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Forgot--counted 31 fertile for sure. Couldn't see through the green eggs at all, so didn't count them--possible 4 more.

Day 8--Candled eggs. First pic-not fertilized. Second pic-fertile. You can even see two spots on the right that are the developing embryo. Third pic-another fertile. Fourth pic-fertile. In this one you can see the veins that run around the inside of the shell. It shows up as the line around the top--about 1/3 of the way from the top. The other pix didn't pick this up. 1467-eggs-buns-goats12-08019.jpg 1468-eggs-buns-goats12-08021.jpg 1469-eggs-buns-goats12-08023.jpg 1470-eggs-buns-goats12-08026.jpg

Luna--my humidity was a real problem. With the exterior temp being only about 50-55*, I couldn't get it over 25%. Took me two weeks to figure out how to do it. What a mess. Taking eggs out, putting them back. But I think the real problem was the staggered hatch. Had 28 eggs hatching and 13 hatching 3 days later. I was opening the thing so much in the last week that none of the 13 hatched. (I did help one stuck chick and it lived for only two days.) So ALL eggs get set at the same time now. The brooder boxes-I don't know why I don't separate them from the get-go. The boxes are big-4'x4' and there's plenty of room for the first week. Just easier, I guess, dealing with only one box starting out. With 100 chicks I start the first box with 2 waterers and 2 feeders. Then, after a week, they are just starting to get crowded and I put 2 waterers and 2 feeders in the second box. By then, I can tell who's getting along and who's not, and I separate them that way. This last spring, the lighter colored ones were getting picked on, so I put them in the second box with a red light. Ok--so the incubator now is upstairs in the kitchen, insead of in the basement. Exterior temp is 65*ish, after readjusting the first morning my digital is reading 99-100*, the regular thermometer is reading a degree higher. Both are within range, so I'm not messing with it. Humidity is only down to 45%. When it hits 40, then I'll add some more water. I'm figuring the less I mess with it, the better. I'll get a few more pics when I have to open it to add water.

Stephanie gave me an idea...so credit goes to Stephanie!! I just hatched my first batch of eggs in my new incubator. Out of 41, I have 14 chicks. and Better than no chicks, but when I checked the unhatched eggs, there were at least 15 more that were fully developed. So, I messed up. Making some changes and starting again. The first pic is the chicks that I hatched. The second pic is my brooder. I loooove my brooder. I have 2 for in the spring when I order 100 chicks. I can put all 100 in one box for a week and then separate them into groups of 50 for 2 more weeks. So, I'm starting over. 41 eggs in the incubator (pix 3 and 4). I figured I'll do a pictorial, so ya'll can follow along and we can hatch some MrsS chicks. (Wish I'd have thought of this last night and I'd have taken more pix when I set it up.) But, anywho.... I have a Little Giant circulated air (with the fan) incubator and have the automatic egg turner. I had problems with humidity the first go-round, so I folded up 4 paper towels and put them along the inside of the incubator around the regular water well (16 paper towels all together) and then over those folded up little disposable kitchen cloths. The last time I started with dishcloths and then added paper towel under the hatching screen. Boy, is that a mistake. The paper towels stick to the screen and is a PITA to clean. I ripped a piece of butcher paper and put it on the stand and then a towel on top of that and then the incubator on the towel and then poured in warm water to soak the cloths and paper towels (excess runs out the bottom and is soaked up by the regular towel--butcher paper protects my stand). I put the thermometer that comes with it in the incubator, and also bought a digital with a probe. Using an Exo-Terra hygrometer for humidity that is placed where the hole is with no egg next to the turner motor. I will get pix of some of this stuff the next time I have to open the 'bator up. Am NOT opening unless I have to. Had the temp set last night (99.5*f), but when I got up this morning it was almost 102* , so am readjusting at the moment. Have front vent open and humidity is holding at 50%. I'm hoping to keep it there for 3 days before I have to add water. Will add water if it falls below 40%. Will candle at 7 days. Will try to get pix if I can hold the flashlight, egg and camera and not drop the EGG!! 1441-animals12-08032.jpg 1442-animals12-08034.jpg 1443-animals12-08004.jpg 1444-animals12-08002.jpg

This is a wonderful forum. Lots of good advise and friendly people. www.dairygoatinfo.com

Books I remember my mom reading to me (and my sisters): Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes Anderson's Fairy Tales and Grimm's Fairy Tales Aesop's Fables Little Golden Books (I loved the farm book ) The Little Red Hen The Tales of Peter Rabbit Favorite books that I read as a child: Litte House on the Prairie Books Little Women Helen Keller Misty of Chincoteague Are You There God? It's Me-Margaret Books I remember teachers reading: The Phoenix..5th grade The Last of the Mohicans..6th grade Rikki-Tikki-Tavi..High School There are sooooo many more....I have sets and sets and volumes and volumes. Most I still have, they are upstairs. If I can get up there in this cold, I will add more.

WESTY!?! THONG!?!

Originally Posted By: Anonymous For the rabbits we put glycerin in their water. You mix a teaspoon of glycerin in a gallon of water. It prevents the water from freezing. It is oderless, tasteless, natural and does not harm them in any way. Hill Is this right? Where do I get it? Is there a brand name or just 'Glycerin'? Liquid or powder? What IS this stuff?

Here's a new thread that I just started: Rabbits--Nesting and Kindling http://www.mrssurvival.com/forums/ubbthrea...ge=0#Post261421

DBF's Grandfather had an egg business. He had all white hens that would lay all white eggs. They were in a big chicken coop--40x110--in cages, with automatic waterers and automatic belt feeders. He had pullets shipped in and two year old hens shipped out. He made a living. Doesn't sound like it was fun. I like the fact that I have a Turken who insists on laying in one corner and a Silkie chick who insists on *guarding* that egg. And a Welsummer who insists on laying in the other, and burying her egg, so that every morning it's Easter and I'm digging through bedding trying to find it. I love it when I let them out in the morning and a big Black Giant runs over to a mudpuddle and stands in it--like her feet are hot and she's *soaking* them. And the rooster cackles and chirps letting the ladies know that he's found them a goodie to eat and then does his little *love dance* when they bend down to eat it. I love gathering my eggs and putting some in the incubator and hatching them new little fuzz balls. Letting a hen go broody and getting vicious mean guarding those eggs and then guarding the chicks. I love taking the carton outa the fridge and seeing a rainbow of colors and different sizes and knowing what's *in* those eggs. I sell my extra eggs, and at the best time of the year, they pay for their feed--the rest of the year, *I* do. I order extra chicks and hatch some of my own and sell some, helping to pay for my replacements. I put some in the freezer, so I don't have to *buy* chicken at the grocery. As far as having a small coop of laying hens, I don't think they will ever totally *pay* for themselves.....but they sure are FUN!!

I found this website: http://users.frii.com/dawog/Goats/DairyGoatFactBook.htm It also has some good links at the bottom of the page. ETA: OH MY!! If I had a printer, I'd be outa paper and ink!! http://members.toast.net/dawog/Goats/natio...at_handbook.pdf

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Originally Posted By: Trip Originally Posted By: Darlene I don't think 'adult' jokes have a place ANYwhere on this site. I just got done deleting quite a few. Could you please stop deleteing them until I get to read em???? I have a note from my mommy saying i can read adult jokes... Easy solution: Since Darlene doesn't want 'adult' jokes on the site, yet Trip wants to read them..... Anyone with a 'questionable' joke should just PM it to Trip.

Ok--so this explains the attack of the killer duck.....revenge for his roller bladed fallen brethren. Now, if she gets this turtle....it'll be attack of the fencing turtles.....(Trip asked for a Katana)

Hmmmmm....doctor's appt--usually not a fun thing and costs money OR...FREE salmon??? I think *I'd* reschedule the appt. Anywho...for future reference... Yes, I brine (soak in salt water) ALL fish when I clean them. Yes, you can throw them in the freezer and can them later. I canned 6 pts today of baked salmon that I had in the freezer. You can also boil it and freeze it or freeze it raw.

I can salmon just like the BBB says, except I skin mine. I also can some like it says for hot pack tuna. I bake it first, like I mentioned above, then follow the instructions in the BBB for tuna. Makes yummy salmon patties or salmon spread. My dad fished for king salmon for years on Lake Michigan. Like Skagit said-THOSE are prime salmon...poach, grill, bake, smoke. My boys river fish for salmon in the fall-those are spent salmon-they need some *help*...bake, can, mix with other ingredients. I baked and froze a bunch earlier this fall. Gonna can them up today. Wish I was there, too...we could do them together.

If you smoke 'em...(NO comments, please ) then ya still gotta refrigerate or freeze them. Get Sherman out and can those babies up! Use it for anything you'd use store bought canned salmon. Bake some in some lemon and butter with a bit of dill weed. YUM, YUM, GOOD!

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waaaaa... How do I find those posts? I tried the search and typed in the number and-guess what?-the only post that it found was mom11's where she listed them. lol Is there another way to do it?

"I'm also going to do more of Darlene's marinara sauce and CAT's spaghetti sauce." Where are these recipes? Can't seem to find them. Working on basic tomato sauce and looking for ideas.

(sorry, broken image link. - Cat) Just fill with your favorite beverage.