triple_duece
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Pulled 65 out and left one wet one in. Figure to get a few more hatch later.
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Buckmaster
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triple_duece
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Getting my stock up at the moment. Quail are molting and not laying many. I should be good come the new year.
Nobody does them up there around you?
triple_duece
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triple_duece
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Lost the little wet one from yesterday. Ended up w 65 out of 93.
Went and picked up some lumber to make another pen, Horry shiat lumber is high as hawk pussy! Treated 2x4x8 treated is $8.50. Bought deck screws the last time for 35 and now are 50.
Went and picked up some lumber to make another pen, Horry shiat lumber is high as hawk pussy! Treated 2x4x8 treated is $8.50. Bought deck screws the last time for 35 and now are 50.
Sgt Fury
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Lumber prices are crazy...if you can even find it!
65 out of 93...one didn’t make it..did the other 27 not hatch?
triple_duece
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No I guess I set a 100. Had 31 not hatch and out of them 15 was fertile and didn’t hatch. So out of 84 eggs I guess I have 68 or so. Hard to count them pulling them out quickly and trying to hurry so the possible ones hatching don’t get “shrink wrapped”.
Total that’s a very good hatch rate. 69/84. Big difference when they don’t sit long in transit. These were my eggs. Latter I will be able to incubate one day of eggs which will improve the hatch rate if fertile.
Total that’s a very good hatch rate. 69/84. Big difference when they don’t sit long in transit. These were my eggs. Latter I will be able to incubate one day of eggs which will improve the hatch rate if fertile.
triple_duece
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Time to bring this back. Quail shitting enough eggs to make over two jars a day. Started selling a few to pay for feed.
triple_duece
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Another dozen and I get to eat the not so perfect peeled eggs.
Didn't want to get back into chickens until spring but a guy had a bunch of 6 month old's he wanted to get rid of so what the hell, bought 12.
Secure those heat lamps boys! Dodged a bullet last night, mostly due to the rain last night making everything damp. A simple zip tie would have prevented this, but it's hung there for weeks with no issue. Luck nearly ran out.
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Buckmaster
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My buddy’s barn burned down as a result of a heat lamp a couple years ago. Lost a puppy, RV, tractor, mowers, ATV, tools, etc.
triple_duece
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Still at it. Bout time to start incubating eggs.
triple_duece
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Did another 11 jars this evening. Went to take the last set out of the water bath and a bottom cracked off so finished with 10 pints. Also processed my 23 extra males today while I had time. No pics as it’s the sos.
the Lackster
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Thats gonna be some fine eating right there!! Buddy of mine gave me a dozen cleaned and vaccum sealed for helping him get a deer out of the hills this season. Totally unnecessary but extremely appreciated.
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