BYC Edu thread, keep on rambling - HERE incubation Qs answered, lots of information!!

[MikeLM]

I spent an hour and a half building a coop, and cleaning up the new duck pen. Smashing my thumb a few times diverted my attention from my painful right hand. When that stopped hurting, I stabbed myself with a screw!
I was "two minutes" from being done when a board fell off. The next ten or fifteen minutes were annoying!
I have to get a feeder in there, but I'm done for a while. Unless I can chase the ducks in (or catch them in there), I'll have to carry them in tonight.

Ouch!

Well, darn. It's going to rain the next few days. I wasn't expecting more rain for a while!
I'm going to be sure the duck house has enough protection.

Here too, but then we get back to the 70 degree days!

It's day 8 on the ducks today. I'm not sure I like the auto turner much. Too hands off, it's boring just checking temp once a day and not much else. Hey, at least they're alive.

Hands off is awesome!

i have eggs locking down tomorrow
guess i should clean my hatcher tonight

You have time.

Well, the chicks have been moved to the brooder (the two with the open navels are doing great, so I'm confident they'll be fine in the brooder) and the last 3 eggs have been checked. Two were DIS, but one is still hanging in there and wiggling around. I may yet get a fourth CCL.

ETA: PLEASE let it be a female! Only one of the 3 is a female.

Glad the two are doing well, fingers crossed for the remaining egg.

 

[MikeLM]

Found this behind the buck hay feeder:

 

[MikeLM]

Guess how many eggs she is sitting on.

This many:

 

[mustangrooster]

Guess how many eggs she is sitting on.

This many:

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Another person who has a broody.......

 

[MikeLM]

Another person who has a broody.......

Yes, I'm afraid so.

Good morning!

 

[mustangrooster]

Yes, I'm afraid so.

Good morning!

Good morning

It was super cold last night, the water feels like dethawing Ice......looks like my 3-week old chicks won't be going out anytime soon.

 

[MikeLM]

Good morning

It was super cold last night, the water feels like dethawing Ice......looks like my 3-week old chicks won't be going out anytime soon.

Our night have been close to freezing, also.

 

[mustangrooster]

Our night have been close to freezing, also.

It sucks in a way, but I much prefer it to the blistering heat.
Do your chickens stop laying in the cold? I was hoping to set eggs yesterday, but I only found 6 chicken eggs, no turkey eggs, and no Quail eggs!

 

[MikeLM]

It sucks in a way, but I much prefer it to the blistering heat.
Do your chickens stop laying in the cold? I was hoping to set eggs yesterday, but I only found 6 chicken eggs, no turkey eggs, and no Quail eggs!

They slow down as the days get shorter. The picture I just posted explains my very recent shortage of eggs. lol

 

[mustangrooster]

They slow down as the days get shorter. The picture I just posted explains my very recent shortage of eggs. lol

Lol, well maybe i have a secret broody somewhere.......