Just went down stairs to check on our little batch of eggs in the incubator. I could here peeping when I got part way down the stairs and I don't know how ma nature does it but the little guys are busting shells now. Too cool.
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:yoyo: :yoyo: I can not wait till my nephew comes over next week to show him this.....Thanks Barry keep us posted.
thats perty cool right there :highclap:
Well did ya give that early bird a worm.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: I kill me! :roflmao:
Quote from: vvarmitr on April 14, 2009, 10:17:12 AM
Well did ya give that early bird a worm.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: I kill me! :roflmao:
Me too :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :laf:
They are still coming out and we have 10 now and 12 more cracked
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The one that came out of this is house broke and knows how to shut the door.
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I did not know chickens were made in China........... :innocentwhistle:
I expected to see little yellow marshmallows :innocentwhistle:
Pretty neat watching them hatch.
Jerry
That has got to be a chore to peck your way out of a shell. :whew:
There isn't much room to swing your pecker (snicker) to get a good hit on the shell.
And what about air? :confused: Like when do they start breathing air? :shrug:
I mean it's not like when we're born where you have Mom a pushin' & Doc a pullin'! :nono:
Working their way out seems to "get them going" so to speak. When I had birds there were times when one would get hung up and I would try to help it along. I can't remember any of them living too long. It appears that if they can't make it out of the shell they won't make it in the world.
Jerry
Quote from: vvarmitr on April 15, 2009, 11:11:43 AM
That has got to be a chore to peck your way out of a shell. :whew:
There isn't much room to swing your pecker (snicker) to get a good hit on the shell.
And what about air? :confused: Like when do they start breathing air? :shrug:
I mean it's not like when we're born where you have Mom a pushin' & Doc a pullin'! :nono:
Little birds have an egg tooth on the end of their beak just for this operation. They start by just making a hole in the shell and then can just lay there breathing for hours but once they start to "saw" their way out it only takes a short time [10 minutes for some]. Once the end is open a kick with the legs squirts them right out.
Here they are this morning.
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Can't beat hands on experience like moving them to the brooder house.
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The one that came out of here is house broke and knows how to shut the door.
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This one demonstrates the first hole thingy I'm talking about.
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Jerry is absolutely correct in his statement about the ones that can't make it out won't live even with help. The toughest thing to teach myself and the kids is to watch and see with no touching.
Hey thats pretty cool.
Got one thats house broke and shuts the door uh? :laf: :laf:
Reminds me of the quail eggs my brother found when we was kids after shooting the hen, and he tried to incubate them.
:nono: no dice, but we was only 12
Got a few in the mail today. 13 bronze turkeys, 13 greater Canadian snow turkeys and 26 red rock cross.
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130 broilers.
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along with our 30 from the incubator
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Even got a ham
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Heres the diffferent ones we have. snow turkey, broiler, redrock X, bronze turkey and our red sussex.
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Filling up the brooder house they are.
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Thirsty
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Temperature in the brooder house outside the enclosure.
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I am guessing that the "ham" is wearing a cap. :wink:
Jerry
:laf: Kinda looks like it would be fun running around with those. I wonder what the cat thinks of all this. :innocentwhistle:
Nice picks Barry......the young ones around here REALLY enjoy them..... :yoyo: :yoyo:
My Nephew was not allowed to get any this year so he looks forward to these pics....... :highclap:
The cat would get ate by the herdsdog.
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:roflmao:
Quote from: pitw on April 16, 2009, 09:56:37 PM
The cat would get ate by the herdsdog.
I love it! :eyebrow:
I know I would sure hate for a cat to get in there & eat your coyote bait. :argh:
This is what I caught the little peeps playing with this morning.
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:roflmao: :roflmao: You did NOT make that :nono:
:doh2: :iroll:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Who comes up w/ this stuff? :confused:
Thats a good YOKE............. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: