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incubation Mar 14

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

• 1 : MC 3-16 84.83
• 2 : BR 3-16 68.69
• 3 : BR 3-16 58.97
• 4 : BR 3-17 61.92
• 5 : RIR 3-17 57.56
• 6 : BR 3-18 61.36
• 7 : BR 3-18 67.95
• T1 : 3-19 74.46

incubation Feb 14

• started w/12 2-20-14 @ 10:15am (Thur) 7 from MC, 5 greens
• pips started on day 20 (Wed 6pm). hatch completed on Thur at 4pm. (Needed to help 2 or 3 hatch) 2 of 7 MC piped, 1 DOA 4/5 greens piped and hatched
• candling
• good and bad candling
• thermo calibration

march 2

• 1 nothing visible
• 2 movement
• 3 opaque
• 4 lots of movement
• 5 nothing visible
• 6 very well develop but no apparent movement
• 7 moving
• 8 visible but no movement
• 9 opaque
• 10 opaque
• 11 opaque
• 12 opaque

egg production

• G = green egg (white cross of MC and grey rooster)
• MC = miss chicken (cinnamon queen)
• BC = broody chicken (short comb barred rock), light colored
• F = floppy comb RHR (dark color)

• mar 10 : green, MSC
• mar 9 : 4 eggs
• mar 8 : 4 eggs -

feed

• 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

processing

• http://www.allthingspoultry.com/home.html

incubation

• chickens 37.6C +- 1C, drop 0.2deg on day 18 (ideal 99.7F range 97.9F to 101.5F, 99.3F on day18)
• humidity 56-62% increased to 70-83% last 3 days.
• http://www.poultryhub.org/physiology/incubation/
• EBAY EGGS Eggs

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!

turn and energy

• 8-4 5pm : O up

• 8-5 8am : X up
• 8-5 12:36pm : 1.159KHr Turned (O up)
• 8-5 9:53pm : 1.308KHr Turned (X up)

• 8-6 8:46am : 1.498 Turned (O up)
• 8-6 1:20pm : 1.590
• 8-6 9.58pm : 1.735 Turned (X up)
• 8-6 11:51pm : 1.773 Turned (O up)

• 8-7 8.51am : 1.932 Turned (X up)
• 8-7 1pm : Turned (O up)
• 8-7 11:25pm : 2.164 Turned (X up)

• 8-8 10:01am 2.331 (O up)
• 8-8 1:25pm 2.375 (X)
• 8-8 10:45pm 2.502 (O)

• 8-9 ~10.51am (turned X)
• 8-9 9pm : 2.806 (turned - mixed)
• 8-9 11:17pm 2.846
• 8-9 11:55pm 2.865 (turned - mixed)

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

• http://howlingduckranch.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/butchering-day-turkeys-warning-graphic-photo-documentary/
• Freezer bags : http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=19300.0

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.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbash_Dog
• http://www.akbashdogsinternational.com/node/25
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyrenees
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_Shepherd#Characteristics
• barks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maremma_Sheepdog

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

• DMZ:http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/review/docs/dimetridazole_review_findings.pdf
• Metronidazole / Fish Zole
  • dosage - turkeys / chickens 50mg/kg per day.
  • dosage : horse 20mg/kg twice a day. dog 20mg/kg once a day.
  • http://books.google.com/books?ei=dfgzUK-dIMus0AHxkICgBg&id=gR9tAAAAMAAJ&dq=flagyl+turkeys+dosage+kg+blackhead&q=Metronidazole++turkeys+dosage+kg+blackhead#search_anchor
• ALBC Turkey Manual : http://www.albc-usa.org/EducationalResources/turkeys.html
• http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/340637/treating-blackhead-with-cayenne-need-advice
• http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/dissertations/2009-0211-203154/heijden.pdf
• http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/acidified_copper_sulfate.html
• http://www.drugs.com/vet/acidified-copper-sulfate.html
• http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/bar_medicine.html?cl=crumbtrail
• old treatment is 1 tbs of apple cider viniger per gal of water
• worming guide : http://www.aviagen.com/assets/Tech_Center/AA_Technical_Articles/AAServiceBulletinIntestinalWorms.pdf
• http://healthybirds.umd.edu/Disease/Deworming%20Birds.pdf
• 1 lb of DE per 50 lbs of feed.
• http://www.homingpigeon.com/article/Dosage.html

flubenvet

• http://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-medication/flubenvet-used-for-worming
  • chickens 1.2g (2.5%) per 1Kg of food (24g of oat mix/1Kg)
  • turkeys 0.8g (2.5%) per 1Kg of food (16g of oat mix/1Kg)
• http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=70506.0;topicseen
  • When using Flubenvet 2.5% I should use 6g in 5kg of food
    • Or 5% oat mix - 120grams per 5kg of food (4.23oz per 11lbs). Or 24 grams per Kg of food.
  • 1.43 mg flubendazole per kg body weight daily = 10.01mg per kg over 7 days
  • w/2.5% -> 57.2mg/kg.day
  • w/FV 5% oat mix (5% of 2.5%) 1.144GRAMS per Kg per day (8.008 GRAMS per Kg per week)
  • w/2.5% -> 400.4mg/kg.week

• • 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

dmz dosage

• study of residue : http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/review/docs/dimetridazole_scope.pdf
• google search

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

• http://www.wayfair.com/Mat-2-Mesh-Hexagonal-Poultry-Netting-308498B-BFJ1011.html

trkey

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

water

• http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft1_poultry_equipment-ft1_poultry_watering_systems-ft1_hoses_nipples;pgwc1030.html

purchase

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

=other purchase*

• wood to frame door
• rubber roof
• wood to repair porch
• wood for stairs.
• wood to repair covered area
• Chicken Breeds - http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/breed-list.aspx
• Meat Chickens PDF
• Photos photo contest

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