Since Muscovy eggs are notoriously difficult to hatch, so I'm thrilled with the progress. The eggs have 20 more incubation days to go.

Candled the 28 Orpington hatching eggs for the second time. I wish these results had been better, but they're still not bad. All three Reds are still going strong. Out of the 10 Mottled, there were three quitters. Okay, I guess. Out of 15 Jubilee eggs, there were three quitters, and two were iffy. So-so result there. Weird thing about the Jubilee eggs is that some of them looked very late in development, so we may have some early arrivals.

Candled the 12 Silkie hatching eggs for the first time, and four were clears. Not good. Expected better.

Candled the 14 Ayam Cemani hatching eggs for the first time. Only one was a clear, but there were three early quitters. For shipped hatching eggs, I'm fine with this, but for insurance, I have another dozen on the way.

In other news, Lisa checked with our local feed store, and they carry 50# sacks of the grains we need to make our own feed blends, and they carry premix as well, all at a very reasonable prices. I plan to work up some feed formulas that use a balance of amino acids from legumes and grains to produce complete proteins at percentages our birds need at various stages of their lives. We will also be able to produce blends specific to quail. The blends will contain a grit-and-oystershell blend that will aid in digestion and in bone and eggshell growth and production. The various blends will have varying amounts of the grit and oystershell. Once I come up with these blends, I'll post them in case others want to use them with their flocks.

We will also produce our own chick starter well. We have a gristmill, but I think we'll get something just for the birds that can grind a coarse feed. Instead of using a medicated additive, we plan to add a small amount of soil to the chick starter in order to get beneficial microbes introduced to the chicks at an early age.

Our hope is that by making our own feeds that we can (1) eliminate the dust produced with commercial crumbles, (2) provide fresher feeds for our birds, (3) have more control over the nutritional quality of the feeds, (4) have more control over the true protein composition of the feeds, and (5) have grain available that we can consume as well.
 
brucifer said:
Operation Incubation Update:

Candled the 28 Muscovy hatching eggs for the second time. Only two quitters, and one was a cracked egg that was iffy anyway. Since Muscovy eggs are notoriously difficult to hatch, so I'm thrilled with the progress. The eggs have 20 more incubation days to go.

Candled the 28 Orpington hatching eggs for the second time. I wish these results had been better, but they're still not bad. All three Reds are still going strong. Out of the 10 Mottled, there were three quitters. Okay, I guess. Out of 15 Jubilee eggs, there were three quitters, and two were iffy. So-so result there. Weird thing about the Jubilee eggs is that some of them looked very late in development, so we may have some early arrivals.

Candled the 12 Silkie hatching eggs for the first time, and four were clears. Not good. Expected better.

Candled the 14 Ayam Cemani hatching eggs for the first time. Only one was a clear, but there were three early quitters. For shipped hatching eggs, I'm fine with this, but for insurance, I have another dozen on the way.

In other news, Lisa checked with our local feed store, and they carry 50# sacks of the grains we need to make our own feed blends, and they carry premix as well, all at a very reasonable prices. I plan to work up some feed formulas that use a balance of amino acids from legumes and grains to produce complete proteins at percentages our birds need at various stages of their lives. We will also be able to produce blends specific to quail. The blends will contain a grit-and-oystershell blend that will aid in digestion and in bone and eggshell growth and production. The various blends will have varying amounts of the grit and oystershell. Once I come up with these blends, I'll post them in case others want to use them with their flocks.

We will also produce our own chick starter well. We have a gristmill, but I think we'll get something just for the birds that can grind a coarse feed. Instead of using a medicated additive, we plan to add a small amount of soil to the chick starter in order to get beneficial microbes introduced to the chicks at an early age.

Our hope is that by making our own feeds that we can (1) eliminate the dust produced with commercial crumbles, (2) provide fresher feeds for our birds, (3) have more control over the nutritional quality of the feeds, (4) have more control over the true protein composition of the feeds, and (5) have grain available that we can consume as well.
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I'm definitely going to want those instructions!
 

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