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hatch schedule

  • SUN APR 13 - chickens from 3-23 box
  • FRI APR 18 - MC from 3-23, chickens from 3-28 boxes
  • SUN APR 20 - turkeys from 3-23 box
  • FRI APR 25 (& SAT) - turkeys from 3-28 box

day 18 schedule

  • THUR APR 10 - chickens from 3-23 box
  • TUE APR 15 - MC from 3-23, chickens from 3-28 boxes
  • THUR APR 17 - turkeys from 3-23 box
  • TUE APR 22 (& SAT) - turkeys from 3-28 box


incubation Apr 2014 (4-5) (SAT)

incubation Mar 2014 (3-28) FRI/SAT

  • started MC @ 5pm in 3-23 box
  • started two more boxes @ 6pm
  • added turkey eggs around 2pm SAT 3-29

incubation Mar 2014 (SUN 3-23)

STARTED 11 eggs 3-23 SUN @ 4:35 pm.

1,2,3,4,5,6,8,T3,T4,T5,T6

First weight on 3-19. Eggs stored in cool place in sealed container to reduce water loss.

  • 1 : MC 3-16 84.83 ; 3-21 84.64 3-22 84.54
  • 2 : BR 3-16 68.69; 3-21 68.51 3-22 68.43
  • 3 : BR 3-16 58.97; 3-21 58.86 3-22 58.80
  • 4 : BR 3-17 61.92; 3-21 61.75 3-22 61.68 (has spot when candeled 3-22)
  • 5 : RIR 3-17 57.56; 3-21 57.44 3-2257.39
  • 6 : BR 3-18 61.36; 3-21 61.28 61.20
  • 8 : RIR? 3-20 66.26; 3-21 61.11
  • 9 : BR 3-21 67.35 ; 3-22 67.25
  • T3 : 3-21 76.76 (royal palm - red point speck) 3-22 76.65
  • T4 : 3-21 3-22 72.25
  • T5 : 3-22 77.16
  • T6 : 3-22 70.11 (royal palm - red point speck)
  • grn : 54.27

incubation Feb 14

B&W

  • 3-21, 44.1; 3-22 45.8; 3-23 49.64; 3-25 50.2; 3-27 60.2; 3-30 67.92; 4-3 88; 4-8 135

yellow face

  • 3-21, 82.1 92.0; 3-23 106.9; 3-25 120.78; 3-27 152.4; 3-30 160; 4-3 230; 4-8 290

mix

  • 3-21, 73.4 80.33; 3-23 93.55; 3-25 106.9; 3-27 137; 3-30 165; 4-3 200; 4-8 280


yel-brn face light legs (red)

  • 3-21 68.9; 3-22 74.6; 3-23 88.3; 3-25 98.2; 3-27 129.6; 3-30 135; 4-3 190; 4-8 260


yel-brn face dark legs

  • 3-21 82.6; 3-22 88.2; 3-23 100.4; 3-25 110.66; 3-27 140; 3-30 159.1; 4-3 190; 4-8 260

feed

  • 9-10-14 : pur 600 lbs 15% layer
  • 9-10 : 50 lbs layer on top 50lb scrach mix
  • 9-13 : 50 lbs
  • 9-17? : 50 lbs



  • 1-17-14 ? : 100 lbs layer (4 toms, 5 thens, 7 hens, 2 roosters)
  • 2-10-14 : 50 lbs layer ration : (3 toms, 5 thens, 7 hens, 1 roosters)
  • 2-20-14 : 50 lbs layer
  • 2-28-14 : 50 lbs layer
  • 3-5-14? : 50 lbs layer
  • 3-13-14 : 50 lbs layer - started giving chickens qt of starter each day
  • 3-21-14 : 50 lbs layer - started giving chickens qt of starter each day
  • 3-29-14 : 50 lbs layer - started giving chickens qt of starter each day

processing

incubation

5 miss chicken eggs

Due Tue Aug 13th

  • started Tue July 23.
  • Aug 4th - moved to incubator @ 5pm
  • eggs are rather dirty, and were not set on for periods of time in the beginning - however all appear to have large opaque objects inside!

6 turkey, 6 miss chicken eggs

Due Sunday, Aug 25th.

  • Started Aug 4th, noon in incubator to pre-heat. Moved to broody barred rock at 5pm Aug 4th.

butcher

dogs

Any one of the Livestock Guardian dog breeds would be the best choice. Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherds, Akbash and Maremma are some of the most popular but there are others.

weight

8-20-12

  • alpha tom : 21.8lbs
  • others : 19.3 - 19.8
  • black chicken (may 13th) : 3.5


9-23-12

  • alpha tom : 35.6
  • hen 24.5
  • black tom : 27.4
  • wt : 25.2
  • blk roost : 5.1
  • ms chick : 5.1

10-20-12

  • big tom : 45-46lbs live weight, 36 in oven, 3.25 lbs gibs = 39.25 lbs processed

disease

flubenvet

    • as of 8-19-12, birds weight is 22+3*18+5+8*3.5 = 109 lbs = 49.54kg --> 19.8 grams (2.5%) for the flock for 1 week
  • 5% of 2.5% OAT MIX: -> 1.144 grams/kg/day -> 8grams/kg/week
    • mixed into oats at 5% by weight -> 396 grams for flock per week (13.94oz)
    • or 1.99oz per day.
  • of the 109 lbs, chickens are 30%, turkey 70%
    • thus 4.2 oz for chickens, 9.8 oz for turkey.
  • future flower mix : 5lbs of flower (2273g) w/225 grams is 1/10.1
  • or 240grams in 5lbs is 1/46.8

flour mix

  • FV 240g container is 1.5 oz empty
  • mixed 5#3.7oz (83.7 oz) of flour w/7.6 oz of FV2.5% -> 9.08% or 11.01X
  • need 27.156g (FV 2.5%) per 50 lb (22.63kg) for chickens (or 299g of flour mix)
  • need 18.1g (FV 2.5%) per 50lb (22.63kg) for turkeys (or 199g of flour mix)
  • need 8.81g per kg for turkeys
  • need 13.21g per kg for chickens

dmz dosage

treatments

  • july - turkeys 5 days @ ~250mg each, day 1 was 500mg
  • aug 20 : 2 days at ~250mg each, day 2, 250pg pill in mouth
    • day 3 500mg by pill in the mouth

future

  • worming : recommended to be put in feed.
  • dimetrazole

fence

trkey

http://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?session.category=Turkeys&grd_prodone_filter=PRODUCT_ID%20%3d%20%27DTATS%27

water

purchase

  • more T posts
  • method of easier watering : PVC pipe + nipples?
  • more metal roof
  • materials for chicken house

=other purchase*

chickens hatch

  • brought TSC home on 3-10-2012 - probably 1 or 2 days old. Thus miss chicken in march 8th, 2011!
  • 2nd batch, bought dodge grain on 5-13-2012. Probably born, 5-10-2012
  • 3rd batch : bought dodge grain - 4-15-2013; born 4-13-2013; 4 Silkies, 2x Delaware & New Hampshire Cross
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