Chook House Chronicles

Leghorns · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2023 10:40 pm

A continuation from my introduction here:

So the Chook house needed nesting boxes,
and decided to colour them to see which nest they chose:

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More to post soon. [chicken-crow

Leghorns · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:28 pm

Nesting boxes completed 2 weeks ago,
and placed a golf ball in each:

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LIVE Coloured Nesting Boxes Egg Counter to date:
Red = 4 ..........19-08-23, 20-08-23, 26-08-23, 28-08-23
Yellow = 6 .......21-08-23, 22-08-23, 23-08-23, 24-8-23, 25-08-23, 27-08-23
Green = 0
Blue = 0
Violet = 0
Else-where = 2 .......22-08-23, 25-08-23

Leghorns · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:29 pm

Well it's time to incubate these 15 eggs,
and see which one's hatch:

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LIVE Coloured Nesting Boxes Egg Counter to date:
Red = 8 ..........19-08-23, 20-08-23, 26-08-23, 28-08-23, 2/30-08-23, 31-08-23, 02-09-23
Yellow = 7 .......21-08-23, 22-08-23, 23-08-23, 24-8-23, 25-08-23, 27-08-23, 29-08-23
Green = 0
Blue = 0
Violet = 0
Else-where = 2 .......22-08-23, 25-08-23

Leghorns · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:09 pm

Ok, just started the incubator up just now,
with the 18th egg collected today:

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Now the wait and see which eggs hatch and when.

LIVE Coloured Nesting Boxes Egg Counter to date:
Red = 9 ..........19-08-23, 20-08-23, 26-08-23, 28-08-23, 2/30-08-23, 31-08-23, 2/02-09-23
Yellow = 7 .......21-08-23, 22-08-23, 23-08-23, 24-8-23, 25-08-23, 27-08-23, 29-08-23
Green = 0
Blue = 0
Violet = 0
Else-where = 2 .......22-08-23, 25-08-23

Leghorns · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2023 6:57 pm

18 eggs almost up to temperature,
and humidity 10 degrees C to high for now:

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Once eggs warm up and the water level evaporate's a bit,
we should be good to go,
with about 37.5C and 60% humidity. [chicken-crow

Leghorns · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:13 pm

Temperature up to specification,
and humidity coming down:

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Leghorns · **Posted:** Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:19 pm

So here is the second Kids Cubby House extension,
that doubles the inside area so the two new Hens Jenny and Penny,
have a separate area till Tweety and Henny get to know each other:

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